eso ha pasado un 26 Jullo

1931 : Locust invasion in the heart of the United States


On July 26, 1931, due to severe drought conditions, swarms of grasshoppers devastated crops in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. No culture survived.

1956 : Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal


On July 26, 1956, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal to fund the Aswan Dam on the Nile. The channel, which connects the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, had been under the control of French and English since its construction. This nationalization led to the invasion of the Sinai by Israel and the landing of the French and British forces in the Canal Zone in November 1956. Under pressure from the United Nations and the Soviet Union, the European forces had to withdraw in December and Israeli forces left in March 1957.

1963 : Earthquake in Skopje


On July 26, 1963, an earthquake of magnitude 6.9 on the Richter scale destroyed the city of Skopje, the capital of Macedonia. 80% of houses and infrastructure were destroyed and more than 1000 people were killed.

Actualidad del día : 26 Jullo

Day of the National Rebellion
July 26 is the Day of the National Rebellion in Cuba to commemorate the attack on the Moncada barracks by a group of revolutionaries led by Fidel Castro, on July 26, 1953, in Santiago de Cuba. The attack was a serious failure. However, it is considered one of the starting points of what would become the Cuban Revolution of 1959. Fidel Castro created the 26th of July Movement, also known as M-26, with the survivors of the attack, which became one of the main guerrilla movements against the Batista government.
Independence Day in Liberia
July 26 is Independence Day in Liberia, which commemorates its independence gained against the United States on July 26, 1847. The country was created in 1822 by an American society in order to install the freed slaves. The country's history was marked by difficult relations between indigenous and American-Liberians.
Independence Day in the Maldives
July 26 is Independence Day in the Maldives which commemorates its independence gained against the United Kingdom in 1965.

Cita del día : 26 Jullo

Fidel Castro
I would not vote for the mayor. It's not just because he didn't invite me to dinner, but because on my way into town from the airport there were such enormous potholes.

Cumpleaños : 26 Jullo

George Bernard Shaw, Dramaturgo irlandés (1856)
Antonio Machado, Poeta español (1875)
André Maurois, Escritor francés (1885)
Vivian Vance, Actriz americana (1909)
Blake Edwards, Director de cine americano (1922)
Jason Robards, Actor americano (1922)
Francesco Cossiga, Presidente de la República Italiana (1985-1992) (1928)
Stanley Kubrick, Productor, director, guionista estadounidense (1928)
John Howard, Primer ministro de Australia (1996-2007) (1939)
Mick Jagger, Músico inglés (Rolling Stones) (1943)
Helen Mirren, Actriz inglesa (1945)
Vitas Gerulaitis, Jugadora de tenis estadounidense (1954)
Dorothy Hamill, Patinadora artística americana (1956)
Kevin Spacey, Actor americano (1959)
Gary Cherone, Músico americano (Extreme) (1961)
Sandra Bullock, Actriz americana (1964)
Frédéric Diefenthal, Actor francés (1968)
Kate Beckinsale, Actriz inglesa (1973)
Elizabeth Gillies, Actriz americana (1993)

Nos han dejado un 26 Jullo

Sam Houston, Primero y tercero presidente de la República de Texas (1863)
Eva Perón, Política argentina (1952)
George Gallup, Estadístico americano (1984)
Mary Wells, Cantante americana (1992)
Terry Scott, Actor inglés (1994)
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