What happened in history on this day: July 26?
On July 26 in ...
- 1951 - Disney premieres the animated feature film Alice in Wonderland in England at London's Leicester Square Theatre.
- 1979 - Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film Unidentified Flying Oddball to theaters in the US. The film was released in Europe as The Spaceman and King Arthur.
- 1986 - The Disney Channel airs the Disney Channel Premiere Film The Parent Trap II.
- 1991 - Disney releases the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film V.I. Warshawski to theatres.
- 1995 - Tom Murphy of Capital Cities counters Disney's offer of US$115 per share for the company by asking one share of Disney stock plus US$65 cash per share. That is worth roughly US$120 per share.
- 1996 - Guyana issues fourteen postage stamps depicting various Disney characters.
- 1996 - Guyana issues ten postage stamps depicting Disney antique toys.
- 2002 - Disney generally releases the film The Country Bears to theaters in the USA.
- 2008 - The Family Channel airs the premiere of Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert 3-D movie on TV in Canada.
Births on July 26
Deaths on July 26
- 1978 - Death of Mary Robinson in Soquel, California, USA at age 66; Disney artist (It's a Small World), worked on Disney animation and live films, and parks, named Disney Legend in 1991.
- 2002 - Death of Norman Dale "Buddy" Baker in Sherman Oaks, California, at age 84; musician, composer for hundreds of Disney attractions, movies, TV shows, The Mickey Mouse Club, The Monkey's Uncle, named a Disney Legend in 1998.
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