26 July - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on July 26, the day number in a year is 207 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 208. July 26 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
July 26 in History - Top Historical Events
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 811 | Bulgarian forces led by Khan Krum defeated the Byzantines at theBattle of Pliska, annihilating almost the whole army and killingByzantine Emperor Nikephoros I. |
| 1509 | Krishnadevaraya, who would become the most powerful of all theHindu rulers of India, ascended to the throne of the VijayanagaraEmpire. |
| 1757 | Battle over Hustenbeck: French army lost to King of Cumberland. |
| 1759 | French and Indian War: Rather than defend Fort Carillon nearpresent-day Ticonderoga, New York, from an approaching 11,000-manBritish force, French Brigadier General François-Charles de Bourlamaquewithdrew his troops and attempted to blow the fort up. |
| 1760 | Austrian troops captured Fort Glatz Silesia. |
| 1788 | New York became the 11th state of the United States. |
| 1788 | New York ratified the Constitution of the United States and became the eleventh US state. |
| 1803 | Due to the first public railway line in England, the Wagonway opened between Wandsworth and Croydon. |
| 1805 | The earthquake in Mollis and Campania, Italy killed about 5,573 people. |
| 1826 | Lithuania violence kills many Jews |
| 1835 | The first sugarcane plantation started in Hawaii. |
| 1858 | Baron Lionel de Rothschild was the first Jewish person elected to the British Parliament. |
| 1882 | Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal, loosely based on Wolfram vonEschenbach's epic poem Parzival about Arthurian knight Percival and hisquest for the Holy Grail, officially premiered at the Festspielhaus inBayreuth, Bavaria (present-day Germany). |
| 1887 | L. L. Zamenhof published Unua Libro, the first publication todescribe Esperanto, a constructed international language. |
| 1933 | The International Silver Agreement of the World Economic Conference was signed in London. |
| 1936 | The Canadian National Vimy Memorial, a memorial sitenear Vimy, Pas-de-Calais, France, dedicated to the memory of Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed during the First World War, wasunveiled. |
| 1945 | The Labour Party won the United Kingdom general election of July 5 by a landslide, replacing Winston Churchill as Prime Minister with Clement Attlee. |
| 1951 | The Netherlands ended the war with Germany. |
| 1953 | Fidel Castro and his brother Raúl led a group of approximately 160 rebels in an unsuccessful attack on the Moncada Barracks, thus beginning the Cuban Revolution. |
| 1953 | The successful revolution began in Cuba under the leadership of Communist revolutionary Fidel Castro. |
| 1953 | A majority of Mormon sects in Arizona were raided Short Creek. |
| 1956 | Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal. |
| 1965 | The Maldives became independent of Britain. |
| 1990 | U.S. President George H. W. Bush signed into law the Americanswith Disabilities Act, a wide-ranging civil rights law that prohibits,under certain circumstances, discrimination based on disability. |
| 1992 | Man of La Mancha' closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 108 performances. |
| 1998 | AT&T and British telecommunications company PLC announced a joint venture. |
| 2002 | The first Chhattisgarh State Shooting Championship started. |
| 2005 | Shuttle Discovery STS-114 launches, first flight since Columbia disaster. |
| 2005 | NASA launched spacecraft Discovery. |
| 2007 | After widespread controversy throughout Wales, Shambo, a black Friesian bull that had been adopted by the local Hindu community, was slaughtered due to concerns about bovine tuberculosis. |
| 2007 | Pakistan successfully test-fired nuclear-powered cruise missile Babur Htf-7. |
| 2008 | European scientists discovered another new planet outside the solar system. |
| 2009 | The militant Islamist sec Boko Haram launched an attack on a Nigeria Police Force station, sparking violence across several states in northeastern Nigeria, leaving over 1,000 people dead. |
| 2009 | India becomes the sixth country to launch nuclear submarine. |
| 2010 | Over 92,000 classified documents detailing incidents related to the war in Afghanistan are released by Wikileaks; this is the largest leak in U.S military history. |
| 2011 | Vietnam re-elects Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. |
| 2011 | The Hendra virus is detected in a dog in Queensland, Australia near the Beaudesert; the virus has never before been detected in anything other than flying foxes, horses or humans. |
| 2012 | Tropical Storm Khanun left 16,000 people homeless in South Korea. |
| 2012 | President of France, Francois Holland finalizes a deal with Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara to forgive $4.7 billion dollars in debt incurred by the Ivory Coast when it was a French Colonial Power. |
| 2012 | The violence in Syria killed about 200 people a day. |
| 2013 | A Boeing 787 Dreamliner is grounded by Qatar Airways; a minor technical issue is reported, increasing pressure on Boeing to address possible electrical problems with its lastest new jet. |
| 2013 | A bomb blast occurred in Pakistan's Parachinar, killing 57. |
| 2014 | U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Central American leaders, asking their assistance in curbing the flood of children attempting to immigrate; Obama asserted that children without proper documentation would be returned to their home countries. |
| 2014 | 29-year-old Italian cyclist Vincenzo Nibali wins the Tour de France, becoming the first winner from Italy in 16 years; the victory makes Nibali one of only six cyclists to have won the Grand Tours of Italy, Spain and France. |
Famous Birthdays of July 26:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1948 | Luboš Andršt / Writer / Czech Republic |
| 1974 | Kees Meeuws / Rugby Player / New Zealand |
| 1928 | Elliott Erwitt / Photographer / United States of America |
| 1992 | Marika Koroibete / Rugby Player / Fiji |
| 1973 | Mariano Raffo / Producer / Argentina |
| 1938 | Keith Peters / Academic / United Kingdom |
| 1858 | Tom Garrett / Cricketer / Australia |
| 1946 | Emilio de Villota / Racing Car Driver / Spain |
| 1987 | Alec Martinez / Ice Hockey Player / United States of America |
| 1897 | Paul Gallico / Author / United States of America |
| 1985 | Marcus Benard / Footballer / United States of America |
| 1791 | Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart / Pianist / Austria |
| 1923 | Hoyt Wilhelm / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1955 | Aleksandrs Starkovs / Footballer / Latvia |
| 1875 | Carl Jung / Psychiatrist / Switzerland |
| 1982 | Christopher Kane / Fashion Designer / Scotland |
| 1865 | Rajanikanta Sen / Poet / India |
| 1928 | Bernice Rubens / Author / United Kingdom |
| 1903 | Estes Kefauver / Politician / United States of America |
| 1964 | Sandra Bullock / Actress / United States of America |
| 1981 | Maicon Sisenando / Footballer / Brazil |
| 1894 | Aldous Huxley / Philosopher / United Kingdom |
| 1977 | Joaquín Benoit / Baseball Player / Dominican Republic |
| 1829 | Auguste Beernaert / Politician / Belgium |
| 1802 | Mariano Arista / Politician / Mexico |
| 1711 | Lorenz Christoph Mizler / Physician / Germany |
| 1983 | Delonte West / Basketball Player / United States of America |
| 1957 | Yuen Biao / Actor / China |
| 1922 | Jim Foglesong / Producer / United States of America |
| 1928 | Don Beauman / Racing Car Driver / United Kingdom |
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Read in Hindi : 26 जुलाई की प्रमुख ऐतिहासिक घटनाएं