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July 26th, 2006 (July 26 2006)EventMumbai, India receives 99.5cm of rain (39.17 inches) within 24 hours, bringing the city to a halt for over 2 days.
July 26th, 1986 (July 26 1986)DeathAverell Harriman, American diplomat (born in 1891)
July 26th, 1976 (July 26 1976)BirthBrad Wilkins, American architect
July 26th, 1966 (July 26 1966)EventLord Gardiner issues the Practice Statement in the House of Lords stating that the House is not bound to follow its own previous precedent.
July 26th, 1956 (July 26 1956)EventFollowing the World Bank s decline to fund building the Aswan High Dam, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal sparking international condemnation.
July 26th, 1956 (July 26 1956)BirthDorothy Hamill, American figure skater
July 26th, 1946 (July 26 1946)EventAloha Airlines began service from Honolulu International Airport
July 26th, 1936 (July 26 1936)EventThe Axis Powers decide to intervene in the Spanish Civil War.
July 26th, 1936 (July 26 1936)BirthMary Millar, English actress (died in 1998)
July 26th, 1926 (July 26 1926)BirthJames Best, American actor
July 26th, 1926 (July 26 1926)BirthAna Maria Matute, Spanish author
July 26th, 1906 (July 26 1906)BirthIrena Illakowicz, Polish agent of Intelligence (died in 1943)
July 26th, 1896 (July 26 1896)BirthHenry Birkin, British racing driver (died in 1933)
July 26th, 1886 (July 26 1886)BirthLars Hanson, Swedish actor (died in 1965)
July 26th, 1856 (July 26 1856)BirthGeorge Bernard Shaw, Irish writer, Nobel Laureate (died in 1950)George Bernard Shaw Quotes
July 26th, 1846 (July 26 1846)BirthTexas Jack Omohundro, American frontier scout, actor, and cowboy (died in 1880)
July 26th, 0796 (July 26 0796)DeathOffa, King of Mercia

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