Who are famous people born on January 26?

Famous people born on January 26 include Douglas MacArthur (1880), Nicolae Ceaușescu (1918), Wayne Gretzky (1961), Angela Davis (1944), Sergio Pérez (1990).

What star sign is someone born on January 26?

Someone born on January 26 is a Aquarius.

What is the birthstone for January 26?

The birthstone for January is garnet.

How common is a birthday on January 26?

In the US, January 26 is the No. 301 most common birthday of the 366, with about 10,940 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).

Famous birthdays on January 26

Famous people born on January 26, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.

♒ Star sign
Aquarius
💎 Birthstone
Garnet
👶 How common
No. 301 of 366

Born on January 26

January 26 in history

2021Protesters and farmers storm the Red Fort near Delhi, clashing with police. One protester is killed and more than 80 police officers are injured.
2009Rioting breaks out in Antananarivo, Madagascar, sparking a political crisis that will result in the replacement of President Marc Ravalomanana with Andry Rajoelina.
1991Mohamed Siad Barre is removed from power in Somalia, ending centralized government, and is succeeded by Ali Mahdi.
1966The three Beaumont children disappear from a beach in Glenelg, South Australia, resulting in one of the country's largest-ever police investigations.
1952Black Saturday in Egypt: rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
1942World War II: The first United States forces arrive in Europe, landing in Northern Ireland.
1930The Indian National Congress declares 26 January as Independence Day or as the day for Poorna Swaraj ("Complete Independence") which occurred 17 years later.
1905The world's largest diamond ever, the Cullinan, which weighs 3,106.75 carats (0.621350 kg), is found at the Premier Mine near Pretoria in South Africa.
1863American Civil War: Governor of Massachusetts John Albion Andrew receives permission from the Secretary of War to raise a militia organization for men of African descent.
1841Gordon Bremer takes formal possession of Hong Kong Island at what is now Possession Point, establishing British Hong Kong.
1765A British naval expedition arrives at and names Port Egmont in the Falkland Islands, founding a settlement there eight days later. (Arrival was 15 January 1765 O.S.)
1564The Council of Trent establishes an official distinction between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism.

Holidays and observances

Christian feast day: Saint Alberic of Cîteaux
Christian feast day: Blessed Gabriele Allegra
Christian feast day: Saint Paula of Rome
Christian feast day: Saint Timothy
Christian feast day: Saint Titus
Christian feast day: January 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Australia Day (Australia)
Republic Day (India)

January 26 in every year

Pick a year to see the world on that exact day: the news, the No. 1 song and who else was born.

Questions about January 26 birthdays

Who are famous people born on January 26?: Famous people born on January 26 include Douglas MacArthur (1880), Nicolae Ceaușescu (1918), Wayne Gretzky (1961), Angela Davis (1944), Sergio Pérez (1990).
What star sign is someone born on January 26?: Someone born on January 26 is a Aquarius.
What is the birthstone for January 26?: The birthstone for January is garnet.
How common is a birthday on January 26?: In the US, January 26 is the No. 301 most common birthday of the 366, with about 10,940 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).