January 26th, 1980

Born on January 26th, 1980

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What 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.

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.

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

Born on January 26th, 1980

46

Tom Skinner

British jazz musician

*January 26th, 1980, London

46

Fanjanteino Félix

French athlete

*January 26th, 1980, Antanimena

46

Nora-Eugenie Gomringer

German poet

*January 26th, 1980, Neunkirchen

46

Rafał Okoniewski

Polish speedway rider

*January 26th, 1980, Poland

46

Phil Dalhausser

American volleyball player

*January 26th, 1980, Baden

46

Ivo Kotaška

Czech ice hockey player

*January 26th, 1980, České Budějovice

46

Elie Mitri

Lebanese actor

*January 26th, 1980, Lebanon

46

Brandon Medders

American baseball player

*January 26th, 1980, Tuscaloosa

46

Guido van der Valk

Professional golfer

*January 26th, 1980, Lelystad

46

Anastasia Sorokina

Chess master

*January 26th, 1980, Minsk

46

Varun Grover

Indian comedian, lyricist

*January 26th, 1980, Sundar Nagar

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Born in 1980

46

Kristen Bell

American actress (born 1980)

*July 18th, 1980, Huntington Woods

46

Cai Yun

Chinese badminton player

*January 19th, 1980, Suzhou

46

Gucci Mane

American rapper (born 1980)

*February 12th, 1980, Bessemer

46

Jeph Jacques

Comic author and illustrator (1980-)

*June 17th, 1980, Rockville

45

Josh Mathews

American professional wrestler, professional wrestling announcer and commentator, and backstage interviewer

*November 25th, 1980, Sea Isle City

46

Julia Hummer

German actress and singer

*April 24th, 1980, Hagen

46

Volker Bruch

German actor

*March 9th, 1980, Munich

45

Dag-Inge Ulstein

Norwegian politician

*December 4th, 1980, Sula Municipality

46

Henriett Koósz

Paralympic tennis and badminton player

*February 14th, 1980, Kőszeg

45

Joy Mogensen

Danish politician

*August 11th, 1980, Toronto

45

Petra Schmidt-Schaller

German actress

*August 28th, 1980, Magdeburg

46

Mathias Boe

Danish badminton player

*July 11th, 1980, Frederikssund

46

Sudheer Babu

Indian film actor and former professional badminton player

*May 11th, 1980, Vijayawada

38

Vibeke Skofterud

Norwegian cross country skier

*April 20th, 1980, Askim Municipality †July 29th, 2018, Hove

45

Mustafa Ceceli

Turkish singer (born 1980)

*November 2nd, 1980, Ankara

45

Maya Diab

Lebanese singer, entertainer, actress and television personality

*November 12th, 1980, Beirut

46

Abeer Nehme

Lebanese singer and a musicologist

*May 19th, 1980, Tannourine

45

Matias Varela

Swedish actor

*November 1st, 1980, Stockholm

45

Roman Weidenfeller

German association football player

*August 6th, 1980, Diez

46

Dani Kind

Canadian actress

*January 10th, 1980, Toronto

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Yes: 1980 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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