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On This Day in History — July 26
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Highlights of July 26
- 2016 — Hillary Clinton (pictured) became the first female nominee for president of the United States by a major political party at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Read more
- 2012 — The New Irish Republican Army was formed from a merger of a number of dissident republican militant groups. Read more
- 2007 — After widespread controversy throughout Wales, Shambo, a black Friesian bull that had been adopted by the local Hindu community, was slaughtered due to concerns about bovine tuberculosis. Read more
- 1993 — Asiana Airlines Flight 733 crashed into a mountain during a failed attempt to land at Mokpo Airport, South Korea, leading to the deaths of 68 people on board. Read more
- 1968 — After coming second to Nguyễn Văn Thiệu in a rigged presidential election, Trương Đình Dzu was jailed by a South Vietnamese military court for illicit currency transactions. Read more
- 1953 — In Short Creek, Arizona, police conducted a mass arrest of approximately 400 Mormon fundamentalists for polygamy. Read more
- 1953 — The Battle of the Samichon River, the last engagement of the Korean War, ended a few hours before the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement. Read more
- 1936 — The Canadian National Vimy Memorial, dedicated to Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed in the First World War, was unveiled in Pas-de-Calais, France. Read more
- 1887 — L. L. Zamenhof (pictured) published Unua Libro, the first publication to describe Esperanto, a constructed international language. Read more
- 1882 — Boer mercenaries established the Republic of Stellaland (later flag pictured) in land claimed by the United Kingdom as part of British Bechuanaland. Read more
- 1778 — On the orders of Catherine the Great the first of tens of thousands of Greek and Armenian Christians were removed from Crimea and resettled in Pryazovia. Read more
- 1759 — French and Indian War: Troops led by French brigadier general François-Charles de Bourlamaque attempted to blow up Fort Carillon, near present-day Ticonderoga, New York, rather than defending it against approaching British forces. Read more
- 1551 — The Knights Hospitaller surrendered the Castello of Gozo to the Ottoman Empire following a brief siege, leading to the mass enslavement and dispersal of the Gozitan population. Read more
- 1184 — Approximately 60 local nobles died when the floor of a building collapsed in Erfurt, causing them to fall through the ground floor into a latrine cesspit below. Read more
Events
- 2016 — The Sagamihara stabbings occur in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. Nineteen people are killed. Read more
- 2016 — Hillary Clinton becomes the first female nominee for president of the United States by a major political party at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Read more
- 2016 — Solar Impulse 2 becomes the first solar-powered aircraft to circumnavigate the Earth. Read more
- 2011 — A Royal Moroccan Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashes near Guelmim Airport in Guelmim, Morocco. All 80 people on board are killed. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 2008 — Fifty-six people are killed and over 200 people are injured, in the Ahmedabad bombings in India. Read more
- 2005 — Space Shuttle program: STS-114 Mission: Launch of Discovery, NASA's first scheduled flight mission after the Columbia Disaster in 2003. Read more
- 2005 — Mumbai, India receives 99.5cm of rain (39.17 inches) within 24 hours, resulting in floods killing over 5,000 people. Read more
- 1999 — Kargil conflict officially comes to an end. The Indian Army announces the complete eviction of Pakistani intruders. Read more
- 1993 — Asiana Airlines Flight 733 crashes into a ridge on Mt. Ungeo on its third attempt to land at Mokpo Airport, South Korea. Sixty-eight of the 116 people on board are killed. Read more
