Historical Events and Current Affairs on January 26

1340: English king Edward III proclaimed king of France
1531: Lisbon hit by Earthquake; about 30,000 die
1654: Portuguese troops conquer last Dutch base on Recife
1666: France declares war on England & Mnster
1689: Jean Racine's "Esther," premieres in Saint-Cyr
1697: Isaac Newton receives Jean Bernoulli's 6 month time-limit
1697: problem, solves problem before going to bed that same night
1699: Venice, Poland & Austria sign peace treaty with Turkey
1736: Stanislaw Lesczynski flees Polish throne
1748: England, Netherlands, Austria & Sardinia sign anti-French treaty
1784: Ben Franklin expresses unhappiness over eagle as America's symbol
1788: Capt Arthur Phillip hoists English flag on Botany Bay, New South Wales
1789: John Odell signs contract for œ336 to build St Peter's church (Bronx)
1790: Mozart's opera "Cosi Fan Tutte" premieres in Vienna
1797: Russia, Prussia & Austria sign treaty
1802: Congress passes an act calling for a US Capitol library
1833: Gaetano Dinozetti's opera "Lucrezia Borgia," premieres in Milan
1837: Michigan admitted as 26th US state
1838: Tennessee becomes 1st state to prohibit alcohol
1841: Hong Kong proclaimed a sovereign territory of Britain
1850: 1st German-language daily newspaper in US published, NYC
1861: Louisiana becomes 6th state to secede
1862: Lincoln issues General War Order #1, calling for a Union offensive
1862: McClellan ignores order
1863: 54th Regiment (Black) infantry forms
1863: War Dept authorizes Mass governor to recruit black troops
1870: Virginia rejoins US
1871: British Rugby Union forms
1871: US income tax repealed
1875: Electric dental drill is patented by George F Green
1881: Union of Baptists Communities forms in Foxholl
1882: France govt of Gambetta falls
1884: 1st Dutch Wagner version of Elizabeth aria
1885: Muhammad Ahmed ("Mahdi") rebels conquer Khartoum
1886: Karl Benz patents 1st auto with burning motor
1887: Battle of Dogali: Abyssinian Emperor John IV defeats Italians
1891: Oscar Wilde's "Duchess of Padua," premieres in NYC
1897: Battle at Bida Gold Coast: British troops beat Nupe's army
1900: Henrik Ibsen's "Naar vi Dode Vaaguer," premieres in Stuttgart
1905: Arnold Sch”nberg's "Pelleas und Melissande," premieres in Vienna
1905: Han Yong-woon [Bongwan, Manhae] (1879-1944) ordained a monk in Korea
1905: World's largest diamond, the 3,106-carat Cullinan, is found
1907: 1st federal corrupt election practices law passed
1907: J M Synge's "Playboy of Western World" opens; police are called
1910: Heavy rains cause floods in Paris
1911: Glenn Curtiss pilots 1st successful hydroplane, San Diego
1911: Richard Strauss's opera "Die Rosenkavalier" premieres, Dresden
1914: 600 Dutch textile workers go on strike
1914: Vatican puts Belgian Nobel winner Maeterlinck's works in their index
1915: Rocky Mountain National Park, Colo established
1918: Pres Hoover calls for "wheatless" & "meatless" days for war effort
1920: Amadeo Modigliani's mistress jumps out of a window
1921: Soccer team GVAV of Groningen Neth forms
1921: Toronto St Pat Corb Denneny scores 6 goals vs Hamilton Tigers
1922: Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Pastoral Symphony," premieres in London
1924: Charles Jewtraw, US 500m skater, takes 1st Winter Olympics gold medal
1926: Television 1st demonstrated (J L Baird, London)
1927: Maxwell Anderson's "Saturday's Children," premieres in NYC
1929: Indian National Congress proclaims goal for India's independence
1930: Cleveland's Terminal Tower opens (52 stories)
1931: Hungary-Austria sign peace treaty
1931: Lynn Riggs' "Green Grow the Lilacs," premieres in NYC
1932: British submarine M-2 sinks in Channel (60 dead)
1932: KUT-AM in Austin Texas changes call letters to KNOW
1934: Bradman scores 128 NSW v Victoria, 96 mins, 17 fours 4 sixes
1934: Nazi Germany & Poland sign non-attack treaty for 10 years
1939: Federal Hall National Monument established
1939: Filming begins on "Gone With the Wind"
1939: Franco conquers Barcelona
1940: Nazi's forbid Polish Jews to travel on trains
1942: 1st US force in Europe during WW II go ashore in Northern Ireland
1942: Italian supreme command demands dismissal of German marshal Rommel
1945: Soviet forces reach Auschwitz concentration camp
1947: KLM Dakota crashes near Copenhagen, 22 die
1948: Executive Order 9981, end segregation in US Armed Forces signed
1949: WHIO TV channel 7 in Dayton, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
1950: India becomes a republic ceaseing to be a British dominion
1951: Mel Ott & Jimmie Foxx elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1954: Ground breaking begins on Disneyland
1956: Buddy Holly's 1st formal recording session
1956: Hank Greenberg & Joe Cronin are elected to Hall of Fame
1956: Porkkala military base returned to Finland by USSR
1957: Bernanos & Poulenc's opera "Dialogue des Carmelites," premieres
1957: Dutch PSP, Pacifist Socialistic Party, forms
1957: India annexes Kashmir
1957: Joseph F Cairnes succeeds Lou Perini as Pres of Milwaukee Braves
1958: H Laskow replaces Moshe Dayan on as Israeli minister of Defense
1958: Jack Smith takes over for Art Baker as TV host of "You Asked for It"
1959: Italy govt of Fanfani resigns
1959: KOKH TV channel 25 in Oklahoma City, OK (IND/PBS) begins broadcasting
1960: Danny Heater scores 135 pts in basketball game (Boys' HS)
