Today in History for 26th January 2026

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Historical Events

1930 - Cleveland's Terminal Tower opens (52 stories)
1939 - Filming begins on the film adaptation of "Gone with the Wind"
1979 - "The Dukes of Hazzard" premieres on US TV network CBS
2020 - 62nd Grammy Awards: Billie Eilish wins 5 Grammys, including album, record and song of the year
2022 - Spotify removes Neil Young's music from its streaming platform after the singer-songwriter's ultimatum in objection to COVID-19 misinformation in Joe Rogan's podcasts

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Famous Birthdays

1924 - Alice Babs [Nilson], Swedish jazz singer (The Swe-Danes; Duke Ellington's Sacred Concerts), and actress (Swing It, Teacher!), born in Västervik, Sweden (d. 2014)
1933 - Ercole Baldini, Italian cyclist (Olympic gold men's road race 1956; World C'ship gold individual pursuit 1956; Giro d'Italia 1958), born in Villanova di Forlì, Italy (d. 2022)
1935 - Paula Rego, Portuguese-British artist (Cast of Characters From Snow White), born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 2022)
1942 - Souad Hosni, Egyptian actress called the "Cinderella" of Arab cinema, born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 2001)
1965 - Allison Hossack, Canadian actress (Olivia Matthews in "Another World"), born in Steinbach, Canada

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Famous Deaths

1933 - Alva Belmont, American socialite and women's suffrage activist (co-founder and President of the National Woman's Party), dies at 80
1947 - Gerda Neumann, Danish film actress, dies in an airplane crash at 31
1990 - Lewis Mumford, American cultural historian, city planner and writer, dies at 94
1996 - Gerrit Cornelis Berkouwer, Dutch theologist (Dogmatic Studies), dies at 92
1996 - Henry Jay Lewis, American double-bassist and conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic 1948-65), dies of a heart attack at 63

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