About the day » Monday July 26, 1954Calender converter

• Gregory Wayne ALFORD, Houston († 1954)
• Evert Smit, Hierden, Gelderland, Nederland († 2002)
• Govert Kramer, Hillegom († 1954)
• Dimphena Petronella Maria van der Horst, Fijnaart en Heijningen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Andrew Paul Butterworth, Hudson Colum, New York
• Jan Wilbert Masselink, Veenendaal († 2004)
• van de Water, Geldermalsen (West Betuwe) (GL) († 1954)
• OG van Duijvenbode, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1954)
• N.N. van de Water, Geldermalsen
• Jan, Wilbert (Bert) Masselink, Veenendaal († 2004)

• Boelsje Ynzes Graanstra (77), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alberdina Petronella van den Broek (68), Vught, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Alfred Abraham CORNWELL (75), Queensland, Australia
• Antonie Vroon (78), Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan
• Bernardus Johannes Gal (57), David City,Butler County,Nebraska,Verenigde Staten
• Anna Lambertha Janssen (53), Kekerdom, Nederland
• Alberdina Petronella van den Broek (68), 's-Hertogenbosch, Nederland
• Aaltje Braskamp (62), Harfsen
• Boelsje Graanstra (77), Amsterdam
• Agnes Henrica Maria Keukens (45), Nijmegen

• 1952 » Glynis Breakwell, English psychologist and academic
• 1953 » Earl Tatum, American professional basketball player
• 1953 » Felix Magath, German footballer and manager
• 1953 » Henk Bleker, Dutch politician
• 1953 » Robert Phillips, American guitarist
• 1954 » Vitas Gerulaitis, American tennis player and coach († 1994)
• 1955 » Aleksandrs Starkovs, Latvian footballer and coach
• 1955 » Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistani businessman and politician, 11th President of Pakistan
• 1956 » Dorothy Hamill, American figure skater
• 1956 » Peter Fincham, English screenwriter and producer

• 1941 » Henri Lebesgue, French mathematician and academic (b. 1875)
• 1942 » Roberto Arlt, Argentinian author and playwright (b. 1900)
• 1951 » James Mitchell, Australian politician, 13th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1866)
• 1952 » Eva Perón, Argentinian politician, 25th First Lady of Argentina (b. 1919)
• 1953 » Nikolaos Plastiras, Greek general and politician, 135th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1883)
• 1957 » Carlos Castillo Armas, Authoritarian ruler of Guatemala (1954-1957)
• 1960 » Cedric Gibbons, British art director and production designer (b. 1893)
• 1964 » Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe, English race car driver and politician (b. 1884)
• 1968 » Cemal Tollu, Turkish lieutenant and painter (b. 1899)
• 1970 » Robert Taschereau, Canadian lawyer and jurist, 11th Chief Justice of Canada (b. 1896)

• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 10.6 million citizens.
• January 20 » In the United States, the National Negro Network is established with 40 charter member radio stations.
• June 9 » Joseph Welch, special counsel for the United States Army, lashes out at Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Army–McCarthy hearings, giving McCarthy the famous rebuke, "You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?"
• June 27 » The FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match between Hungary and Brazil, highly anticipated to be exciting, instead turns violent, with three players ejected and further fighting continuing after the game.
• July 7 » Elvis Presley makes his radio debut when WHBQ Memphis played his first recording for Sun Records, "That's All Right".
• August 24 » Getúlio Vargas, president of Brazil, commits suicide and is succeeded by João Café Filho.
• September 26 » The Japanese rail ferry Tōya Maru sinks during a typhoon in the Tsugaru Strait, Japan, killing 1,172.

The temperature on July 26, 1954 was between 14.6 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 16.5 °C. There was 16.5 mm of rain during 13.3 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (13%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.