July 26

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2024 Daily Holidays that fall on July 26, include:

• Americans With Disabilities Day 
• Armed Forces Unification Day
• Aunts and Uncles Day 
• Bagelfest Day 
• Holistic Therapy Day 
• Lumberjack Day - July 26, 2024 (Last Friday of Last Full Weekend in July)
• National All or Nothing Day 
• National Coffee Milkshake Day 
• National Get Gnarly Day - July 26, 2024 (Last Friday in July)
• National Talk in an Elevator Day - July 26, 2024 (Last Friday in July)
• One Voice Day 
• System Administrator Appreciation Day - July 26, 2024 (Last Friday in July)
• World Tofu Day 

2024 Weekly Holidays that include July 26, are:

• Air Conditioning Appreciation Days - July 3 - August 15
• Dog Days of Summer - July 3 - August 11
  
• National Independent Retailers Week - July 21-27, 2024 (Week in July with July 21st in it)
  
• National Moth Week - July 20-28, 2024 (Last Full Week in July and two weekends in July)
  
• National Zoo Keeper Week - July 21-27, 2024 (Third Week in July)
  
• Perseid Meteor Showers - July 17 - August 24, 2024, will peak on  August 12, 2024)
  
• Quilt Odyssey Week - July 25-28, 2024 (Last Thursday to Saturday in July)
• RAGBRAI - July 20-27, 2024

2024 Monthly Holidays that include July 26, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our July Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of July.

NOTE:

1. A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
2. If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• Comic Con International - July 25-28, 2024
  
• Summer Olympics XXXIII - July 26 - August 11, 2024

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for July 26 is Leo.

Birth Flower of the Month

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for July is:

• Rubies which are said to guarantee health, wisdom, wealth, and success in love

Famous Birthdays

• 1739 - George Clinton, American General and politician who became the 4th Vice President of the United States (d. 1812)
• 1895 - Gracie Allen, American actress and comedian who was the wife of George Burns (d. 1964)
• 1923 - Jan Berenstain, American author and illustrator (Berenstain Bears) (d. 2012)
• 1943 - Mick Jagger, English singer, songwriter, producer, lead singer of The Rolling Stones
• 1945 - Betty Davis, American singer and songwriter
• 1956 - Dorothy Hamill, American figure skater, 1976 Olympic Champion and 1976 World Champion in ladies singles
• 1967 - Jason Statham, English actor (The Transporter, The Expendables, The Fast and Furious Movies)

Famous Deaths

• 1863 - Sam Houston, American General and Politician who was the 7th Governor of Texas (b. 1793)
• 1984 - George Gallup, American mathematician and statistician who founded the Gallup Company who became famous for their public opinion polls (b. 1901)
• 2023 - Sinead O'Conner, Irish singer and musician (Nothing Compares 2 U) (b. 1966)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1895 - Chemist and Physicist Marie Curie marries physicist Pierre Curie
• 1942 - Science fiction author Isaac Asimov marries Gertrude Blugerman 
• 1995 - Musician Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac) marries Lynn Frankel

Quote of the Day

You Were Born to be Real....Not to be Perfect!

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

A Physical Hunger Scale, can help you rate your hunger, once you have determined that you are not eating for emotional reasons, but from physical hunger, is important to rate your hunger. There are different types of hunger charts that are complicated. I find them ridiculous.

I think the idea here, is that your stomach has three settings. Starving, Could Eat More, and Stuffed. This is Brian Wansink’s idea, and I think he’s right.

Find out more about a Physical Hunger Scale from Kerry's Healthy Diet Habits website!

This Day in History

• 1775 - Benjamin Franklin takes office as Postmaster General in the office established by the Second Continental Congress. It would ultimately become the United States Post Office
• 1788 - New York becomes the 11th State of the United States
• 1803 - The Surrey Iron Railway opens in South London, United Kingdom
• 1814 - The Swedish Norwegian War begins
• 1847 - Liberia declares its independence
• 1891 - France annexes Tahiti
• 1945 - HMS Vestal is the last British Royal Nancy ship to be sunk in the war
• 1946 - Aloha Airlines begins service from Honolulu International Airport
• 1947 - U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act of 1947 into U.S. law that creates the Central Intelligence Agency, United States Department of Defense, United States Air Force, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the United States National Security Council
• 1948 - Executive Order 9981, desegregating the Military of the United States is signed by U.S. President Harry S. Truman
• 1951 - Disney's 13th animated film, Alice in Wonderland premieres in London, England
• 1952 - King Farouk of Egypt abdicates to his son Fuad
• 1958 - Explorer 4 is launched
• 1963 - An earthquake in Skyopje, Yugoslavia leaves 1,100 dead
• 1963 - The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development admits Japan
• 1990 - U.S. President George H.W. Bush signs into law The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
• 1993 - On it's third attempt to land at Mokpo Airport, South Korea, Asiana Airlines Flight 733 crashes into a ridge on Mt. Ungeo killing 68 of the 116 passengers/crew onboard
• 2005 - Mumbai, India receives 39.17 inches of rain within 24 hours, resulting in floods that kill over 5,000 people
• 2016 - Solar Impulse 2 becomes the first solar powered aircraft to circumnavigate the Earth

This Day in Music

• 1968 - The Jackson 5 sign a one year contract with Motown Records
• 1975 - One of These Nights album from The Eagles hits #1 in the U.S.
• 1986 - Sledgehammer from Peter Gabriel hits #1 in the U.S.
• 2015 - 1,00 musicians and singers play the Foo Fighters Learn to Fly in a field outside of Cesena, Italy in hopes of getting the bad to play in their city. The Foo Fighters saw the video and play in Cesena on November 3, 2015 (video below)

This Day in Sports

• 1745 - The first recorded women's cricket match takes place near Guidford, England
• 1952 - Mickey Mantle hits his 1st grand slammer
• 1992 - Nolan Ryan strikes out his 100th batter for 23rd consecutive seasons

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!