- 1990 — The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is signed into law by President George H. W. Bush. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 1977 — The National Assembly of Quebec imposes the use of French as the official language of the provincial government. Read more
- 1974 — Greek Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis forms the country's first civil government after seven years of military rule. Read more
- 1971 — Apollo program: Launch of Apollo 15 on the first Apollo "J-Mission", and first use of a Lunar Roving Vehicle. Read more
- 1968 — Vietnam War: South Vietnamese opposition leader Trương Đình 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. Read more
- 1963 — Syncom 2, the world's first geosynchronous satellite, is launched from Cape Canaveral on a Delta B booster. Read more
- 1963 — An earthquake in Skopje, Yugoslavia (present-day North Macedonia) leaves 1,100 dead. Read more
- 1963 — The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development votes to admit Japan. Read more
- 1958 — Explorer program: Explorer 4 is launched. Read more
- 1957 — Carlos Castillo Armas, dictator of Guatemala, is assassinated. Read more
- 1956 — Following the World Bank's refusal to fund building the Aswan Dam, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal, sparking international condemnation. Read more
- 1953 — Cold War: Fidel Castro leads an unsuccessful attack on the Moncada Barracks, thus beginning the Cuban Revolution. The movement took the name of the date: 26th of July Movement Read more
- 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. Read more
- 1953 — Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment repel a number of Chinese assaults against a key position known as The Hook during the Battle of the Samichon River, just hours before the Armistice Agreement is signed, ending the Korean War. Read more
- 1952 — King Farouk of Egypt abdicates in favor of his son Fuad. Read more
- 1951 — Walt Disney's 13th animated film, Alice in Wonderland, premieres in London, England, United Kingdom. Read more
- 1948 — U.S. president Harry S. Truman signs Executive Order 9981, desegregating the military of the United States. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 1946 — Aloha Airlines begins service from Honolulu International Airport. Read more
- 1945 — The Labour Party wins the United Kingdom general election of July 5 by a landslide, removing Winston Churchill from power. Read more
- 1945 — World War II: The Potsdam Declaration is signed in Potsdam, Germany. Read more
- 1945 — World War II: HMS Vestal is the last British Royal Navy ship to be sunk in the war. Read more
- 1945 — World War II: The USS Indianapolis arrives at Tinian with components and enriched uranium for the Little Boy nuclear bomb. Read more
- 1944 — World War II: The Red Army enters Lviv, a major city in western Ukraine, capturing it from the Nazis. Only 300 Jews survive out of 160,000 living in Lviv prior to occupation. Read more
- 1941 — World War II: Battle of Grand Harbour, British forces on Malta destroy an attack by the Italian Decima Flottiglia MAS. Fort St Elmo Bridge covering the harbour is demolished in the process. Read more
- 1941 — World War II: In response to the Japanese occupation of French Indochina, the United States, Britain and the Netherlands freeze all Japanese assets and cut off oil shipments. Read more
- 1937 — Spanish Civil War: End of the Battle of Brunete with the Nationalist victory. Read more
- 1936 — Spanish Civil War: Germany and Italy decide to intervene in the war in support for Francisco Franco and the Nationalist faction. Read more
- 1936 — King Edward VIII, in one of his few official duties before he abdicates the throne, officially unveils the Canadian National Vimy Memorial. Read more
- 1918 — Emmy Noether's paper, which became known as Noether's theorem was presented at Göttingen, Germany, from which conservation laws are deduced for symmetries of angular momentum, linear momentum, and energy. Read more
- 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). Read more
- 1899 — Ulises Heureaux, the 27th President of the Dominican Republic, is assassinated. Read more
- 1897 — Anglo-Afghan War: 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. Read more
