Birthday July 26, 1739 George Clinton, (D-R), 4th VP (1805-12).
Birthday July 26, 1799 Isaac Babbitt, US inventor of babbitt's metal for bearings.
Birthday July 26, 1856 George Bernard Shaw, dramatist (Pygmalion) (Nobel 1925) in Dublin
Birthday July 26, 1875 Carl Jung, founded analytic psychology.
Birthday July 26, 1894 Aldous Huxley, author (Brave New World).
Birthday July 26, 1908 Salvador Allende Gossens, Chile's last elected president (1970-73).
Birthday July 26, 1920 Bob Waterfield, NFL quarterback (Rams).
Birthday July 26, 1922 Marjorie Lord, Make Room For Daddy - The mommy
Birthday July 26, 1922 Blake Edwards, Movie director (10)
Birthday July 26, 1922 Jason Robards, Jr., Actor (A Thousand Clowns).
Birthday July 26, 1928 Stanley Kubrick, director (2001, The Shining, A Clockwork Orange).
Birthday July 26, 1940 Mary Jo Kopechne, Ted Kennedy's driving buddy
Birthday July 26, 1943 Entertainer Mick Jagger born
Birthday July 26, 1943 Mick Jagger, never gathers moss
Birthday July 26, 1944 Micki King, Olympic diver
Birthday July 26, 1945 Linda Harrison, in Berlin
Birthday July 26, 1950 Susan George, in England
Birthday July 26, 1954 Vitas Gerulaitis, Tennis player
Birthday July 26, 1956 Dorothy Hamill, in Ct, Olympic Gold medal ice skater
History July 26, 1775 Benjamin Franklin becomes 1st Postmaster General.
History July 26, 1775 Congress establishes U.S. Post Office
History July 26, 1788 Sydney Australia settled by British colonists.
History July 26, 1788 NY becomes 11th state to ratify constitution.
History July 26, 1797 John Quincy Adams marries Louisa Johnson
History July 26, 1835 1st sugar cane plantation started in Hawaii
History July 26, 1847 Liberia declares independence from American Colonization Society
History July 26, 1847 Liberian independence proclaimed
History July 26, 1863 Confederate leader John Hunt Morgan is captured
History July 26, 1878 Officer Wyatt Earp fatally wounds cowboy
History July 26, 1887 1st Esperanto book published.
History July 26, 1908 FBI founded
History July 26, 1908 Federal Bureau of Investigation established
History July 26, 1916 Australians battle Germans at Pozieres
History July 26, 1928 Yanks score 11 runs in 12th beating Tigers 12-1
History July 26, 1931 Grasshoppers bring ruin to Midwest
History July 26, 1939 Yankee catcher Bill Dickey hits 3 consecutive HRa
History July 26, 1941 United States freezes Japanese assets
History July 26, 1942 William Faulkner begins a screenwriting stint
History July 26, 1945 Winston Churchill resigns
History July 26, 1945 Churchill resigns as Britain's prime minister
History July 26, 1947 Truman signs the National Security Act
History July 26, 1947 Department of Defense established
History July 26, 1948 1st black host of a network show - CBS' Bob Howard Show
History July 26, 1952 Bob Mathias wins second Olympic decathlon
History July 26, 1952 Mickey Mantle hits his 1st grand slammer
History July 26, 1952 Argentina's 1st lady Eva Peron dies in Buenos Aires at 33
History July 26, 1953 Korean War Armistice
History July 26, 1953 Fidel Castro began revolution against Batista
History July 26, 1956 Egypt nationalizes the Suez Canal
History July 26, 1956 Egypt seizes Suez Canal
History July 26, 1957 Mickey Mantle hits career HR # 200
History July 26, 1957 USSR launchs 1st intercontinental multi-stage ballistic missle.
History July 26, 1963 US launches Sycom 2 the 1st geosynchronous satellite
History July 26, 1963 US Syncom 2 1st synchronous communications satellite launched
History July 26, 1964 Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa convicted of fraud & conspiracy
History July 26, 1965 Republic of Maldives gains independence from Britain (Nat'l Day).
History July 26, 1967 Twins beat Yankees 3-2 in 18
History July 26, 1968 South Vietnamese opposition leader tried and sentenced
History July 26, 1971 US launches Apollo 15 to the Moon
History July 26, 1971 Apollo 15 launched to the moon.
History July 26, 1972 South Vietnamese troops raise flag over Quang Tri
History July 26, 1974 USSR's Soyuz failed to dock with Salyut 3.
History July 26, 1975 Van McCoy's The Hustle is the #1 song in America
History July 26, 1975 Soyuz 18B returns to Earth
History July 26, 1982 Canada's Anik D1 comsat launched by US delta rocket.
