July 26th, 1928

Born on July 26th, 1928

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on July 26th?

July 26th, 2016

A former employee carried out a mass stabbing at a care home for disabled people in Sagamihara, Japan, killing 19 people and wounding 26 others.

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 of the 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, 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.

July 26th, 1999

Kargil conflict officially comes to an end. The Indian Army announces the complete eviction of Pakistani intruders.

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

Born on July 26th, 1928

70

Stanley Kubrick

American filmmaker (1928–1999)

*July 26th, 1928, The Bronx †March 7th, 1999, Harpenden

82

Francesco Cossiga

8th President of Italy (1928-2010)

*July 26th, 1928, Sassari †August 17th, 2010, Rome

89

Joe Jackson

American music manager and father of the Jackson family (1928-2018)

*July 26th, 1928, Fountain Hill †June 27th, 2018, Las Vegas

93

Hans Haselböck

Austrian composer and musician

*July 26th, 1928, Bergern im Dunkelsteinerwald †October 20th, 2021, Vienna

95

Elliott Erwitt

French-born American advertising and documentary photographer (1928-2023)

*July 26th, 1928, Neuilly-sur-Seine †November 30th, 2023, Manhattan

84

Peter Lougheed

Canadian politician (1928-2012)

*July 26th, 1928, Calgary †September 13th, 2012, Calgary

53

Tadeusz Baird

Polish composer

*July 26th, 1928, Grodzisk Mazowiecki †September 2nd, 1981, Warsaw

52

Ibn-e-Safi

Pakistani writer

*July 26th, 1928, Prayagraj †July 26th, 1980, Karachi

26

Don Beauman

British racing driver (1928-1955)

*July 26th, 1928, Farnborough †July 9th, 1955, Wicklow

88

Wolfgang Kaunzner

German mathematician and historian of mathematics

*July 26th, 1928, Žatec †March 10th, 2017, Regensburg

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71

Felix Magath

German association football player and manager

*July 26th, 1953, Aschaffenburg

79

Helen Mirren

English actor (born 1945)

*July 26th, 1945, Hammersmith

30

Guro Reiten

Norwegian association football player

*July 26th, 1994, Sunndalsøra

81

Mick Jagger

British singer and songwriter; vocalist of The Rolling Stones

*July 26th, 1943, Dartford

24

Zoe Turnes

Argentinian handball player

*July 26th, 2000, Buenos Aires

65

Kevin Spacey

American actor (b. 1959)

*July 26th, 1959, South Orange

60

Sandra Bullock

American-German actress and producer

*July 26th, 1964, Arlington County

44

Jacinda Ardern

Prime Minister of New Zealand (2017–2023)

*July 26th, 1980, Hamilton

49

Liz Truss

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2022

*July 26th, 1975, Oxford

72

Franco Mescolini

Italian actor

*July 26th, 1944, Cesena †April 12th, 2017, Cesena

94

George Bernard Shaw

Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist (1856–1950)

*July 26th, 1856, Dublin †November 2nd, 1950, Ayot St Lawrence

90

Barbara Jefford

British actress (1930-2020)

*July 26th, 1930, Plymstock †September 12th, 2020

57

Jason Statham

English actor (born 1967)

*July 26th, 1967, Shirebrook

78

Jason Robards

American actor (1922–2000)

*July 26th, 1922, Chicago †December 26th, 2000, Bridgeport

22

Rui Hirokami

Japanese badminton player

*July 26th, 2002, Takaoka

75

Thaksin Shinawatra

Thai politician

*July 26th, 1949, San Kamphaeng

88

Ana María Matute

Spanish writer

*July 26th, 1925, Barcelona †June 25th, 2014, Barcelona

69

Aldous Huxley

English writer and philosopher (1894–1963)

*July 26th, 1894, Godalming †November 22nd, 1963, Los Angeles

91

Edmund Phelps

American economist

*July 26th, 1933, Evanston

76

Joan Reventós i Carner

Spanish politician

*July 26th, 1927, Barcelona †January 13th, 2004, Barcelona

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88

Søren Elung Jensen

Actor (1928-2017)

*July 7th, 1928, Odense †January 22nd, 2017, Hellerup

95

Noam Chomsky

American linguist and activist (born 1928)

*December 7th, 1928, East Oak Lane

89

Egil Monn-Iversen

Norwegian composer, conductor and producer

*April 14th, 1928, Oslo †July 7th, 2017, Oslo

39

Che Guevara

Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)

*June 14th, 1928, Rosario †October 9th, 1967, La Higuera

95

Aníbal Abreu

Venezuelan composer

*December 14th, 1928, Caracas

86

Maya Angelou

American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014)

*April 4th, 1928, St. Louis †May 28th, 2014, Winston-Salem

77

Heinz Melkus

German racing driver (1928-2005)

*April 20th, 1928, Dresden †September 5th, 2005, Dresden

86

Horst Köbbert

German television presenter (1928-2014)

*February 12th, 1928, Rostock †July 11th, 2014, Rostock

77

Axel Strøbye

Danish film actor

*February 22nd, 1928, Frederiksberg †July 12th, 2005, Copenhagen

80

Karl-Michael Vogler

German actor

*August 28th, 1928, Remscheid †June 9th, 2009, Seehausen am Staffelsee

81

Inge Taubert

German historian

*October 11th, 1928, Zwickau †December 19th, 2009, Raschau-Markersbach

71

Rigobert Günther

German historian of classical antiquity (1928-2000)

*May 18th, 1928, Magdeburg †April 2nd, 2000, Leipzig

96

Jean-Marie Le Pen

French politician

*June 20th, 1928, La Trinité-sur-Mer

89

Bengt Gustavsson

Swedish footballer (1928-2017)

*January 13th, 1928, Ringarum †February 16th, 2017, Norrköping

89

Bab Christensen

Norwegian actress (1928-2017)

*January 8th, 1928, Oslo †April 10th, 2017, Oslo

91

Hosni Mubarak

President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011

*May 4th, 1928, Kafr el-Muṣīlḥa †February 25th, 2020, Cairo

95

Frank Borman

American astronaut

*March 14th, 1928, Gary †November 7th, 2023, Billings

58

Andy Warhol

American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)

*August 6th, 1928, Pittsburgh †February 22nd, 1987, New York City

89

Alberto Zedda

Italian conductor (1928-2017)

*January 2nd, 1928, Milan †March 6th, 2017, Pesaro

93

Estelle Harris

American actress (1928–2022)

*April 22nd, 1928, New York City †April 2nd, 2022, Palm Desert

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Leap year

Yes: 1928 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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