January 26 historical events
1316 — Battle of Skerries
Edward Bruce, earl of Carrick, had landed in Ireland in May the year before, and been proclaimed king of the island in June. Bruce continued on his march south, when on 26 January 1316 the Scottish army was advancing from Castledermot when it encountered the English. The Hiberno-Norman forces, summoned by the justiciar of Ireland, consisted of men such as John FitzThomas FitzGerald, Maurice FitzThomas FitzGerald, Thomas FitzJohn, John and Arnold Poer, Maurice de Rocheford and Miles and David de la Roche. Though these forces heavily outnumbered those of Bruce, internal strife broke out in the Anglo-Irish ranks, a fact that Bruce could take advantage of.
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1531 — 1531 Lisbon earthquake
The 1531 Lisbon earthquake occurred in the Kingdom of Portugal on the morning of 26 January 1531, between 4 and 5 o'clock. The earthquake and subsequent tsunami resulted in approximately 30,000 deaths. Despite its severity, the disaster was not widely documented until the rediscovery of contemporary records in the early 20th century.
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1564 — Battle of Ula
The Battle of Ula or Battle of Chashniki was fought during the Livonian War on 26 January 1564 between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Tsardom of Russia on the Ula River (tributary of the Daugava River) north of Chashniki in the Vitebsk Region. The Lithuanian surprise attack resulted in a decisive defeat of the numerically superior Russian forces.
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1564 — Pope Pius IV ratifies the Council of Trent decrees
On 26 January 1564, Pope Pius IV ratified the decrees and definitions of the Council of Trent through the papal bull Benedictus Deus. The council itself had concluded in 1563.
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1612 — Assault on Gullberg Castle
The Assault on Gullberg Castle (Swedish: Anfallet mot Gullbergs fästning; Danish: Angreb på Gullberg Slot) occurred on 26 January 1612 during the Kalmar War. The female commander of the fortress, Emerentia Krakow, successfully led the Swedish defense after her husband, Mårten Krakow, broke his leg after falling off his horse.
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1641 — Battle of Montjuïc (1641)
The Battle of Montjuïc took place on 26 January 1641 during the Reapers' War. A Spanish force under Pedro Fajardo launched an attack on the Catalan army led by Francesc de Tamarit, with French cavalry support. The Spanish force had recently massacred hundreds of rebels who had tried to surrender at Cambrils. The Catalan rebels had taken up position on the heights of Montjuïc which dominated the city of Barcelona.
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1658 — Carolusborg captured
On 26 January 1658, forces led by Hendrik Carloff captured the Swedish fort of Carolusborg on the Gold Coast, in present-day Ghana.
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1699 — Treaty of Karlowitz
The Treaty of Karlowitz, concluding the Great Turkish War of 1683–1699, in which the Ottoman Empire was defeated by the Holy League at the Battle of Zenta, was signed in Karlowitz (present-day Sremski Karlovci, Serbia), in the Military Frontier of the Habsburg Monarchy, on 26 January 1699. Also known as "The Austrian treaty that saved Europe", it marks the end of Ottoman control in much of Central Europe, with their first major territorial losses in Europe, beginning the reversal of almost three centuries of expansion (1299–1683). The treaty established the Habsburg monarchy as the dominant power of the region.
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1700 — 1700 Cascadia earthquake
The 1700 Cascadia earthquake occurred along the Cascadia subduction zone on January 26, 1700, with an estimated moment magnitude of 8.7–9.2. The megathrust earthquake involved the Juan de Fuca plate from mid-Vancouver Island, south along the Pacific Northwest coast as far as northern California. The plate slipped an average of 20 meters (66 feet) along a fault rupture about 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) long.
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1765 — John Byron’s expedition enters and names Port Egmont
On 26 January 1765, an expedition led by John Byron entered a bay in the Falkland Islands and named it Port Egmont. The expedition went ashore on February 3. The arrival date was January 15 in the Old Style calendar.
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1775 — Battle of Pachgaon
The Battle of Pachgaon was fought on 26 January 1775 for accession to the throne of the Nagpur Kingdom in central India. Mudhoji Bhonsle killed his brother and rival Sabaji, securing the undisputed regency for Mudhoji's infant son Raghoji II. The battle ended a struggle begun when their brother, the ruler Janoji Bhonsle, died in 1772 after adopting Raghoji II as his heir.
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1782 — Battle of Saint Kitts
The Battle of Saint Kitts, also known as the Battle of Frigate Bay, was fought between 25 and 26 January 1782 during the American Revolutionary War between a British fleet under Rear-Admiral of the Blue Sir Samuel Hood and a larger French fleet under François Joseph Paul de Grasse.
