July 26. Kazinform's timeline of major events

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Kazinform's Timeline is the one-stop shop where you can learn about historical events for the 26th of July. See what notable events happened throughout Kazakhstan's history on July 26.

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EVENTS

1968 - The Abai Language Dictionary with around 6,000 words and concepts is issued.

1999 - The Barys Order of Kazakhstan is established.

2012 - Young musician Yerassyl Adilbekov wins the Grand Prix at the Magia Italiana-2012 in Rimini, Italy.

2015 - The International Olympiad of Informatics takes place in Almaty city. The event brought together over 630 people from 80 countries.

2018 - The European Broadcasting Union announces Kazakhstan as a Junior Eurovision-2018 participant. Kazakhstan for the first time took part in the contest alongside 19 other countries.

2019 - Kazakhstani judo player Otgontsetseg Galbadrakh wins a gold medal at the Grand Prix Zagreb in Croatia

2021 – According to the President's decree on changes to the administrative and territorial structure of Akmola region the village of Kosshy is categorized as a city of regional importance.