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July 26 is the 207th day of the year (208th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) July 2007 is the seventh month of that year It began on a Sunday and 31 days later ended on a Tuesday. July 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month 2005: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October July 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September July 26, 2003 July 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date header remove July 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September July 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September July 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 158 days remaining until the end of the year.

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Events

657 - Battle of Siffin. Events By Place Asia The Chinese Tang Dynasty under Emperor Gaozong of Tang defeats a Turkish army The Battle of Siffin (May-July 657 CE occurred during the First Fitna, or First Muslim civil war with the main engagement taking place from July 26 to July 28
811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine emperor Nicephorus I is slain, his heir Stauracius is seriously wounded. For the Telephone number N11 code see 8-1-1. Events By Place Byzantine Empire July 26 — The Battle of Pliska or Battle of Vărbitsa Pass (Битката при Върбишкия проход was a series of battles between troops gathered from all parts of the An emperor (from the Latin " Imperator " is a (male Monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an Empire or another type of Staurakios or Stauracius ( Greek: Σταυράκιος (died January 11, 812) was Byzantine emperor from July 26
920 - Rout of an alliance of Christian troops from Navarre and Léon against the Muslims at Pamplona. 920 AD was a year in the 10th century Events By Place Africa The golden age of the Ghana Empire begins in Africa. History León was founded in the 1st century BC by the Roman legion Legio VI ''Victrix''. For other meanings see Pamplona (disambiguation. Pamplona ( Basque: Iruñea or Iruña) is the capital city of Navarre
1139 - Afonso, then a count, is proclaimed first king of Portugal and declares independence from Leon. Afonso I ( English Alphonzo or Alphonse) more commonly known as Afonso Henriques (ɐˈfõsu ẽˈʁikɨʃ or also Affonso (Archaic Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Kingdom of León was an independent kingdom situated in the northwest region of the Iberian Peninsula.
1309 - Henry VII is recognized King of the Romans by Pope Clement V. Henry VII ( Heinrich; c 1275 (or 1279 &ndash 24 August 1313) was the King of Germany (or Rex Romanorum) from 1308 and King of the Romans ( Latin: Rex Romanorum) was the title used by the elected ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, the Imperator futurus Pope Clement V' (About 1264 &ndash April 20, 1314) born Raymond Bertrand de Got (also occasionally spelled de Gouth and de
1469 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Edgecote Moor - Pitting the forces of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick against those of King Edward IV. The Wars of the Roses (1455–1485 were a series of dynastic Civil wars fought in England between supporters of the Houses of Lancaster and York The Battle of Edgecote Moor took place 6 miles northeast of Banbury ( Oxfordshire) England on 26 July 1469 during the Wars Richard Neville Jure uxoris 16th Earl of Warwick and Suo jure 6th Earl of Salisbury ( 22 November Edward IV ( 28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 until 2 October
1581 - Plakkaat van Verlatinghe (Oath of Abjuration). The declaration of independence of the northern Low Countries from the Spanish king, Philip II. This article is about declarations of independence in general The Low Countries, the historical region of de Nederlanden, are the countries on low-lying land around the delta of the Rhine, Scheldt Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Philip II (Felipe II de España Filipe I ( May 21, 1527 &ndash September 13 1598) was King of Spain from 1556 until 1598
1775 - The birth of what would later become the United States Post Office Department was established by the Second Continental Congress. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Post Office Department is the former name of the United States Postal Service when it was a Cabinet department The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that met beginning in May 10 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1788 - New York ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 11th state of the United States. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
1803 - The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world's first public railway, opens in south London. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Surrey Iron Railway (SIR was a 4 ft 2 in Narrow gauge railway that linked the Surrey towns of Wandsworth and Croydon "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
1822 - José de San Martín arrives in Guayaquil, Ecuador, to meet with Simón Bolívar. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the José Francisco de San Martín Matorras, also known as José de San Martín ( 25 February 1778 – 17 August 1850) was an Argentine Guayaquil (waʝaˈkil officially Santiago de Guayaquil, is the largest and the most populous City in Ecuador, as well as that nation's main port For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. The Guayaquil conference (Conferencia de Guayaquil was an interview that took place on July 26, 1822, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, between José Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios y Blanco,Venezuelan or commonly known as Simón Bolívar ( July 24, 1783 &ndash
1847 - Liberia declares independence. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire
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. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South George Brinton McClellan ( December 3 1826 October 29 1885) was a major general during the American Civil War. The Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Background Brig Gen Irvin McDowell was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln to command the Army of Northeastern Virginia.
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. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Morgan's Raid was a highly publicized incursion by Confederate Cavalry into the Northern states of Indiana and Ohio during the Salineville is a village in southwestern Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 John Hunt Morgan ( June 1, 1825 &ndash September 4, 1864) was a Confederate General and Cavalry officer in the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
