Historical Events for 26th January 2019

1921 – Soccer team GVAV of Groningen Neth forms
1931 – Hungary-Austria sign peace treaty
1948 – Australian Championships Women’s Tennis: Nancye Wynne Bolton beats Marie Toomey 6-3, 6-1 for 4th straight Australian single title
1957 – Joseph F Cairnes succeeds Lou Perini as President of Milwaukee Braves
1958 – Japanese ferry Nankai Maru capsized off southern Awaji Island, Japan, 167 killed.
1968 – Israeli submarine Dakar sinks in Mediterranean Sea, 69 die
1972 – Serbian air stewardess Vesna Vulovic survives 10,160m fall without parachute – world’s highest fall without a parachute
1980 – 175,000 pay to hear Frank Sinatra sing in Rio de Janeiro
1991 – NY Lotto pays $90 million to nine winners (#s are 5-15-30-35-46-50)
2002 – Australian Open Women’s Tennis: American Jennifer Capriati wins her 2nd consecutive Australian title; beats Martina Hingis 4-6, 7-6, 6-2

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