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The 1st Glasgow Scout troop was registered, the first to be formed
The 1st Glasgow Scout troop was registered, the first to be formed The 1st Glasgow Scout Group in Scotland holds the earliest known registration certificate, dated 26 January 1908, issued by The Boy Scouts Association. The Group was formed from the Glasgow Battalion of the Army Cadet Corps; its Adjutant was Captain Robert E Young. …

Synges Playboy of the Western World is performed for the first time at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, riot ensues
Synges Playboy of the Western World is performed for the first time at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, riot ensues The Playboy of the Western World is a three-act play written by Irish playwright John Millington Synge, first performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on 26 January 1907. It is set in Michael James Flaherty’s public house in County Mayo during the early 1900s. It tells the story of Christy Mahon, a young man running away from his farm, claiming he killed his father. …

Seán MacBride, IRA leader, politician, head of Amnesty International, born
Seán MacBride, IRA leader, politician, head of Amnesty International, born Seán MacBride (26 January 1904 – 15 January 1988) was an Irish Clann na Poblachta politician who served as Minister for External Affairs from 1948 to 1951, Leader of Clann na Poblachta from 1946 to 1965 and Chief of Staff of the IRA from 1936 to 1937. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1947 to 1957. …

Colonel James Fitzmaurice, Irelands greatest aviator, is born in Dublin
Colonel James Fitzmaurice, Irelands greatest aviator, is born in Dublin Colonel James Fitzmaurice was a notable Irish aviator who made significant contributions to the field of aviation during the early 20th century. He was born on January 26, 1898, in Dublin, Ireland. Fitzmaurice is perhaps best known for his participation in the first successful transatlantic flight from east to west. …

Kirkpatrick McMillan, Scottish inventor of the bicycle, died
Kirkpatrick McMillan, Scottish inventor of the bicycle, died Kirkpatrick Macmillan (2 September 1812 in Keir, Dumfries and Galloway – 26 January 1878 in Keir) was a Scottish blacksmith. He is generally credited with inventing the treadle bicycle. …

Sir Arthur du Cros, pioneer of pneumatic tyre industry, is born in Dublin
Sir Arthur du Cros, pioneer of pneumatic tyre industry, is born in Dublin Sir Arthur Philip Du Cros, 1st Baronet (26 January 1871 – 28 October 1955) was a British industrialist and politician. …

One O'Clock gun fired for the first time from Edinburgh Castle
One O'Clock gun fired for the first time from Edinburgh Castle The story goes that Edinburgh businessman John Hewitt heard the “little canon” on a visit to Paris in 1846 and campaigned for Edinburgh to start an equivalent. Fifteen years later he got his wish and Edinburgh’s original one o’clock gun fired from the ramparts of Edinburgh Castle for the first time in 1861 …

Thomas Charles Wright, officer in Bolivars army, is born in Drogheda, Co. Louth
Thomas Charles Wright, officer in Bolivars army, is born in Drogheda, Co. Louth homas Charles Wright (1799–1868) was an Irish-born naval admiral. He was the founding-father of the Ecuadorian Navy, and a general in Simón Bolívar’s army. He is regarded as a leading militarist in Ecuador’s and other South American countries’ struggle for independence …

Lord George Sackville, soldier, politician and MP for Portarlington, born
Lord George Sackville, soldier, politician and MP for Portarlington, born George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, PC (26 January 1716 – 26 August 1785), styled The Honourable George Sackville until 1720, Lord George Sackville from 1720 to 1770 and Lord George Germain from 1770 to 1782, was a British soldier and politician who served as Secretary of State for the American Department in Lord North’s cabinet during the American War of Independence. …

The second session of William III's second Irish parliament ends on this date
The second session of William III's second Irish parliament ends on this date January 26–June 14 – the Parliament of Ireland meets and enacts legislation to levy duties on exported woolens; to encourage the construction of parsonages; to oblige landowners to plant and conserve trees; and to prevent Roman Catholics from becoming solicitors. …