1878 - In California, the poet and American West outlaw calling himself "Black Bart" makes his last clean getaway when he steals a safe box from a Wells Fargo stagecoach. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" The Western United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American West or simply the West &mdashtraditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost An outlaw or bandit is a person living the lifestyle of outlawry; the word literally means "outside the Law " by folk-etymology from the original Charles Earl Bolles (1829&ndashDisappeared 1888? alias Black Bart, was an American Old West Outlaw noted for his Poetic messages Wells Fargo & Co ( is a diversified Financial services company headquartered in San Francisco California, United States with operations around the The empty box will be found later with a taunting poem inside.
1882 - Premiere of Richard Wagner's Parsifal at Bayreuth. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Parsifal is an Opera, or Music drama, in three acts by Richard Wagner. Bayreuth ( pronounced) is a City in northern Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Main river in a valley between the Frankish Alb
1891 - France annexes Tahiti. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Tahiti is the largest Island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, located in the Archipelago of Society Islands in the
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). Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In most Common law jurisdictions the Attorney General, or Attorney-General, is the main legal advisor to the government and in some jurisdictions may in addition Charles Joseph Bonaparte ( June 9, 1851 &ndash June 28, 1921) was a member of the United States Cabinet and a grandson An office is generally a room or other area in which people work, but may also denote a position within an Organization with specific duties attached
1914 - Serbia and Bulgaria interrupt diplomatic relationship. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian
1934 - Assassination of Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
1936 - The Axis Powers decide to intervene in the Spanish Civil War. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Axis powers also known as the Axis alliance Axis nations Axis countries or sometimes just the Axis were those Countries The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of
1937 - End of the Battle of Brunete in the Spanish Civil War. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Battle of Brunete ( 6 July &ndash 25 July 1937) fought 15 miles west of Madrid, was a Republican attempt to alleviate the
1941 - World War II: In response to the Japanese occupation of French Indo-China, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the seizure of all Japanese assets in the United States. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. First French interventions See also France-Vietnam relations France-Vietnam relations started as early as the 17th century with the mission of the Jesuit The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
1944 - World War II: Soviet army enters Lviv, major city of western Ukraine, liberating it from the Nazis. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya Lviv ( Ukrainian: Львів, L’viv, Lwów Lemberg Львов L'vov; see also other names) is a major city in western Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Only 300 Jewish survivors left, out of 160,000 Jews in Lviv prior to Nazi occupation. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Lviv ( Ukrainian: Львів, L’viv, Lwów Lemberg Львов L'vov; see also other names) is a major city in western Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German
1944 - The first German V-2 rocket hits Great Britain. See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve
1945 - The Labour Party wins the United Kingdom general election of July 5 by a landslide, removing Winston Churchill from power. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Results |} Total votes cast 24073025 All parties shown Conservative total includes Ulster Unionists Reason for Labour victory Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874
1945 - The Potsdam Declaration is signed in Potsdam, Germany. The Potsdam Declaration or the Proclamation Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender was a statement issued on July 26, 1945 by President of the Also see Potsdam New York (in the USA For the Potsdam Conference see Potsdam Conference. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
1945 - The US Navy cruiser Indianapolis arrives at Tinian with the warhead for the Hiroshima atomic bomb. Tinian (ˈtɪniən /ˌtiːniˈɑːn/ is one of the three principal islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (14°59’51”N 145°37’39”E The Japanese city of ( is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshū, the largest of Japan 's
1946 - Aloha Airlines began service from Honolulu International Airport
1947 - Cold War: U. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aloha Airlines was an American airline headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, operating from a hub at Honolulu International Honolulu International Airport is the principal aviation gateway of the City & County of Honolulu and the State of Hawaii and is identified as one of the busiest Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the S. President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act into United States law creating the Central Intelligence Agency, Department of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the National Security Council. The National Security Act of 1947, Pub L No 235 80 Cong 61 Stat The law of the United States was originally largely derived from the Common law system of English law, which was in force at the time of the Revolutionary near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all The United States Department of Defense ( DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government The Joint Chiefs of Staff ( JCS) is a group comprising the Chiefs of service of each major branch of the Armed services in the United States armed forces The White House National Security Council ( NSC) in the United States is the principal forum used by the President for considering National
1948 - U. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. President Harry S. Truman signs Executive Order 9981 desegregating the military of the United States. Executive Order 9981 is an executive order issued on July 26, 1948 by U The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States
1952 - King Farouk of Egypt abdicates in favour of his son Fuad. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Farouk I of Egypt ( Arabic: فاروق الأول Fārūq al-Awwal) ‎ (February 11 1920 &ndash March 18 1965 was the tenth ruler from the Muhammad Fuad II King of Egypt and the Sudan – (الملك فؤاد الثاني – was born prince Ahmad Fuad on 16 January, 1952.
