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A few events that happened on this day in history     [ 26 July ]

On This Day in History

26-Jul-1788 - New York Ratifies the US Constitution
General     United States

New York becames a state when they ratified the Constitution of the United States.

26-Jul-1775 - US Postal Service Established
Postage Stamps     United States

The US postal system was established by the Second Continental Congress.  Benjamin Franklin was the first postmaster general.

Births:

26-Jul-1993 Taylor Momsen
     in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
26-Jul-1992 Timmy Mitchum
     in Rochester, New York, USA
26-Jul-1983 Arthur Reggie III
     in Compton, California, USA
26-Jul-1982 Shane Obedzinski
26-Jul-1980 Sam Freeman
26-Jul-1980 Ellen Hamilton Latzen
26-Jul-1978 Pennelope Jimenez
     in San Diego, California, USA
26-Jul-1978 Rie Saitou
     in Hokkaido, Japan
26-Jul-1978 Jared Smith
     in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
26-Jul-1977 Rebecca St James
     in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
26-Jul-1976 Elias Eliot
     in Køge, Denmark
26-Jul-1976 Bourke Floyd
26-Jul-1976 John Fremont
     in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
26-Jul-1976 Alice Taglioni
     in Ermont, Val-d'Oise, France
26-Jul-1975 Ben Cotton
26-Jul-1974 Daniel Negreanu
     in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
26-Jul-1973 Kate Beckinsale
     in London, England, UK
26-Jul-1973 Susse Budde
     in Dallas, Texas, USA
26-Jul-1972 Tracy Perry
     in Tacoma, Washington, USA
26-Jul-1970 Michael Gerald
     in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
26-Jul-1969 Sam Zeller
     in Anaheim, California, USA
26-Jul-1968 Olivia Williams
     in Camden Town, London, England, UK
26-Jul-1966 Pascal Breuer
     in Munich, Germany
26-Jul-1965 Cris D'Annunzio
     in Olean, New York, USA
26-Jul-1965 Vincent Moscato
     in Lons, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
26-Jul-1965 Chip Nuzzo
     in Olean, New York, USA
26-Jul-1965 Jeremy Piven
     in New York, New York, USA
26-Jul-1964 Sandra Bullock
     in Arlington, Virginia, USA
26-Jul-1964 Danny Woodburn
     in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
26-Jul-1963 Joe Rubbo
     in Bronx, New York, USA
26-Jul-1962 Harry Candelario
     in USA
26-Jul-1960 Kevin S Smith
     in Southern Alberta, Canada
26-Jul-1959 Tom McGowan
     in Belmar, New Jersey, USA
26-Jul-1959 Kevin Spacey
     in South Orange, New Jersey, USA
26-Jul-1957 John-Clay Scott
     in Blythe, California, USA
26-Jul-1957 Nana Visitor
     in New York, New York, USA
26-Jul-1957 Biao Yuen
     in Hong Kong
26-Jul-1956 Dorothy Hamill
     in Chicago, Illinois, USA
26-Jul-1954 Carlos Linares
     in El Salvador
26-Jul-1953 Marsha Mercant
     in San Jose, California, USA
26-Jul-1953 Bob Pinaha
     in Sayreville, New Jersey, USA
26-Jul-1952 Bob Pepper
     in Great Falls, Montana, USA
26-Jul-1945 Helen Mirren
     in Chiswick, London, England, UK
26-Jul-1945 Andrew L Urban
     in Budapest, Hungary
26-Jul-1944 Celeste Yarnall
     in Long Beach, California, USA
26-Jul-1944 Celeste Yarnell
     in Long Beach, California, USA
26-Jul-1943 Peter Hyams
     in New York, New York, USA
26-Jul-1943 Mick Jagger
     in Dartford, Kent, England, UK
26-Jul-1943 Ken Kliban
     in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
26-Jul-1943 David Strong
     in Galway, Ireland
26-Jul-1938 Darlene Love
     in Los Angeles, California, USA
26-Jul-1937 Roger Serbagi
     in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
26-Jul-1934 Shûichirô Moriyama
     in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
26-Jul-1933 Kathryn Hays
     in Joliet, Illinois, USA
26-Jul-1933 Neil McCarthy
     in Lincoln, England, UK
26-Jul-1933 Lance Percival
     in Sevenoaks, Kent, England, UK
26-Jul-1933 Yale Summers
     in New York, New York, USA
26-Jul-1933 Chino 'Fats' Williams
     in Louisiana, USA
26-Jul-1931 Robert Colbert
     in Long Beach, California, USA
26-Jul-1931 Fred Foster
     in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
26-Jul-1930 Barbara Jefford
     in Plymstock, Devon, England, UK
26-Jul-1930 Joe Knowland
     in Oakland, California, USA
26-Jul-1928 Stanley Kubrick
     in Bronx, New York, USA
26-Jul-1926 James Best
     in Powderly, Kentucky, USA
26-Jul-1926 Nicky Blair
     in Brooklyn, New York, USA
26-Jul-1926 Harold Kasket
     in London, England, UK
26-Jul-1925 Larry Duran
26-Jul-1923 Biff Elliot
     in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
26-Jul-1922 Blake Edwards
     in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
26-Jul-1922 Jason Robards
     in Chicago, Illinois, USA
26-Jul-1921 Jean Shepherd
     in South Chicago, Illinois, USA
26-Jul-1920 Sibby Sisti
     in Buffalo, New York, USA
26-Jul-1918 Stacy Harris
     in Big Timber, Quebec, Canada
26-Jul-1918 Nancy Nevinson
     in India
26-Jul-1909 Vivian Vance
     in Cherryvale, Kansas, USA
26-Jul-1901 John Bleifer
     in Zawiercie, Poland
26-Jul-1900 Pat Walshe
     in New York, New York, USA
26-Jul-1897 Paul Gallico
     in New York, New York, USA
26-Jul-1894 Aldous Huxley
     in Godalming, Surrey, England, UK
26-Jul-1891 Heinrich Gotho
     in Berlin, Germany
26-Jul-1885 Andre Maurois
     in Elbeuf, Seine-Inférieure [now Seine-Maritime], Fra
26-Jul-1866 George Barr McCutcheon
     in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
26-Jul-1856 George Bernard Shaw
     in Dublin, Ireland
Deaths:

