On This Day — July 26

🕰️ Notable Events on July 26

• 2016 — The Sagamihara stabbings occur in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. 19 people are killed. Wikipedia ↗
• 2016 — Hillary Clinton becomes the first female nominee for President of the United States by a major political party at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Wikipedia ↗
• 2009 — The militant Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram attacks a police station in Bauchi, leading to reprisals by the Nigeria Police Force and four days of violence across multiple cities. Wikipedia ↗
• 2008 — Fifty-six people are killed and over 200 people are injured, in the Ahmedabad bombings in India. Wikipedia ↗
• 2005 — Space Shuttle program: STS-114 Mission: Launch of Discovery, NASA's first scheduled flight mission after the Columbia Disaster in 2003. Wikipedia ↗
• 2005 — Mumbai, India receives 99.5cm of rain (39.17 inches) within 24 hours, resulting in floods killing over 5,000 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 1999 — Kargil conflict officially comes to an end. The Indian Army announces the complete eviction of Pakistani intruders. Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Asiana Airlines Flight 733 crashes into a ridge on Mt. Ungeo on its third attempt to land at Mokpo Airport, South Korea. 68 of the 116 people onboard are killed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is signed into law by President George H.W. Bush. Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — A federal grand jury indicts Cornell University student Robert T. Morris, Jr. for releasing the Morris worm, thus becoming the first person to be prosecuted under the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — The National Assembly of Quebec imposes the use of French as the official language of the provincial government. Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Greek Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis forms the country's first civil government after seven years of military rule. Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Apollo program: Launch of Apollo 15 on the first Apollo "J-Mission", and first use of a Lunar Roving Vehicle. Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Vietnam War: South Vietnamese opposition leader Trương Đình Dzu is sentenced to five years hard labor for advocating the formation of a coalition government as a way to move toward an end to the war. Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Syncom 2, the world's first geosynchronous satellite, is launched from Cape Canaveral on a Delta B booster. Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — An earthquake in Skopje, Yugoslavia (present-day Republic of Macedonia) leaves 1,100 dead. Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development votes to admit Japan. Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Explorer program: Explorer 4 is launched. Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Carlos Castillo Armas, dictator of Guatemala, is assassinated. Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Following the World Bank's refusal to fund building the Aswan Dam, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal, sparking international condemnation. Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Fidel Castro leads an unsuccessful attack on the Moncada Barracks, thus beginning the Cuban Revolution. The movement took the name of the date: 26th of July Movement Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Arizona Governor John Howard Pyle orders an anti-polygamy law enforcement crackdown on residents of Short Creek, Arizona, which becomes known as the Short Creek raid. Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment repel a number of Chinese assaults against a key position known as The Hook during the Battle of the Samichon River, just hours before the Armistice Agreement is signed, ending the Korean War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — King Farouk of Egypt abdicates in favor of his son Fuad. Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Walt Disney's 13th animated film, Alice in Wonderland, premieres in London, England, United Kingdom. Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs Executive Order 9981, desegregating the military of the United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act of 1947 into United States law creating the Central Intelligence Agency, United States Department of Defense, United States Air Force, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the United States National Security Council. Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Aloha Airlines begins service from Honolulu International Airport. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — The Labour Party wins the United Kingdom general election of July 5 by a landslide, removing Winston Churchill from power. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — The Potsdam Declaration is signed in Potsdam, Germany. