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Saturday, 24 January 2026

Day 24 of 2026  ·  341 days remaining in the year  ·  Week 04
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6 Births
6 Events
12 Total entries

★ Born on this day 6 entries

1888
Ernst Heinrich Heinkel, built first rocket-powered aircraft.
US Arts & Culture 138 yrs ago
1917
Ernest Borgnine, actor.
US Arts & Culture 109 yrs ago
1918
Oral Roberts, evangelist.
US Religion 108 yrs ago
1941
Neil Diamond, singer.
US Arts & Culture 85 yrs ago
1946
Barry Bostwick, actor.
US Arts & Culture 80 yrs ago
1949
John Belushi, actor, comedian, Blues Brother!
US Arts & Culture 77 yrs ago

► Events on this day 6 entries

1848
James Marshall finds gold in Sutter's Mill in Coloma.
US Space & Astronomy 178 yrs ago
1899
The rubber heel is patented by Humphrey O'Sullivan.
US Science & Technology 127 yrs ago
1922
Eskimo Pie invented in Iowa by Christian K. Nelson.
US Science & Technology 104 yrs ago
1935
First beer in cans is sold.
US 91 yrs ago
1982
San Francisco 49'ers win their first Super Bowl (Score: 26 to 21).
US Sport 44 yrs ago
1986
Voyager II flies past Uranus.
US Space & Astronomy 40 yrs ago