26-Jul-2012 Mary Tamm
     in Battersea, London, England, UK
26-Jul-2004 Jane Hoffman
     in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
26-Jul-2002 Tony Anholt
     in London, England, UK
26-Jul-1997 Jeane Wood
     in Los Angeles, California, USA.
26-Jul-1996 Paul Ballantyne
     in Tucson, Arizona, USA.
26-Jul-1994 Ernst Schröder
     in Berlin, Germany
26-Jul-1992 Janet Key
     in London, England, UK
26-Jul-1989 Norman Kaplan
     in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
26-Jul-1975 Leigh Whipper
     in New York, New York, USA.
26-Jul-1970 Claud Allister
     in Santa Barbara, California, USA
Shows that released on this day
26-Jul-2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember
26-Jul-2002 The Country Bears
26-Jul-2002 Phone
26-Jul-2000 Thomas and the Magic Railroad
26-Jul-1996 Kingpin
26-Jul-1991 Life Stinks
26-Jul-1986 Ai City
26-Jul-1985 European Vacation
TV Shows that ended on this day

Stamps issued on this day

Cuba 26-Jul-1963 Victory of the revolution
Cuba 26-Jul-1977 13¢ Medal 20 years of the Revolutionary Armed Forces
Cyprus 26-Jul-1993 1 Obligatory Refugee Fund Tax
German Democratic Republic 26-Jul-1973 10Pf. Neptune Fountain and residential tower, Town Hall Street, Be
United States 26-Jul-1945 Roosevelt and Hyde Park Residence
United States 26-Jul-1988 25¢ New York







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