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Wednesday July 26, 2023

July 26: Day of the Week

July 26, 2023 was the 207th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 158 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is miércoles.

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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)

  • 1309
    Henry VII is recognized King of the Romans by Pope Clement V.
  • 1469
    Wars of the Roses: the Battle of Edgecote Moor pitting the forces of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick against those of Edward IV of England takes place.
  • 1803
    The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world’s first public railway, opens in south London.
  • 1847
    Liberia declares independence.
  • 1890
    In Buenos Aires the Revolución del Parque takes place, forcing President Juárez Celman’s resignation.
  • 1936
    King Edward VIII, in one of his few official duties before he abdicates the throne, officially unveils the Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
  • 1941
    World War II: in response to the Japanese occupation of French Indo-China, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the seizure of all Japanese assets in the United States.
  • 1944
    The first German V-2 rocket hits Great Britain.
  • 1945
    The Potsdam Declaration is signed in Potsdam, Germany.
  • 1989
    A federal grand jury indicts Cornell University student Robert T. Morris, Jr. for releasing the Morris worm, thus becoming the first person to be prosecuted under the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

Who were born on July 26?

  • 1858
    Tom Garrett, Australian cricketer (d. 1943)
  • 1892
    Sam Jones, American baseball player (d. 1966)
  • 1936
    Mary Millar, English actress (d. 1998)
  • 1938
    Darlene Love, American singer
  • 1959
    Tom McGowan, American actor
  • 1964
    Ralf Metzenmacher, German painter and designer
  • 1973
    Chris Pirillo, American TV host and blogger
  • 1973
    Vaniity, Mexican transsexual pornographic actress
  • 1979
    Peter Sarno, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1993
    Elizabeth Gillies, American actress

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