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posted 01/26/07 by Anthony Governanti This day in history...

January 26th...You may ask yourself what is so important about this date? Well let's see...

Many "famous" people share this great date for a birthday. To name a few:

1763 Charles XIV French marshall, king of Sweden & Norway (1818-44)
1905 Maria Augusta von Trapp Austria, singer, inspired "Sound of Music"
1925 Paul Newman Cleveland OH, racer/popcorn mogul/actor (Hud, Hombre, Hustler)
1935 Bob Uecker Milwaukee WI, catcher/actor (Mr Belvedere)
1957 Eddie Van Halen Nijmegan Netherlands, rock guitarist (Van Halen-Jump, 1984)
1961 Wayne Gretzky Brantford Ontario, Edmonton Oilers/Los Angeles Kings/New York Rangers (NHL MVP 1980-1987), Great One
1977 Anthony Governanti New Hampshire, Legend in his own mind

Some great historical events on this day include:

1748 England, Netherlands, Austria & Sardinia sign anti-French treaty - Now that's just funny, no wonder why the English and French never get along!
1838 Tennessee becomes 1st state to prohibit alcohol
1841 Hong Kong proclaimed a sovereign territory of Britain
1871 British Rugby Union forms
1875 Electric dental drill is patented by George F Green
1886 Karl Benz patents 1st auto with burning motor
1905 World's largest diamond, the 3,106-carat Cullinan, is found in South Africa
1926 Television 1st demonstrated (John L Baird, London)
1930 Cleveland's Terminal Tower opens (52 stories)
1942 1st US force in Europe during WWII goes ashore in Northern Ireland
1950 India becomes a republic ceasing to be a British dominion
1954 Ground breaking begins on Disneyland
1986 Super Bowl XX Chicago Bears beat New England Patriots, 46-10 in New Orleans; Super Bowl MVP Richard Dent, Chicago, Defensive End (Go pats!)
1997 Super Bowl XXXI Green Bay Packers beat New England Patriots, 35-21 in New Orleans; Super Bowl MVP Desmond Howard, Green Bay, Kick Returner (I see a pattern emerging here :-()
1998 President Clinton says "I want to say one thing to the American people, I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky"
2007 Anthony governanti posts his fourty-ninth entry to Blog while relaxing at home during his birthday

If you want to see all the cool things that have happened on this special day, check out this link where I got these fun facts.

Till next time,
Cheers,
AG

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