- 1892 — Dadabhai Naoroji is elected as the first Indian Member of Parliament in Britain. Read more
- 1891 — France annexes Tahiti. Read more
- 1890 — In Buenos Aires, Argentina the Revolución del Parque takes place, forcing President Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman's resignation. Read more
- 1887 — Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement. Read more
- 1882 — Premiere of Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal at Bayreuth. Read more
- 1882 — The Republic of Stellaland is founded in Southern Africa. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 1848 — The University of Wisconsin–Madison is established by Nelson Dewey, first Governor of Wisconsin. Read more
- 1847 — Liberia declares its independence from the United States. France and the United Kingdom are the first to recognize the new nation. Read more
- 1822 — José de San Martín arrives in Guayaquil, Ecuador, to meet with Simón Bolívar. Read more
- 1822 — First day of the three-day Battle of Dervenakia, between the Ottoman Empire force led by Mahmud Dramali Pasha and the Greek Revolutionary force led by Theodoros Kolokotronis. Read more
- 1814 — The Swedish–Norwegian War begins. Read more
- 1803 — The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world's first public railway, opens in south London, United Kingdom. Read more
- 1788 — New York ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 11th state of the United States. Read more
- 1778 — The Emigration of Christians from the Crimea in 1778 begins. Read more
Born on July 26
- 2000 — Thomasin McKenzie, New Zealand actress Read more
- 1998 — Achraf El Yakhloufi, Belgian politician Read more
- 1997 — Sebastian Aho, Finnish ice hockey player Read more
- 1996 — Olivia Breen, British Paralympic athlete Read more
- 1994 — Ella Leivo, Finnish tennis player Read more
- 1993 — Raymond Faitala-Mariner, New Zealand rugby league player Read more
- 1993 — Taylor Momsen, American singer-songwriter, model, and actress Read more
- 1992 — Marika Koroibete, Fijian rugby player Read more
- 1991 — Tyson Barrie, Canadian ice hockey player Read more
- 1991 — Chinami Yoshida, Japanese curler Read more
- 1990 — Bianca Santos, American actress Read more
- 1989 — Jeon Yeo-been, South Korean actress Read more
- 1988 — Yurie Omi, Japanese announcer and news anchor Read more
- 1988 — Sayaka Akimoto, Filipino–Japanese actress and singer Read more
- 1988 — Anthony Smith, American Mixed Martial Artist Read more
- 1987 — Panagiotis Kone, Greek footballer Read more
- 1987 — Alec Martinez, American ice hockey player Read more
- 1987 — Jordie Benn, Canadian ice hockey player Read more
- 1987 — Fredy Montero, Colombian footballer Read more
- 1986 — Monica Raymund, American actress Read more
- 1986 — Leonardo Ulloa, Argentinian footballer Read more
- 1986 — John White, English footballer Read more
- 1985 — Marcus Benard, American football player Read more
- 1985 — Gaël Clichy, French footballer Read more
- 1985 — Audrey De Montigny, Canadian singer-songwriter Read more
- 1985 — Mat Gamel, American baseball player Read more
- 1984 — Kyriakos Ioannou, Cypriot high jumper Read more
- 1984 — Benjamin Kayser, French rugby player Read more
- 1984 — Sabri Sarıoğlu, Turkish footballer Read more
- 1983 — Kelly Clark, American snowboarder Read more
- 1983 — Stephen Makinwa, Nigerian footballer Read more
- 1983 — Roderick Strong, American wrestler Read more
- 1983 — Naomi van As, Dutch field hockey player Read more
- 1983 — Ken Wallace, Australian kayaker Read more
- 1983 — Delonte West, American basketball player Read more
- 1982 — Gilad Hochman, Israeli composer Read more
- 1982 — Christopher Kane, Scottish fashion designer Read more
- 1981 — Abe Forsythe, Australian actor, director, and screenwriter Read more
- 1981 — Maicon Sisenando, Brazilian footballer Read more
- 1980 — Jacinda Ardern, 40th Prime Minister of New Zealand Read more
Died on July 26
- 2025 — Tom Lehrer, American singer, comedian and mathematician (born 1928) Read more
- 2023 — Sinéad O'Connor, Irish singer and musician (born 1966) Read more
- 2021 — Joey Jordison, American musician (born 1975) Read more
