EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE

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TODAY IN HISTORY

July 29

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Day 209 of 2026 | Week 31 | 150 days until Christmas 🎅

HISTORIC EVENTS

1
2024

Three children are stabbed to death and 10 other people injured at a dance studio in Southport, England. This incident, coupled with widespread online misinformation, leads to various racially motivated riots across the UK.

2
2021

The International Space Station temporarily spins out of control, moving the ISS 45 degrees out of attitude, following an engine malfunction of Russian module Nauka.

3
2019

The 2019 Altamira prison riot between rival Brazilian drug gangs leaves 62 dead.

4
2015

The first piece of suspected debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is discovered on Réunion Island.

5
2013

Two passenger trains collide in the Swiss municipality of Granges-près-Marnand near Lausanne injuring 25 people.

6
2010

An overloaded passenger ferry capsizes on the Kasai River in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in at least 80 deaths.

7
2005

Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.

8
1996

The child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act is struck down by a U.S. federal court as too broad.

9
1993

The Supreme Court of Israel acquits alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk of all charges and he is set free.

10
1987

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President of France François Mitterrand sign the agreement to build a tunnel under the English Channel (Channel Tunnel).

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

1993 Dak Prescott

American football quarterback (NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year 2016; Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year 2022; Pro Bowl 2016

1991 Miki Ishikawa

American actress (Amy Yoshida in "The Terror")

1990 Shin Se-kyung

South Korean actress (Deep Rooted Tree)

1987 Sabra Johnson

Dutch-American dancer (So You Think You Can Dance)

1984 Chad Billingsley

American MLB player (Los Angeles Dodgers)

1983 Alexei Kaigorodov

Russian KHL hockey player

1983 Ashley McBryde

American country music singer-songwriter ("Girl Goin' Nowhere"; "A Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega")

1982 Allison Mack

American actress (Smallville)

1982 Janez Aljančič

Slovenian footballer

1982 Jônatas Domingos

Brazilian footballer

1981 Andrés Madrid

Argentine footballer and manager (Braga)

1981 Kyle LeDuc

American auto racer (COR Pro 4 2020; LOORRS Pro 4 2012

1981 Troy Perkins

American professional soccer goalkeeper

1980 Rachel Miner

American actress (Supernatural)

1980 Ryan Braun

Canadian baseball player (Los Angeles Angels)

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