Portal:Biography/Selected anniversaries/January 26

Births

• 1880 - Douglas MacArthur, American general and Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1964)
• 1925 - Paul Newman, American actor (d. 2008)
• 1955 - Eddie Van Halen, Dutch-born musician (d. 2020)
• 1958 - Ellen DeGeneres, American actress, comedian, and talk show host
• 1961 - Wayne Gretzky, Canadian hockey player, coach, and team owner

Deaths

• 1823 - Edward Jenner, English physician (b. 1749)
• 1962 - Lucky Luciano, American mobster (b. 1897)
• 1973 - Edward G. Robinson, American actor (b. 1893)
• 1979 - Nelson Rockefeller, 41st Vice President of the United States (b. 1908)