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1788 — First Fleet arrives at Port Jackson
On 26 January 1788, the British First Fleet arrived at Port Jackson, Australia, after Arthur Phillip rejected Botany Bay as the site for the colony. The arrival marked the beginning of the British colony at Sydney Cove.
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1808 — Rum Rebellion
(This article is about the Australian rebellion. For the Mutiny album, see Rum Rebellion (album).) The Rum Rebellion of 1808 was the only successful armed takeover of government in Australian history. During the 19th century, it was widely referred to as the Great Rebellion. The Governor of New South Wales, William Bligh, was deposed by the New South Wales Corps under the command of Major George Johnston, working closely with John Macarthur, on 26 January 1808, 20 years to the day after Arthur Phillip founded European settlement in Australia.
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1811 — French cavalry blocks Badajoz’s northern approach
On 26 January 1811, Soult sent Latour-Maubourg’s six cavalry battalions across the Guadiana to block the northern approach to Badajoz, Spain. The retained narrative dates the main siege’s commencement to January 27.
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1837 — Michigan becomes the 26th U.S. state
Michigan formally joined the United States as its 26th state, after having operated with its own state government since 1835.
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1841 — A British naval party formally occupies Hong Kong Island
A British naval landing party raised its flag at Possession Point in Sheung Wan during the First Opium War. This was the formal occupation of Hong Kong Island. A preliminary demand had been announced earlier in January, and the Treaty of Nanking came the following year.
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1850 — 1850 Salvadoran presidential election
Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 26 January 1850. Doroteo Vasconcelos, who was the incumbent, ran unopposed and was elected by the legislature. The constitution was amended to allow his reelection.
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1852 — 1852 Salvadoran presidential election
Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 26 January 1852. Francisco Dueñas ran unopposed and was elected by the legislature. He claimed he was elected with the "unanimous vote of the citizenry". This was the first of four occasions during which Dueñas would serve as the Salvadoran president.
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1855 — Point No Point Treaty
The Point No Point Treaty was signed on January 26, 1855, at Point No Point, on the northern tip of the Kitsap Peninsula. Governor of Washington Territory, Isaac Stevens, convened the treaty council on January 25, with the S'Klallam, the Chimakum, and the Skokomish tribes. Under the terms of the treaty, the original inhabitants of northern Kitsap Peninsula and Olympic Peninsula ceded ownership of their land in exchange for small reservations along Hood Canal and a payment of $60,000 from the federal government.
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1856 — Battle of Seattle (1856)
The Battle of Seattle was a January 26, 1856 attack by Native Americans upon Seattle, Washington. At the time, Seattle was a settlement in the Washington Territory that had recently named itself after Chief Seattle (Sealth), a leader of the Suquamish and Duwamish peoples of central Puget Sound. Backed by artillery fire and supported by Marines from the United States Navy sloop-of-war Decatur, anchored in Elliott Bay (Seattle's harbor, then called Duwam-sh Bay), the settlers suffered only two deaths. It is not known if any of the Native American raiders died, though the historian Phelps writes that they later "would admit" to 28 dead and 80 wounded.
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1861 — Louisiana secedes from the Union
On January 26, 1861, Louisiana declared its secession from the United States. It was the sixth state to do so, before the outbreak of the Civil War in April.
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1863 — Joseph Hooker replaces Ambrose Burnside
On January 26, 1863, Abraham Lincoln appointed Joseph Hooker to command the Union Army of the Potomac in the United States, replacing Ambrose Burnside after the failed Mud March.
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1864 — Battle of Athens (1864)
The Battle of Athens was fought in Athens, Alabama (Limestone County, Alabama), on January 26, 1864, as part of the American Civil War. The Union force was a company under Captain Emil Adams from the 9th Illinois Mounted Infantry regiment. The Confederate force was the 1st Alabama Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel Moses W. Hannon. On the morning of January 26, 1864, at around 4:00 a.m., 600 Confederate cavalrymen attacked Athens, which was being held by a Union force of only 100. Even though the Union defenders had no fortifications and were outnumbered six to one, they were able to repulse the Confederate attack and force them into a retreat after a two-hour battle.
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1871 — The Rugby Football Union is founded in London
Representatives of 21 clubs met at the Pall Mall Restaurant and formed the Rugby Football Union. The clubs wanted a common set of rules for the game.
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1881 — 1881 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
The 1881 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held in the 34th Wisconsin Legislature January 26, 1881. Incumbent Republican U.S. senator Angus Cameron did not run for re-election. Republican former U.S. representative Philetus Sawyer was elected United States senator on the first ballot. In the 1881 term, Republicans held overwhelming majorities in both chambers of the Wisconsin Legislature, so had more than enough votes to elect a Republican United States senator.
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1885 — Mahdist forces capture Khartoum
On 26 January 1885, Mahdist forces captured Khartoum, in present-day Sudan, ending a siege that had begun in March 1884. The garrison commander, Charles George Gordon, was killed.
