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26 July 2031
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2016 - Hillary Clinton (pictured) became the first female nominee for president of the United States by a major political party at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.American politician and diplomat (born 1947)
Anniversary
2012 - The New Irish Republican Army was formed from a merger of a number of dissident republican militant groups.Irish Republican armed group formed in 2012
Anniversary
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.Welsh bull (c. 2001–2007)
Anniversary
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 people on board.1993 plane crash in South Korea
Anniversary
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.President of South Vietnam from 1967 to 1975
Historical events
History
2016 - The Sagamihara stabbings occur in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. Nineteen people are killed.2016 hate crime in Japan
History
2016 - Hillary Clinton becomes the first female nominee for president of the United States by a major political party at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.American politician and diplomat (born 1947)
History
2016 - Solar Impulse 2 becomes the first solar-powered aircraft to circumnavigate the Earth.Long-range solar-powered aircraft
History
2011 - A Royal Moroccan Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashes near Guelmim Airport in Guelmim, Morocco. All 80 people on board are killed.Aerial warfare branch of the Moroccan Armed Forces
History
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.Country in West Africa
History
2008 - Fifty-six people are killed and over 200 people are injured, in the Ahmedabad bombings in India.Terrorist attacks by Mujahideen in Gujarat, India
History
2005 - Space Shuttle program: STS-114 Mission: Launch of Discovery, NASA's first scheduled flight mission after the Columbia Disaster in 2003.1972–2011 United States human spaceflight program
History
2005 - Mumbai, India receives 99.5cm of rain (39.17 inches) within 24 hours, resulting in floods killing over 5,000 people.Capital of Maharashtra, India
History
1999 - Kargil conflict officially comes to an end. The Indian Army announces the complete eviction of Pakistani intruders.1999 conflict between India and Pakistan
History
1993 - Asiana Airlines Flight 733 crashes into a ridge on Mt. Ungeo on its third attempt to land at Mokpo Airport, South Korea. Sixty-eight of the 116 people on board are killed.1993 plane crash in South Korea
Notable births
Born
1997 - Sebastian Aho, Finnish ice hockey playerFinnish ice hockey player (born 1997)
Born
1993 - Raymond Faitala-Mariner, New Zealand rugby league playerNZ & Samoa international rugby league footballer
Born
1993 - Taylor Momsen, American singer-songwriter, model, and actressAmerican musician and actress (born 1993)
Born
1992 - Marika Koroibete, Fijian rugby playerAustralia international rugby union & Fiji international rugby league footballer
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Tom Lehrer, American singer, comedian and mathematician (born 1928)American musician (1928–2025)
Died
2023 - Sinéad O'Connor, Irish singer and musician (born 1966)Irish singer (1966–2023)
Died
2021 - Joey Jordison, American musician (born 1975)American musician (1975–2021)
Died
2020 - Olivia de Havilland, American actress (born 1916)British actress (1916–2020)
Died
2019 - Russi Taylor, American voice actress (born 1944)American voice actress (1944–2019)
Died
2019 - Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, Cuban Roman Catholic prelate (born 1936)Cuban prelate (1936–2019)
Died
2018 - Adem Demaçi, Kosovo Albanian politician and writer (born 1936)Kosovar politician and human rights defender (1936–2018)
Died
2018 - John Kline, American basketball player (born 1931)American basketball player (1931–2018)
Sky
Moon phase
First Quarter
43.9% illuminated
Lunar age: 6.8 days
Sun zodiac
Leo
3.34 degrees
Constellation: Cancer
Moon zodiac
Libra
21.86 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.