Historical Events In July - 26

1990  On July - 26 brent Mydland, rock keyboardist/vocalist (Grass Roots), dies at 38  

1991  Paul Reubens (Pee Wee Herman) is arrested in Florida, for exposing himself at an adult movie theater on July - 26.  

1992  Mary Wells, US soul singer (My Guy), dies at 49 on July - 26.  

1993  On July - 26 daniel Fuchs, US, screenwriter (Hard Way), dies at 84  

1994  Marino Iandioro, canned tomato pioneer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1995  Eleanore Griffin, screenwriter, dies on July - 26.  

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 this day in history.  

1999  On July - 26 "Eagles:Hell Freezers" Over becomes the best selling music DVD  

2005  On July - 26 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  At least 200 people are killed in a day of violence in Syria on this day in history.  

2013  57 people are killed in a market bombing in Parachinar, Pakistan on this day in history.  

2014  On July - 26 taghrooda wins the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes  

2017  On July - 26 uS President Donald Trump announces policy to ban transgendered people from the military, overturning Obama era changes  

2017  On this day in history great Britain announces it will ban gasoline and diesel cars by 2040  

2017  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

2018  On July - 26 over 700 immigrant children still separated from their parents in the US as court-imposed deadline to reunite them passes  

2018  Sir Paul McCartney performs a secret gig at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, where the Beatles began on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history heavy wildfires in Greece leave 87 dead and more than a hundred buildings destroyed.  

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 this day in history.  

2019  On July - 26 august 11 - The 2019 Pan American Games are held in Lima, Peru.  

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  

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1030  Stanislaus of Szczepanów, St. Stanislaw (d. 1079) was born on July - 26.  

1467  Ferdinand II, King of Naples was born on this day in history.  

1678  Joseph I Habsburg, German king/Roman catholic emperor (1705-11) was born on this day in history.  

1694  Johann Samuel Endler, composer was born on this day in history.  

1739  On this day in history birth of george Clinton, NY, (D-R) 4th VP (1805-12)  

1782  John Field, Dublin Ireland, pianist/composer (Nocturnes) was born on this day in history.  

1791  Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, 6th child of Austrian composer WAM was born on this day in history.  

1796  George Catlin, US, author/painter (American Indian scenes) was born on this day in history.  

0796  Death of Offa, king of Mercia (75.-796) on this day in history.  

0811  On this day in history nicephorus I, Byzantine Emperor (802-11), dies in battle  

1342  On this day in history charles I Robert van Anjou, King of Hungary (1307-42), dies  

1380  On July - 26 death of emperor Komyo of Japan (b. 1322)  

1471  On July - 26 paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italian Pope (1464-71), dies at 54  

1533  On this day in history atahualpo, Inca ruler, dies  

1541  On this day in history death of francisco Pizarro, Spanish explorer, murdered in Lima  

1592  Death of Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron, French soldier (b. 1524) on this day in history.