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1887 — 1887 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
The 1887 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held in the 38th Wisconsin Legislature on January 26, 1887. Incumbent Republican U.S. senator Philetus Sawyer was re-elected on the first ballot. At the start of the 1887 term, Republicans held substantial majorities in both chambers of the Wisconsin Legislature, so had more than enough votes to elect a Republican United States senator.
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1887 — Battle of Dogali
The Battle of Dogali was fought on 26 January 1887 between Italy and Ethiopia in Dogali near Massawa, in Medri Bahri otherwise known as Eritrea.
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1905 — The 3,106-carat (621 g) Cullinan Diamond (pictured), the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found, was discovered at the Premier Mine in Gauteng, South Africa
The Cullinan Diamond is the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found, weighing 3,106 carats (621.20 g), discovered at the Premier No.2 mine in Cullinan, South Africa, on 26 January 1905. It was named after Thomas Cullinan, the owner of the mine. In April 1905, it was put on sale in London, but despite considerable interest, it was still unsold after two years.
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1915 — Siege of Mbombwe
The siege of Mbombwe started on 25 January 1915 when soldiers of the Government of Nyasaland attacked the rebel capital of Mbombwe. The siege ended on the next day when troops from the King's African Rifles stormed the rebel capital after a fierce fight with the rebels.
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1915 — Rocky Mountain National Park established
On January 26, 1915, Rocky Mountain National Park was established in Colorado, United States.
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1918 — Red lantern signals an uprising in Helsinki
On 26 January 1918, a red lantern was lit in the tower of Helsinki Workers’ Hall in Finland as a signal of revolution. The mobilisation and fighting of the Finnish Civil War unfolded over the following days.
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1919 — 1918 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final played
On 26 January 1919, the final of the 1918 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was played at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland. Limerick defeated Wexford.
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1923 — Second Italo-Senussi War begins
The retained source dates the Second Italo-Senussi War in Libya from 26 January 1923 to 24 January 1932. Italian colonial forces fought resistance associated with the Senussi order.
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1924 — Petrograd renamed Leningrad
On 26 January 1924, shortly after Vladimir Lenin’s death, Petrograd, in present-day Russia, was renamed Leningrad.
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1926 — John Logie Baird demonstrates moving television images
Baird showed moving images to invited observers at his laboratory in London’s Soho district. His system scanned the image mechanically and transmitted it for display on a receiver.
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1930 — 1930 Liechtenstein local elections
Local elections were held in Liechtenstein on 26 January 1930 to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities.
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1930 — Independence Day observed across India
On 26 January 1930, people across India observed Independence Day following the Indian National Congress’s call for complete independence. This was a campaign observance under British rule; India became independent in 1947.
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1933 — First Battle of Nanawa
The First Battle of Nanawa was fought from 20 to 26 January 1933 between the Bolivian and Paraguayan armies during the Chaco War. Nanawa (Enxet for "carob tree forest"), established by the Paraguayans in 1928, was considered the strongest Paraguayan outpost after it was heavily fortified by the end of 1932 under directives of Ivan Belaieff and Nicolas Ern, two White Russian former officers who joined the Paraguayan army in the 1920s.
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1934 — German–Polish declaration of non-aggression
The German–Polish declaration of non-aggression, also known as the German–Polish non-aggression pact, was an agreement between Nazi Germany and the Second Polish Republic that was signed on 26 January 1934 in Berlin. Both countries pledged to resolve their problems by bilateral negotiations and to forgo armed conflict for a period of 10 years.
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1934 — The Apollo Theater opens under its new name in Harlem
The theater on New York City's 125th Street reopened as the Apollo with the revue Jazz a la Carte. The opening bill featured Benny Carter and his orchestra, Ralph Cooper and Aida Ward.
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1936 — Greek legislative election, 1936
Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 26 January 1936. The Liberal Party emerged as the largest party in Parliament, winning 126 of the 300 seats.
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1939 — Fall of Barcelona
The fall of Barcelona was the capture of Barcelona, until then in the Republican zone, by the Nationalists; it took place on 26 January 1939, during the final phases of the Spanish Civil War. The event was part of the Catalan Offensive, which took the Catalan enclave of the Republic.
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1939 — Catalonia Offensive
The Catalonia Offensive (Catalan: Ofensiva de Catalunya, Spanish: Ofensiva de Cataluña) was part of the Spanish Civil War. The Nationalist Army started the offensive on 23 December 1938 and rapidly conquered Republican-held Catalonia with Barcelona (the Republic's capital city from October 1937). Barcelona was captured on 26 January 1939. The Republican and Catalan governments headed for the French border.
