26TH
JULY
NATIONAL DAY OF LIBERIA
FEAST DAY OF
"ST ANNE; ST SIMEON THE ARMENIAN; ST
JOACHIM; & ST BARTHOLOMEA CAPITANO." |
| 26TH |
1745 |
THE FIRST RECORDED WOMEN’S CRICKET MATCH IS PLAYED IN
ENGLAND BETWEEN ‘HAMBLEDON’ & ‘BRAMLEY’ NEAR GUILFORD, SURREY. |
| 26TH |
1882 |
PERTH’S FIRST DAILY NEWSPAPER THE
"DAILY NEWS" IS ESTABLISHED. |
| 26TH |
1908 |
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ESTABLISHED. |
| 26TH |
1930 |
"WINTON DEAN" &
"MILDRED WILSON," THE PARENTS OF ACTOR "JAMES DEAN" MARRIED IN
INDIANA. |
| 26TH |
1937 |
THE STANDARD GUAGE RAILWAY LINE FROM PORT AUGUSTA TO PORT
PIRIE OPENS. |
| 26TH |
1937 |
THE BROAD GUAGE RAILWAY LINE BETWEEN
PORT PIRIE & REDHILL IS OPENED. |
| 26TH |
1945 |
"CHURCHILL" RESIGNS AS BRITAIN’S PRIME
MINISTER. |
| 26TH |
1952 |
POPULAR ARGENTINE FIRST LADY, "EVA
DUARTE PERON" WIFE OF PRESIDENT, "JUAN PERON" DIED AT 8.25p.m. FROM CANCER
AGED 33. |
| 26TH |
1956 |
EGYPT SEIZES THE SUEZ CANAL. |
| 26TH |
1957 |
USSR LAUNCHES FIRST INTERCONTINENTAL
MULTISTAGE BALLISTIC MISSILE. |
| 26TH |
1958 |
10 YEAR-OLD PRINCE CHARLES IS GIVEN THE TITLE "PRINCE OF
WALES." |
| 26TH |
1964 |
A LARGE CROWD GATHERED IN KING WILLIAM
ST, ADELAIDE, TO WITNESS SIR DONALD CAMPBELL" DRIVE HIS WORLD RECORD BREAKING
‘BLUEBIRD’ CAR BEING DRIVEN FROM THE TORRENS PARADE GROUND TO THE ADELAIDE TOWN
HALL. |
| 26TH |
1969 |
"SHARON SITES ADAMS" 39, BECOMES THE FIRST WOMAN TO
SAIL ACROSS THE PACIFIC OCEAN SOLO. |
| 26TH |
1970 |
"HANS THOLSTRUP" COMPLETES A
CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF AUSTRALIA IN A 5.2 metre RUNABOUT. |
| 26TH |
1975 |
DURING A WEST ADELAIDE, STURT MATCH, AT FOOTBALL PARK
ADELAIDE, A BOMB EXPLODES BENEATH THE MORRIS MINI SEDAN OF 40 YEAR OLD, "BILLY
SHUTTLEWORTH" KILLING HIM INSTANTLY. |
| 26TH |
1981 |
TWO CLIMBERS RAPPELL 550 METRES DOWN A
CLIFF NEAR ANGEL FALLS, VENEZUELA. |
| 26TH |
1987 |
CYCLIST "STEVE ROCHE" BECAME THE FIRST IRISHMAN
& ONLY THE SECOND NON-CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN TO WIN THE ‘TOUR de FRANCE.’ |
| 26TH |
1990 |
GENERAL HOSPITAL TAPES IT’S 7,000TH EPISODE. |
| 26TH |
1991 |
"PAUL REUBENS" (PEE WEE
HERMAN) IS ARRESTED IN FLORIDA, FOR EXPOSING HIMSELF AT AN ADULT MOVIE THEATRE. |
| 26TH |
1996 |
THE SRI LANKAN ARMY CONFRONTS THE TAMIL TIGERS WITH A FORCE
OF 100,000 MEN IN AN ATTEMPT TO CRUSH THE REBELS. THOUSANDS OF CIVILIANS FLEE. |
| 26TH |
1996 |
A LEBANESE HIJACKER FORCES AN AIRLINER
ON IT’S WAY TO CUBA TO DIVERT TO MIAMI. |
| 26TH |
1996 |
TWO ARE KILLED & HUNDREDS INJURED WHEN A BOMB ROCKS
CENTENIAL PARK, ATLANTA, JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT WHERE SWIMMING COMPETITORS ARE CELEBRATING
THE CONCLUSION OF THE DAY’S OLYMPIC COMPETITION WITH THE PUBLIC. |
| 26TH |
1998 |
3 SPECTATORS ARE KILLED WHEN A WHEEL
AND SUSPENSION PARTS FLY INTO THE CROWD DURING AN INDYCAR RACE IN MICHIGAN. |
| 26TH |
2000 |
AN "AIR FRANCE" ‘CONCORDE’ CRASHED
INTO A HOTEL SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF FROM CHARLES DE GAULLE AIRPORT, KILLING ALL 110 ON
BOARD & 4 ON THE GROUND. |
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