Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: January 26
January 26, 2025 is the 26th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 339 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Aquarius is your zodiac sign. Garnet is your modern birthstone. Emerald is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: January 26
- 1531 –Lisbon, Portugal is hit by an earthquake--thousands die.
- 1589 –Job is elected as Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.
- 1700 –The magnitude 9 Cascadia Earthquake takes place off the west coast of the North America, as evidenced by Japanese records.
- 1861 –American Civil War: The state of Louisiana secedes from the Union.
- 1863 –American Civil War: Governor of Massachusetts John Albion Andrew receives permission from Secretary of War to raise a militia organization for men of African descent.
- 1905 –The world’s largest diamond ever, the Cullinan weighing 3106.75 carat, is found at the Premier Mine near Pretoria in South Africa.
- 1934 –German-Polish Non-Aggression Pact is signed.
- 1945 –World War II: The Red Army begins encircling the German Fourth Army near Heiligenbeil in East Prussia, which will end in destruction of the 4th Army two months later.
- 1991 –Mohamed Siad Barre is removed from power in Somalia, ending centralized government, and is succeeded by Ali Mahdi.
- 2028 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Monkey in Chinese astrology.
Who were born on January 26?
- 1878 –Dave Nourse, South African cricketer (d. 1948)
- 1921 –Akio Morita, Japanese businessman (d. 1999)
- 1924 –Annette Strauss, American philanthropist and politician (d. 1998)
- 1924 –Rauf Denktaş, Cypriot politician
- 1941 –Scott Glenn, American actor
- 1947 –Michel Sardou, French singer
- 1954 –Kim Hughes, Australian cricketer
- 1955 –Eddie Van Halen, Dutch-American musician (Van Halen)
- 1964 –Paul Johansson, American actor
- 1990 –Sergio Pérez, Mexican racing driver
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