July 26 is the 207th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 158 days remain until the end of the year.
We have some interesting facts & historic events all about July 26th, including areas in religion, crime, health and more.
July 26 is the 207th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 158 days remain until the end of the year.
Keep reading for more interesting facts about July 26th in history!
Table of Contents
Global Celebrations
- National Aunt and Uncle Day
- National All or Nothing Day
- National Coffee Milkshake Day
- One Voice Day
- Kargil Victory Day
Historic Events
What Happened On This Day – July 26
2018: Albert Einstein’s theory of gravitational redshift was proven after a telescope in Chile observed a black hole.
2017: President Donald Trump banned transgender persons from joining the US military.
1990: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 is signed into law
The law banned discrimination based on disability.
1965: Independence of Maldives
The Indian Ocean Island nation gained independence after 78 years of British rule.
1963 Syncom 2, the world’s first geosynchronous communications satellite is launched
Part of NASA’s Syncom program, it was responsible for transmitting the first TV signal from a geosynchronous satellite, a manmade satellite whose orbital period around the Earth matches the Earth’s rotation.
1947: President Harry Truman signed the National Security Act. Truman signed the bill while flying a US Air Force-owned C-54 aircraft.
1945: Potsdam Declaration is signedAlso known as the Proclamation Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender, the declaration signed by the US, UK and China, detailed the terms of surrender for Japan after World War II.
1945: Winston Churchill resigned as the British Prime Minister when his Labor Party was voted out of power.
1847: The country of Liberia is founded
This west African state was founded primarily by freed slaves from the United States. The Liberian constitution was based on the US’s constitution and the capital, Monrovia, is named after James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States.
1882: The opera “Parsifal” by Richard Wagner premiered in Bayreuth, Germany.
1788: New York became the 11th state to join the United States of America.
1775: The US Postal Service was founded during the Second Continental Congress. Their first Postmaster General was Benjamin Franklin.
1755: Italian adventurer and author Giacomo Casanova was arrested in Venice for his offensive remarks on religion.
1529: Francisco Pizarro became the Governor of Castile, which is a historic area of modern-day Peru.
Famous Birthdays
Births On This Day, July 26
1993: ELIZABETH GILLIES, American Actress
1964: SANDRA BULLOCK, American Actress
1973: KATE BECKINSALE, English Actress
1967: JASON STATHAM, English Actor
1943: Mick Jagger, English singer-songwriter, producer, actor
1928: Stanley Kubrick, American director
1894: Aldous Huxley, English author
1875: Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist
1856: George Bernard Shaw, Irish writer, Nobel Prize laureate
Heartbreaking Deaths
Deaths On This Day, July 26
1995: George W. Romney, American businessman, politician
1952: Eva Perón, Argentinian actress, 25th First Lady of Argentina
1925: William Jennings Bryan, American politician, 41st United States Secretary of State
1863: Sam Houston, American soldier, politician, 1st President of the Republic of Texas
796: Offa of Mercia
