1. On 26 July 1945, Winston Churchill resigned after losing a general election in a landslide. Who replaced him?

2. Also on 26 July 1945, the Allies issued a declaration calling on Japan to surrender or face "prompt and utter destruction". Name the declaration.

3. On 26 July 1956, the Egyptian leader from your 15 January round announced he was taking over a waterway. Which one?

4. On 26 July 1953, Fidel Castro led a failed attack on an army barracks, which later gave its name to his revolutionary movement. What was the movement called?

5. The wife of the Argentine president from your 8 October round died on 26 July 1952, aged only 33. Who was she?

6. On 26 July 1847, a West African country founded by freed American slaves declared its independence. Name it, and its capital, named after a US president.

7. On 26 July 1908, an American Attorney General created the agency that became the FBI. What was unusual about his family?

8. On 26 July 1947, President Truman signed the National Security Act, creating the Department of Defense and which intelligence agency?

9. Which Indian Ocean island nation, made up of about 1,200 islands, became independent from Britain on 26 July 1965?

10. On 26 July 1963, NASA launched Syncom 2. What was it the first of?

11. On 26 July 1971, Apollo 15 launched carrying a vehicle never used on the Moon before. What was it?

12. On 26 July 1990, President George H. W. Bush signed a landmark US civil rights law for people with disabilities. What is it called?

13. The playwright from your 2 November round, who won both a Nobel Prize and an Oscar, was born in Dublin on 26 July 1856. Who was he?

14. A Swiss psychiatrist born on 26 July 1875 introduced the ideas of the "collective unconscious" and "introverts and extroverts". Who was he?

15. The author from your 22 November round was born on 26 July 1894. Name him and his most famous dystopian novel.

16. A film director born on 26 July 1928 made "2001: A Space Odyssey" with the writer from your 16 December round. Who was he?

17. A singer born in Dartford on 26 July 1943 grew up in the same town as the guitarist from your 18 December round. Who is he?

18. An English actress born on 26 July 1945 won an Oscar for playing Elizabeth II. Name her and the film.

19. An American actress born on 26 July 1964 won an Oscar for "The Blind Side" and was lost in space in "Gravity". Who is she?

20. The drummer of Queen was born on 26 July 1949. Who is he?