eso ha pasado un 26 Enero

1700 : 1700 Cascadia earthquake


On January 26, 1700, a major earthquake about 9 on the Richter scale occured on the Cascadia subduction zone in western Canada. It caused a major tsunami in Japan and destroyed the whole region, sparsely populated at the time (and very crowded now).

1837 : Michigan becomes the 26th U.S. State


Michigan consists of two peninsulas and is bounded by 4 of the 5 Great Lakes. Its capital is Lansing and its largest city is Detroit.

1988 : The Phantom of the Opera


On January 26, 1988, its first performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Musical The Phantom of the Opera, based on the novel by Gaston Leroux, at the Majestic Theatre in Broadway.

2001 : 2001 Gujarat Earthquake


The Gujarat earthquake of 2001 is the most devastating of India. It occurred 20km from the city of Bhuj in Gujarat State. It is an intraplate earthquake caused by the collision of two tectonic plates.
19,727 people were killed and 166,000 injured.

Actualidad del día : 26 Enero

Republic Day in India
People commemorate the entry into force of the Indian Constitution on 26 January 1950.
Duarte Day
On January 26, in Dominican Republic, Juan Pablo Duarte is remembered for his work for the country's independence.
Australia Day
January 26 is the national holiday in Australia. It commemorates the day of the arrival of the first fleet of British settlers (The First Fleet) on 26 january, 1788, in Botany Bay (now Sydney). This date is obviously not celebrated by the Australian Aborigines.

Cita del día : 26 Enero

Paul Newman
If you're playing a poker game and you look around the table and can't tell who the sucker is, it's you.

Cumpleaños : 26 Enero

François Coppée, Poeta francés (1842)
Douglas MacArthur, General estadounidense (1880)
Frank Costello, Gangster (1891)
Sean MacBride, Político irlandés, Premio Nobel (1904)
Maria von Trapp, Cantante austriaca (1905)
Stéphane Grappelli, Violinista de jazz francés (1908)
Nicolae Ceauşescu, Dictador rumano (1918)
Eddie Barclay, Productor francés (1921)
Joan Leslie, Actriz (1925)
Paul Newman, Actor (1925)
Roger Vadim, Director de cine y actor (1928)
Sal Buscema, Artista americano de cómics (1936)
Jacqueline du Pré, Violonchelista Inglés (1945)
Patrick Dewaere, Actor (1947)
Michel Sardou, Cantante (1947)
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Primer ministro de Dinamarca (1953)
Eddie Van Halen, Músico holandés (Van Halen) (1955)
Ellen DeGeneres, Actriz y presentadora de televisión (1958)
Thiago Pereira, Nadadora brasileña (1986)

Nos han dejado un 26 Enero

Edward Jenner, Médico Inglés (1823)
Théodore Géricault, Pintor (1824)
Gérard de Nerval, Escritor (1855)
Grace Moore, Soprano (1947)
Edward G. Robinson, Actor (1973)
Jan Gies, Líder de la resistencia holandesa (1993)
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