1953 - Fidel Castro leads an unsuccessful attack on the Moncada Barracks, thus beginning the Cuban Revolution. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until The Moncada Barracks was a military Barracks in Santiago de Cuba, named after General Guillermon Moncada, a hero of the War of Independence. The Cuban Revolution refers to the revolution that led to the overthrow of the United States proxy ruler General Fulgencio Batista 's regime on January 1,
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. The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. John Howard Pyle ( March 25, 1906 &ndash November 29, 1987) was the 12th governor of the U The term polygamy (a Greek word meaning "the practice of multiple marriage" is used in related ways in Social anthropology, Sociobiology, and Colorado City is a town in Mohave County, Arizona, United States and is located in a region known as the Arizona Strip. The Short Creek raid is the name given to Arizona state Police and U
1956 - Following the World Bank's decline to fund building the Aswan High Dam, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalises the Suez Canal sparking international condemnation. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The World Bank is an internationally supported Bank that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for development programs (e Aswan (formerly spelled Assuan (in standard أسوان Aswān) Egyptian: Swenet ( trade) Coptic: Swān; Greek Aswan (Assuan is a city on the first cataract of the Nile in Egypt. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Gamal Abdel Nasser (جمال عبد الناصر Gamāl ‘Abd an-Nāṣir; - January 15 1918 September 28 1970) was the second President The Suez Canal is a Canal in Egypt. Opened in 1869 it allows Water transportation between Europe and Asia without circumnavigation
1957 - Carlos Castillo Armas, dictator of Guatemala, is assassinated
1958 - Explorer program: Explorer 4 is launched. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Carlos Castillo Armas ( November 4, 1914 &ndash July 26, 1957) was president of Guatemala from July 8, Guatemala (República de Guatemala) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west the Pacific Ocean to the southwest Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Explorer program was the United States 's first successful attempt to launch an artificial satellite. Explorer 4 (satellite 1958 epsilon was a US Satellite launched on July 26, 1958.
1962 - Paula Abdul, American singer and choreographer
1963 - Syncom 2, the world's first geosynchronous satellite, is launched from Cape Canaveral on a Delta B booster. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paula Julie Abdul ( "AB-dool" born June 19, 1962) is a Grammy Award -winning American pop Singer Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Syncom (for "synchronous communication satellite" started as a 1961 NASA program for active Geosynchronous Communication satellites all of which A geosynchronous satellite is a Satellite whose orbital track on the Earth repeats regularly over points on the Earth over time
1963 - Earthquake in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia (formerly part of Yugoslavia) - 1100 dead
1963 - The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development votes to admit Japan. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Skopje (Скопје; Shkup or Shkupi is the Capital and largest city in the Republic of Macedonia, with more than a quarter of the population The Republic of Macedonia (Република See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
1965 - Full independence was granted to the Maldives. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The Maldives ( or, or Maldive Islands) officially the Republic of Maldives, is an Island nation consisting of a group of atolls stretching
1966 - Lord Gardiner issues the Practice Statement in the House of Lords stating that the House is not bound to follow its own previous precedent. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Until 1966, the House of Lords in the United Kingdom was bound to follow all of its previous decisions under the principle of Stare decisis, The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords" In Common law legal systems, a precedent or authority is a Legal case establishing a principle or rule that a Court or other judicial
1968 - Vietnam War: South Vietnamese opposition leader Truong Dinh 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. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia "RVN" redirects here RVN is also the former callsign of a TV station in Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia Penal labour or penal servitude is a form of Unfree labour. The term may refer to two different notions labour as a form of punishment and labour as a form of occupation A coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a Cabinet of a parliamentary Government in which several parties cooperate War is an international relations Dispute, characterized by organized Violence between National Military units
1971 - Apollo Program: Apollo 15 Mission - Launch of Apollo 15. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar.
1974 - Greek Prime Minister Constantin Caramanlis forms the country's first civil government after seven years of military rule. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar.
1975 - Formation of a military triumvirate in Portugal. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula.
1977 - The National Assembly of Quebec imposes the use of French as the official language of the provincial government. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people
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. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) In the Common law, a grand jury is a type of Jury which determines whether there is enough evidence for a trial. Robert Tappan Morris, also known as rtm, (born November 8 1965 is an associate professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in the Institute's department The Morris worm or Internet worm was one of the first Computer worms distributed via the Internet; it is considered the first worm and was certainly the Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is a law passed by the United States Congress in 1986 intended to reduce " hacking " of computer
1990 - The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 was signed into law by President George H. W. Bush. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA is the short title of United States ( codified at et seq George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993
1993 - Italian Democrazia Cristian changes its name to People's Party. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The Italian People's Party ( Partito Popolare Italiano, PPI was a christian-democratic political party in Italy History The party emerged
1994 - Russian President Boris Yeltsin orders the removal of Russian troops from Estonia. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin () (1 February 1931 23 April 2007 was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999 Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region

