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Sunday, 25 January 2026

Day 25 of 2026  ·  340 days remaining in the year  ·  Week 04
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4 Births
5 Events
1 Reminders
10 Total entries

★ Born on this day 4 entries

1759
Robert Burns, the Scottish poet.
GB Arts & Culture 267 yrs ago
1874
Somerset Maugham, poet.
US Arts & Culture 152 yrs ago
1882
Virginia Woolf, author, and someone to be afraid of.
US Arts & Culture 144 yrs ago
1919
Edwin Newman
US 107 yrs ago

► Events on this day 5 entries

1858
Mendelssohn's Wedding March first played, at wedding of Queen Victoria's daughter to the Crown Prince of Prussia.
RU Politics & Government 168 yrs ago
1915
Alexander Bell in New York calls Thomas Watson in San Francisco.
US 111 yrs ago
1945
Grand Rapids, MI. becomes first city to add flouride to its water supply.
US 81 yrs ago
1949
First Emmy Awards are given out.
US Military & War 77 yrs ago
1959
First transcontinental commercial jet flight (LA to NY for $301).
US Geography & Exploration 67 yrs ago

▶ Also today 1 entry

▶The start of the Chinese New Year.