January 26th, 1863

Born on January 26th, 1863

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What happened on January 26th, 1863?

January 26th, 1863

American Civil War: Governor of Massachusetts John Albion Andrew receives permission from the Secretary of War to raise a militia organization for men of African descent.

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What else happened on January 26th?

January 26th, 2015

A jet fighter crashed at Los Llanos Air Base in Albacete, Spain, killing 11 people and injuring 21 others.

January 26th, 1934

Hurtig & Seamon's New Burlesque Theater in New York City reopened as the Apollo Theater, becoming one of the nation's premier venues for African-American performers.

January 26th, 1885

Mahdist War: The siege of Khartoum ended as Mahdist forces defeated the Egyptian garrison and captured the city.

January 26th, 0661

Ali, the fourth Rashidun caliph, was assassinated (depicted) by Ibn Muljim, leading to the end of the caliphate.

January 26th, 1974

Turkish Airlines Flight 301 crashed while taking off from İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport, killing 67 people.

January 26th, 1926

Oliver Hutchinson (pictured) appeared on television in inventor John Logie Baird's first successful demonstration of using the technology to show humans.

January 26th, 2020

A Sikorsky S-76 helicopter crashed in Calabasas, California, killing all nine people on board, including former basketball player Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna.

January 26th, 1545

The Council of Trent officially separates Roman Catholicism and Protestantism

January 26th, 2009

Rioting broke out in Antananarivo, Madagascar, sparking a political crisis that led to the deposal of President Marc Ravalomanana.

January 26th, 2001

An earthquake in the Indian state of Gujarat killed at least 20,000 people, injured 167,000 others and destroyed nearly 400,000 homes.

January 26th, 1998

In a nationally televised press conference, U.S. president Bill Clinton denied having "sexual relations" with intern Monica Lewinsky.

January 26th, 1972

JAT Flight 367 exploded in mid-air over Czechoslovakia; the only survivor of the 28 on board, flight attendant Vesna Vulović, fell 10,160 m (33,330 ft), setting the record for surviving the highest fall without a parachute.

January 26th, 1966

The three Beaumont children disappeared from a beach in Glenelg, South Australia, resulting in one of the country's largest-ever police investigations.

January 26th, 1952

Spontaneous anti-British riots erupted in Cairo following the killings of 50 Egyptian auxiliary police officers the previous day.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 26th

Same year
Born in 1863

64

Carl H. Eigenmann

German-American ichthyologist (1863–1927)

*March 9th, 1863, Flehingen †April 24th, 1927, San Diego

81

Pietro Mascagni

Italian composer known for operas (1863–1945)

*December 7th, 1863, Livorno †August 2nd, 1945, Rome

74

Gabriele D'Annunzio

Italian writer, poet, playwright, soldier and politician (1863-1938)

*March 12th, 1863, Pescara †March 1st, 1938, Gardone Riviera

80

Leo Baekeland

Belgium American inventor (1863-1944)

*November 14th, 1863, Ghent †February 23rd, 1944, Beacon

51

John Bunny

American actor (1863-1915)

*September 21st, 1863, New York City †April 26th, 1915, Brooklyn

80

Edvard Munch

Norwegian painter (1863–1944)

*December 12th, 1863, Ådalsbruk †January 23rd, 1944, Ekely

100

Margaret Murray

Anglo-Indian Egyptologist (1863–1963)

*July 13th, 1863, Kolkata †November 13th, 1963, Welwyn

39

Swami Vivekananda

Indian Hindu monk and philosopher (1863–1902)

*January 12th, 1863, Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House & Cultural Centre †July 4th, 1902, Belur

50

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary (1863–1914)

*December 18th, 1863, Graz †June 28th, 1914, Sarajevo

70

Anthony Hope

English novelist (1863-1933)

*February 9th, 1863, London †July 8th, 1933, Walton on the Hill

82

David Lloyd George

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922

*January 17th, 1863, Manchester †March 26th, 1945, Llanystumdwy

74

Pierre de Coubertin

Founder of modern Olympic Games, pedagogue and historian (1863-1937)

*January 1st, 1863, Paris †September 2nd, 1937, Geneva

79

W. W. Jacobs

English author of short stories and novels (1863–1943)

*September 8th, 1863, Wapping †September 1st, 1943, Islington

30

Gunnar Berg

Norwegian painter (1863-1893)

*May 21st, 1863, Svolvær †December 23rd, 1893, Berlin

62

Maurice Hennequin

French playwright and writer

*December 10th, 1863, Liège †September 3rd, 1926, Montreux

61

Gene Stratton-Porter

American writer and naturalist (1863–1924)

*August 17th, 1863, Lagro †December 6th, 1924, Los Angeles

77

Ernest Thayer

American poet

*August 14th, 1863, Lawrence †August 21st, 1940, Santa Barbara

88

Bones Ely

American baseball player

*June 7th, 1863, Girard †January 10th, 1952, Imola

88

George Santayana

Spanish-American philosopher

*December 16th, 1863, Madrid †September 26th, 1952, Rome

83

Wilhelm Marx

German politician (1863–1946)

*January 15th, 1863, Cologne †August 5th, 1946, Bonn

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1863 is a normal year and no leap year.

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