Space Shuttle Discovery STS-114 launch on July 26, 2005. STS-114 was the first " Return to Flight " Space Shuttle mission following the Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' disaster. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

2005 - Space Shuttle program: STS-114 Mission - Launch of Discovery, NASA's first scheduled flight mission after the Columbia Disaster in 2003. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. NASA 's Space Shuttle, officially called Space Transportation System ( STS) is the United States government's current manned Launch STS-114 was the first " Return to Flight " Space Shuttle mission following the Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' disaster. Space Shuttle Discovery ( Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103 is one of the three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster occurred on February 1, 2003, when the Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' disintegrated over Texas Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
2005 - Mumbai, India receives 99.5cm of rain within 24 hours, bringing the city to a halt for over 2 days. Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Overview Thousands of schoolchildren were stranded due to flooding and could not reach home for up to 18 hours

Births

1030 - Stanislaus of Szczepanów, St. Saint Stanisław Szczepanowski or Saint Stanislaus of Szczepanów (July 26 1030 &ndash April 11? 1079 was a Bishop of Kraków known chiefly for having been Stanislaw (d. 1079)
1678 - Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. Joseph I ( July 26, 1678 &ndash April 17, 1711) Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Bohemia and Archduke of Austria 1711)
1782 - John Field, Irish composer (d. Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Field (26 July 1782 &ndash 23 January 1837 was an Irish Composer and Pianist. 1837)
1791 - Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, composer (d. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart ( July 26[[ 791]] &ndash July 29[[ 844]] also known as F 1844)
1802 - Mariano Arista, President of Mexico (d. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Mariano Arista was born in the state of San Luis Potosi 26 July 1802 died on board the English steamer " Tagus" going from Lisbon Portugal to France 7 August 1855 The Constitutional Citizen President of the United Mexican States (the official title in Spanish is Ciudadano Presidente Constitucional de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos 1855)
1829 - Auguste Marie François Beernaert, Belgian statesman, Nobel Laureate (d. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Auguste Marie François Beernaert ( July 26, 1829 &ndash October 6, 1912) was the Prime Minister of Belgium from October The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1912)
1846 - Texas Jack Omohundro, American frontier scout, actor, and cowboy (d. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display John Baker Omohundro ( July 26, 1846 &ndash June 28, 1880) also known as "Texas Jack" was a frontier scout, actor and 1880)
1855 - Ferdinand Tönnies, German sociologist (d. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Ferdinand Tönnies ( July 26, 1855, near Oldenswort ( Eiderstedt, North Frisia) - April 9, 1936, Kiel 1936)
1856 - George Bernard Shaw, Irish writer, Nobel Laureate (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year George Bernard Shaw ( (26 July 1856 &ndash 2 November 1950 was an Irish Playwright. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1950)
1865 - Philipp Scheidemann, 1st Chancellors of the Weimar Republic (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Philipp Scheidemann ( 26 July 1865 &ndash 29 November 1939) was a German Social Democratic politician who proclaimed the The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler 1939)
1874 - Serge Koussevitsky, Russian conductor (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes -->Dr 1951)
1875 - Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1961)
1875 - Antonio Machado, Spanish poet (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Antonio Cipriano José María y Francisco de Santa Ana Machado y Ruiz, known as Antonio Machado ( July 26, 1875 &ndash February 22, 1939)
1880 - Volodymyr Vynnychenko, Ukrainian statesman (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Volodymyr Vynnychenko (Володимир Кирилович Винниченко Volodymyr Kyrylovych Vynnychenko) ( &ndash March 6, 1951) was a 1951)
1885 - André Maurois, French author (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common André Maurois, born Emile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog, ( July 26, 1885 &ndash October 9, 1967) was a French author and man of letters 1967)
1886 - Lars Hanson, Swedish actor (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lars Hanson ( July 26, 1886 - April 8, 1965) was a highly successful Swedish film and stage Actor mostly remembered for 1965)
1892 - Sam Jones, American baseball player (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year This article is about Sam Jones (1892-1966 The baseball player Sam Jones (1925-1971 1966)
1894 - Aldous Huxley, English-born author (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Aldous Leonard Huxley (26 July 1894 &ndash 22 November 1963 was an English writer and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family. 1963)
1895 - Jane Bunford, Britain's tallest-ever person (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Jane "Ginny" Bunford ( 26 July 1895 - 1 April 1922) is the tallest person ever recorded in British medical history 1922)
1895 - Gracie Allen, American actress and comedian (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen ( July 26 1895 Allen used to claim that she was born in 1906 but when pressed for evidence she would say that her birth certificate 1964)
1896 - Henry Birkin, British racing driver (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Sir Henry Ralph Stanley "Tim" Birkin 3rd Baronet ( 26 July 1896 – 22 June 1933) was a British racing driver one of the 1933)
1897 - Paul Gallico, American author (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Paul William Gallico (July 26 1897&ndashJuly 15 1976 was a successful American novelist Short story and sports writer 1976)
