Editing January 26 (section)

===1901–present===
*[[1905]] &ndash; The world's largest [[diamond]] ever, the [[Cullinan Diamond|Cullinan]], which weighs {{convert|3106.75|carat|kg}}, is found at the [[Premier Mine]] near [[Pretoria]] in South Africa.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bariand |first1=Pierre |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BogKAQAAMAAJ |title=The Larousse Encyclopedia of Precious Gems |last2=Duchamp |first2=Michel |publisher=Van Nostrand Reinhold |year=1992 |isbn=978-0-442-30289-4 |pages=97}}</ref>
*[[1915]] &ndash; The [[Rocky Mountain National Park]] is established by an act of the [[U.S. Congress]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nps.gov/romo/learn/historyculture/brief.htm |title=Brief Park History |publisher=National Park Service |date=n.d. |access-date=December 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008183733/https://www.nps.gov/romo/learn/historyculture/brief.htm |archive-date=October 8, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Finnish Civil War]]: A group of [[Red Guards (Finland)|Red Guards]] hangs a red lantern atop the tower of [[Helsinki Workers' Hall]] to symbolically mark the start of the war.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Finnish Civil War 1918: History, Memory, Legacy |date=14 August 2014 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-04-28071-7 |pages=95 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2xCJBAAAQBAJ}}</ref>
*[[1926]] &ndash; The first demonstration of the television by [[John Logie Baird]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Historic Figures: John Logie Baird (1888–1946) |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/baird_logie.shtml |publisher=BBC |access-date=28 April 2015 |archive-date=8 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008035514/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/baird_logie.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1930]] &ndash; The [[Indian National Congress]] declares 26 January as Independence Day or as the day for [[Purna Swaraj|Poorna Swaraj]] ("Complete Independence") which occurred 17 years later.<ref>{{cite web |title=Declaration of Purna Swaraj (Indian National Congress, 1930) |url=https://www.constitutionofindia.net/historical_constitutions/declaration_of_purna_swaraj__indian_national_congress__1930__26th%20January%201930 |website=Constitution of India |access-date=2021-09-06 |archive-date=2019-07-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715113407/http://cadindia.clpr.org.in/historical_constitutions/declaration_of_purna_swaraj__indian_national_congress__1930__26th%20January%201930 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1934]] &ndash; The [[Apollo Theater]] reopens in [[Harlem]], New York City.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Williams |first1=Iain Cameron |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rkgIAQAAMAAJ |title=Underneath a Harlem Moon: The Harlem to Paris Years of Adelaide Hall |date=15 September 2002 |publisher=Bloomsbury Academic |isbn=978-0-8264-5893-3 |pages=289}}</ref>
*  1934   &ndash; [[German–Polish declaration of non-aggression]] is signed.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Cienciala |first1=Anna M. |title=The Significance of the Declaration of Non-Aggression of January 26, 1934, in Polish-German and International Relations: A Reappraisal |journal=East European Quarterly |date=1 March 1967 |volume=1 |issue=1 |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1297351025 |access-date=13 February 2021 |id={{ProQuest|1297351025}} |archive-date=31 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831003328/https://www.proquest.com/docview/1297351025 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Spanish Civil War]]: [[Catalonia Offensive]]: Troops loyal to nationalist General [[Francisco Franco]] and aided by [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]] take [[Barcelona]].<ref>Preston, Paul. ''Doves of War. Four women of Spain.'' Harper Collins. London. 2002. p. 374</ref>
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: The first United States forces arrive in Europe, landing in [[Northern Ireland]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Antony |last=Shaw |title=World War II Day By Day |location=Staplehurst |publisher=Spellmount |year=2005 |isbn=1-86227-304-9}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=American Soldiers Arrive in the United Kingdom 1942 |url=https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/american-soldiers-arrive-united-kingdom-1942 |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=The National WWII Museum {{!}} New Orleans |date=28 January 2022|archive-date=2022-12-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214185756/https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/american-soldiers-arrive-united-kingdom-1942 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1945]] &ndash; World War II: [[Audie Murphy]] displays valor and bravery in action for which he will later be awarded the [[Medal of Honor]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Audie Murphy's Medal of Honor Citation |url=https://www.si.edu/object/audie-murphys-medal-honor-citation:nmah_1062079 |access-date=December 14, 2022 |website=Smithsonian Museum of Natural History |archive-date=December 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214185756/https://www.si.edu/object/audie-murphys-medal-honor-citation:nmah_1062079 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1949]] &ndash; The [[Hale Telescope]] at [[Palomar Observatory]] sees [[First light (astronomy)|first light]] under the direction of [[Edwin Hubble]], becoming the largest aperture optical telescope (until [[BTA-6]] is built in 1976).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.astro.caltech.edu/palomar/about/telescopes/hale.html |title=The 200-inch Hale Telescope |website=astro.caltech.edu |access-date=2021-08-31 |archive-date=2019-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420110149/http://www.astro.caltech.edu/palomar/about/telescopes/hale.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=http://calteches.library.caltech.edu/997/1/Telescope.pdf |last=Edison |first=Hodge |title=The 200-inch telescope takes its first pictures |journal=Engineering and Science Monthly |volume=12 |issue=8 |date=May 1949 |access-date=2021-08-31 |archive-date=2016-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018223851/http://calteches.library.caltech.edu/997/1/Telescope.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1950]] &ndash; The [[Constitution of India]] [[coming into force|comes into force]], forming a republic. [[Rajendra Prasad]] is sworn in as the first [[President of India]]. Observed as [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]] in India.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/introd.htm |title=Introduction to Constitution of India |access-date=14 October 2008 |publisher=Ministry of Law and Justice of India |date=29 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022161409/http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/introd.htm |archive-date=22 October 2014}}</ref>