- 2020 — Olivia de Havilland, American actress (born 1916) Read more
- 2019 — Russi Taylor, American voice actress (born 1944) Read more
- 2019 — Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, Cuban Roman Catholic prelate (born 1936) Read more
- 2018 — Adem Demaçi, Kosovo Albanian politician and writer (born 1936) Read more
- 2018 — John Kline, American basketball player (born 1931) Read more
- 2017 — June Foray, American voice actress (born 1917) Read more
- 2017 — Patti Deutsch, American voice artist and comedic actress (born 1943) Read more
- 2017 — Ronald Phillips, American criminal (born 1973) Read more
- 2016 — Solomon Feferman, American philosopher and mathematician (born 1928) Read more
- 2015 — Bijoy Krishna Handique, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Mines (born 1934) Read more
- 2015 — Flora MacDonald, Canadian banker and politician, 10th Canadian Minister of Communications (born 1926) Read more
- 2015 — Leo Reise, Jr., Canadian ice hockey player (born 1922) Read more
- 2015 — Ann Rule, American police officer and author (born 1931) Read more
- 2014 — Oleh Babayev, Ukrainian businessman and politician (born 1965) Read more
- 2014 — Charles R. Larson, American admiral (born 1936) Read more
- 2014 — Richard MacCormac, English architect, founded MJP Architects (born 1938) Read more
- 2014 — Sergei O. Prokofieff, Russian anthropologist and author (born 1954) Read more
- 2014 — Roland Verhavert, Belgian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1927) Read more
- 2013 — Luther F. Cole, American lawyer and politician (born 1925) Read more
- 2013 — Harley Flanders, American mathematician and academic (born 1925) Read more
- 2013 — Sung Jae-gi, South Korean philosopher and activist (born 1967) Read more
- 2013 — George P. Mitchell, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1919) Read more
- 2012 — Don Bagley, American bassist and composer (born 1927) Read more
- 2012 — Karl Benjamin, American painter and educator (born 1925) Read more
- 2012 — Miriam Ben-Porat, Russian-Israeli lawyer and jurist (born 1918) Read more
- 2012 — Lupe Ontiveros, American actress (born 1942) Read more
- 2012 — James D. Watkins, American admiral and politician, 6th United States Secretary of Energy (born 1927) Read more
- 2011 — Joe Arroyo, Colombian singer-songwriter and composer (born 1955) Read more
- 2011 — Tom Borton, American jazz saxophonist, songwriter and composer (born 1956) Read more
- 2011 — Richard Harris, American-Canadian football player and coach (born 1948) Read more
- 2011 — Sakyo Komatsu, Japanese author and screenwriter (born 1931) Read more
- 2011 — Margaret Olley, Australian painter and philanthropist (born 1923) Read more
- 2010 — Sivakant Tiwari, Indian-Singaporean politician (born 1945) Read more
- 2009 — Merce Cunningham, American dancer and choreographer (born 1919) Read more
- 2007 — Lars Forssell, Swedish author, poet, and playwright (born 1928) Read more
- 2007 — Skip Prosser, American basketball player and coach (born 1950) Read more
- 2005 — Alexander Golitzen, Russian-born American production designer and art director (born 1908) Read more
Holidays & observances
Christian feast day:
Andrew of Phú Yên; Christian feast day:
Anne and Joachim (Western Christianity); Christian feast day:
Bartolomea Capitanio; Christian feast day:
Blessed Camilla Gentili; Christian feast day:
George Preca; Christian feast day:
Blessed Maria Pierina; Christian feast day:
Paraskevi of Rome (Eastern Orthodox Church); Christian feast day:
Titus Brandsma; Christian feast day:
Venera; Christian feast day:
July 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics); Emancipation Day (Barbados); Day of the National Rebellion (Cuba); Esperanto Day; Independence Day (Liberia), celebrates the independence of Liberia from the American Colonization Society in 1847.; Independence Day (Maldives), celebrates the independence of Maldives from the United Kingdom in 1965.; Kargil Victory Day or Kargil Vijay Diwas (India)
Events, births and deaths from Wikipedia contributors, “July 26”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Lists are selections; the full record lives at the source.