1903 - Estes Kefauver, U.S. Senator from Tennessee (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Carey Estes Kefauver ( July 26, 1903 – August 10, 1963) was an American Politician from Tennessee who These are tables of congressional delegations from Tennessee to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. 1963)
1906 - Irena Iłłakowicz, Polish agent of Intelligence (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Irena Morzycka-Iłłakowicz (also as Iłłakowiczowa, 1906-1943 was a Polish Second Lieutenant of the National Armed Forces and intelligence 1943)
1909 - Peter Thorneycroft, British politician (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting George Edward Peter Thorneycroft Baron Thorneycroft CH PC (26 July 1909 &ndash 4 June 1994 was a British Conservative Party Politician 1994)
1909 - Vivian Vance, American actress (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Vivian Vance ( July 26 1909 – August 17 1979) When she was six years old her family moved to Independence Kansas, where she 1979)
1914 - Erskine Hawkins, American musician and bandleader (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Erskine Ramsay Hawkins ( July 26, 1914 — November 11, 1993) was a Trumpet player and Big band leader from Birmingham 1993)
1914 - Ellis Kinder, American baseball player (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Ellis Raymond Kinder ( July 26, 1914 - October 16, 1968) also nicknamed "Old Folks", was a Major League Baseball 1968)
1918 - Marjorie Lord, American actress
1919 - Virginia Gilmore, American actress (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Marjorie Lord (born Marjorie Wollenberg July 26, 1918, in San Francisco California) is an American Television Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Virginia Gilmore ( July 26, 1919 – March 28, 1986) was an American Film, stage, and television actress 1986)
1920 - Bob Waterfield, American football player (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Robert "Bob" Stanton Waterfield ( July 26, 1920 &ndash March 25, 1983) was an American football player 1983)
1921 - Jean Shepherd, American writer (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Jean Parker Shepherd ( July 26, 1921 - October 16, 1999) was an American Raconteur, Radio and TV personality 1999)
1922 - Blake Edwards, American film director
1922 - Jason Robards, American actor (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Blake Edwards (born July 26, 1922) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, Screenwriter, and producer Jason Nelson Robards Jr, ( July 26, 1922 &ndash December 26, 2000) was an American Actor. 2000)
1923 - Jan Berenstain, American author
1923 - Hoyt Wilhelm, American baseball player (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stan and Jan Berenstain were United States writers and Illustrators best known for creating the children's book series James Hoyt Wilhelm ( July 26, 1922 in Huntersville North Carolina - August 23, 2002 in Sarasota Florida) was an American 2002)
1925 - Jerzy Einhorn, Polish-Swedish doctor, researcher and politician (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jerzy Einhorn ( July 26, 1925 in Częstochowa, Poland &ndash April 28, 2000 in Stockholm, Sweden) 2000)
1926 - James Best, American actor
1926 - Ana María Matute, Spanish author
1928 - Don Beauman, British racing driver (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Best (born July 26 1926, Powderly Kentucky) is an American Actor best known for his role as bumbling Sheriff Rosco Ana Maria Matute (born 28 July 1926) is an internationally acclaimed author Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Donald Beauman ( 26 July 1928 in Farnborough, Hampshire – 9 July 1955 in Rathnew, Ireland) was a 1955)
1928 - Francesco Cossiga, 8th President of the Italian Republic
1928 - Ibn-e-Safi, Pakistani fiction writer and Urdu poet (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Francesco Cossiga (born July 26, 1928) is an Italian politician and former President of the Italian Republic. This is the list of Presidents of the Italian Republic with the title it '''''Presidente della Repubblica''''' since 1948 Ibn-e-Safi (also spelled as Ibne Safi) ( Urdu: ابنِ صفی) was the Pen name of Asrar Ahmad ( Urdu: اسرار Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised 1980)
1928 - Stanley Kubrick, American film director (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) 1999)
1928 - Peter Lougheed, Canadian politician
1929 - Marc Lalonde, French Canadian politician
1929 - Alexis Weissenberg, Bulgarian-born French pianist
1931 - Takashi Ono, Japanese gymnast
1936 - Mary Millar, English actress (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Edgar Peter Lougheed, PC, CC, AOE, QC, (born July 26, 1928, in Calgary Alberta) is a Canadian Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marc Lalonde, PC, OC, QC (born July 26 1929) is a retired Canadian politician and Cabinet minister Alexis Weissenberg (born July 26, 1929) is a Bulgarian born French Jewish Pianist. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (b July 26 1931 in Akita prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese gymnast who won five gold medals at the Olympic Games. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mary Millar ( 26 July 1936 &ndash 10 November 1998) was an English actress best remembered for her role as Rose 1998)
1938 - Bobby Hebb, American musician
1938 - Darlene Love, American singer
1939 - John Howard, 25th Prime Minister of Australia
1939 - Bob Lilly, American football player
1940 - Dobie Gray, American singer
1940 - Mary Jo Kopechne, American aide to Robert F. Kennedy (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bobby Hebb (born Robert Von Hebb, 26 July 1938, Nashville, Tennessee) is an African American Singer and Songwriter Darlene Love ( née Wright; born July 26, 1941) is an American Popular music Singer. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also Howard Government John Winston Howard AC (born 26 July 1939 was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. Bob Lilly (born July 26, 1939) is a former American football player in the NFL and Photographer. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dobie Gray (born Lawrence Victor Ainsworth 26 July 1940) is an African American Musician / Singer best known for his cover of Mary Jo Kopechne ( July 26 1940 &ndash July 18 1969) was an American Teacher, Secretary and Administrator Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy (November 20 1925 – June 6 1968 also called RFK, was the United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964 and a 1969)
