On This Day: July 26, 2024
Birthdays
1856 George Bernard Shaw, Irish born playwright1894 Aldous Huxley, English novelist; author of 'Brave New World'
1927 Danny La Rue, Entertainer
1928 Stanley Kubrick, US film director; '2001' & 'The Shining'
1943 Mick Jagger, Rock singer with 'The Rolling Stones'
1946 Helen Mirren, Actress
1954 Vitas Gerulatis, American tennis player
Events
1908 The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was formed in the United States1945 The Labour Party won a landslide victory in Britain's general election
1952 Eva Peron, the Argentinian leader, died
1956 President Nasser of Egypt nationalised the Suez Canal Company
1957 The USA test launched the first intercontinental ballistic missile
1975 Gowon is overthrown in a bloodless military coup while atending a summit of the OAU in Kampala. The new government is headed by Brigadier Murtala Muhammed with Brigadier Olusegun Obasanjo as Chi
1978 The Queen began an official visit to Canada
1981 Riots continued in Toxteth, near Liverpool