January 26th (1962) was a Friday. It's the 25th day of the year (26th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 340 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 26th January, 1962
» Ranger program: Ranger 3 is launched to study the moon. The space probe later misses the moon by 22,000 miles (35,400 km).
Famous Birthdays on January 26 in 1962
» Guo Jian, Chinese Australian artist
» Oscar Ruggeri, Argentinian footballer
January 26th Famous Deaths for 1962
» Lucky Luciano, American mobster (b. 1897)
January 26th Holidays in History
» Australia Day (Australia)
» Christian Feast Day:
» Saint Alberic known as Alberic
» Saint Paula called Paula
» Saint Timothy known as Timothy and Apostle Titus known as Titus
» January 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Juan Pablo Duarte named Duarte Day (Dominican Republic)