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January 26

Biographies: January 26

Featured Biography Wayne Gretzky

Canadian ice hockey player Wayne Gretzky, who holds the NHL record for points (2,857), goals (894), and assists (1,963) and is considered by many the game’s greatest player of all time, was born this day in 1961.

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June 26, 1819 — January 26, 1893

Abner Doubleday

Abner Doubleday was a U.S. Army officer, once thought to be the inventor...

January 26, 1945 —

Barbara Kruger

Barbara Kruger is an American artist who challenged cultural assumptions...

June 11, 1815 — January 26, 1879

Julia Margaret Cameron

Julia Margaret Cameron was a British photographer who is considered...

January 26, 1921 — October 3, 1999

Morita Akio

Morita Akio was a Japanese businessman who was cofounder, chief executive...

October 19, 1895 — January 26, 1990

Lewis Mumford

Lewis Mumford was an American architectural critic, urban planner,...

January 26, 1953 —

Anders Rasmussen

Anders Rasmussen is a Danish politician who served as prime minister...

January 26, 1907 — October 16, 1982

Hans Selye

Hans Selye was an endocrinologist known for his studies of the effects...

January 26, 1884 — February 4, 1939

Edward Sapir

Edward Sapir was one of the foremost American linguists and anthropologists...