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01/26/1905
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Maria Augusta von Trapp, Austria, singer, inspired "Sound of Music"
Type: Birth
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01/26/1905
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John Carmel Heenan, Essex, cardinal archbp of Westminster (1963-75)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1905
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Charles Lane, SF Calif, actor (Homer-Petticoat Junction, Lucy Show)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1905
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Arnold Sch”nberg's "Pelleas und Melissande," premieres in Vienna
Type: Event
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01/26/1905
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World's largest diamond, the 3,106-carat Cullinan, is found
Type: Event
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01/26/1905
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Han Yong-woon [Bongwan, Manhae] (1879-1944) ordained a monk in Korea
Type: Event
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01/26/1907
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J M Synge's "Playboy of Western World" opens; police are called
Type: Event
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01/26/1907
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1st federal corrupt election practices law passed
Type: Event
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01/26/1907
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Eddie Ballantine, Chicago, orch leader (Don McNeill TV Club)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1907
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Henry Cotton, English golfer (British Open 1934, 1937, 1948)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1908
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Stephane Grappelli, British (?) jazz/violinist
Type: Birth
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01/26/1910
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Marijan Lipovsek, composer
Type: Birth
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01/26/1910
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Elmar Klos, Czech director (Adrift)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1910
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Heavy rains cause floods in Paris
Type: Event
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01/26/1911
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Glenn Curtiss pilots 1st successful hydroplane, San Diego
Type: Event
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01/26/1911
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Norbert Schultze, composer
Type: Birth
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01/26/1911
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Polykarp Kusch, US, nuclear physicist: Nobel 1955
Type: Birth
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01/26/1911
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Charles Wentworth Dilke, English undersecretary of State, dies at 67
Type: Death
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01/26/1911
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Richard Strauss's opera "Die Rosenkavalier" premieres, Dresden
Type: Event
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01/26/1912
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Cora Baird, NYC, puppeteer (Kukla, Fran and Ollie)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1913
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Jim Thorpe relinquishes his 1912 Olympic medals for being a pro
Type: Event
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01/26/1913
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William Prince, Nichols NY, actor (City in Fear, Cyrano de Bergerac)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1913
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Jimmy Van Heusen, songwriter (Love and Marriage)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1914
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Kaye Webb, English writer/publisher (Puffin Club)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1914
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600 Dutch textile workers go on strike
Type: Event
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01/26/1914
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Vatican puts Belgian Nobel winner Maeterlinck's works in their index
Type: Event
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01/26/1915
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William Hopper, NYC, actor (Paul Drake-Perry Mason)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1915
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Rocky Mountain National Park, Colo established
Type: Event
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01/26/1916
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Lothar Jensch, composer
Type: Birth
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01/26/1918
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Nicolae Ceausescu, Romanian president (1967-90)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1918
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Pres Hoover calls for "wheatless" and "meatless" days for war effort
Type: Event
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01/26/1919
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K C Ibrahim, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests India v WI 1948-49)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1920
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Amadeo Modigliani's mistress jumps out of a window
Type: Event
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01/26/1920
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John Logan Gorlay, journalist
Type: Birth
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01/26/1920
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Derek Bond, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Nicholas Nickelby)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1920
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Matthias Enzberger, German minister of finance, murdered
Type: Death
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01/26/1921
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Soccer team GVAV of Groningen Neth forms
Type: Event
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01/26/1921
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Toronto St Pat Corb Denneny scores 6 goals vs Hamilton Tigers
Type: Event
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01/26/1921
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Frantisek Chaun, composer
Type: Birth
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01/26/1921
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Akio Morita, Kasugaya Japan, CEO (Sony)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1921
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Johannes Driessler, composer
Type: Birth
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01/26/1922
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Luigi Denza, composer, dies at 75
Type: Death
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01/26/1922
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Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Pastoral Symphony," premieres in London
Type: Event
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01/26/1922
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Michael Bentine, England, author/comedian (Reluctant Jester)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1923
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Anne Jeffreys, NC, actress (Dick Tracy, Topper, General Hospital)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1924
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Charles Jewtraw, US 500m skater, takes 1st Winter Olympics gold medal
Type: Event
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01/26/1924
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Warren Frank Benson, composer
Type: Birth
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01/26/1925
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Paul Newman, Cleve, racer/popcorn mogul/actor (Hud, Hombre, Hustler)
Type: Birth
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01/26/1925
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Desmond Cassidi, British admiral
Type: Birth
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01/26/1925
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David Jenkins, Bishop (Durham)
Type: Birth
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