On January 26, 1950, India's Constitution was ratified. Over a three-year period, the 299-member Constituent Assembly wrote India's constitution. The Constitution Assembly had its inaugural session on December 11, 1946, and Dr. Rajendra Prasad was overwhelmingly chosen as its President. On December 9, 1946, the Constituent Assembly met for the first time, with 205 members in attendance, including 9 women, and was presided over by Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha.

Kobe Bryant was one of the all-time great basketball players who died too soon in a helicopter crash. On January 26, 2020, a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter carrying Kobe, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven other passengers, including the pilot, took off from Orange County, California. The chopper crashed into the side of a hillside near Calabasas less than an hour after taking off. The NTSB ruled that the accident was caused by the pilot's mistake and choice to fly into heavy clouds after a year of inquiry owing to the lack of a black box in the helicopter.

Sharon Marie Tate Polanski was an American actress and model who was born on January 24, 1943. During the 1960s, she appeared in tiny television parts before moving on to films, and she was a regular model and cover girl in fashion publications. Tate was recognised as one of Hollywood's most promising rookies after garnering great reviews for her humorous and dramatic acting performances.

Winston Churchill, a British leader who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, during World War II, and again from 1951 to 1955, died on January 24, 1965. Churchill was a Sandhurst-educated soldier, a Nobel Prize-winning writer and historian, a prolific painter, and one of the longest-serving politicians in British history. He was best known for his wartime leadership as Prime Minister, but he was also a Sandhurst-educated soldier, a Nobel Prize-winning writer and historian, a prolific painter, and one of the longest-serving politicians in British history. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1900 to 1964, save for two years between 1922 and 1924, when he represented five seats.

The Gujarat earthquake of 2001, popularly known as the Bhuj earthquake, struck at 08:46 IST on January 26, India's 52nd Republic Day. ... The earthquake killed 13,805 to 20,023 people (including 18 in southeastern Pakistan), wounded another 167,000 people, and damaged about 340,000 structures.

To oversee the company's Macintosh series of personal computers, he was hired in 1984. (PCs). The Macintosh ushered in a new age of graphical user interface (GUI) systems, inspiring Microsoft to create its own, the Windows Operating System.

The sultans of Golconda and Ahmadnagar, who had suffered so much at the hands of Rama Raya, were most likely the driving force behind the forging of an alliance that ended Vijayanagar's reign for good. By 1564, at least four of the five sultans had began their march on Vijayanagar, which culminated in the terrible loss of Vijayanagar troops at the Battle of Talikota in early 1565, and the following sack and destruction of much of the city. Rama Raya was apprehended and slain, but his brother Tirumala escaped with the king and much of the royal riches to the south.

Theodore Robert Bundy (born January 24, 1989 in Cowell) was an American serial murderer who abducted, raped, and killed a number of young women and girls in the 1970s and maybe earlier. He confessed to 30 killings committed in seven states between 1974 and 1978 after more than a decade of denials. His real number of victims is unknown, although it might be far more.

Murray married Margaret Kelly on January 25, 1981, while filming Stripes. They later remarried in Chicago for the sake of their family. Homer and Luke, Margaret's two boys, were born to her. Murray and Jennifer Butler separated in 1996, following Murray's romance with Jennifer Butler. He married Butler in 1997. Caleb, Jackson, Cooper, and Lincoln are their four boys together. On May 12, 2008, Butler filed for divorce. On June 13, 2008, their divorce was completed.

Ellen Lee DeGeneres, an American comedian, television host, actor, writer, and producer, was born on January 26, 1958. She featured in the comedy Ellen from 1994 to 1998 and has hosted The Ellen DeGeneres Program, a syndicated television talk show, since 2003.

India also recognises English as its official language. Hindi is spoken by about 45% of people in India. It was decided in 1950 that English usage would terminate on January 26, 1965, 15 years after the Indian Constitution was adopted.

Chamonix 1924 Olympic Winter Games, a sporting event held in Chamonix, France, from January 25 to February 5, 1924. The Winter Olympic Games were held for the first time in Chamonix.

The East India Company's Court of Directors submitted a despatch to the Governor-General of India in Council in July 1854, proposing the formation of the Universities of Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay. On JANUARY 24, 1857, the University of Calcutta was established in response to that dispatch.