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On This Day · The 26th day of the year

January 26

January 26's recorded history is unusually compressed, gathered within recent centuries rather than reaching into antiquity. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

♒ZodiacAquarius ◈BirthstoneGarnet ❀Birth flowerCarnation

Aquarius is the sign for January 26 — read more on the Aquarius page, or see January's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on January 26?

January 26 is the 26th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1841 and 2020. Famous people born on January 26 include Oldo Hlaváček, Florian Thauvin and Jimmy Van Heusen.

Released on January 26

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game Highguard

2025

  • TV Paradise

2024

  • Game Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
  • Game Tekken 8
  • TV Mahsun J

2023

  • Game Pizza Tower
  • TV Shrinking

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1841

    Gordon Bremer

  2. 1934

    Apollo Theater

  3. 1945

    Audie Murphy

  4. 1949

    Hale Telescope

  5. 1952

    Cairo fire

  6. 1966

    Disappearance of the Beaumont children

  7. 1972

    JAT Flight 367

  8. 1974

    Turkish Airlines Flight 301

  9. 2009

    Antananarivo

  10. 2020

    Sikorsky S-76

Famous birthday twins

Born on January 26

Oldo Hlaváček

b. 1934

Florian Thauvin

b. 1993

Jimmy Van Heusen

b. 1913

Paul Newman

b. 1925

Jörg Haider

b. 1950

Anders Fogh Rasmussen

b. 1953

Charles XIV John

b. 1763

Achim von Arnim

b. 1781

Deaths

  • 2020Kobe Bryant
  • 2000Don Budge
  • 1979Nelson Rockefeller
  • 1977Dietrich von Hildebrand
  • 1823Edward Jenner
  • 1795Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Saint Alberic of Cîteaux
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Gabriele Allegra
  • —Christian feast day: Saint Paula of Rome
  • —Christian feast day: Timothy
  • —Christian feast day: Titus
  • —Christian feast day: January 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • —Australia Day (Australia)
  • —Republic Day (India)

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