1940 - Tolis Voskopoulos, Greek singer
1941 - Brenton Wood, American singer-songwriter
1942 - Vladimír Mečiar, Slovak prime minister
1942 - Teddy Pilette, Belgian racing driver
1943 - Peter Hyams, American film director
1943 - Mick Jagger, English singer (The Rolling Stones)
1944 - Kiel Martin, American actor (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tolis Voskopoulos ( Τόλης Βοσκόπουλος) (born 26 July 1940 Kokkinia, Piraeus) is one of the legends of modern Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brenton Wood (born Alfred Jesse Smith 26 July 1941, Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American Singer and Songwriter Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vladimír Mečiar (born July 26, 1942) is the leader of the People's Party - Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (ĽS-HZDS and a former Prime Minister Not to be confused with Théodore Pilette. Theodore "Teddy" Pilette (born July 26, 1942 in Brussels Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Hyams (born July 26, 1943) is an American Screenwriter, director and Cinematographer, probably best known for directing Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger, Kt (born 26 July 1943 is a Golden Globe -winning and two-time Grammy -winning English rock Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kiel Martin ( July 26 1944, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania — December 28 1990, California) was an American actor best 1990)
1945 - Helen Mirren, English actress
1949 - Roger Taylor, English musician (Queen)
1949 - Thaksin Shinawatra, ex-Prime Minister of Thailand
1950 - Susan George, English actress
1950 - Nelinho, Brazilian footballer
1950 - Rich Vogler, American race car driver (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Dame Helen Mirren, DBE (born 26 July 1945 is an English stage, Film and Television actress. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roger Taylor (born Roger Meddows-Taylor on July 26, 1949 in Dersingham, Norfolk later moved to Kings Lynn is an English Musician Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist (ทักษิณ ชินวัตร IPA tɕʰinnawát Chinese: 丘[[wikt 達|達]] 新, Qiū Dáxīn nicknamed by the media as แม้ว The first Prime Minister of Thailand was Phraya Manopakorn Nititada, who took office after the 1932 Siamese coup d'état ended the absolute monarchy Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Susan Melody George (born 26 July 1950) is a British actress and producer Nelinho, real name Manoel Rezende de Mattos Cabral, (born July 26, 1950 in Rio de Janeiro) is a former Brazilian Football (soccer Rich Vogler (born July 26 1950, Chicago Illinois &ndash died July 21 1990, Salem Indiana) was a champion sprint 1990)
1951 - Rick Martin, Canadian ice hockey player
1953 - Robert Phillips, classical guitarist
1954 - Vitas Gerulaitis, American tennis player (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Rick Martin (born 26 July, 1951 in Verdun, Quebec, Canada) is a retired Professional Ice hockey winger who played in the Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Phillips (born July 26, 1953 in New York City) is an American Classical guitarist. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Vytautas Kevin Gerulaitis ( July 26, 1954 – September 17, 1994) was a professional Tennis player from the United States 1994)
1956 - Dorothy Hamill, American figure skater
1957 - Nana Visitor, American actress
1957 - Yuen Biao, Hong Kong actor
1957 - Hart Hanson, American television writer and producer
1959 - Rick Bragg, American writer
1959 - Kevin Spacey, American actor
1959 - Michael Ross, American serial killer (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dorothy Stuart Hamill (born July 26, 1956 in Chicago Illinois) is an American figure skater. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Nana Visitor (born July 26, 1957) is an American actress, best known for playing Colonel (previously Major Kira Nerys in the Yuen Biao (born 26 July, 1957) is a Chinese Actor from Hong Kong. Hart Hanson (born July 26 1957 in Burlingame California) is an American television writer and producer The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rick Bragg (born July 26, 1959) is an American journalist who won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing in 1996 for his work Kevin Spacey Fowler (born July 26 1959 is an American actor and Film director. Michael Ross or Mike Ross may refer to Mike Ross, American politician US Representative from Arkansas Michael Ross (screenwriter 2005)
1961 - Gary Cherone, American musician (Extreme)
1961 - Andy Connell, English musician (Swing Out Sister, A Certain Ratio)
1961 - Keiko Matsui, Japanese musician and composer
1961 - Dimitris Saravakos, Greek footballer
1962 - Sandra Bullock, American actress
1964 - Danny Woodburn, American actor
1964 - Ralf Metzenmacher, German painter and designer
1965 - Jeremy Piven, American actor
1965 - Jim Lindberg, American musician (Pennywise)
1967 - Tim Schafer, American computer game designer
1968 - Olivia Williams, English actress
1970 - Joan Wasser, American singer and musician
1973 - Kate Beckinsale, British actress
1973 - Lenka Šarounová, Czech astronomer
1974 - Dean Sturridge, English Footballer
1974 - Daniel Negreanu, Canadian poker player
1974 - Dan Konopka, American musician (OK Go)
1975 - Joe Smith, American basketball player
1976 - Brad Wilkins, American architect
1977 - Martin Laursen, Danish footballer
1977 - Rebecca St. James, Australian-born singer
1979 - Peter Sarno, Canadian ice hockey player
1979 - Erik Westrum, American ice hockey player
1980 - Dave Baksh, Canadian guitarist (Sum 41)
1980 - Lee Dong-gun, South Korean actor
1981 - Abe Forsythe, Australian actor/director
1982 - Chez Starbuck, American actor
1983 - Delonte West, American basketball player
1983 - Roderick Strong, American professional wrestler
1985 - Gaël Clichy, French footballer
1985 - Audrey De Montigny, Quebec singer
1987 - Miriam McDonald, Canadian actress
1988 - Lara Jean Marshall, Australian actress
1993 - Taylor Momsen, American actress