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — HMS Vestal is the last British Royal Navy ship to be sunk in the Second World War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — The United States Navy cruiser USS Indianapolis arrives at Tinian with parts of the warhead for the Hiroshima atomic bomb. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — World War II: The Soviet Army enters Lviv, a major city in western Ukraine, capturing it from the Nazis. Only 300 Jews survive out of 160,000 living in Lviv prior to occupation. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — World War II: In response to the Japanese occupation of French Indochina, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the seizure of all Japanese assets in the United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — End of the Battle of Brunete in the Spanish Civil War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — The Axis powers decide to intervene in the Spanish Civil War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — King Edward VIII, in one of his few official duties before he abdicates the throne, officially unveils the Canadian National Vimy Memorial. Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Serbia and Bulgaria interrupt diplomatic relationship. Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation). Wikipedia ↗
• 1899 — Ulises Heureaux, the 27th President of the Dominican Republic, is assassinated. Wikipedia ↗
• 1897 — Anglo-Afghan War: The Pashtun fakir Saidullah leads an army of more than 10,000 to begin a siege of the British garrison in the Malakand Agency of the North West Frontier Province of India. Wikipedia ↗
• 1891 — France annexes Tahiti. Wikipedia ↗
• 1890 — In Buenos Aires, Argentina the Revolución del Parque takes place, forcing President Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman's resignation. Wikipedia ↗
• 1887 — Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement. Wikipedia ↗
• 1882 — Premiere of Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal at Bayreuth. Wikipedia ↗
• 1882 — The Republic of Stellaland is founded in Southern Africa. Wikipedia ↗
• 1863 — American Civil War: Morgan's Raid ends; At Salineville, Ohio, Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and 360 of his volunteers are captured by Union forces. Wikipedia ↗
• 1861 — American Civil War: George B. McClellan assumes command of the Army of the Potomac following a disastrous Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run. Wikipedia ↗
• 1847 — Liberia declares its independence. Wikipedia ↗
• 1822 — José de San Martín arrives in Guayaquil, Ecuador, to meet with Simón Bolívar. Wikipedia ↗
• 1822 — First day of the three-day Battle of Dervenakia, between the Ottoman Empire force led by Mahmud Dramali Pasha and the Greek Revolutionary force led by Theodoros Kolokotronis. Wikipedia ↗
• 1814 — The Swedish-Norwegian War begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1803 — The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world's first public railway, opens in south London, United Kingdom. Wikipedia ↗
• 1788 — New York ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 11th state of the United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1775 — The office that would later become the United States Post Office Department is established by the Second Continental Congress. Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania takes office as Postmaster General. Wikipedia ↗
• 1758 — French and Indian War: The Siege of Louisbourg ends with British forces defeating the French and taking control of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Wikipedia ↗
• 1745 — The first recorded women's cricket match takes place near Guildford, England. Wikipedia ↗
• 1581 — Plakkaat van Verlatinghe (Act of Abjuration): The northern Low Countries declare their independence from the Spanish king, Philip II. Wikipedia ↗
• 1529 — Francisco Pizarro González, Spanish conquistador, is appointed governor of Peru. Wikipedia ↗
• 1509 — The Emperor Krishnadevaraya ascends to the throne, marking the beginning of the regeneration of the Vijayanagara Empire. Wikipedia ↗
• 1469 — Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Edgecote Moor, pitting the forces of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick against those of Edward IV of England, takes place. Wikipedia ↗
• 1309 — Henry VII is recognized King of the Romans by Pope Clement V. Wikipedia ↗
• 920 — Rout of an alliance of Christian troops from Navarre and Léon against the Muslims at Pamplona. Wikipedia ↗
• 811 — Battle of Pliska: Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros I is killed and his heir Staurakios is seriously wounded. Wikipedia ↗
• 657 — First Fitna: In the Battle of Siffin, troops led by Ali ibn Abu Talib clash with those led by Muawiyah I. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on July 26

