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 207^th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 158 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is July 13, 2025 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 29,224,800 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 ‘dihectaheptagon’ 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 206 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 4,600 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

July 26 Historical Events

• 1509 –
  The Emperor Krishnadeva Raya ascends to the throne, marking the beginning of the regeneration of the Vijayanagara Empire.
• 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.
• 1897 –
  Anglo-Afghan wars: The Pashtun fakir Saidullah leads an army of more than 10,000 to begin a siege of the British garrison in the Malakand Agency of the North West Frontier Province of India.
• 1914 –
  Serbia and Bulgaria interrupt diplomatic relationship.
• 1936 –
  King Edward VIII, in one of his few official duties before he abdicates the throne, officially unveils the Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
• 1947 –
  Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act of 1947 into United States law creating the Central Intelligence Agency, United States Department of Defense, United States Air Force, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the United States National Security Council.
• 1952 –
  King Farouk of Egypt abdicates in favor of his son Fuad.
• 1957 –
  Carlos Castillo Armas, dictator of Guatemala, is assassinated.
• 1963 –
  An earthquake in Skopje, Yugoslavia (now in the Republic of Macedonia) leaves 1,100 dead.
• 2009 –
  The militant Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram attacks a police station in Bauchi, leading to reprisals by the Nigeria Police Force and four days of violence across multiple cities.

Who were born on July 26?

• 1888 –
  Reginald Hands, South African cricketer (d. 1918)
• 1895 –
  Jane Bunford, Britain’s tallest-ever person (d. 1922)
• 1914 –
  Ellis Kinder, American baseball player (d. 1968)
• 1923 –
  Jan Berenstain, American author
• 1941 –
  Bobby Hebb, American singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
• 1956 –
  Tommy Rich, American professional wrestler
• 1959 –
  Kevin Spacey, American actor
• 1962 –
  Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Irish fiddler and vocalist (Altan)
• 1985 –
  Mugdha Godse, Indian actress and model
• 1987 –
  Miriam McDonald, Canadian actress

Who died on July 26?

• 1712 –
  Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, English statesman (b. 1631)
• 1867 –
  King Otto of Greece (b. 1815)
• 1925 –
  Antonio Ascari, Italian racing driver (b. 1888)
• 1932 –
  Fred Duesenberg German-born American automotive pioneer (b. 1876)
• 1960 –
  Cedric Gibbons, American art director (b. 1893)
• 1993 –
  Matthew Ridgway, American army general (b. 1895)
• 1995 –
  Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian guitarist (b. 1917)
• 2005 –
  Alexander Golitzen, American art director (b. 1908)
• 2005 –
  Betty Astell, British actress (b. 1912)
• 2007 –
  John Normington, English actor (b. 1937)