26 July 1996: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn interesting facts about Friday, July 26, 1996 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 209,260,800 breaths and experienced over 1,195,776,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 254,102,400 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 28 years, and 5 months

📅 You were born on a Friday

🌔 The moon was in Waxing Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation

🐀 Born in → The Year of the Rat

😴 You’ve slept about 33% of your life! ?💤 Assuming you’ve been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth. Here is how much time you’ve spent sleeping so far: 3,460 days of your life or 9.48 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Independence Day

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "You're Makin' Me High" by Toni Braxton (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♌ July 26 zodiac sign is Leo ?There are 12 zodiac signs, and each sign has its own strengths and weaknesses, its own specific traits, desires and attitude towards life and people. Astrology can give us a glimpse of a person’s basic characteristics, preferences, flaws and fears.

🔢 Your life path number is 4 ?Numerology links numbers to certain traits, much like how astrology connects planets and zodiac signs to characteristics. It’s used to understand personality, predict future happenings, and explore life’s meaning.

🪐 Your ruling planet is Sun ☉

🪨 Your birthstone is Ruby ?Each month is represented by a specific birthstone, symbolizing the birth month of an individual. The properties associated with that birthstone are believed to be “inherited” by the person born in that particular month.

🌷 The birth flower for July is Larkspur ?Each month has a flower that symbolizes the month of somebody’s birth. The characteristics that the flower has may be “inherited” by whoever is born in that certain month person.

📅 Your lucky day → Sunday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Salmon

⭐ Celebrities born on July 26th

1926

James Best [Jewel Franklin Guy], American actor (The Dukes of Hazzard, Sounder)

1957

Hart Hanson, American television writer and producer

1944

Kiel Martin, American actor (Hill Street Blues - "Det. LaRue")

1980

Lee Dong-gun, South Korean actor

1977

Emma Barton, English actress (Eastenders)

1967

Anthony Durante, American professional wrestler

1965

Jennifer Ashe, American actress (As the World Turns)

1936

Kathryn Hays, American actress (Kim Hughes-As the World Turns)

📜 Historical events on this date

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.

🎄 Holidays on July 26

National Coffee Milkshake Day

National Coffee Milkshake Day, on July 26, is a cool holiday where you get to enjoy a delicious blend of ice cream and coffee in a milkshake, perfect for a hot summer day and a fun, tasty way to get a little caffeine kick.

National Disability Independence Day

National Disability Independence Day, celebrated every July 26th, commemorates the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990, which made discrimination against people with disabilities illegal and ensured they could fully participate in society, work, and live independently.

National Aunt and Uncle Day

National Aunt and Uncle Day, celebrated every July 26, is a special day to honor and spend time with your aunts and uncles, recognizing their unique role in your life, often as second parents or close friends who have fun stories from your childhood.

🏆 Sports in 1996

🏒 NHL

Colorado Avalanche defeated Florida Panthers (4 - 0) to win the 1996 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Dallas Cowboys beat Pittsburgh Steelers (27 - 17) to win Super Bowl XXX on January 28, 1996 in Tempe, AZ.

⚾ MLB

New York Yankees beat Atlanta Braves (4 - 2) to win the 1996 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1996 US Open Championships, Pete Sampras defeated Michael Chang (6-1, 6-4, 7-6(7-3)) to win the men's singles title. Steffi Graf beat Monica Seles (7-5, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

July 26, 1996 can be written as VII-XXVI-MCMXCVI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for July 26, 1996
→ Day Index: 208th day of 1996
→ Day of week: Friday
→ Week Index: 4th Friday of 1996
→ Next same calendar year: 2024
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 29 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 14,948,377 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 3,460 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 114 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 9.48 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 352 🌔
→ Life path number: 4
→ Zodiac sign: Leo ♌
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Sun
→ Birth flower: Larkspur
→ Birthstone: Ruby
→ Spirit Animal: Salmon
→ Power Color: Orange
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1996: 5,831,565,020 Source: un.org

The 1996 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2024. So, mark your calendars!

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