Births on July 26

Barbara Jefford

Born on July 26, 1930

Barbara Jefford, English actress

Mary Barbara Jefford, OBE (26 July 1930 – 12 September 2020) was a British actress, best known for her theatrical performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Old Vic and the National Theatre and her role as Molly Bloom in the 1967 film of James Joyce's Ulysses.

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Events on 1930

6 Apr

Salt Satyagraha
Gandhi raises a lump of mud and salt and declares, "With this, I am shaking the foundations of the British Empire," beginning the Salt Satyagraha.
7 Jul

Hoover Dam
Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser begins construction of Boulder Dam (now known as Hoover Dam).
30 Jul

1930 FIFA World Cup
In Montevideo, Uruguay wins the first FIFA World Cup.
6 Sep

Hipólito Yrigoyen
Democratically elected Argentine president Hipólito Yrigoyen is deposed in a military coup.
24 Oct

Getúlio Vargas
A bloodless coup d'état in Brazil ousts Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa, the last President of the First Republic. Getúlio Vargas is then installed as "provisional president".

Births on July 26

Barbara Jefford

Born on July 26, 1930

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Events on 1930

Salt Satyagraha

Hoover Dam

1930 FIFA World Cup

Hipólito Yrigoyen

Getúlio Vargas