This is our day guide for Thursday July 26th 2018 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on July 26th 2018
Cuba: National Revolution Day
Commemorates the events of 1953 when Fidel Castro stormed the Moncada army garrison in Santiago de Cuba
Liberia: Independence Day
Marks the proclamation of independence from the United States on July 26th 1847
Maldives: Independence Day
The Maldives gained independence from the British on July 26th 1965, following 77 years as a British protectorate
Zambia: Public Holiday
Public Holiday to allow voter participation in Lusaka mayoral and other local government elections| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for July 26th 2018 | |
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| There are 4 public holidays today. | |
| Day 207 of 2018 | |
| 158 days left in 2018 | |
| Week 30 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1953 - Castro leads an attack on the Moncada Barracks. | |
| 1953 - Fidel Castro leads an unsuccessful attack on the Moncada Barracks, thus beginning the Cuban Revolution. The movement took the name of the date: 26th of July Movement | |
| 1952 - King Farouk of Egypt abdicates in favor of his son Fuad. | |
| 1945 - The US Navy cruiser USS Indianapolis arrives at Tinian with parts of the warhead for the Hiroshima atomic bomb. |
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