January 26th, 1928

Born on January 26th, 1928

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on January 26th?

January 26th, 1974

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

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 13,000 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.

January 26th, 1950

Indian independence movement: India became a republic under a new constitution, with Rajendra Prasad as president and Jawaharlal Nehru as prime minister.

January 26th, 1949

The Hale Telescope at Palomar Observatory (pictured) in California, the largest aperture optical telescope in the world for 28 years, saw first light.

January 26th, 1945

Audie Murphy engaged in action at the Colmar Pocket that won him a Medal of Honor and made him one of the most famous and decorated U.S. soldiers of World War II.

January 26th, 1918

A group of Red Guards hung a red lantern atop the tower of the Helsinki Workers' House, symbolically marking the start of the Finnish Civil War.

January 26th, 1905

The 3,106-carat (621 g) Cullinan Diamond (pictured), the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found, was discovered at the Premier Mine in Gauteng, South Africa.

January 26th, 1841

Commodore Gordon Bremer took formal possession of Hong Kong Island for the United Kingdom at Possession Point.

January 26th, 1808

William Bligh, the governor of New South Wales, was deposed in the only military coup in Australian history.

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

Born on January 26th, 1928

72

Roger Vadim

French filmmaker (1928–2000)

*January 26th, 1928, Paris †February 11th, 2000, Paris

76

Heinrich Franke

German politician (1928-2004)

*January 26th, 1928, Osnabrück †June 26th, 2004, Nuremberg

94

Jason Epstein

American editor and publisher

*January 26th, 1928, Cambridge †February 4th, 2022, Sag Harbor

79

Luis Ximénez Caballero

Mexican orchestra conductor, violinist and composer of the 20th-century

*January 26th, 1928, Xalapa †December 24th, 2007, Mexico City

81

Abdellatif Filali

Moroccan Prime Minister (1928-2009)

*January 26th, 1928, Khouribga †March 20th, 2009, Clamart

77

Roland Hüttenrauch

German activist

*January 26th, 1928, Oberlungwitz †January 12th, 2006, Istanbul

96

Max Villalobos

Costa Rican footballer

*January 26th, 1928, Heredia

87

Olle Sääw

Swedish association football player, bandy player and ice hockey player (1928-2015)

*January 26th, 1928, Örebro †August 27th, 2015, Örebro

86

Paul Nabor

Belizean musician (1928-2014)

*January 26th, 1928, Punta Gorda †October 22nd, 2014

92

John Boyagis

British alpine skier (1928-2020)

*January 26th, 1928, Mumbai †July 22nd, 2020

95

Peder Borgen

Norwegian priest and professor

*January 26th, 1928, Lillestrøm †April 8th, 2023

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83

Paul Newman

American actor and film director (1925–2008)

*January 26th, 1925, Shaker Heights †September 26th, 2008, Westport

97

Heinz Kessler

German military officer, Armeegeneral in the former National People's Army of East Germany (1920-2017)

*January 26th, 1920, Lubań †May 2nd, 2017, Berlin

53

Helge Sten

Norwegian musician

*January 26th, 1971, Røros Municipality

41

Lee Jae-jin

South Korean badminton player

*January 26th, 1983, Miryang

36

KC Rebell

German rapper

*January 26th, 1988, Pazarcık

51

Lutz Bachmann

German political activist; founder of Pegida

*January 26th, 1973, Dresden

93

Armand Gatti

French writer and filmmaker

*January 26th, 1924, Monaco †April 6th, 2017, Bégin Military Teaching Hospital

71

Reinhard Bütikofer

German politician

*January 26th, 1953, Mannheim

95

Jules Feiffer

American cartoonist, screenwriter and playwright

*January 26th, 1929, The Bronx

71

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Romanian communist leader from 1965 to 1989

*January 26th, 1918, Scornicești †December 25th, 1989, Târgoviște

40

Silvi Antarini

Indonesian badminton player

*January 26th, 1984, Jakarta

89

Ercole Baldini

Italian professional road racing cyclist

*January 26th, 1933, Forlì †December 1st, 2022, Forlì

79

Jeremy Rifkin

American economist

*January 26th, 1945, Denver

92

Miep Diekmann

Dutch writer

*January 26th, 1925, Assen †July 9th, 2017, Scheveningen

32

Marvin Plattenhardt

German association football player

*January 26th, 1992, Filderstadt

78

Bernard Tapie

French businessman and politician

*January 26th, 1943, 20th arrondissement of Paris †October 3rd, 2021, hôtel de Cavoye

39

Adam Cwalina

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1985, Częstochowa

45

Huang Chia-Chi

Australian badminton player, former Taiwanese badminton player

*January 26th, 1979, Taipei

49

William Redfield

American actor (1927-1976)

*January 26th, 1927, New York City †August 17th, 1976, New York City

31

Yang Li Lian

Malaysian badminton player

*January 26th, 1993, Selangor

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89

Egil Monn-Iversen

Norwegian composer, conductor and producer

*April 14th, 1928, Oslo †July 7th, 2017, Oslo

88

Søren Elung Jensen

Actor (1928-2017)

*July 7th, 1928, Odense †January 22nd, 2017, Hellerup

95

Noam Chomsky

American linguist and activist (born 1928)

*December 7th, 1928, East Oak Lane

39

Che Guevara

Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)

*June 14th, 1928, Rosario †October 9th, 1967, La Higuera

86

Maya Angelou

American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014)

*April 4th, 1928, St. Louis †May 28th, 2014, Winston-Salem

95

Aníbal Abreu

Venezuelan composer

*December 14th, 1928, Caracas

77

Heinz Melkus

German racing driver (1928-2005)

*April 20th, 1928, Dresden †September 5th, 2005, Dresden

86

Horst Köbbert

German television presenter (1928-2014)

*February 12th, 1928, Rostock †July 11th, 2014, Rostock

77

Axel Strøbye

Danish film actor

*February 22nd, 1928, Frederiksberg †July 12th, 2005, Copenhagen

80

Karl-Michael Vogler

German actor

*August 28th, 1928, Remscheid †June 9th, 2009, Seehausen am Staffelsee

81

Inge Taubert

German historian

*October 11th, 1928, Zwickau †December 19th, 2009, Raschau-Markersbach

71

Rigobert Günther

German historian of classical antiquity (1928-2000)

*May 18th, 1928, Magdeburg †April 2nd, 2000, Leipzig

95

Jean-Marie Le Pen

French politician

*June 20th, 1928, La Trinité-sur-Mer

89

Alberto Zedda

Italian conductor (1928-2017)

*January 2nd, 1928, Milan †March 6th, 2017, Pesaro

89

Bengt Gustavsson

Swedish footballer (1928-2017)

*January 13th, 1928, Ringarum †February 16th, 2017, Norrköping

89

Bab Christensen

Norwegian actress (1928-2017)

*January 8th, 1928, Oslo †April 10th, 2017, Oslo

91

Hosni Mubarak

President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011

*May 4th, 1928, Kafr el-Muṣīlḥa †February 25th, 2020, Cairo

95

Frank Borman

American astronaut

*March 14th, 1928, Gary †November 7th, 2023, Billings

58

Andy Warhol

American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)

*August 6th, 1928, Pittsburgh †February 22nd, 1987, New York City

96

Paul Dooley

American actor, writer, and comedian

*February 22nd, 1928, Parkersburg

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Leap year

Yes: 1928 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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