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100 famous birthdays born on this day

Asif Ali Zardari

Asif Ali Zardari

President of Pakistan (2008–2013; since 2024)

Carl Jung

Carl Jung

Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist

Jesse Livermore

Jesse Livermore

American stock trader

Aldous Huxley

Aldous Huxley

English writer and philosopher

Literature69 yrs

Jacinda Ardern

Jacinda Ardern

Prime Minister of New Zealand from 2017 to 2023

George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw

Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist

Literature94 yrs

Blake Edwards

Blake Edwards

American filmmaker

Delonte West

Delonte West

American Basketball player

George Clinton (vice president)

George Clinton (vice president)

Vice President of the United States from 1805 to 1812

Gracie Allen

Gracie Allen

American actress

Film & TV69 yrs

Dorothy Hamill

Dorothy Hamill

American figure skater

Chris Harrison

Chris Harrison

American television personality

Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart

Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart

Son of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Conductor53 yrs

Betty Davis

Betty Davis

American singer, songwriter, and model

Iron & Wine

Iron & Wine

American musician

Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor

Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor from 1705 to 1711

Darlene Love

Darlene Love

American singer and actress

Dave Baksh

Dave Baksh

Canadian guitarist

Dobie Gray

Dobie Gray

American singer and songwriter

Estes Kefauver

Estes Kefauver

American politician

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On This Day

Apollo program: Launch of Apollo 15 on the first Apollo "J-Mission", and first use of a Lunar Roving Vehicle.

King Edward VIII, in one of his few official duties before he abdicates the throne, officially unveils the Canadian National Vimy Memorial.

American Civil War: George B. McClellan assumes command of the Army of the Potomac following a disastrous Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run.

Cold War: Fidel Castro leads an unsuccessful attack on the Moncada Barracks, thus beginning the Cuban Revolution. The movement took the name of the date: 26th of July Movement

Remembering

Ed Gein

Ed Gein, American serial killer (born 1906)

Eva Perón

Eva Perón, Argentinian politician, 25th First Lady of Argentina (born 1919)

Holidays & Observances

Beatification

Christian feast day: Blessed Maria Pierina

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On This Day

Apollo program: Launch of Apollo 15 on the first Apollo "J-Mission", and first use of a Lunar Roving Vehicle.

King Edward VIII, in one of his few official duties before he abdicates the throne, officially unveils the Canadian National Vimy Memorial.

Remembering

Ed Gein

Ed Gein, American serial killer (born 1906)

Eva Perón

Eva Perón, Argentinian politician, 25th First Lady of Argentina (born 1919)

Diane Arbus

Diane Arbus, American photographer and academic (born 1923)

Holidays & Observances

Beatification

Christian feast day: Blessed Maria Pierina

Emancipation Day

Emancipation Day (Barbados)

Andrew of Phú Yên

Christian feast day: Andrew of Phú Yên

Diane Arbus

Diane Arbus, American photographer and academic (born 1923)

1971

Atahualpa

Atahualpa, Inca emperor abducted and murdered by Francisco Pizarro (born ca. 1500)

George W. Romney

George W. Romney, American businessman and politician, 43rd Governor of Michigan (born 1907)

Ann Rule

Ann Rule, American police officer and author (born 1931)

Gottlob Frege

Gottlob Frege, German mathematician and philosopher (born 1848)

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric Gibbons, British art director and production designer (born 1893)

Emancipation Day

Emancipation Day (Barbados)

Andrew of Phú Yên

Christian feast day: Andrew of Phú Yên

Bartolomea Capitanio

Christian feast day: Bartolomea Capitanio

Saint Anne

Christian feast day: Anne (Western Christianity)

Joachim

Christian feast day: Joachim (Western Christianity)

Paraskevi of Rome

Christian feast day: Paraskevi of Rome (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Saint Venera

Christian feast day: Venera

July 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: July 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Public holidays in Cuba

Day of the National Rebellion (Cuba)

Esperanto Day

Public holidays in Liberia

Independence Day (Liberia), celebrates the independence of Liberia from the American Colonization Society in 1847.

Public holidays in the Maldives

Independence Day (Maldives), celebrates the independence of Maldives from the United Kingdom in 1965.

Kargil Vijay Diwas

Kargil Victory Day or Kargil Vijay Diwas (India)

1971

Atahualpa

Atahualpa, Inca emperor abducted and murdered by Francisco Pizarro (born ca. 1500)

Bartolomea Capitanio

Christian feast day: Bartolomea Capitanio