425 Historic Events for January 26
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| 1914 |
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Vatican puts Belgian Nobel winner Maeterlinck's works in their index
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| 1915 |
Birth |
William Hopper, NYC, actor (Paul Drake-Perry Mason)
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| 1915 |
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Rocky Mountain National Park, Colo established
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| 1916 |
Birth |
Lothar Jensch, composer
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| 1918 |
Birth |
Nicolae Ceausescu, Romanian president (1967-90)
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| 1918 |
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Pres Hoover calls for "wheatless" and "meatless" days for war effort
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| 1919 |
Birth |
K C Ibrahim, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests India v WI 1948-49)
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| 1920 |
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Amadeo Modigliani's mistress jumps out of a window
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| 1920 |
Birth |
John Logan Gorlay, journalist
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Derek Bond, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Nicholas Nickelby)
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| 1920 |
Death |
Matthias Enzberger, German minister of finance, murdered
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| 1921 |
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Soccer team GVAV of Groningen Neth forms
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| 1921 |
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Toronto St Pat Corb Denneny scores 6 goals vs Hamilton Tigers
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| 1921 |
Birth |
Frantisek Chaun, composer
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| 1921 |
Birth |
Akio Morita, Kasugaya Japan, CEO (Sony)
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| 1921 |
Birth |
Johannes Driessler, composer
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| 1922 |
Death |
Luigi Denza, composer, dies at 75
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| 1922 |
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Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Pastoral Symphony," premieres in London
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Michael Bentine, England, author/comedian (Reluctant Jester)
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Anne Jeffreys, NC, actress (Dick Tracy, Topper, General Hospital)
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| 1924 |
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Charles Jewtraw, US 500m skater, takes 1st Winter Olympics gold medal
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| 1924 |
Birth |
Warren Frank Benson, composer
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| 1925 |
Birth |
Paul Newman, Cleve, racer/popcorn mogul/actor (Hud, Hombre, Hustler)
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| 1925 |
Birth |
Desmond Cassidi, British admiral
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| 1925 |
Birth |
David Jenkins, Bishop (Durham)
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