I had a great many more things to say about July 26, but as usual, I started too late. In conclusion, Walt Disney’s Alice in Wonderland today premiered in 1951. I don’t know about you but the little dormouse perfectly sums up my energy right now. Good night.
Category Archives: Existential Dread
Sam Beam
One of my very favorite singers Sam Beam was born July 26, 1974.
Diane Arbus
Legendary photographer Diane Arbus died July 26, 1971.
(a film test), c. 1949
Mary Wells
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Iconic Motown singer Mary Wells died July 26, 1992.
Sir James Murray
Sir James Augustus Henry Murray, lexicographer and primary editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) from 1879 until his death on July 26, 1915.
Alexis Weissenberg
Bulgarian pianist Alexis Weissenberg was born July 26, 1929.
Aldous Huxley
Writer Aldous Huxley was born on July 26, 1984 in England. He wrote nearly fifty books, but is best remembered for Brave New World.
Carl Jung
Founder of analytic psychology, Carl Jung was born on July 26, 1875.
Alfred Marshall
One of the founders of neoclassical economics, Alfred Marshall was born on July 26, 1826. First impression: he looks like he was a barrel of laughs. Possibly in the room at the Fidelity Fiduciary Bank in Mary Poppins?
Saint Anne
July 26th is the Roman Catholic Feast Day of Saint Anne, mother of Mary, patron saint of Brittany, Canada, Detroit, Taguig, Hagonoy, Bulacan, Kurunegalle Catholic Diocese, Sri Lanka; Fasnia (Tenerife); Mainar; unmarried women; carpenters; child care providers; childless people; children; equestrians; grandparents; homemakers/housewives; lace makers; lost articles; miners; mothers; moving house; old-clothes dealers; poverty; pregnancy; seamstresses; stablemen; sterility; and teachers. She’s got a lot on her plate.