Deaths

796 - Offa, King of Mercia
811 - Nicephorus I, Byzantine Emperor (killed in battle)
1380 - Emperor Komyo of Japan (b. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gary Cherone (born July 26, 1961) is an American rock Singer-songwriter. Extreme is an American rock band that achieved popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s Andrew John "Andy" Connell (born July 26, 1961, Manchester, England) is an English musician and Composer Swing Out Sister are a British pop group best known worldwide for their 1986 song " Breakout " A Certain Ratio are a Post-punk band formed in 1977 in Manchester, England. born in Tokyo as Keiko Doi on July 26, 1963, is a Japanese Smooth jazz / new age Keyboardist and Composer Dimitrios Saravakos (Δημήτρης Σαραβάκος (born 26 July 1961) nicknamed O Μικρός ( The Kid) is a Greek Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sandra Annette Bullock (born July 26 1964 is a Screen Actors Guild Award-winning and two-time Golden Globe Award-nominated American - German Danny Woodburn (born July 26, 1964) is an American film TV and stage actor best known for having played Mickey Abbott on the hit sitcom Ralf Metzenmacher (born July 26, 1964) is a German painter and Designer. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Jeremy Samuel Piven (born July 26 1965 and attended Harand Theater Camp in Elkhart Lake Wisconsin, as a teenager Pennywise is an American Punk rock band that was formed in 1988 and is named after the monster from the critically acclaimed Stephen King novel Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Tim Schafer (born July 26 1967) is an American Computer game designer. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Olivia Haigh Williams (born 26 July 1968 is a British film stage and television actress from England who has appeared in British and American Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joan Wasser (born July 26, 1970, in Biddeford Maine) is a violinist and singer/songwriter in the Indie rock world Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Kathryn Bailey "Kate" Beckinsale (born 26 July 1973 is an English actress, known for her roles in the films Pearl Harbor (2001 Lenka Kotková ( Née Šarounová; born 26 July 1973 is a Czech Astronomer. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Dean Constantine Sturridge (born July 26, 1973 in Birmingham, England) is an English former footballer, who played as a Daniel Negreanu (born July 26 1974 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional Poker player with four World Dan Konopka (born July 26, 1974) is the drummer for a Chicago-based rock band OK Go. OK Go is a rock band originally from Atlanta, now residing in Los Angeles. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Leynard Smith aka "Silk" and "Smooth Joe" (born July 26, 1975, in Norfolk, Virginia) is an American Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brad Wilkins (born 1976 is an American Architect. He is a senior designer at Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture a firm that specializes in Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Martin Laursen (born July 26 1977 in Fårvang Denmark) is a Danish professional football player who is the captain for Aston Villa Rebecca St James (born Rebecca Jean Smallbone on July 26, 1977) is a Grammy Award winning Christian pop rock singer songwriter Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Peter Sarno (b July 26, 1979 in Toronto, Ontario) is a professional Ice hockey forward Erik Westrum (born 26 July, 1979 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American professional Ice hockey center Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) David Nizaam "Brownsound" Baksh (born 26 July, 1980 in Toronto Ontario, Canada) background Guyanese is the Lead Sum 41 (sometimes referred to as The Sums) is a Canadian Pop punk band from Ajax Ontario. Lee Dong-gun (baptismal name Emmanuel, born July 26, 1980, Kangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Abe Forsythe (born Abraham Forsythe on 26 July 1981 is an Australian Actor. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Chez Starbuck (born July 26, 1982) is an American actor who is best known for starring in The Disney Channel 's made-for-TV movie The Thirteenth Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Delonte Maurice West (born July 26 1983, in Washington DC) is an American professional Basketball player in the guard positions Chris Lindsey (born July 26, 1983 in Wisconsin) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Gaël Clichy (born July 26 1985 in Toulouse) is a French football player who currently plays for Arsenal of the Premier Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Miriam Katherine MacDonald (born July 26, 1987 in Oakville Ontario) is a Canadian actress, best known as Emma Nelson on Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Lara Jean Marshall (born July 30, 1988 in London England) is an English -born Australian Actress Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Taylor Michel Momsen (born July 26 1993) is an American child actress and model. Events By Place Europe December - Coenwulf becomes king of Mercia. Offa was the King of Mercia from 757 until his death in July 796 For the Telephone number N11 code see 8-1-1. Events By Place Byzantine Empire July 26 — This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians Emperor Kōmyō (光明天皇 Kōmyō Tennō) ( January 11, 1322 &ndash July 26, 1380) was the second of the Ashikaga Pretenders 1322)
1471 - Pope Paul II (b. Pope Paul II ( February 23, 1417 &ndash July 26, 1471) born Pietro Barbo, was Pope from 1464 until his death in 1471 1417)
1592 - Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron, French soldier (b. Armand de Gontaut baron de Biron ( 1524 - July 26, 1592) was a celebrated French soldier of the 16th century. 1524)
1611 - Horio Yoshiharu, Japanese warlord (b. Horio Yoshiharu (堀尾吉晴 1542 &ndash July 26, 1611) was a Daimyo in Azuchi-Momoyama period and Edo period. 1542)
1680 - John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, English writer (b. For other people of this name see John Rochester. John Wilmot 2nd Earl of Rochester ( April 1, 1647 &ndash July 26 1647)
1684 - Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician (b. Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia ( June 5 1646 - July 26 1684) was an Italian Mathematician of noble descent and the first 1646)
1712 - Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, English statesman (b. Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Thomas Osborne 1st Duke of Leeds ( February 20 1631 - July 26 1712) English statesman commonly known also by his earlier title of Earl 1631)
1723 - Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (b. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Robert Bertie 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, PC ( October 20, 1660 &ndash July 26, 1723) was a British statesman and nobleman 1660)
1863 - Sam Houston, President of the Republic of Texas (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Samuel Houston ( March 2, 1793 July 26, 1863) was a 19th century American statesman politician and soldier 1793)
1867 - King Otto of Greece (b. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Otto of Greece (Όθων Βασιλεύς της Ελλάδος Othon Vasileus tis Ellados) (1 June 1815 – 26 July 1867 was made the first modern king of Greece 1815)
1919 - Sir Edward Poynter, British painter (b. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Edward John Poynter 1st Baronet KB PRA ( 20 March 1836 &ndash 26 July 1919) was a British painter 1836)
1925 - Gottlob Frege, German mathematician and logician (b. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Friedrich Ludwig Gottlob Frege ( 8 November 1848, Wismar, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin &ndash 26 July 1925 1848)
1925 - William Jennings Bryan, American politician (b. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap For other persons of the same name see William Bryan and William Jennings. 1860)
1925 - Antonio Ascari, Italian racing driver (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Antonio Ascari ( September 15, 1888 &ndash July 26, 1925) was an Italian Grand Prix motor racing champion 1888)