Spanish Civil War: Catalonia Offensive: Troops loyal to nationalist General Francisco Franco and aided by Italy take Barcelona.
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1942 — US 34th Infantry Division troops land in Belfast
On January 26, 1942, soldiers of the US Army’s 34th Infantry Division landed in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, as American combat forces began arriving in the British Isles during World War II.
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1945 — Audie Murphy holds off a German attack near Holtzwihr
On January 26, 1945, Audie Murphy helped repel a German attack near Holtzwihr, France. He covered his company’s withdrawal and fired from a burning tank destroyer before leading a counterattack. He later received the Medal of Honor for his actions.
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1947 — 1947 KLM Douglas DC-3 crash
The 1947 KLM Douglas DC-3 crash refers to the crash of a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Stockholm via Copenhagen on 26 January. It occurred shortly after the Douglas DC-3 took off from Kastrup Airport in Denmark. All 16 passengers and 6 crew members on board were killed.
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1948 — Birth of Liang Xiushen
On 26 January 1948, Liang Xiushen, an actor, was born.
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1949 — Edwin Hubble takes the Hale Telescope's first official image
Edwin Hubble used the 200-inch Hale Telescope at Palomar Observatory to photograph the nebula NGC 2261. The image marked the telescope's official first light.
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1950 — Constitution of India comes into force
On 26 January 1950, the Constitution of India came into force, and India became a republic. The date is observed as Republic Day.
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1950 — Office of President of India established
On 26 January 1950, the office of President of India was created as the constitution came into force and India became a republic.
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1952 — Cairo fire
The Cairo Fire (Arabic: حريق القاهرة), also known as Black Saturday, was a series of riots that took place on 26 January 1952, marked by the burning and looting of some 750 buildings—retail shops, cafes, cinemas, hotels, restaurants, theatres, nightclubs, and the city's Casino Opera —in downtown Cairo.
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1959 — Sweden holds its first televised Eurovision selection final
The first competition now counted as Melodifestivalen held its final at Cirkus in Stockholm. A jury chose Siw Malmkvist’s performance of “Augustin,” and Brita Borg later performed the song at Eurovision.
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1962 — NASA launches Ranger 3 toward the Moon
NASA launched Ranger 3 from Cape Canaveral. The spacecraft was meant to reach the Moon, but it missed and went into orbit around the Sun.
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1963 — Birth of Kevin Yeung
On 26 January 1963, Kevin Yeung, a government official, was born.
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1965 — India continues using English for official Union business
Section 3 of India’s Official Languages Act took effect. It allowed English to continue alongside Hindi in Union government business and Parliament.
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1966 — The Beaumont children disappear after visiting Glenelg Beach
Jane, Arnna and Grant Beaumont went missing after setting out for Glenelg Beach in South Australia. Police and volunteers searched for the siblings, and the disappearance remained unsolved.
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1967 — Operation Cedar Falls
Operation Cedar Falls was a military operation of the Vietnam War conducted primarily by US forces that took place from 8 to 26 January 1967. The aim of the massive search-and-destroy operation was to eradicate the Iron Triangle, an area northwest of Saigon that had become a major stronghold of the Viet Cong (VC).
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1969 — 1969 Liechtenstein local elections
Local elections were held in Liechtenstein on 26 January 1969 to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities.
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1972 — JAT Flight 367 is destroyed by a terrorist bomb, killing 27 of the 28 people on board the DC-9. Flight attendant Vesna Vulović survives with critical injuries
JAT Flight 367 was a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 aircraft (registration YU-AHT) which exploded shortly after overflying NDB Hermsdorf (located in or around Hinterhermsdorf, in the present-day municipality of Sebnitz), Germany, while en route from Stockholm, Sweden, to Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia, on 26 January 1972. The aircraft, piloted by Captain Ludvik Razdrih and First Officer Ratko Mihić, broke into three pieces and spun out of control, crashing near the village of Srbská Kamenice in Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic).
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1974 — Turkish Airlines Flight 301
Turkish Airlines Flight 301 was a passenger flight operated by a Fokker F28-1000 Fellowship of Turkish Airlines that crashed during takeoff at İzmir Cumaovası Airport on 26 January 1974 while en route to Istanbul Yeşilköy Airport, killing 67 of its 73 passengers and crew. The aircraft spent the night prior to the accident outside in freezing temperatures, causing frost accumulation on the wings, which was unnoticed by the crew before departure.
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1980 — India announces the Bharat Ratna for Mother Teresa
The Indian president’s secretariat announced that Mother Teresa would receive the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour. The announcement appeared in the official gazette and preceded the presentation ceremony.
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1984 — Gibraltar general election, 1984
General elections were held in Gibraltar on 26 January 1984. The AACR administration of Sir Joshua Hassan was elected for a further term. The election was called the dockyard election, as the future of the Gibraltar Royal Naval Dockyard was the only significant campaign issue.