History July 26, 1984 Real-life Psycho Ed Gein dies
History July 26, 1984 Soyuz T-12? is launched with a female cosmonaut
History July 26, 1998 Three race fans killed at Michigan Speedway
July 26, 1739 George Clinton, (D-R), 4th VP (1805-12).
July 26, 1799 Isaac Babbitt, US inventor of babbitt's metal for bearings.
July 26, 1856 George Bernard Shaw, dramatist (Pygmalion) (Nobel 1925) in Dublin
July 26, 1875 Carl Jung, founded analytic psychology.
July 26, 1894 Aldous Huxley, author (Brave New World).
July 26, 1908 Salvador Allende Gossens, Chile's last elected president (1970-73).
July 26, 1920 Bob Waterfield, NFL quarterback (Rams).
July 26, 1922 Marjorie Lord, Make Room For Daddy - The mommy
July 26, 1922 Blake Edwards, Movie director (10)
July 26, 1922 Jason Robards, Jr., Actor (A Thousand Clowns).
July 26, 1928 Stanley Kubrick, director (2001, The Shining, A Clockwork Orange).
July 26, 1940 Mary Jo Kopechne, Ted Kennedy's driving buddy
July 26, 1943 Entertainer Mick Jagger born
July 26, 1943 Mick Jagger, never gathers moss
July 26, 1944 Micki King, Olympic diver
July 26, 1945 Linda Harrison, in Berlin
July 26, 1950 Susan George, in England
July 26, 1954 Vitas Gerulaitis, Tennis player
July 26, 1956 Dorothy Hamill, in Ct, Olympic Gold medal ice skater
July 26, 1775 Benjamin Franklin becomes 1st Postmaster General.
July 26, 1775 Congress establishes U.S. Post Office
July 26, 1788 Sydney Australia settled by British colonists.
July 26, 1788 NY becomes 11th state to ratify constitution.
July 26, 1797 John Quincy Adams marries Louisa Johnson
July 26, 1835 1st sugar cane plantation started in Hawaii
July 26, 1847 Liberia declares independence from American Colonization Society
July 26, 1847 Liberian independence proclaimed
July 26, 1863 Confederate leader John Hunt Morgan is captured
July 26, 1878 Officer Wyatt Earp fatally wounds cowboy
July 26, 1887 1st Esperanto book published.
July 26, 1908 FBI founded
July 26, 1908 Federal Bureau of Investigation established
July 26, 1916 Australians battle Germans at Pozieres
July 26, 1928 Yanks score 11 runs in 12th beating Tigers 12-1
July 26, 1931 Grasshoppers bring ruin to Midwest
July 26, 1939 Yankee catcher Bill Dickey hits 3 consecutive HRa
July 26, 1941 United States freezes Japanese assets
July 26, 1942 William Faulkner begins a screenwriting stint
July 26, 1945 Winston Churchill resigns
July 26, 1945 Churchill resigns as Britain's prime minister
July 26, 1947 Truman signs the National Security Act
July 26, 1947 Department of Defense established
July 26, 1948 1st black host of a network show - CBS' Bob Howard Show
July 26, 1952 Bob Mathias wins second Olympic decathlon
July 26, 1952 Mickey Mantle hits his 1st grand slammer
July 26, 1952 Argentina's 1st lady Eva Peron dies in Buenos Aires at 33
July 26, 1953 Korean War Armistice
July 26, 1953 Fidel Castro began revolution against Batista
July 26, 1956 Egypt nationalizes the Suez Canal
July 26, 1956 Egypt seizes Suez Canal
July 26, 1957 Mickey Mantle hits career HR # 200
July 26, 1957 USSR launchs 1st intercontinental multi-stage ballistic missle.
July 26, 1963 US launches Sycom 2 the 1st geosynchronous satellite
July 26, 1963 US Syncom 2 1st synchronous communications satellite launched
July 26, 1964 Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa convicted of fraud & conspiracy
July 26, 1965 Republic of Maldives gains independence from Britain (Nat'l Day).
July 26, 1967 Twins beat Yankees 3-2 in 18
July 26, 1968 South Vietnamese opposition leader tried and sentenced
July 26, 1971 US launches Apollo 15 to the Moon
July 26, 1971 Apollo 15 launched to the moon.
July 26, 1972 South Vietnamese troops raise flag over Quang Tri
July 26, 1974 USSR's Soyuz failed to dock with Salyut 3.
July 26, 1975 Van McCoy's The Hustle is the #1 song in America
July 26, 1975 Soyuz 18B returns to Earth
July 26, 1982 Canada's Anik D1 comsat launched by US delta rocket.
July 26, 1984 Real-life Psycho Ed Gein dies
July 26, 1984 Soyuz T-12? is launched with a female cosmonaut
July 26, 1998 Three race fans killed at Michigan Speedway