On This Day July 26th

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Excerpt taken from The Richmond Guardian, 1902

Next Thursday evening, Mr Henry Crossley will deliver an address in the Wesley Church, Lonsdale-street, on "Music, and its Influence on Individuals, the Masses and Countries", appropriately illustrated. Our readers may be assured that the subject will be exhaustively treated, and we have pleasure in directing attention to Mr. Crossley's efforts in a new direction, apart from his general ability in other matters, which are well known to the residents of the city.

Events and birthdays around the world on this day...

In 1847 Liberia declares independence.
In 1856 George Bernard Shaw, Dublin Ireland, dramatist (Pygmalion-Nobel 1925), born.
In 1875 Dr Carl Gustav Jung, founded analytic psychology, born.
In 1894 Aldous Huxley, author (Brave New World), born.
In 1902 Gracie Allen, Mrs George Burns/comedian (Burns and Allen), born.
In 1908 Federal Bureau of Investigation established.
In 1922 Blake Edwards, writer/director (Breakfast at Tiffany's), born.
In 1928 Stanley Kubrick, director (2001, Dr Strangelove, Lolita), born.
In 1943 Mick Jagger, Rolling Stone singer, born.
In 1945 Churchill resigns as Britain's PM.
In 1946 Helen Mirren [Eleni Mironova], England, actress (Prime Suspect), born.
In 1947 National Security Act establishes the CIA.
In 1952 Eva "Evita" Peron Argentina's 1st lady, dies in Buenos Aires at 33, born.
In 1953 Fidel Castro leads attack on Moncada Barracks, begins Cuban Revolution.
In 1956 Egypt seizes Suez Canal.
In 1957 USSR launches 1st intercontinental multistage ballistic missile.
In 1963 US Syncom 2, 1st geosynchronous communications satellite, launched.
In 1965 Republic of Maldives gains independence from Britain (National Day).
In 1971 Apollo 15 launched to the Moon.
In 1984 Ed "Psycho" Gein, dies.
In 1990 The soapie General Hospital tapes its 7,000th episode.
In 1990 Brian Mydland, keyboardist (Grateful Dead), dies at 38.

Other sites some world history dates were taken from:
Scope Systems's Any-Day-In-History, also searchable By Year
Michael Maggio's Daily Almanacs
Ron Smith's Oldies Calendar
440 International's Those Were the Days
The History Channel's This Day In History
Famous Birthdays