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July 26: Day of the Week
July 26, 2024 is the 208th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 158 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is vendredi.
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Here’s the July calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
July 26 Historical Event(s)
1775
The office that would later become the United States Post Office Department is established by the Second Continental Congress.
1882
Premiere of Richard Wagner’s opera Parsifal at Bayreuth.
1887
Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
1914
Serbia and Bulgaria interrupt diplomatic relationship.
1937
End of the Battle of Brunete in the Spanish Civil War.
1944
The first German V-2 rocket hits Great Britain.
1953
Arizona Governor John Howard Pyle orders an anti-polygamy law enforcement crackdown on residents of Short Creek, Arizona, which becomes known as the Short Creek Raid.
1963
An earthquake in Skopje, Yugoslavia (now in the Republic of Macedonia) leaves 1,100 dead.
1968
Vietnam War: South Vietnamese opposition leader Trương Đình Dzũ is sentenced to five years hard labor for advocating the formation of a coalition government as a way to move toward an end to the war.
1990
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is signed into law by President George H. W. Bush.
Who were born on July 26?
1678
Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1711)
1895
Jane Bunford, Britain’s tallest-ever person (d. 1922)
1922
Jason Robards, American actor (d. 2000)
1928
Peter Lougheed, Canadian politician
1941
Jean Baubérot, French historian and sociologist
1957
Nana Visitor, American actress
1965
Jeremy Piven, American actor
1970
Joan Wasser, American singer-songwriter and violinist (Dambuilders)
1972
Nathan Buckley, Australian rules footballer
1973
Kate Beckinsale, British actress
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters XPOOIFG? Check your answers here: Word finder XPOOIFG. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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