| 10660 | January 26 | Birth | 1541 – Florent Chrestien, French poet and translator (d. 1596) |
| 10661 | January 26 | Birth | 1595 – Antonio Maria Abbatini, Italian composer (d. 1679) |
| 10662 | January 26 | Birth | 1708 – William Hayes, English organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1777) |
| 10663 | January 26 | Birth | 1714 – Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (d. 1785) |
| 10664 | January 26 | Birth | 1716 – George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (d. 1785) |
| 10665 | January 26 | Birth | 1722 – Alexander Carlyle, Scottish minister and author (d. 1805) |
| 10666 | January 26 | Birth | 1761 – Jens Zetlitz, Norwegian priest and poet (d. 1821) |
| 10667 | January 26 | Birth | 1763 – Charles XIV John of Sweden (d. 1844) |
| 10668 | January 26 | Birth | 1781 – Ludwig Achim von Arnim, German poet and author (d. 1831) |
| 10669 | January 26 | Birth | 1813 – Juan Pablo Duarte, Dominican philosopher and poet (d. 1876) |
| 10670 | January 26 | Birth | 1826 – Julia Grant, American wife of Ulysses S. Grant, 19th First Lady of the United States (d. 1902) |
| 10671 | January 26 | Birth | 1832 – George Shiras, Jr., American lawyer and jurist (d. 1924) |
| 10672 | January 26 | Birth | 1842 – François Coppée, French poet and author (d. 1908) |
| 10673 | January 26 | Birth | 1852 – Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, Italian-French explorer (d. 1905) |
| 10674 | January 26 | Birth | 1864 – József Pusztai, Slovene-Hungarian poet and journalist (d. 1934) |
| 10675 | January 26 | Birth | 1866 – John Cady, American golfer (d. 1933) |
| 10676 | January 26 | Birth | 1878 – Dave Nourse, English-South African cricketer and coach (d. 1948) |
| 10677 | January 26 | Birth | 1880 – Douglas MacArthur, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1964) |
| 10678 | January 26 | Birth | 1882 – André Rischmann, French rugby player (d. 1955) |
| 10679 | January 26 | Birth | 1885 – Michael Considine, Irish-Australian politician (d. 1959) |
| 10680 | January 26 | Birth | 1885 – Harry Ricardo, English engine designer and researcher (d. 1974) |
| 10651 | January 26 | Event | 2001 – An earthquake hits Gujarat, India, causing more than 20,000 deaths. |
| 10652 | January 26 | Event | 2004 – President Hamid Karzai signs the new constitution of Afghanistan. |
| 10653 | January 26 | Event | 2004 – A whale explodes in the town of Tainan, Taiwan. A build-up of gas in the decomposing sperm whale is suspected of causing the explosion. |
| 10654 | January 26 | Event | 2005 – Glendale train crash: Two trains derail killing 11 and injuring 200 in Glendale, California, near Los Angeles. |
| 10655 | January 26 | Event | 2009 – Rioting breaks out in Antananarivo, Madagascar, sparking a political crisis that will result in the replacement of President Marc Ravalomanana with Andry Rajoelina. |
| 10656 | January 26 | Event | 2015 – A giant snow storm hits much of the Northeastern United States. |
| 10657 | January 26 | Event | 2015 – A plane crash at Los Llanos Air Base in Albacete, Spain kills 11 people and injures 21 others. |
| 10658 | January 26 | Event | 2015 – The Church of England ordains Libby Lane as its first female bishop. |
| 10659 | January 26 | Birth | 1497 – Emperor Go-Nara of Japan (d. 1557) |