26th July in history

English mathematician Thomas Harriot was the first person to draw a map of the Moon by looking through a telescope on this day in 1609.

Did you know that:

• Mick Jagger is an English singer, songwriter, actor, and film producer born on this day in 1943
• Scott Cawthon is an American former video game developer and writer born on this day in 1978
• A design patent for a toy teddy bear was granted to Josef Gottstein on this day in 1994

// Compiled by Zoya Siddiqui