January 26th, 1974

Born on January 26th, 1974

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What happened on January 26th, 1974?

January 26th, 1974

Turkish Airlines Flight 301 crashes during takeoff from Izmir Cumaovası Airport (now İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport), killing 66 of the 73 people on board the Fokker F28 Fellowship.

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January 26th, 1974

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

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Airlines_Flight_301

What else happened on January 26th?

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.

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

Born on January 26th, 1974

50

Tanguy Pastureau

French humorist and radio host

*January 26th, 1974, Pessac

50

David Castedo

Spanish footballer

*January 26th, 1974, Palma de Mallorca

50

Shannon Hale

Shannon Hale; born on January 26, 1974 in Salt Lake City, Utah; American author of young adult fantasy and adult fiction

*January 26th, 1974, Salt Lake City

50

Marco Ratschiller

Swiss journalist

*January 26th, 1974, Bern

50

César Cruchaga

Spanish footballer

*January 26th, 1974, Ezcároz – Ezkaroze

50

Fumikane Shimada

Japanese artist

*January 26th, 1974, Okayama Prefecture

50

Simone Malusà

Italian snowboarder

*January 26th, 1974, Ivrea

50

Wolde Harris

Jamaican footballer

*January 26th, 1974, Kingston

50

Saman Jayantha

Sri Lankan cricketer

*January 26th, 1974, Ambalangoda

50

Omar Treviño Morales

Mexican criminal

*January 26th, 1974, Nuevo Laredo

50

Mathieu Ferland

Canadian video game producer

*January 26th, 1974, Montreal

50

Jurgen Vandeurzen

Belgian footballer

*January 26th, 1974, Genk

50

Granaz Moussavi

Iranian-Australian poet, film director and screenwriter

*January 26th, 1974, Tehran

50

Yelena Parfenova

Athletics competitor

*January 26th, 1974, Petropavl

50

Radka Popowa

Bulgarian biathlete

*January 26th, 1974, Dupnitsa Municipality

50

Denison Cabral

Brazilian-American soccer player

*January 26th, 1974, Florianópolis

50

Kim van Kooten

Dutch actress and screenwriter

*January 26th, 1974, Purmerend

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Who's birthday is on January 26th?

51

Lutz Bachmann

German political activist; founder of Pegida

*January 26th, 1973, Dresden

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

40

Silvi Antarini

Indonesian badminton player

*January 26th, 1984, Jakarta

45

Huang Chia-Chi

Australian badminton player, former Taiwanese badminton player

*January 26th, 1979, Taipei

56

Matt Rippy

American actor

*January 26th, 1968, Houston

39

Adam Cwalina

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1985, Częstochowa

71

Reinhard Bütikofer

German politician

*January 26th, 1953, Mannheim

32

Marvin Plattenhardt

German association football player

*January 26th, 1992, Filderstadt

31

Yang Li Lian

Malaysian badminton player

*January 26th, 1993, Selangor

43

Gustavo Dudamel

Venezuelan conductor and violinist

*January 26th, 1981, Barquisimeto

30

Rhys Walker

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1994, Nuneaton

57

Jean-Paul Rouve

French actor, film director and screenwriter

*January 26th, 1967, Dunkirk

51

Brendan Rodgers

Northern Irish association football manager

*January 26th, 1973, Carnlough

27

Evelyn Siamupangila

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1997, Kabwe

28

Tedi Supriadi

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1996, Bandung City

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

66

Ellen DeGeneres

American television hoste

*January 26th, 1958, Metairie

19

Alex Lanier

Badminton player

*January 26th, 2005, Caen

Same year
Born in 1974

49

Arianne Zucker

American actress and model

*June 3rd, 1974, Northridge

50

Ty Olsson

Canadian actor (born 1974)

*January 28th, 1974, Halifax

49

Anggun

Indonesian-born French singer-songwriter and television personality

*April 29th, 1974, Jakarta

50

Maulik Pancholy

Indian American actor, author, activist, and speaker

*January 18th, 1974, Kissimmee

49

Yoo Yong-sung

Badminton player

*October 25th, 1974, Dangjin

49

Michelle Edwards

Badminton player

*July 11th, 1974, Durban

49

Kenneth Jonassen

Badminton player

*July 3rd, 1974, Herning

49

Markus Weinzierl

German association football player and manager

*December 28th, 1974, Straubing

49

Marina Andrievskaia

Badminton player

*November 20th, 1974, Moscow

49

Florentine Lahme

TV and film actress

*July 21st, 1974, Berlin

50

Anna Grisebach

German actress

*March 20th, 1974, Göttingen

49

Leonardo DiCaprio

American actor and film producer (born 1974)

*November 11th, 1974, Los Angeles

50

Adrian Holmes

Welsh-Canadian actor

*March 31st, 1974, Wrexham

50

Martin Dulig

German politician (SPD)

*February 26th, 1974, Plauen

50

Steve Lomas

Northern Irish association football player and manager

*January 18th, 1974, Hanover

49

Bas Böttcher

German writer and poetry slam performer

*December 31st, 1974, Bremen

50

Alyson Hannigan

American actress and television presenter

*March 24th, 1974, Washington, D.C.

50

Tri Kusharyanto

Badminton player

*January 18th, 1974, Yogyakarta City

49

Ye Zhaoying

Chinese badminton player

*May 7th, 1974, Hangzhou

49

Kim Ji-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 10th, 1974, Busan

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No: With 365 days 1974 is a normal year and no leap year.

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