Did you know
Wayne Gretzky is the only NHL player to total over 200 points in one season, a feat he accomplished four times.
Famous Birthdays on January 26
1961 — Wayne Gretzky
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
January 26 has 212 recorded notable births across history, from 183 to 2009. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on January 26
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- 1950 The Constitution of India comes into force, forming a republic. Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as the first President of India. Observed as Republic Day in India. Source
- 1788 The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on Australia. Commemorated as Australia Day. Source
- 1942 World War II: The first United States forces arrive in Europe, landing in Northern Ireland. Source
- 2009 Rioting breaks out in Antananarivo, Madagascar, sparking a political crisis that will result in the replacement of President Marc Ravalomanana with Andry Rajoelina. Source
Did you know
Douglas MacArthur is one of only five people to hold the rank of General of the Army, and the only person to hold the rank of Field Marshal in the Philippine Army.
Did you know
Lucinda Williams recorded her first two albums, Ramblin' on My Mind (1979) and Happy Woman Blues (1980), in a traditional country and blues style that received critical praise but little public or radio attention.
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As of January 2024, she is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she performs under the ring name Mercedes Moné and is a former one-time AEW TBS Champion, holding the record for the longest reign in the title's history.
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In 2011, she hosted The CW reality series Shedding for the Wedding.
More major people born on January 26
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1880
Douglas MacArthur
American general, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1964)
Douglas MacArthur was an American general who served as a top commander during World War II and the Korean War, achieving the rank of General of the Army.
1953
Lucinda Williams
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Lucinda Gayl Williams is an American singer-songwriter and a solo guitarist.
1992
Mercedes Moné
American wrestler
Mercedes Justine Kaestner Varnado is an American professional wrestler.
1979
Sara Rue
American actress
Sara Rue is an American actress. She is best known for her performances as Carmen Ferrara on Popular, as Claude Casey on Less than Perfect, and as the Attorney General in Idiocracy.
1994
Montrezl Harrell
American basketball player
Montrezl Dashay Harrell is an American professional basketball player who last played for Atléticos de San Germán of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN).
1962
Oscar Ruggeri
Argentine footballer and manager
Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as centre-back.
1993
Alice Powell
British racing driver
Alice Elizabeth Fraser Powell is a British racing driver and commentator. In 2010, she became the first woman to win a Formula Renault championship and in 2012 became the first woman to score points in the GP3 Series.
1893
Giuseppe Genco Russo
Italian mob boss (died 1976)
Giuseppe Genco Russo was a Sicilian Mafia boss from Mussomeli in the province of Caltanissetta, Sicily.
1877
Kees van Dongen
Dutch painter (died 1968)
Cornelis Theodorus Maria "Kees" van Dongen was a Dutch-French painter who was one of the leading Fauves.
1948
Alda Facio
Costa Rican jurist, writer and teacher
Alda Facio Montejo is a Costa Rican feminist, jurist, writer, teacher and international expert in gender and human rights in Latin America.
1950
Ivan Hlinka
Czech ice hockey player and coach (died 2004)
Ivan Hlinka was a Czech professional ice hockey player and coach. He is considered to be one of the most important figures in Czech ice hockey history.
1943
Jack Warner
Trinidadian businessman and politician
Jack Austin Warner is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian politician, businessman, and former football executive.
1950
Jack Youngblood
American football player
Herbert Jackson Youngblood III is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL) for fourteen seasons during the 1970s and 1980s.
1813
Juan Pablo Duarte
Dominican philosopher and poet, founding father of the Dominican Republic (died 1876)
Juan Pablo Duarte y Díez was a Dominican military leader, writer, activist, and nationalist politician who was the foremost of the Founding Fathers of the Dominican Republic and bears the title of Father of the Nation.
1852
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
Italian-French explorer (died 1905)
Pierre Paul François Camille Savorgnan de Brazza was an Italian-French explorer.
1977
Vince Carter
American basketball player
Vincent Lamar Carter Jr. is an American former professional basketball player who played for 22 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
1908
Robert Halperin
American yachtsman (died 1985)
Robert Sherman "Bob" Halperin, nicknamed "Buck", was an American business executive, decorated WWII naval officer and Star class yacht racer, who became an Olympic bronze medalist and Pan American Games gold medalist in…
1925
Paul Newman
American actor, activist, director, race car driver, and businessman, co-founded Newman's Own (died 2008)
Paul Leonard Newman was an American actor, filmmaker, racecar driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He has been described as "one of the last of the great 20th-century movie stars".
1990
Brandon Bolden
American football player
Brandon Bolden is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels.