Rioting breaks out in Antananarivo, Madagascar, sparking a political crisis that will result in the replacement of President Marc Ravalomanana with Andry Rajoelina. Date: January 26, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 26 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)

Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) recaptures the city of Kobanî from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), marking a turning point in the Siege of Kobanî. Date: January 26, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 26 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅…

An aircraft crashes at Los Llanos Air Base in Albacete, Spain, killing 11 people and injuring 21 others. Date: January 26, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 26 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)

A Sikorsky S-76B flying from John Wayne Airport to Camarillo Airport crashes in Calabasas, 30 miles west of Los Angeles, killing all nine people on board, including five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant. Date: January 26, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 26 📅 Events on…

Protesters and farmers storm the Red Fort near Delhi, clashing with police. One protester is killed and more than 80 police officers are injured. Date: January 26, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 26 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)

Richard Strauss's opera Elektra receives its debut performance at the Dresden State Opera. Date: January 25, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today)

Alexander Graham Bell inaugurates U.S. transcontinental telephone service, speaking from New York to Thomas Watson in San Francisco. Date: January 25, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)

Sinking of the SS Laurentic after hitting two German mines off the coast of northwest Ireland. Date: January 25, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Finnish Defence Forces (The White Guards) are established as the official army of independent Finland, and Baron C. G. E. Mannerheim is appointed its Commander-in-Chief. Date: January 25, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Ukrainian People's Republic declares independence from Soviet Russia. Date: January 25, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)