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, 2024 is the 26th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 340 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Friday.
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
- 1699 –Treaty of Carlowitz is signed.
- 1837 –Michigan is admitted as the 26th U.S. state.
- 1841 –The United Kingdom formally occupies Hong Kong, which China later formally cedes.
- 1905 –The world’s largest diamond ever, the Cullinan weighing 3106.75 carat, is found at the Premier Mine near Pretoria in South Africa.
- 1933 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Rooster in Chinese astrology.
- 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.
- 1961 –John F. Kennedy appoints Janet G. Travell to be his physician. This is the first time a woman holds this appointment.
- 1978 –The Great Blizzard of 1978, a rare severe blizzard with the lowest non-tropical atmospheric pressure ever recorded in the US, strikes the Ohio – Great Lakes region with heavy snow and winds up to 100 mph (161 km/h).
- 2004 –A whale explodes in the town of Tainan, Taiwan. A build-up of gas in the decomposing sperm whale is suspected of causing the explosion.
- 2004 –President Hamid Karzai signs the new constitution of Afghanistan.
Who were born on January 26?
- 1880 –Douglas MacArthur, American general and Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1964)
- 1902 –Menno ter Braak, Dutch author and polemicist (d. 1940)
- 1920 –Hans Holzer, American paranormal researcher (d. 2009)
- 1926 –Farman Fatehpuri, Pakistani scholar
- 1943 –Austin “Jack” Warner, Trinidadian FIFA Vice-President and CONCACAF President
- 1971 –Bryan Callen, American actor
- 1980 –Brian Fallon, American musician (The Gaslight Anthem)
- 1981 –Juan Jose Haedo, Argentinian Cyclist
- 1982 –Reggie Hodges, American football player
- 1984 –Wu Qian, Chinese classical pianist
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