July 26 in History

• 1814

  July 26, 1814:

  Norwegian War of Independence starts.

• 1847

  July 26, 1847:

  Liberia, formally known as The Republic of Liberia, gains independence.

• 1882

  July 26, 1882:

  German composer Richard Wagner's premieres his opera titled "Parsifal" at Bayreuth Festspielhaus.

• 1948

  July 26, 1948:

  The biography film of baseball legend, Babe Ruth is first shown at the Astor Theater in New York City.

• 1951

  July 26, 1951:

  Tim Burton’s directed animated musical film titled "Alice In Wonderland" is premiered.

• 1958

  July 26, 1958:

  U.S space exploration program known as “The Explorer program” launches a satellite called Explorer 4. 

• 1973

  July 26, 1973:

  British playwright and screenwriter Peter Shaffer premieres his musical titled "Equus" in London.

• 2018

  July 26, 2018:

  The British band, Tears for Fears opens their musical comedy titled “Head Over Heels” on Broadway.