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Wednesday, 31 December 2025
1990 Brent Mydland, rock keyboardist/vocalist (Grass Roots), dies at 38 on this day in history. 
1991 Paul Reubens (Pee Wee Herman) is arrested in Florida, for exposing himself at an adult movie theater on this day in history.
1992 On July - 26 mary Wells, US soul singer (My Guy), dies at 49
1993 Daniel Fuchs, US, screenwriter (Hard Way), dies at 84 on this day in history.
1994 On this day in history marino Iandioro, canned tomato pioneer, dies at 64
1995 On July - 26 eleanore Griffin, screenwriter, dies
1996 On this day in history arthur William Raynes McDonald, radar Pioneer/pilot, dies at 93
1999 "Eagles Hell Freezers" Over becomes the best selling music DVD on July - 26.
1999 On this day in history "Eagles:Hell Freezers" Over becomes the best selling music DVD
2005 On this day in history launch for Space Shuttle Discovery "Return To Flight" mission STS-114. This is the first Space Shuttle flight in nearly two and a half years since the breakup of Columbia on its return from mission STS-107.
2005 Mumbai and Mumbai Conurbation area was submerged in 5-7 ft water due to heavy rains and making nearby dams release water causing massive flood, which virtually stopped the financial capital of India for 4-5 days on this day in history.
2012 On July - 26 at least 200 people are killed in a day of violence in Syria
2013 57 people are killed in a market bombing in Parachinar, Pakistan on this day in history.
2014 On this day in history taghrooda wins the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
2017 US President Donald Trump announces policy to ban transgendered people from the military, overturning Obama era changes on July - 26.
2017 Great Britain announces it will ban gasoline and diesel cars by 2040 on July - 26.
2017 On July - 26 3 live king cobras reported found inside potato chip cans by customs officials in Los Angeles
2018 On July - 26 facebook has the single worst day of any public company on the stock market - losing 19% or $119 billion market value
2018 Authorities in Stung Treng province, Cambodia, evacuate 25,000 below collapsed Laos dam as waters rise on July - 26.
2018 Over 700 immigrant children still separated from their parents in the US as court-imposed deadline to reunite them passes on July - 26.
2018 On July - 26 sir Paul McCartney performs a secret gig at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, where the Beatles began
2018 Observation of a black hole by The Very Large Telescope in Chile proves Albert Einstein 's prediction of "gravitational redshift", published in "Journal Astronomy & Astrophysics" on this day in history.
2018 Heavy wildfires in Greece leave 87 dead and more than a hundred buildings destroyed on July - 26.
2018 The share price of Facebook drops by almost 20 percent after the company warns investors that user growth has slowed following the data leak scandal. Over $109 billion is wiped from its market value, the largest single day loss in corporate history on July - 26.
2019 August 11 - The 2019 Pan American Games are held in Lima, Peru on July - 26.
2020 On this day in history body of civil rights activist John Lewis crosses the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma for the last time (beaten there 55 years ago) with a military honor guard as part of a remembrance ceremony
2023 Actor Kevin Spacey is cleared of sex assault charges at a court in London [1] on July - 26.
2023 President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger is toppled in a coup d'état after members of his presidential guard and the armed forces seize control of the country and install General Abdourahamane Tchiani as leader of a military junta on July - 26.
2024 Opening Ceremony for the XXXIII Olympiad in Paris held outside for the first time along the river Seine, with 85 boats carrying the athletes, and performances by Lady Gaga and Celine Dion [1] on this day in history.
2024 The Summer Olympics are held in Paris, France. The controversial opening ceremonyand the boxing match of Luca Hámori and Imane Khelif spark international debate on July - 26.
2024 María Corina Machado and Edmundo González along with his wife, addressing supporters in Caracas following the presidential election results on July - 26.
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