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It happened one 26 January
1700 : 1700 Cascadia earthquakeOn January 26, 1700, a major earthquake about 9 on the Richter scale occured on the Cascadia subduction zone in western Canada. It caused a major tsunami in Japan and destroyed the whole region, sparsely populated at the time (and very crowded now). |
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1837 : Michigan becomes the 26th U.S. StateMichigan consists of two peninsulas and is bounded by 4 of the 5 Great Lakes. Its capital is Lansing and its largest city is Detroit. |
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1988 : The Phantom of the OperaOn January 26, 1988, its first performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Musical The Phantom of the Opera, based on the novel by Gaston Leroux, at the Majestic Theatre in Broadway. |
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2001 : 2001 Gujarat EarthquakeThe Gujarat earthquake of 2001 is the most devastating of India. It occurred 20km from the city of Bhuj in Gujarat State. It is an intraplate earthquake caused by the collision of two tectonic plates. 19,727 people were killed and 166,000 injured. |
Latest news : 26 January
| Republic Day in India People commemorate the entry into force of the Indian Constitution on 26 January 1950. |
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| Duarte Day On January 26, in Dominican Republic, Juan Pablo Duarte is remembered for his work for the country's independence. |
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| Australia Day January 26 is the national holiday in Australia. It commemorates the day of the arrival of the first fleet of British settlers (The First Fleet) on 26 january, 1788, in Botany Bay (now Sydney). This date is obviously not celebrated by the Australian Aborigines. |
Quote of the day : 26 January
| Paul Newman If you're playing a poker game and you look around the table and can't tell who the sucker is, it's you. |
Birthdays : 26 January
| François Coppée, French poet (1842) | |
| Douglas MacArthur, American general (1880) | |
| Frank Costello, Gangster (1891) | |
| Sean MacBride, Irish politician, Nobel Prize Laureate (1904) | |
| Maria von Trapp, Austrian singer (1905) | |
| Stéphane Grappelli, French jazz violinist (1908) | |
| Nicolae Ceauşescu, Romanian dictator (1918) | |
| Eddie Barclay, French producer (1921) | |
| Paul Newman, Actor (1925) | |
| Joan Leslie, Actress (1925) | |
| Roger Vadim, Director and Actor (1928) | |
| Sal Buscema, American comic book artist (1936) | |
| Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist (1945) | |
| Michel Sardou, Singer (1947) | |
| Patrick Dewaere, Actor (1947) | |
| Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1953) | |
| Eddie Van Halen, Dutch musician (Van Halen) (1955) | |
| Ellen DeGeneres, Actress and television host (1958) | |
| Thiago Pereira, Brazilian swimmer (1986) |
They left us one 26 January
| Edward Jenner, English physician (1823) | |
| Théodore Géricault, Painter (1824) | |
| Gérard de Nerval, Writer (1855) | |
| Grace Moore, Soprano (1947) | |
| Edward G. Robinson, Actor (1973) | |
| Jan Gies, Dutch resistance leader (1993) |
Tip of the Day : 26 January
Protect yourself during an earthquakeDuring an earthquake, if you are indoors, protect your head and put you in a doorway of a bearing wall or in the toilet. Open the doors, otherwise you could find yourself stuck. If possible turn off the gas and electricity and try to control the sources of fire. |
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