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1985 — Perth holds its first Skyshow fireworks display
Perth radio station 96FM helped put on the first Skyshow fireworks display beside the Swan River on Australia Day. Spectators gathered at the Esplanade, now Elizabeth Quay. The event became the annual fireworks show later known as Perth Skyworks.
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1986 — 1986 Portuguese presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 26 January 1986, with a second round on 16 February. This was closest presidential election ever held in Portugal and was won by the Socialist Mário Soares, who initially had no more than 8 percent in opinion polls. The first round was easily won by Freitas do Amaral, supported by all the right-wing parties, with 46% of the votes.
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1986 — Battle of Kampala
The Battle of Kampala was a battle of the Ugandan Bush War that took place from 17 to 26 January 1986 in which forces of the National Resistance Army (NRA) attacked and captured the Ugandan capital, Kampala, from the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA). As a result, the Ugandan government was deposed and replaced by a new one under NRA leader Yoweri Museveni.
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1986 — Wrestling Star Wars held in January 1986
On January 26, 1986, World Class Championship Wrestling held a Wrestling Star Wars professional wrestling show in the Dallas–Fort Worth area of Texas, United States.
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1989 — Operation Typhoon (1989)
Operation Typhoon was a combined-arms military operation carried out by the Soviet Armed Forces and the Afghan Armed Forces from January 23 to 26, 1989. It was one of the last major military operation conducted by Soviet forces during the Soviet–Afghan War. It targeted Ahmad Shah Massoud's ethnic Tajik mujahideen fighters in in the provinces of Parwan, Baghlan, and Kunduz with the aim of "causing as much damage as possible to the opposition forces in the central and northern provinces of the country".
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1991 — Siad Barre’s presidency ends
On 26 January 1991, Siad Barre’s presidency in Somalia ended. He had held the office since taking power in a military coup in October 1969.
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1992 — 1992 African Cup of Nations final
The 1992 African Cup of Nations final was a football match that took place on 26 January 1992, at the Stade de l'Amitié in Dakar, Senegal, to determine the winner of the 1992 African Cup of Nations. Ivory Coast defeated Ghana 11–10 on penalties after a goalless draw to win their first African Cup. The penalty shootout was the first time that every player on the field took a penalty in a major international final.
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1993 — Czech presidential election, 1993
The 1993 Czech presidential election was held on 26 January 1993 to elect the first President of independent Czech Republic. The first election was done indirectly by the members of the Czech Republic Parliament. Václav Havel was elected President.
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1995 — Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 1
On January 26, 1995, Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 1 took place at Aichi Budokan in Nagoya, Japan.
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1997 — 1997 European Challenge Cup final
The 1997 European Challenge Cup Final was the final match of the 1996–97 European Challenge Cup, the inaugural season of Europe's second-tier club rugby union competition. The match was played on 26 January 1997 at Stade de la Méditerranée in Béziers. The match was contested by Bourgoin and Castres Olympique, who are both from France. Bourgoin won the match 18–9; with match conceding no tries by either team.
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2001 — An earthquake in the Indian state of Gujarat killed at least 20,000 people, injured 167,000 others and destroyed nearly 400,000 homes
An earthquake struck India and Pakistan on 26 January 2001 at 08:46 am IST. The epicentre was about 9 km south-southwest of the village of Chobari in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch district in Gujarat, India. The earthquake had a maximum Mercalli intensity of XII (Extreme). The intraplate earthquake measured 7.6 on the moment magnitude scale and occurred at a depth of 17.4 km (10.8 mi).
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2003 — 2002 Empress's Cup final
2002 Empress's Cup Final was the 24th final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 26, 2003. Tasaki Perule FC won the championship.
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2003 — Pancrase: Hybrid 1
On January 26, 2003, Pancrase: Hybrid 1 took place at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
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2003 — A Taiwan Lunar New Year charter lands in Shanghai
A China Airlines charter landed at Shanghai Pudong International Airport to collect passengers travelling to Taiwan for Lunar New Year. The aircraft flew via Hong Kong before reaching Shanghai.
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2004 — A sperm whale carcass bursts during transport in Tainan
A truck was carrying a dead sperm whale through Tainan when gases produced by decomposition caused the carcass to rupture. The whale had stranded on the coast of Yunlin County.
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2006 — Pancrase: Blow 1
On January 26, 2006, Pancrase: Blow 1 took place at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
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2008 — 2008 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary
The 2008 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary took place on January 26, 2008. Senator Barack Obama of Illinois won the primary's popular vote by a 28.9% margin. For both parties in 2008, South Carolina's was the first primary in a Southern state and the first primary in a state in which African Americans make up a sizable percentage of the electorate.
