What happened this day in history July 26

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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