History of 26th July: Before Kargil Vijay Diwas, know 20 big historical events of the country and the world that happened on this day.

New Delhi: The date of 26th July is recorded in the pages of history for many important events. On this day, many such events related to education, politics, freedom struggle, science, sports and international affairs took place, which left a deep impact on the history of the world. Let us know about the major historical events that happened on 26th July.

Major historical events of 26th July

• 1844 – India’s famous educationist Gurudas Banerjee was born.
• 1874 Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj, social reformer of Maharashtra and supporter of Dalit upliftment, was born.
• 1876 – Indian Association was established in Kolkata.
• [1945 – Winston Churchill resigned from the post of Prime Minister of Britain.
• 1951 – The Netherlands declared an end to the war with Germany.
• 1953 The Cuban Revolution began under the leadership of Fidel Castro.
• 1956 – Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal and established control over it.
• 1965 – Maldives gained independence from Britain.
• 1966 – India’s famous scholar Vasudev Sharan Agarwal passed away.
• 1974 – France conducted nuclear test on Muruora island.
• 1997 – Sri Lanka won the Cricket Asia Cup title.
• 1998 – Legendary female athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee retired from athletics.
• 2000 – Rebel leader George Spit was arrested by the army in Fiji.
• 2002 – Indonesian court sentenced the son of former President Suharto to 15 years in prison.
• 2004 – Iran’s Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi discussed the gas pipeline proposal with the Prime Minister of India.
• 2005 – Record rains in Mumbai brought life to a standstill and more than a thousand people died.
• 2005 – NASA successfully launches Space Shuttle Discovery.
• 2006 – Four UN observers killed in Israeli attack in Lebanon.
• 2007 – Pakistan successfully tested nuclear capable Babur Hatf-7 cruise missile.
• 2008 – European scientists discovered a new planet outside the solar system.
• 2008 – 56 people died and more than 200 were injured in serial bomb blasts in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
• 2012 – Nearly 200 people lost their lives in incidents of violence in Syria in a single day.
• 2013 – 57 people died in the bomb blast in Parachinar, Pakistan.
• 2013 – Renowned scientist and founder-director of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) Ubaid Siddiqui passed away.