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2009 — Siege of Baidoa ends
The retained source dates the siege of Baidoa, Somalia, from July 8, 2008 to January 26, 2009. Al-Shabaab overran the town, which had served as the seat of the Transitional Federal Government.
January 26 follows the source’s listed endpoint; the narrative places the fall of Baidoa in January 2009.
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2009 — 2009 Malagasy political crisis
The 2009 Malagasy political crisis began on 26 January 2009 with the political opposition movement led by Antananarivo mayor Andry Rajoelina, which sought to oust President Marc Ravalomanana from the presidency. The crisis reached its climax in the 2009 Malagasy coup d'état led by Colonel Noël Rakotonandrasana when Andry Rajoelina was declared the president of the High Transitional Authority of Madagascar on 21 March 2009, five days after Ravalomanana transferred his power to a military council and fled to South Africa.
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2009 — Death of Zhang Lu
On 26 January 2009, Zhang Lu, a singer, died.
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2009 — Octuplets are born in Bellflower, California
Nadya Suleman gave birth to eight babies at Kaiser Permanente's Bellflower Medical Center. All eight survived and eventually left the hospital.
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2010 — 2010 Sri Lankan presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Sri Lanka on 26 January 2010. They were the sixth presidential elections held in the country's history, and the first to be held following the conclusion of the Sri Lankan civil war. Incumbent president Mahinda Rajapaksa of the governing United People's Freedom Alliance was re-elected with 57.88% of the vote, defeating his main opponent Sarath Fonseka of the New Democratic Front, an opposition coalition backed by the United National Party.
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2011 — Rescue attempt for Beluga Nomination fails
On 26 January 2011, a Seychelles patrol boat attempted to retake the German freighter Beluga Nomination from pirates in the Indian Ocean off Somalia. The attempt failed, but two crew members escaped and were picked up by the Danish support ship Esbern Snare. The freighter remained captive until April.
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2011 — Fianna Fáil elects Micheál Martin as party leader
Fianna Fáil's parliamentary party met at Leinster House in Dublin and elected Micheál Martin as its leader. He succeeded Brian Cowen.
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2012 — 2012 Papua New Guinea Defence Force mutiny
The 2012 Papua New Guinea Defence Force mutiny took place on 26 January 2012 when a group of military personnel headed by retired Colonel Yaura Sasa took the commander of the defence force, Brigadier General Francis Agwi, prisoner. The mutiny was related to a dispute over the prime ministership between Sir Michael Somare and Peter O'Neill which had begun in December 2011 when the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea ordered that Somare be reinstated as the prime minister while the country's parliament supported O'Neill. Following the crisis in December, Somare directed Governor-General Sir Michael Ogio to appoint Sasa as the commander of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF).
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2012 — Fall of Andéramboukane
On 26 January 2012, the city of Andéramboukane was attacked by MNLA rebels. In its statement, the MNLA says that after three hours of fighting, its fighters have captured the majority of Malian soldiers, and the city, including a lieutenant and a chief warrant officer. They further claimed to have seized three armored vehicles and ammunition.
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2013 — Punggol East by-election, 2013
A by-election for the Punggol East Single Member Constituency in Singapore was held on 26 January 2013 because of the resignation of former parliamentary speaker Michael Palmer from the People's Action Party on 12 December 2012. This was the 17th by-election since the first election, and the second by-election in as many years. The Nomination Day was held on 16 January 2013, while Polling Day was on 26 January 2013. This was also returning officer, Yam Ah Mee's last stint, following his resignation from the People's Association. On 26 January 2013, Lee Li Lian of the Workers' Party elected as the Member of Parliament for Punggol East SMC.
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2013 — UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson
UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson (also known as UFC on Fox 6) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 26, 2013 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
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2013 — Ontario Liberal Party leadership election, 2013
The Ontario Liberal Party leadership election 2013, held on January 26, 2013, at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, elected Kathleen Wynne as the new leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, replacing Dalton McGuinty, who announced his resignation on October 15, 2012. With the Liberals forming the Ontario government, Wynne consequently became Premier of Ontario.
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2013 — Norwich City F.C. 0–1 Luton Town F.C. (2013)
Norwich City vs Luton Town was an FA Cup fourth round tie, played on 26 January 2013 at Carrow Road, Norwich. Luton won the match 1–0. This was the first time in the Premier League era that a top division side was beaten by a non-League team, and the first time since Altrincham beat Birmingham City at St. Andrew's in 1986 that this feat was achieved at the home of the top-flight team.
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2013 — Yen Kuan-heng wins the Taichung District 2 by-election
Voters in Taichung's second legislative district elected Yen Kuan-heng in a by-election. He finished 1,138 votes ahead of Chen Shih-kai.
