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July 26

July 26 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1758 and 2016. French and Indian War: The Siege of Louisbourg ends with British forces defeating the French and taking control of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.

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Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed July 13, 2026

What happened on July 26?

July 26 is the 207th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1758 and 2016. Famous people born on July 26 include Francesco Cossiga, Gaël Clichy and Stanley Kubrick.

The shape of the day

July 26's record stretches 258 years, from 1758 to 2016. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

Leo is the sign for July 26 — read more on the Leo page, or see July's birthstone & birth flower.

Released on July 26

Movies, games, albums & shows

2022

  • Game Cartel Tycoon

2021

  • Game NEO: The World Ends with You
  • Game Baldo: The Guardian Owls

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1758

    French and Indian War

    French and Indian War: The Siege of Louisbourg ends with British forces defeating the French and taking control of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.

  2. 1847

    Liberia

    Liberia declares its independence from the United States. France and the United Kingdom are the first to recognize the new nation.

  3. 1890

    Buenos Aires

    In Buenos Aires, Argentina the Revolución del Parque takes place, forcing President Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman's resignation.

  4. 1941

    World War II

    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.

  5. 1953

    Arizona

    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.

  6. 1977

    Quebec

    The National Assembly of Quebec imposes the use of French as the official language of the provincial government.

  7. 1993

    Asiana Airlines Flight 733

    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.

  8. 2005

    Mumbai

    Mumbai, India receives 99.5cm of rain (39.17 inches) within 24 hours, resulting in floods killing over 5,000 people.

  9. 2009

    Nigeria

    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.

  10. 2016

    Hillary Clinton

    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.

Famous birthday twins

Born on July 26

Francesco Cossiga

b. 1928

Italian academic and politician, 8th President of Italy

Gaël Clichy

b. 1985

French footballer

Stanley Kubrick

b. 1928

American director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer

Alfred Marshall

b. 1842

English economist and academic

Ella Leivo

b. 1994

Finnish tennis player

Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)

b. 1949

English singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer

George Bernard Shaw

b. 1856

Irish playwright and critic, Nobel Prize laureate

Ferdinand Tönnies

b. 1855

German sociologist and philosopher

Deaths

  • 2020Olivia de Havilland
  • 1952Eva Perón
  • 1925Gottlob Frege
  • 1867Otto of Greece
  • 1801Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria
  • 342Emperor Cheng of Jin

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Andrew of Phú Yên
  • —Christian feast day: Anne (Western Christianity)
  • —Christian feast day: Bartolomea Capitanio
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Maria Pierina
  • —Christian feast day: Joachim (Western Christianity)
  • —Christian feast day: Paraskevi of Rome (Eastern Orthodox Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Venera
  • —Christian feast day: July 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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