1960: High-school basketball sensation Danny Heater scores 135 points
1960: Oakland enters AFL
1961: "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" by Elvis Presley peaks to #1
1961: 1st woman "personal physician to president"-JG Travell
1962: "Twist" is impure & bans it from all Catholic schools
1962: Bishop Burke of Buffalo Catholic dioceses declares Chubby Checker's
1962: Canadian Marine Service renamed Coast Guard
1962: David Diamond's 7th Symphony, premieres in Philadelphia
1962: US launches Ranger 3, misses Moon by 22,000-mi (37,000-km)
1963: "Milk & Honey" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 543 perfs
1963: Major League Rules Committee votes to expand strike zone
1965: South Vietnam milt coup under general Nguyen Khanh
1967: USSR performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan USSR
1968: Israeli submarine Dakar crashes in Mediterranean Sea, 69 die
1969: "Red, White, & Maddox" opens at Cort Theater NYC for 41 performances
1970: Pendleton, Ford & Cryer's "Last Sweet Days of Isaac," premieres in NYC
1971: Charles Manson convicted of murder
1971: Dutch 2nd Chamber accept law against limitation of war crimes
1972: Stewardess Vesna Vulovic survives 10,160m fall without parachute
1973: Belgium govt of Leburton forms
1975: Edward Albee's "Seascape," premieres in NYC
1976: 6th AFC-NFC pro bowl, NFC wins 23-20
1976: Belgium catholic elite start amnesty campaign for war criminals
1976: David Mamet's "American Buffalo," premieres in NYC
1976: Israel opens "Good Fence" to Lebanon
1976: NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 23-20
1977: Soviet figure skaters Sergei Shakrai & Marine Tcherkasova are 1st
1977: to perform a quadruple twist lift, Helsinki
1978: Frank Herbert completes his novel "Destination: Void"
1978: International Ultraviolet Explorer placed in Earth orbit
1978: Mario Soares forms Portuguese govt
1978: Strikers riot in Tunisia, killing about 40
1979: "Dukes of Hazzard" premieres on CBS's vast wasteland
1979: Music Center Vredenburg opens in Utrecht Neth
1980: 175,000 pay to hear FRANK SINATRA sing in Rio de Janeiro!
1980: Israel & Egypt establish diplomatic relations
1980: Mary Decker became 1st woman to run a mile in under 4« minutes
1981: Sandeep Patil scores memorable 174 v Australia at Adelaide Oval
1982: Islanders score 4 goals within 1:38, 5 within 2:37 vs Penguins
1982: Mauno Koivisto elected president of Finland
1983: Dutch/British infrared satellite IRAS launched from Calif
1984: to lift 26 tons-Lakehurst, NJ
1984: US navy exhibits Piasecki helistat-4 helicopters & a blimp able
1985: 42th Golden Globes: Amadeus wins
1985: Edmonton Oiler Wayne Gretzky scores 50th goal in 49th game of season
1986: Superbowl MVP: Richard Dent, Chicago, DE
1986: Superbowl XX: Chicago Bears beat NE Patriots, 46-10 in New Orleans
1986: Yoweri Museveni's rebel army conquerors Kampala Uganda
1987: 14th American Music Award: Whitney Houston, Lionel Richie & Alabama
1987: Hart Foundation beat British Bulldogs for WWF tag team title
1988: "Phantom of the Opera" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 4,000+ perfs
1988: Australia's 200th anniversary-parade of tall ships in Sydney Harbor
1989: "Black & Blue" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 829 performances
1989: Allan Border takes 7-46 against the West Indies at the SCG
1989: AT&T reports 1st loss in 103 years; $1.67 B in 1988
1989: Madison Sq Garden announces 2-year $100 M renovation plan
1989: Test debut of Mark Taylor, Australia v West Indies, Sydney
1989: US computer security expert warns of catastrophic virus
1990: Annular eclipse visible over Antarctica & South Atlantic
1990: black female in a major-league front office)
1990: Boston Red Sox hires Elaine Weddington as asst GM (highest-ranking
1991: "Few Good Men" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 497 performances
1991: 65th Australian Womens Tennis: Monica Seles beats J Novotna (57 63 61)
1991: Alfaro Vive guerrilla group of Ecuador gives arms to Catholic church
1991: Houston guard Vernon Maxwell is 4th NBAer to score 30 pts in a quarter
1991: NY Lotto pays $90 million to nine winner (#s are 5-15-30-35-46-50)
1992: "Little Hotel on the Side" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 41 perfs
1992: 80th Australian Mens Tennis: Jim Courier beats S Edberg (63 36 64 62)
1992: Americans with Disabilities Act went into effect
1992: Superbowl MVP: Mark Rypien, Washington, QB
1992: Superbowl XXVI: Wash Red Skins beat Buffalo Bills, 37-24 in Minn
1993: West Indies defeat Australia by one run in 4th Test at Adelaide
1995: NJ Governor Christine Whitman, dedicates a rest stop to Howard Stern
1996: "Les Miserables," opens at Musichall Theatre, Duisburg
1997: "Ideal Husband" closes at Barrymore Theater NYC after 308 performances
1997: 85th Australian Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Carlos Moya (62 63 63)
1997: Brunswick World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by John Gant
1997: Superbowl XXXI: Green Bay Packers beat NE Patriots, 35-21 in Pasadena
1998: 25th American Music Award: Spice Girls & Babyface win
1998: I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky"
1998: Intel launches 333 MHz Pentium II chip
1998: Pres Clinton says "I want to say one thing to the American people

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