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2014 — Royal Rumble (2014)
Royal Rumble (2014) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE and presented by Jackson Hewitt which took place on January 26, 2014 at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was the twenty-seventh annual Royal Rumble and the first WWE pay-per-view in 2014. It was the first WWE pay-per-view event in Pittsburgh since the 2009 Bragging Rights event, and the first pay-per-view event at Consol Energy Center since it opened in 2010. Five matches (including the pre-show) took place at the event.
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2014 — 2013 AFC U-22 Championship final
The 2013 AFC U-22 Championship final was a football match that took place on 26 January 2014 at the Seeb Stadium in Seeb of Oman, to determine the winners of the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship. The match was contested by Iraq and Saudi Arabia, the winners of the semi-finals. Iraq defeated the Saudis thanks to a 33rd minute goal from Mohannad Abdul-Raheem and took their first Asian title at U-22 level.
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2015 — 2015 Los Llanos Air Base crash
On 26 January 2015, an F-16D Fighting Falcon jet fighter of the Hellenic Air Force crashed into a flight line shortly after take-off at Los Llanos Air Base in Albacete, Spain, killing 11 people: the two crew members and nine personnel on the ground. Thirty-three others, all on the ground, were injured.
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2018 — Guerra de Titanes held in Mexico City
On January 26, 2018, Lucha Libre AAA World Wide held its Guerra de Titanes professional wrestling event at Gimnasio Juan de la Barrera in Mexico City, Mexico.
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2018 — Colo-Colo wins the 2018 Chilean Super Cup
On 26 January 2018, Colo-Colo defeated Santiago Wanderers 3–0 in the Chilean Super Cup at the National Stadium in Santiago, Chile.
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2018 — 2018 Supercopa Uruguaya
The 2018 Supercopa Uruguaya was the first edition of the Supercopa Uruguaya, Uruguay's football super cup. It was held on 26 January 2018 between 2017 Torneo Intermedio winners Nacional and 2017 Primera División champions Peñarol. It was originally scheduled to be played on 28 January, however, and due to Nacional's first match in the 2018 Copa Libertadores being scheduled on 31 January, the Supercopa was moved to 26 January.
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2018 — Seiji Mataichi elected Japan’s Social Democratic Party leader unopposed
On 26 January 2018, Seiji Mataichi was elected leader of Japan’s Social Democratic Party without a vote after no other candidate registered. The scheduled February 10–11 ballot was unnecessary; he formally took office at the party convention on February 25.
This records the unopposed selection on January 26, not the planned February 10–11 vote or the February 25 inauguration.
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2018 — Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index closes at 33,154.12
The Hang Seng Index closed at 33,154.12 points, its highest closing level of 2018. A later intraday high that month was a separate measure.
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2019 — 2019 Cameron Highlands by-election
A by-election was held on 26 January 2019 for the Dewan Rakyat seat of Cameron Highlands. The seat became vacant after the Election Court on 30 November 2018 declared the incumbent Barisan Nasional (BN) Member of Parliament of Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) Dato' Sivarraajh Chandran's victory in the seat null and void because it was found that corrupt practices were committed in the 14th general election.
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2019 — 2019 Taça da Liga final
The 2019 Taça da Liga final was the final match of the 2018–19 Taça da Liga, the twelfth season of the Taça da Liga. It was played on 26 January 2019 at Estádio Municipal de Braga. The competition involved the 32 clubs playing in the top two tiers of the Portuguese football league system – 18 from Primeira Liga and 14 from LigaPro – during the 2018–19 season.
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2019 — ACA 91: Agujev vs. Silvério
On January 26, 2019, ACA 91: Agujev vs. Silvério took place at Sports Hall Coliseum in Grozny, Russia.
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2019 — WKG & M-1 Challenge 100: Bogatov vs. Silva
On January 26, 2019, WKG & M-1 Challenge 100: Bogatov vs. Silva took place in Harbin, China. Roman Bogatov defeated Michel Silva by submission in the main event.
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2019 — One Night Only: New Beginnings recorded
On January 26, 2019, Impact Wrestling and Pennsylvania Premiere Wrestling held One Night Only: New Beginnings at Holy Family Academy in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States. The show aired on February 9.
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2019 — Bellator 214: Fedor vs. Bader
On January 26, 2019, Bellator 214: Fedor vs. Bader took place at The Forum in Inglewood, California, United States. The mixed martial arts event aired live on Paramount Network and DAZN.
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2020 — 2020 Calabasas helicopter crash
On January 26, 2020, a Sikorsky S-76B helicopter crashed into a hillside in the city of Calabasas, California around 25 mi (40 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles, while en route from John Wayne Airport to Camarillo Airport. All nine people on board were killed: former professional basketball player Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna; baseball coach John Altobelli, his wife Keri and their 14-year-old daughter Alyssa; Sarah Chester and her 13-year-old daughter Payton; basketball coach Christina Mauser and the pilot Ara Zobayan.