1932 - Frederick S. Duesenberg automotive pioneer (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Frederick Samuel Duesenberg ( December 6, 1876 &ndash July 26, 1932) was an Automobile pioneer Designer, Manufacturer 1876)
1935 - Winsor McCay, American cartoonist (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Winsor McCay ( September 26 1867 (? – July 26 1934) was an American Cartoonist and Animator. 1871)
1941 - Henri Lebesgue, French mathematician (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henri Léon Lebesgue leɔ̃ ləˈbɛg ( June 28, 1875, Beauvais &ndash July 26, 1941, Paris) was a French 1875)
1942 - Roberto Arlt, Argentinian writer (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roberto Arlt ( Buenos Aires, April 2, 1900 &ndash July 26, 1942) was an Argentine short-story writer novelist and playwright 1900)
1952 - Eva Perón, First Lady of Argentina and wife of Argentine President Juan Perón (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. María Eva Duarte de Perón' ( May 7 1919 &ndash July 26 1952) was the second wife of President Juan Domingo Perón Juan Domingo Perón (October 8 1895 &ndash July 1 1974 was an Argentine Colonel and Politician, elected three times as President of Argentina 1919)
1953 - Nikolaos Plastiras, Greek general and politician (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nikolaos Plastiras ( Νικόλαος Πλαστήρας) ( November 4, 1883 - July 26, 1953) was a General of the 1883)
1960 - Maud Menten, Canadian biochemist (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maud Leonora Menten ( March 20, 1879 &ndash July 26, 1960) was a Canadian medical scientist who made significant contributions to 1879)
1960 - Cedric Gibbons, American art director (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Austin Cedric Gibbons, ( March 23 1893 &ndash July 26, 1960) was an Irish American Art director who was one of the most 1893)
1964 - Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe, British politician, naval officer and racing driver (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Francis Richard Henry Penn Curzon 5th Earl Howe, CBE, PC, VD ( 1 May 1884, Mayfair, London - 26 July 1884)
1969 - Frank Loesser, American composer (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frank Henry Loesser ( June 29, 1910, New York City – July 26, 1969, New York City) was an American 1910)
1970 - Robert Taschereau, French Canadian lawyer and Chief Justice of Canada (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Taschereau, PC, CC ( September 10, 1896 &ndash July 26, 1970) 1896)
1971 - Diane Arbus, American photographer (suicide) (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Diane Arbus ( March 14 1923 – July 26 1971) was an American Photographer, noted for her portraits of people on the 1923)
1980 - Ibn-e-Safi, Pakistani fiction writer and Urdu poet (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Ibn-e-Safi (also spelled as Ibne Safi) ( Urdu: ابنِ صفی) was the Pen name of Asrar Ahmad ( Urdu: اسرار Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised 1928)
1984 - George Gallup, American statistician and opinion pollster (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) George Horace Gallup ( November 18, 1901 – July 26, 1984) was an American pioneer of survey sampling techniques and inventor of the Gallup 1901)
1984 - Ed Gein, American serial killer (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting 1906)
1986 - Averell Harriman, American diplomat (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) William Averell Harriman ( November 15 1891 July 26 1986) was an American Democratic Party politician businessman 1891)
1988 - Fazlur Rahman, Pakistani scholar (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) 1919)
1990 - Brent Mydland, American keyboardist (Grateful Dead) (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Brent Mydland ( October 21, 1952 – July 26, 1990) was the fourth Keyboardist to play for the American rock band the The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. 1952)
1992 - Mary Wells, American singer (b. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Mary Esther Wells ( May 13, 1943 &ndash July 26, 1992) was an American singer who sung a repertoire that included R&B 1943)
1993 - Matthew Ridgeway, American army general (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Matthew Bunker Ridgway ( March 3, 1895 &ndash July 26, 1993) was a United States Army General. 1895)
1995 - Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian guitarist (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Laurindo Almeida (September 2 1917 São Paulo, Brazil &ndashJuly 26 1995 Van Nuys, California) was a Brazilian classical 1917)
1995 - Raymond Mailloux, Quebec politician (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Raymond Mailloux ( May 1, 1918 - July 26, 1995) was a Quebec politician and Cabinet Minister. 1918)
1995 - George Romney, American businessman and politician (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Wilcken Romney ( July 8 1907 July 26 1995) was an American Businessman and a Politician. 1907)
2000 - John Tukey, American statistician (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. John Wilder Tukey ( June 16, 1915 &ndash July 26, 2000) was an American Statistician. 1915)
2001 - Rex Barber, American WWII aviator (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Colonel Rex T Barber ( May 06, 1917 - July 26, 2001) was a World War II fighter pilot 1917)
2001 - Peter von Zahn, German journalist (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Peter von Zahn ( 29 January 1913 &ndash 26 July 2001) was a German author Film maker, and journalist 1913)
2005 - Betty Astell, British actress (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Betty Astell ( May 23 1912 &ndash July 26 2005) was an English actress. 1912)
2005 - Alexander Golitzen, American art director (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Alexander Golitzen, ( Moscow, February 28, 1908 - San Diego, July 26, 2005) oversaw art direction on more than 1908)
2005 - Jack Hirshleifer, American economist (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Jack Hirshleifer ( August 26, 1925 &ndash July 26, 2005) was an American Economist and long-time professor at the 1925)
2005 - Gilles Marotte, Canadian ice hockey player (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gilles Marotte ( January 7, 1945 – July 26, 2005)was a Canadian defenceman in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins 1945)
2007 - Lars Forssell, Swedish writer, member of the Swedish Academy (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Lars Hans Carl Abraham Forssell ( January 14, 1928 July 26, 2007) was a Swedish writer and member of the Swedish Academy 1928)
2007 - John Normington, English actor (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Normington (28 January 1937 &ndash 26 July 2007 was an English Actor who appeared widely on British television from the 1960s until the year of his 1937)
2007 - Skip Prosser, American basketball coach (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Edward "Skip" Prosser ( November 3 1950 &ndash July 26 2007) was an American College basketball coach 1950)

Holidays and Observances

Cuba - Anniversary of the Moncada Barracks Attack (1953); Day of the National Rebellion
India - Vijay Divas (end of Kargil War])
Liberia and Maldives - Independence Day

Roman Catholicism

Saint Bartolomea Capitanio
Saint Anne (mother of St. Mary) common; MR, with Joachim

External links

Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la The Moncada Barracks was a military Barracks in Santiago de Cuba, named after General Guillermon Moncada, a hero of the War of Independence. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict, was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire The Maldives ( or, or Maldive Islands) officially the Republic of Maldives, is an Island nation consisting of a group of atolls stretching An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the Anniversary of a Nation 's assumption of independent Statehood, usually after ceasing Bartolomea Capitanio (1807-1833 born in Lovere, Italy was with Vincenza Gerosa, one of the foundresses of the Catholic Religious order Saint Anne (also Ann or Anna of David's house and line was the mother of the Virgin Mary, according to Christian tradition

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