• 1996 — Olivia Breen, British sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Ella Leivo, Finnish tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Raymond Faitala-Mariner, New Zealand rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Marika Koroibete, Fijian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Tyson Barrie, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Panagiotis Kone, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Jordie Benn, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Fredy Montero, Colombian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Leonardo Ulloa, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — John White, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Marcus Benard, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Gaël Clichy, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Audrey De Montigny, Canadian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Mat Gamel, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Kyriakos Ioannou, Cypriot high jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Benjamin Kayser, French rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Sabri Sarıoğlu, Turkish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Kelly Clark, American snowboarder Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Stephen Makinwa, Nigerian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Roderick Strong, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Naomi van As, Dutch field hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Delonte West, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Gilad Hochman, Israeli composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Christopher Kane, Scottish fashion designer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Abe Forsythe, Australian actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Maicon Sisenando, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Jacinda Ardern, 40th Prime Minister of New Zealand Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Dave Baksh, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Robert Gallery, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Friedrich Michau, German rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Derek Paravicini, English pianist Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Peter Sarno, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Erik Westrum, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Joaquín Benoit, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Martin Laursen, Danish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Tanja Szewczenko, German figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Elena Kustarova, Russian ice dancer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Ingo Schultz, German sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Joe Smith, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Elizabeth Truss, English accountant and politician, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Iron & Wine, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Kees Meeuws, New Zealand rugby player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Dean Sturridge, English footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Kate Beckinsale, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Mariano Raffo, Argentinian director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Nathan Buckley, Australian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Khaled Mahmud, Bangladeshi cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Chris Harrison, Host of The Bachelor franchise Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Greg Colbrunn, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Tanni Grey-Thompson, Welsh baroness and wheelchair racer Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Frédéric Diefenthal, French actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Jim Naismith, Scottish biologist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Olivia Williams, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Martin Baker, English organist and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Tim Schafer, American video game designer, founded Double Fine Productions Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Jason Statham, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Jeremy Piven, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Sandra Bullock, American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Ralf Metzenmacher, German painter and designer Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Anne Provoost, Belgian author Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Jeff Stoughton, Canadian curler Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Gary Cherone, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Andy Connell, English keyboard player and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Felix Dexter, Caribbean-English comedian and actor (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Rick Bragg, American author and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Kevin Spacey, American actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Monti Davis, American basketball player (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Angela Hewitt, Canadian-English pianist Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Norman Baker, Scottish politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Nana Visitor, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Peter Fincham, English screenwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Dorothy Hamill, American figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Tommy Rich, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Tim Tremlett, English cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Aleksandrs Starkovs, Latvian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistani businessman and politician, 11th President of Pakistan Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Vitas Gerulaitis, American tennis player and coach (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Felix Magath, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Robert Phillips, American guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Henk Bleker, Dutch politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Earl Tatum, American professional basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Glynis Breakwell, English psychologist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Rick Martin, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Nelinho, Brazilian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Nicholas Evans, English journalist, screenwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Susan George, English actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Anne Rafferty, English lawyer and judge Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Rich Vogler, American race car driver (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Thaksin Shinawatra, Thai businessman and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Thailand Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Roger Taylor, English singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Luboš Andršt, Czech guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Herbert Wiesinger, German figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Emilio de Villota, Spanish race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Betty Davis, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Helen Mirren, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Peter Hyams, American director, screenwriter, and cinematographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Mick Jagger, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Vladimír Mečiar, Slovak politician, 1st Prime Minister of Slovakia Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Teddy Pilette, Belgian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Jean Baubérot, French historian and sociologist Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Darlene Love, American singer and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Brenton Wood, American R&B singer-songwriter and keyboard player Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Dobie Gray, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Brian Mawhinney, Baron Mawhinney, Northern Irish-British academic and politician, Secretary of State for Transport Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Bobby Rousseau, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Jun Henmi, Japanese author and poet (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — John Howard, Australian lawyer and politician, 25th Prime Minister of Australia Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Bob Lilly, American football player and photographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Richard Marlow, English organist and conductor (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Bobby Hebb, American singer-songwriter (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Keith Peters, Welsh physician and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Tsutomu Koyama, Japanese volleyball player and coach (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Lawrie McMenemy, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Tommy McDonald, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Telê Santana, Brazilian footballer and manager (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Plínio de Arruda Sampaio, Brazilian lawyer and politician (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Barbara Jefford, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Marc Lalonde, Canadian lawyer and politician, 34th Canadian Minister of Justice Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Alexis Weissenberg, Bulgarian-French pianist and educator (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Don Beauman, English race car driver (d. 1955) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Francesco Cossiga, Italian academic and politician, 8th President of Italy (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Elliott Erwitt, French-American photographer and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Ibn-e-Safi, Indian-Pakistani author and poet (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Joe Jackson, American talent manager, father of Michael Jackson Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Stanley Kubrick, American director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Peter Lougheed, Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th Premier of Alberta (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Sally Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes, Irish-born English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Bernice Rubens, Welsh author (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Gulabrai Ramchand, Indian cricketer (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — James Best, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Jerzy Einhorn, Polish-Swedish physician and politician (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Joseph Engelberger, American physicist and engineer (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Gene Gutowski, Polish-American producer (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Ana María Matute, Spanish author and academic (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Jan Berenstain, American author and illustrator (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on July 26 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on July 26

✡️ Religious Observances

• Islamic: Urs of Shaykh Abdullah Dahlawi (ق)