What happened this day in history July 26, 2005

What are the important events that happened on July 26, 2005? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

July 26, 2005: Facts & Myths About This Day

July 26, 2005 is the 207th day of the year 2005 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 158 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is July 13, 2005 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 18,705,600 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.

If a person born on this day saved a Cent every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $42.64. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

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.

Rooster is the mythical animal and Wood is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.

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July 26, 2005 Historical Events

  • 2005
    Mumbai, India receives 99.5cm of rain (39.17 inches) within 24 hours, bringing the city to a halt for over 2 days.
  • 2005
    Space Shuttle program: STS-114 Mission – Launch of Discovery, NASA’s first scheduled flight mission after the Columbia Disaster in 2003.

Who died on July 26, 2005?

  • 2005
    Alexander Golitzen, American art director (b. 1908)
  • 2005
    Betty Astell, British actress (b. 1912)
  • 2005
    Gilles Marotte, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1945)
  • 2005
    Jack Hirshleifer, American economist (b. 1925)

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