On This Day January 26th

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Excerpt taken from The Richmond Guardian, 1895

Despite the heat of Thursday evening the members of the Scottish Thistle Club held a concert and ball in the Protestant Hall, Melbourne, in commemoration of the birth of the poet Burns. Ex-Cr. Jenkins, who is president of the society, presided; and Mr. G.H. Bennett, M.P., who is a patron, would have been present but for his parliamentary duties detainng him. Mr. McGowan, of Burnley, spoke a piece very well - a portion of "The Cottar's Saturday Night". Many Richmond people were present, and the affair passed off with eclat.

Events and birthdays around the world on this day...

In 1715 Claude Helvetius born, French philosopher.
In 1788 First settlement established by the English in Australia. AUSTRALIA DAY !
In 1841 Hong Kong was proclaimed a sovereign territory of Britain.
In 1880 Gen. Douglas MacArthur born, he did return!
In 1905 The Cullinan diamond, the world's largest, is found.
In 1925 Paul Newman born, actor, racer, popcorn and salad dressing mogul, born.
In 1926 Television is first demonstrated by John Logie Baird in London.
In 1928 Eartha Kitt born (in South Carolina).
In 1950 India becomes a republic ceaseing to be a British dominion. Indian Republic Day Celebrated.
In 1954 Ground breaking for Disneyland, the Magic Kingdom, in Anaheim, CA.
In 1961 Wayne Gretzky born, hockey player, born.
In 1976 Israel opens the "Good Fence" to Lebanon.

Other sites some world history dates were taken from:
Scope Systems's Any-Day-In-History, also searchable By Year
Michael Maggio's Daily Almanacs
Ron Smith's Oldies Calendar
440 International's Those Were the Days
The History Channel's This Day In History
Famous Birthdays