About January 26
January 26, 2023 is the 26th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 339 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
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Aquarius is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 380 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
What Happened On January 26
- 1500 –Vicente Yáñez Pinzón becomes the first European to set foot on Brazil.
- 1564 –The Council of Trent issues its conclusions in the Tridentinum, establishing a distinction between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism.
- 1700 –The magnitude 9 Cascadia Earthquake takes place off the west coast of the North America, as evidenced by Japanese records.
- 1841 –The United Kingdom formally occupies Hong Kong, which China later formally cedes.
- 1856 –First Battle of Seattle. Marines from the USS Decatur drive off American Indian attackers after all day battle with settlers.
- 1863 –American Civil War: General Ambrose Burnside is relieved of command of the Army of the Potomac after the disastrous Fredericksburg campaign. He is replaced by Joseph Hooker.
- 1885 –Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum.
- 1911 –Richard Strauss’ opera Der Rosenkavalier receives its debut performance at the Dresden State Opera.
- 1930 –The Indian National Congress declares 26 January as Independence Day or as the day for Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence) which occurred 20 years later.
- 1933 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Rooster in Chinese astrology.
- 1945 –World War II: The Red Army begins encircling the German Fourth Army near Heiligenbeil in East Prussia, which will end in destruction of the 4th Army two months later.
- 1949 –The Hale telescope at Palomar Observatory sees first light under the direction of Edwin Hubble, becoming the largest aperture optical telescope (until BTA-6 is built in 1976).
- 1950 –The Constitution of India comes into force, forming a republic. Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as its first President of India. Observed as Republic Day in India.
- 1958 –Japanese ferry Nankai Maru capsizes off southern Awaji Island, Japan, 167 killed.
- 1960 –Danny Heater sets a worldwide high school basketball scoring record when he records 135 points for Burnsville High School (West Virginia)
- 1961 –John F. Kennedy appoints Janet G. Travell to be his physician. This is the first time a woman holds this appointment.
- 1962 –Ranger program: Ranger 3 is launched to study the moon. The space probe later misses the moon by 22,000 miles (35,400 km).
- 1980 –Israel and Egypt establish diplomatic relations.
- 2004 –President Hamid Karzai signs the new constitution of Afghanistan.
- 2009 –Rioting breaks out in Antananarivo, Madagascar, sparking a political crisis that will result in the replacement of President Marc Ravalomanana with Andry Rajoelina.
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