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Cairo fire|Black Saturday]] in Egypt: rioters burn [[Cairo]]'s central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hassan |first=Fayza |date=24–30 January 2002 |title=Burning down the house |journal=[[Al-Ahram Weekly]] |issue=570 |access-date=2011-02-06 |url=http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2002/570/sc3.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091108034353/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2002/570/sc3.htm |archive-date=2009-11-08 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1956]] &ndash; Soviet Union cedes [[Porkkala]] back to Finland.<ref>{{cite web |title=55 Years Since Return of Porkkala |url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/55_years_since_return_of_porkkala/5312007 |website=Yle Uutiset |date=26 January 2011 |access-date=31 August 2021 |archive-date=30 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830234310/https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/55_years_since_return_of_porkkala/5312007 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1959]] &ndash; The {{cvt|41|acre|adj=mid}} [[Chain Island]] is listed for sale by the [[State of California|California]] State Lands Commission, with a minimum bid of $5,226.<ref name="Sacram1959-01-26">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86337102/sale-of-state-land/ |date=26 January 1959 |page=24 |title=Sale of State Land |via=Newspapers.com |newspaper=The Sacramento Bee |location=Sacramento, California |access-date=17 January 2023 |archive-date=17 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117213436/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86337102/sale-of-state-land/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Ranger 3]] is launched to study the [[Moon]]. The [[space probe]] later misses the Moon by 22,000 miles (35,400&nbsp;km).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1962-001A |title=National Space Science Data Center – Ranger 3 |publisher=National Air and Space Administration |access-date=June 19, 2012 |ref=nssdc1962-001A |archive-date=January 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108223625/http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1962-001A |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1966]] &ndash; The three [[Disappearance of the Beaumont children|Beaumont children disappear]] from a beach in [[Glenelg, South Australia]], resulting in one of the country's largest-ever police investigations.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://missingpersons.gov.au/search/sa/grant-beaumont |title=Grant Beaumont |work=Missing persons |publisher=[[Australian Federal Police]] |date=2018 |access-date=10 May 2018 |archive-date=23 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123174202/https://missingpersons.gov.au/search/sa/grant-beaumont |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[JAT Flight 367]] is destroyed by a terrorist bomb, killing 27 of the 28 people on board the [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9|DC-9]]. Flight attendant [[Vesna Vulović]] survives with critical injuries.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 YU-AHT Ceské Kamenice |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720126-0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619142836/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720126-0 |archive-date=2019-06-19 |access-date=2019-06-21 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Turkish Airlines Flight 301]] crashes during takeoff from Izmir Cumaovası Airport (now [[İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport]]), killing 66 of the 73 people on board the [[Fokker F28 Fellowship]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 TC-JAO Izmir-Cumaovasi Airport (ADB) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19740126-0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417194135/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19740126-0 |archive-date=2022-04-17 |access-date=2021-01-23 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
*[[1986]] &ndash; The Ugandan government of [[Tito Okello]] is overthrown by the [[National Resistance Army]], led by [[Yoweri Museveni]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/628581-tito-okello--the-president-who-was-kept-on-his-toes.html |title=Tito Okello: The President Who Was Kept on His Toes |access-date=16 February 2015 |date=25 January 2012 |last=Titus Kakembo |first=and Joel Ogwang |newspaper=[[New Vision]] (Kampala) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216223129/http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/628581-tito-okello--the-president-who-was-kept-on-his-toes.html |archive-date=16 February 2015}}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Siad Barre|Mohamed Siad Barre]] is removed from power in [[Somalia]], ending centralized government, and is succeeded by [[Ali Mahdi Muhammad|Ali Mahdi]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/28/world/insurgents-claiming-victory-in-somalia.html |title=Insurgents Claiming Victory in Somalia |first1=Jane |last1=Perlez |first2=Special to The New York |last2=Times |newspaper=The New York Times |date=October 28, 1991 |access-date=October 28, 2017 |archive-date=October 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028200751/http://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/28/world/insurgents-claiming-victory-in-somalia.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Lewinsky scandal]]: On American television, U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]] denies having had "sexual relations" with former [[White House]] intern [[Monica Lewinsky]].<ref>Clinton, Bill. [http://millercenter.org/scripps/archive/speeches/detail/3930 Response to the Lewinsky Allegations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223181444/http://millercenter.org/scripps/archive/speeches/detail/3930 |date=February 23, 2009 }}, Miller Center of Public Affairs, January 26, 1998.