On this day: 26 July

Selected events and births on 26 July, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1882 – Boer mercenaries established the Republic of Stellaland (later flag pictured) in land claimed by the United Kingdom as part of British Bechuanaland. Read more: Boers Stellaland British Bechuanaland
• 1887 – L. L. Zamenhof published Unua Libro, the first publication to describe Esperanto, a constructed international language. Read more: L. L. Zamenhof Unua Libro Esperanto
• 1953 – In Short Creek, Arizona, police conducted a mass arrest of approximately 400 Mormon fundamentalists for polygamy. Read more: Colorado City, Arizona Short Creek raid Mormon fundamentalism
• 2007 – After widespread controversy throughout Wales, Shambo, a black Friesian bull that had been adopted by the local Hindu community, was slaughtered due to concerns about bovine tuberculosis. Read more: Shambo Holstein Friesian Hinduism in Wales
• 2016 – Hillary Clinton became the first female nominee for president of the United States by a major political party at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Read more: Hillary Clinton President of the United States 2016 Democratic National Convention

Born on this day

• 1939 – John Howard, Australian lawyer and politician, 25th Prime Minister of Australia Read more: John Howard Prime Minister of Australia
• 1942 – Vladimír Mečiar, Slovak politician, 1st Prime Minister of Slovakia Read more: Vladimír Mečiar Prime Minister of Slovakia
• 1949 – Thaksin Shinawatra, Thai businessman and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Thailand Read more: Thaksin Shinawatra Prime Minister of Thailand
• 1955 – Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistani businessman and politician, 11th President of Pakistan Read more: Asif Ali Zardari President of Pakistan
• 1967 – Tim Schafer, American video game designer, founded Double Fine Productions Read more: Tim Schafer Double Fine
• 1975 – Liz Truss, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Read more: Liz Truss Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• 1980 – Jacinda Ardern, 40th Prime Minister of New Zealand Read more: Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister of New Zealand
• 1994 – Ella Leivo, Finnish tennis player Read more: Ella Leivo
• 1996 – Olivia Breen, British Paralympic athlete Read more: Olivia Breen
• 1997 – Sebastian Aho, Finnish ice hockey player Read more: Sebastian Aho
• 1998 – Achraf El Yakhloufi, Belgian politician Read more: Achraf El Yakhloufi
• 2000 – Thomasin McKenzie, New Zealand actress Read more: Thomasin McKenzie

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / July 26 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.