July 26th, 1792

Born on July 26th, 1792

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What happened on July 26th?

July 26th, 2016

Hillary Clinton (pictured) became the first female nominee for president of the United States by a major political party at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

July 26th, 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.

July 26th, 1993

Asiana Airlines Flight 733 crashed into a mountain during a failed attempt to land at Mokpo Airport, South Korea, leading to the deaths of 68 people on board.

July 26th, 1968

After coming second to Nguyễn Văn Thiệu in a rigged presidential election, Trương Đình Dzu was jailed by a South Vietnamese military court for illicit currency transactions.

July 26th, 1953

The Battle of the Samichon River, the last engagement of the Korean War, ended a few hours before the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement.

July 26th, 1936

The Canadian National Vimy Memorial, dedicated to Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed in the First World War, was unveiled in Pas-de-Calais, France.

July 26th, 1887

L. L. Zamenhof (pictured) published Unua Libro, the first publication to describe Esperanto, a constructed international language.

July 26th, 1882

Boer mercenaries established the Republic of Stellaland (later flag pictured) in land claimed by the United Kingdom as part of British Bechuanaland.

July 26th, 1778

On the orders of Catherine the Great the first of tens of thousands of Greek and Armenian Christians were removed from Crimea and resettled in Pryazovia.

July 26th, 1759

French and Indian War: Troops led by French brigadier general François-Charles de Bourlamaque attempted to blow up Fort Carillon, near present-day Ticonderoga, New York, rather than defending it against approaching British forces.

July 26th, 1551

The Knights Hospitaller surrendered the Castello of Gozo to the Ottoman Empire following a brief siege, leading to the mass enslavement and dispersal of the Gozitan population.

July 26th, 2016

Solar Impulse 2 becomes the first solar-powered aircraft to circumnavigate the Earth.

July 26th, 2011

A Royal Moroccan Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashes near Guelmim Airport in Guelmim, Morocco. All 80 people on board are killed.

July 26th, 2009

The militant Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram attacks a police station in Bauchi, leading to reprisals by the Nigeria Police Force and four days of violence across multiple cities.

July 26th, 2005

Mumbai, India receives 99.5cm of rain (39.17 inches) within 24 hours, resulting in floods killing over 5,000 people.

Today's Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 26th

Same year
Born in 1792

29

Percy Bysshe Shelley

British Romantic poet (1792–1822)

*August 4th, 1792, Horsham †July 8th, 1822, La Spezia

74

Jacques Ignace Hittorff

French architect (1792-1867)

*August 20th, 1792, Cologne †March 25th, 1867, 9th arrondissement of Paris

85

Pius IX

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878

*May 13th, 1792, Senigallia †February 7th, 1878, Apostolic Palace

75

Joshua Alder

British zoologist (1792-1867)

*January 1st, 1792, Newcastle upon Tyne †January 1st, 1867, Newcastle upon Tyne

51

Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis

French mathematician, mechanical engineer, and scientist (*1792 – †1843)

*May 21st, 1792, Paris †September 19th, 1843, Paris

72

George M. Dallas

Vice president of the United States from 1845 to 1849

*July 10th, 1792, Philadelphia †December 31st, 1864, Philadelphia

57

Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen

Queen of the United Kingdom from 1830 to 1837

*August 13th, 1792, Meiningen †December 2nd, 1849, Bentley Priory

76

Thaddeus Stevens

American statesman (1792–1868)

*April 4th, 1792, Danville †August 11th, 1868, Washington, D.C.

49

Francisco Morazán

President of Federal Republic of Central America (1830-1839)

*October 3rd, 1792, Tegucigalpa †September 15th, 1842, San José

73

John Keble

British churchman and poet (1792–1866)

*April 25th, 1792, Fairford †March 29th, 1866, Bournemouth

89

Thomas Romney Robinson

British astronomer (1792–1882)

*April 23rd, 1792, Dublin †February 28th, 1882, Armagh

81

Johann Friedrich Bruch

German theologian

*December 13th, 1792, Pirmasens †July 22nd, 1874, Strasbourg

82

Johann Christoph Kröger

German educationist (1792-1874)

*February 4th, 1792, Hamburg †June 24th, 1874, Hamburg

74

Floride Calhoun

Second Lady of the United States from 1825 to 1832

*February 15th, 1792, Charleston †July 25th, 1866, Pendleton

80

Rudecindo Alvarado

Argentinian general

*March 1st, 1792, Salta †June 22nd, 1872, Salta

92

Leopold Schoeller

German entrepreneur

*June 10th, 1792, Schleiden †December 18th, 1884, Düren

60

Anton Bernhard Fürstenau

German flautist and composer (1792-1852)

*October 20th, 1792, Münster †November 18th, 1852, Dresden

83

Virginie Ancelot

French writer and painter (1792-1875)

*March 15th, 1792, Dijon †March 20th, 1875, 7th arrondissement of Paris

79

Martin Ohm

German mathematician (1792-1872)

*May 6th, 1792, Erlangen †April 1st, 1872, Berlin

56

Frederick Marryat

British naval officer and novelist (1792-1848)

*July 10th, 1792, London †August 9th, 1848, Langham

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Yes: 1792 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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