January 26th, 1943

Born on January 26th, 1943

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 29,000 days old!

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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, 1943

78

Bernard Tapie

French businessman and politician

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

81

Martín von Hildebrand

American ethnologist (1943-)

*January 26th, 1943, New York City

80

Jean Knight

American singer (1943-2023)

*January 26th, 1943, New Orleans †November 22nd, 2023, Tampa

81

Luiz Carlos Prates

Brazilian psychologist

*January 26th, 1943, Santiago

77

Gary McSpadden

American singer and songwriter

*January 26th, 1943, Mangum †April 15th, 2020, Tulsa

81

Jack Warner

Trinidad and Tobago politician, businessman, and former FIFA executive

*January 26th, 1943, Rio Claro

81

Heinz Horrmann

German writer

*January 26th, 1943, Düren

61

César Gutiérrez

Baseball player (1943-2005)

*January 26th, 1943, Coro †January 22nd, 2005, Maracaibo

58

Soad Hosni

Egyptian actress (1943–2001)

*January 26th, 1943, Cairo †June 21st, 2001, Stuart Tower

81

Susan Griffin

American feminist writer, poet

*January 26th, 1943, Los Angeles

81

Maureen Orth

American journalist

*January 26th, 1943, Berkeley

81

Odile Saugues

French politician

*January 26th, 1943, Clermont-Ferrand

81

Cecília Esztergályos

Hungarian actress

*January 26th, 1943, Budapest

81

Pak Kil-yon

North Korean diplomat

*January 26th, 1943, Chagang Province

81

Cid Samson

Canadian politician

*January 26th, 1943, Windsor

81

Carmen Policy

American football executive

*January 26th, 1943, Youngstown

81

Bruce B. G. Clarke

United States Army officer

*January 26th, 1943, Fort Moore

79

Hans Rebele

German footballer (1943–2023)

*January 26th, 1943, Munich †January 4th, 2023

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Who's birthday is on January 26th?

53

Helge Sten

Norwegian musician

*January 26th, 1971, Røros Municipality

41

Lee Jae-jin

South Korean badminton player

*January 26th, 1983, Miryang

71

Reinhard Bütikofer

German politician

*January 26th, 1953, Mannheim

79

Jeremy Rifkin

American economist

*January 26th, 1945, Denver

36

KC Rebell

German rapper

*January 26th, 1988, Pazarcık

51

Lutz Bachmann

German political activist; founder of Pegida

*January 26th, 1973, Dresden

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

83

Paul Newman

American actor and film director (1925–2008)

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

40

Silvi Antarini

Indonesian badminton player

*January 26th, 1984, Jakarta

71

Klaus Müller

German footballer (1953–)

*January 26th, 1953, Dresden

66

Ellen DeGeneres

American television hoste

*January 26th, 1958, Metairie

77

John H Coates

Australian mathematician

*January 26th, 1945, New South Wales †May 9th, 2022, Cambridge

69

Lucía Méndez

Mexican recording artist, actress and singer

*January 26th, 1955, León Municipality

45

Huang Chia-Chi

Australian badminton player, former Taiwanese badminton player

*January 26th, 1979, Taipei

32

Marvin Plattenhardt

German association football player

*January 26th, 1992, Filderstadt

56

Matt Rippy

American actor

*January 26th, 1968, Houston

39

Adam Cwalina

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1985, Częstochowa

78

Christopher Hampton

British playwright, screenwriter and film director

*January 26th, 1946, Faial Island

31

Yang Li Lian

Malaysian badminton player

*January 26th, 1993, Selangor

30

Rhys Walker

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1994, Nuneaton

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Born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1943 is a normal year and no leap year.

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