January 26
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[edit] Events
- 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France.
- 1808 - Rum Rebellion, the only successful (albeit short-lived) armed takeover of the government in Australia.
- 1907 - The Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III is officially introduced into British Military Service, and remains the oldest military rifle still in official use.
[edit] Births
- 1763 - Charles XIV John of Sweden, Napoleonic general (d. 1844)
- 1799 - Samuel George Morton, American physician and natural scientist (d. 1851)
- 1891 - Frank Costello, Italian-born gangster (d. 1973)
- 1944 - Angela Davis, Black militant
[edit] Deaths
- 946 - Eadgyth, German Queen.
- 1795 - Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, German composer (b. 1732)
- 1962 - Lucky Luciano, American mobster (b. 1897)
