What are the important events that happened on July 26? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
July 26: Facts & Myths About This Day
July 26 is the 208th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 158 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is July 13, 2024 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 28,699,200 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectaoctagon’ day.
Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 187 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,235 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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July 26 Historical Events
811 –
Battle of Pliska: Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus I is killed and his heir Stauracius is seriously wounded.
1788 –
New York ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 11th state of the United States.
1803 –
The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world’s first public railway, opens in south London.
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).
1936 –
The Axis Powers decide to intervene in the Spanish Civil War.
1937 –
End of the Battle of Brunete in the Spanish Civil War.
1951 –
Walt Disney’s 13th animated film, Alice in Wonderland, premieres in London, United Kingdom.
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.
1977 –
The National Assembly of Quebec imposes the use of French as the official language of the provincial government.
1990 –
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is signed into law by President George H. W. Bush.
Who were born on July 26?
1895 –
Gracie Allen, American actress and comedian (d. 1964)
1914 –
Erskine Hawkins, American trumpeter and bandleader (d. 1993)
1919 –
Virginia Gilmore, American actress (d. 1986)
1922 –
Jason Robards, American actor (d. 2000)
1936 –
Mary Millar, English actress (d. 1998)
1940 –
Tolis Voskopoulos, Greek singer
1956 –
Tommy Rich, American professional wrestler
1979 –
Peter Sarno, Canadian ice hockey player
1983 –
Delonte West, American basketball player
1987 –
Miriam McDonald, Canadian actress
Who died on July 26?
342 –
Jin Chengdi, Chinese emperor (b. 321)
1801 –
Archduke Maximilian Franz of Austria (b. 1756)
1863 –
Sam Houston, President of the Republic of Texas (b. 1793)
1867 –
King Otto of Greece (b. 1815)
1919 –
Sir Edward Poynter, British painter (b. 1836)
1976 –
Stefanos Natsinas, Greek politician (b. 1910)
1984 –
Ed Gein, American serial killer (b. 1906)
1993 –
Matthew Ridgway, American army general (b. 1895)
1994 –
Christy Henrich, American gymnast (b. 1972)
2001 –
Peter von Zahn, German journalist (b. 1913)
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