On This Day in History

July 26

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​Historical Events​

​657 Battle of Siffin occurs during the first Muslim civil war between Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muawiyah I beside the Euphrates River

​1519 Francisco Pizarro receives a royal charter for the west coast of South America

Battle of Cajamarca and the capture of Atahualpa

​1533 Francisco Pizarro orders the death of the last Sapa Inca Emperor, Atahualpa​

​1803 The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world's first public railway, opens in south London

​1908 US Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation)

Allied leaders in conference in the German city of Potsdam, after Germany's defeat but before Japan's surrender

​1945 US, Britain, and China demand the unconditional surrender of Japan during World War II in the Declaration of Potsdam​

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Fun Facts

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​Famous Birthdays​

​George Bernard Shaw​ ​1856 - 1950

​Carl Jung​ ​1875 - 1961

​Stanley Kubrick​ ​1928 - 1999

​Mick Jagger​ ​82nd Birthday

Also Aldous Huxley and Sandra Bullock (61)

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Celebrity Birthdays

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​Famous Deaths​

​Atahualpa​ Executed in 1533

​Eva Perón​ ​1919 - 1952

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​Oh! Calcutta! - The Bare Facts​

Born when free love and anything goes were the mantra of youth, the show "Oh! Calcutta!" opened in London on this day. Police considered a prosecution for obscenity.

Oh! Calcutta!