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On This Day · The 207th day of the year

July 26

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.

♌ZodiacLeo ◈BirthstoneRuby ❀Birth flowerLarkspur

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

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 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.

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

  2. 1847

    Liberia

  3. 1890

    Buenos Aires

  4. 1941

    World War II

  5. 1953

    Arizona

  6. 1977

    Quebec

  7. 1993

    Asiana Airlines Flight 733

  8. 2005

    Mumbai

  9. 2009

    Nigeria

  10. 2016

    Hillary Clinton

Famous birthday twins

Born on July 26

Francesco Cossiga

b. 1928

Gaël Clichy

b. 1985

Stanley Kubrick

b. 1928

Alfred Marshall

b. 1842

Ella Leivo

b. 1994

Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)

b. 1949

George Bernard Shaw

b. 1856

Ferdinand Tönnies

b. 1855

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)

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