EST. DECEMBER 1994 β’ 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com π―
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
July 28
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Day 208 of 2026 | Week 31 | 151 days until Christmas π
HISTORIC EVENTS
Catastrophic floods devastate Eastern Kentucky, resulting in 45 fatalities and causing damage to thousands of homes and businesses.
Australian Wendy Tuck becomes the first female skipper to win the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.
Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from office for life by Supreme Court of Pakistan after finding him guilty of corruption charges.
While flying from Seoul, South Korea to Shanghai, China, Asiana Airlines Flight 991 develops an in-flight fire in the cargo hold. The Boeing 747-400F freighter attempts to divert to Jeju International Airport, but crashes into the sea South-West of Jeju island, killing both crew members on board.
Airblue Flight 202 crashes into the Margalla Hills north of Islamabad, Pakistan, killing all 152 people aboard. It is the deadliest aviation accident in Pakistan history and the first involving an Airbus A321.
The Provisional Irish Republican Army calls an end to its thirty-year-long armed campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland.
Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, are rescued after 77 hours underground.
Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9560 crashes after takeoff from Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, killing 14 of the 16 people on board.
Australian Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championship meeting.
The remains of a prehistoric man are discovered near Kennewick, Washington. Such remains will be known as the Kennewick Man.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
Argentine basketball player
born in Brooklyn
American political staffer to Hillary Clinton
American singer (Papa Roach)
Spanish singer and actress (A mi madre le gustan las mujeres
English actress (Ted Lasso; Game of Thrones
British radio host
American actor (Keys; Stuff)
American skateboarder (Toy Machine)
American actress (Jessie-Saved by the Bell
South Korean actress (A Tale of Two Sisters)
born in Maitland
American comic singer-songwriter
Swedish heavy metal guitarist (Arch Enemy; Spiritual Beggars)
Zimbabwean cricketer (Zimbabwe's 1st Test match leg-spinner)
π― yow.com Connection
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