Hisdates•ComPage 8: Historical Events In July - 26
Friday, 31 October 2025
1990 Brent Mydland, rock keyboardist/vocalist (Grass Roots), dies at 38 on July - 26. 
1991 On this day in history paul Reubens (Pee Wee Herman) is arrested in Florida, for exposing himself at an adult movie theater
1992 Mary Wells, US soul singer (My Guy), dies at 49 on July - 26.
1993 Daniel Fuchs, US, screenwriter (Hard Way), dies at 84 on July - 26.
1994 Marino Iandioro, canned tomato pioneer, dies at 64 on this day in history.
1995 Eleanore Griffin, screenwriter, dies on this day in history.
1996 On July - 26 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 "Eagles:Hell Freezers" Over becomes the best selling music DVD on July - 26.
2005 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 on this day in history.
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 On July - 26 57 people are killed in a market bombing in Parachinar, Pakistan
2014 Taghrooda wins the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes on this day in history.
2017 On July - 26 uS President Donald Trump announces policy to ban transgendered people from the military, overturning Obama era changes
2017 Great Britain announces it will ban gasoline and diesel cars by 2040 on this day in history.
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 On this day in history authorities in Stung Treng province, Cambodia, evacuate 25,000 below collapsed Laos dam as waters rise
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 Sir Paul McCartney performs a secret gig at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, where the Beatles began on July - 26.
2018 On July - 26 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"
2018 On July - 26 heavy wildfires in Greece leave 87 dead and more than a hundred buildings destroyed.
2018 On July - 26 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.
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 On July - 26 actor Kevin Spacey is cleared of sex assault charges at a court in London [1]
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 On July - 26 the Summer Olympics are held in Paris, France. The controversial opening ceremonyand the boxing match of Luca Hámori and Imane Khelif spark international debate.
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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