On This Day in History January 26, 2020

Historical Events 1482  "Pentateuch" the Jewish Bible is 1st printed as a book in Bologna, Italy 1531  Lisbon hit by Earthquake; about 30,000 die 1564  The Council of Trent issued its conclusions in the Tridentinum, establishing a distinction between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism 1788  Captain Arthur Phillip and British colonists hoist the Union Flag at Sydney Cove, New South Wales, now celebrated as Australia Day 1998  President Bill Clinton says "I want to say one thing to the American people; I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky" More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Douglas MacArthur (1880 - 1964) Ellen DeGeneres 62nd Birthday Nicolae Ceausescu (1918 - 1989) Paul Newman (1925 - 2008) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Charles "Lucky" Luciano (1896 - 1962) Nelson Rockefeller (1908 - 1979) More Famous Deaths