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2020 — 2020 Emilia-Romagna regional election
The 2020 Emilia-Romagna regional election took place in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, on 26 January 2020. The result was the victory of the centre-left coalition and the confirmation of Stefano Bonaccini as President of Emilia-Romagna, with more than 51% of votes, nearly doubling the number of votes received in 2014.
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2020 — 2020 Burgenland state election
The 2020 Burgenland state election was held on 26 January 2020 to elect the members of the 22nd Landtag of Burgenland. The snap election was called in the wake of the Ibiza affair in May 2019, which caused the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) to terminate its coalition with the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ).
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2020 — 2020 Calabrian regional election
The 2020 Calabrian regional election took place in Calabria, Italy, on 26 January 2020. The result was the victory of the centre-right coalition and the election of Jole Santelli as President of Calabria. The election was held concurrently with a regional election in Emilia-Romagna.
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2020 — 2020 AFC U-23 Championship final
The 2020 AFC U-23 Championship final was a football match that took place on 26 January 2020 at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, to determine the winners of the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship. The match was contested by South Korea and Saudi Arabia, the winners of the semi-finals. South Korea beat Saudi Arabia after extra time and took their first trophy in the contest.
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2020 — Royal Rumble (2020)
The 2020 Royal Rumble was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE, held for wrestlers from the promotion's main roster brands, Raw and SmackDown. It was the 33rd annual Royal Rumble event and took place on January 26, 2020, at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas.
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2020 — Sokolo attack
On January 26, 2020, jihadists from the al-Qaeda linked Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) attacked a Malian military base at Sokolo, killing over 20 Malian soldiers.
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2020 — 2020 Lunar New Year Cup
The 2020 Lunar New Year Cup (Chinese: 鼠年賀歲盃; lit. 'Year of the Mouse Celebrate New Year Cup') was an annual football event to be held in Hong Kong to celebrate Chinese New Year. The event was organized by the Hong Kong Football Association. 2 matches were to be played. However, on 23 January 2020, three days before the event, the HKFA announced its cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong.
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2022 — 2022 Venezuelan recall referendum project
On 26 January 2022, the Venezuelan opposition promoted a recall referendum against the Nicolás Maduro government. The National Electoral Council ordered the collection of the required signatures, 20% of the electoral registry, to be carried out in a single day, the equivalent of having to collect four million signatures in twelve hours, which resulted in not reaching the required signatures, the referendum being declared inadmissible and making it impossible to summon for another recall for Maduro's second presidential term.
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2022 — 2022 Nepalese National Assembly election
National Assembly elections were held in Nepal on 26 January 2022 in order to elect 19 of the 20 retiring Class II members of the National Assembly, the upper house of the Federal Parliament of Nepal. Members of the National Assembly are elected through indirect ballot and serve six year terms with one third of the members retiring every two years.
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2022 — 51st International Film Festival Rotterdam
The 51st International Film Festival Rotterdam, is the 2022 edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, which took place online from 26 January 2022 to 6 February 2022. The festival, which was held online for the second consecutive year due to the spread of the Omicron variant across Europe, opened with Amanda Kramer's film Please Baby Please.
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2024 — 2024 Tuvaluan general election
General elections were held in Tuvalu on 26 January 2024. There are no political parties in Tuvalu and all candidates run as independents. Two major issues in the election were the Falepili Union treaty, which requiries both Tuvalu and Australia to "mutually agree" Tuvalu's foreign security arrangements in exchange for allowing Tuvaluans displaced by climate change to immigrate to Australia, and the country's diplomatic recognition of Taiwan within the context of great power competition between the United States and China for influence in the region.
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2024 — ACA 169: Bibulatov vs. Deák
On January 26, 2024, ACA 169: Bibulatov vs. Deák, a mixed martial arts event, took place at Sports Hall Coliseum in Grozny, Russia.
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2025 — 2025 Belarusian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Belarus on 26 January 2025. The president is directly elected to serve a five-year term. Incumbent president Alexander Lukashenko has won every presidential election since 1994, with all but the first being deemed by international monitors as neither free nor fair. Prior to the elections, independent media was closed down or forced to operate from abroad.
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2025 — 2025 Supercopa Uruguaya
The 2025 Supercopa Uruguaya, officially named 2025 Supercopa Uruguaya – 250 Años de la Ciudad de Rosario, was the eighth edition of the Supercopa Uruguaya, Uruguay's football super cup. It was held on 26 January 2025 between the 2024 Primera División champions Peñarol and the 2024 Torneo Intermedio winners Nacional at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo. In the match, Nacional defeated Peñarol 2–1 to win their third Supercopa Uruguaya title.
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