WHAT HAPPENED ON 26. JANUARY
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Japanese ferry Nankai Maru capsizes off southern Awaji Island, Japan, 167 killed. (26. January 1958)

Danny Heater sets a worldwide high school basketball scoring record when he records 135 points for Burnsville High School (West Virginia) (26. January 1960)

John F. Kennedy appoints Janet G. Travell to be his physician. This is the first time a woman holds the appointment of Physician to the President. (26. January 1961)

Ranger program: Ranger 3 is launched to study the moon. The space probe later misses the moon by 22,000 miles (35,400 km). (26. January 1962)

Hindi becomes the official language of India. (26. January 1965)

The Beaumont Children go missing from Glenelg Beach near Adelaide, South Australia. (26. January 1966)

The Great Blizzard of 1978, a rare severe blizzard with the lowest non-tropical atmospheric pressure ever recorded in the US until October 2010, strikes the Ohio – Great Lakes region with heavy snow and winds up to 100 mph (161 km/h). (26. January 1978)

Israel and Egypt establish diplomatic relations. (26. January 1980)

The Ugandan government of Tito Okello is overthrown by the National Resistance Army, led by Yoweri Museveni. (26. January 1986)

Mohamed Siad Barre is removed from power in Somalia, ending centralized government, and is succeeded by Ali Mahdi. (26. January 1991)

Boris Yeltsin announces that Russia will stop targeting United States cities with nuclear weapons. (26. January 1992)

Lewinsky scandal: On American television, U.S. President Bill Clinton denies having had "sexual relations" with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. (26. January 1998)

An earthquake hits Gujarat, India, causing more than 20,000 deaths. (26. January 2001)

President Hamid Karzai signs the new constitution of Afghanistan. (26. January 2004)

A whale explodes in the town of Tainan, Taiwan. A build-up of gas in the decomposing sperm whale is suspected of causing the explosion. (26. January 2004)

Glendale train crash: Two trains derail killing 11 and injuring 200 in Glendale, California, near Los Angeles. (26. January 2005)

Rioting breaks out in Antananarivo, Madagascar, sparking a political crisis that will result in the replacement of President Marc Ravalomanana with Andry Rajoelina. (26. January 2009)