On This Day in History July 26, 2018

Historical Events 657  Battle of Siffin during the first Muslim civil war between Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muawiyah I beside Euphrates River 1519  Francisco Pizarro receives royal charter for the west coast of South America 1803  The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world's first public railway, opens in south London 1908  United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation) 1945  Declaration of Potsdam: US, Britain and China demand the Japanese surrender during WWII 1953  Fidel Castro leads a failed attack on the Moncada Barracks, intended to spark a revolution in Cuba More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Aldous Huxley (1894 - 1963) George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) Mick Jagger 75th Birthday Sandra Bullock 53rd Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Ed Gein (1906 - 1984) Elena Cornaro Piscopia (1646 - 1684)