</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; The 7.7 {{M|w|link=y}} [[2001 Gujarat earthquake|Gujarat earthquake]] shakes [[Western India]], leaving 13,805–20,023 dead and about 166,800 injured.<ref>{{cite web |title=Preliminary Earthquake Report |publisher=United States Geological Survey |department=Earthquake Hazards Program |url=http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eq_depot/2001/eq_010126/ |access-date=21 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071120094220/http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eq_depot/2001/eq_010126/ |archive-date=20 November 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gujarat to set up quake memorial in Bhuj |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/gujarat-to-set-up-quake-memorial-in-bhuj-104041601028_1.html |first=Joydeep |last=Ray |date=16 April 2004 |newspaper=[[Business Standard]] |access-date=30 August 2021 |archive-date=15 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415011507/https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/gujarat-to-set-up-quake-memorial-in-bhuj-104041601028_1.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
*  2001   &ndash; Diane Whipple, a lacrosse coach, is [[Death of Diane Whipple|killed in a dog attack]] in San Francisco. The resulting court case clarified the meaning of [[Malice (law)|implied malice murder]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/redzonebehindthe00jone/page/138 |isbn=9780060537791 |title=Red zone : The behind-the-scenes story of the San Francisco dog mauling |year=2003 |last1=Jones |first1=Aphrodite |publisher=HarperCollins}}</ref>
*[[2009]] &ndash; Rioting breaks out in [[Antananarivo]], Madagascar, sparking a [[2009 Malagasy political crisis|political crisis]] that will result in the replacement of [[President of Madagascar|President]] [[Marc Ravalomanana]] with [[Andry Rajoelina]].<ref name=cpj>{{cite news |title=Anti-government protests burn two TV stations |url=http://cpj.org/2009/01/two-tv-stations-burned-in-anti-government-protests.php |work=[[Committee to Protect Journalists]] |date=26 January 2008 |access-date=1 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215183303/http://cpj.org/2009/01/two-tv-stations-burned-in-anti-government-protests.php |archive-date=15 February 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=bbc-25-03-2009>{{cite news |title=Ousted Madagascar leader defiant |publisher=BBC |date=25 April 2009 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7963622.stm |access-date=14 July 2009 |archive-date=28 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328175834/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7963622.stm |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Nadya Suleman]] gives birth to the [[Suleman octuplets|world's first surviving octuplets]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Most children delivered at a single birth to survive |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-children-delivered-at-a-single-birth-to-survive |access-date=2021-04-16 |website=Guinness World Records |archive-date=2021-04-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425000451/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-children-delivered-at-a-single-birth-to-survive/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2015]] &ndash; An aircraft [[2015 Los Llanos Air Base crash|crashes]] at [[Los Llanos Air Base]] in [[Albacete]], Spain, killing 11 people and injuring 21 others.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fighter jet crash kills 10 in Spain |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30991950 |accessdate=14 November 2018 |publisher=BBC News |date=26 January 2015 |archive-date=2 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180602001031/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30991950 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*  2015   &ndash; [[Syrian civil war]]: The [[People's Protection Units]] (YPG) recaptures the city of [[Kobanî]] from the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] (ISIL), marking a turning point in the [[Siege of Kobanî]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://syriahr.com/en/2015/01/ypg-retakes-the-entire-city-of-ayn-al-arab-kobani-after-112-days-of-clashes-with-is-militants-2/ |title=YPG retakes the entire city of Ayn al- Arab "Kobani" after 112 days of clashes with IS militants |author=sohranas |work=Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |access-date=27 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016201939/http://www.syriahr.com/en/2015/01/ypg-retakes-the-entire-city-of-ayn-al-arab-kobani-after-112-days-of-clashes-with-is-militants-2/ |archive-date=16 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-30991612 |title=Syrian Kurds 'drive Islamic State out of Kobane' |date=26 January 2015 |access-date=26 January 2015 |publisher=BBC News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126165049/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-30991612 |archive-date=26 January 2015}}</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; A [[Sikorsky S-76|Sikorsky S-76B]] flying from [[John Wayne Airport]] to [[Camarillo Airport]] [[2020 Calabasas helicopter crash|crashes in Calabasas]], 30 miles west of [[Los Angeles]], killing all nine people on board, including five-time [[NBA]] champion [[Kobe Bryant]] and his daughter [[Gianna Bryant]].<ref name=kobe>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-26/aircraft-slams-into-hillside-explodes-in-flames-near-calabasas |title=Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna among nine dead in helicopter crash in Calabasas |date=January 26, 2020 |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=January 26, 2020 |archive-date=January 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126212423/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-26/aircraft-slams-into-hillside-explodes-in-flames-near-calabasas |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; Protesters and farmers [[2021 Farmers' Republic Day violence|storm]] the [[Red Fort]] near [[Delhi]], clashing with police. One protester is killed and more than 80 police officers are injured.<ref>{{cite news |title=Red Fort violence: Delhi police detain 200 after farmer protests |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-55817628 |access-date=25 April 2021 |publisher=BBC News |date=27 January 2021 |archive-date=28 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128142010/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-55817628 |url-status=live}}</ref>