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June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 188 days remaining until the end of the year.
[edit] Events
- 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. General Jovian is proclaimed Emperor by the troops on the battlefield.
- 1284 - According to legend, the Pied Piper lures 130 children of Hamelin away.
- 1409 - Western Schism: The Roman Catholic church is led into a double schism as Petros Philargos is crowned Pope Alexander V after the Council of Pisa, joining Pope Gregory XII in Rome and Pope Benedict XII in Avignon.
- 1483 - Richard III becomes king of England.
- 1541 - Francisco Pizarro is assassinated in Lima by the son of his former companion and later antagonist, Diego Almagro the younger. Diego is later caught and executed.
- 1718 - Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich of Russia, Peter the Great's son, mysteriously dies after being sentenced to death by his father for plotting against him.
- 1723 - After a lasting siege and firing from the cannons Baku surrendered to Russians.
- 1848 - End of the June Days Uprising in Paris.
- 1857 - The first investiture of the Victoria Cross in Hyde Park, London.
- 1870 - The Christian holiday of Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the United States.
- 1918 - World War I Western Front: Battle for Belleau Wood - Allied Forces under John J. Pershing & James Harbord defeat Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince.
- 1924 - American occupying forces leave the Dominican Republic.
- 1927 - The Cyclone roller coaster opens on Coney Island
- 1934 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Federal Credit Union Act, which establishes credit unions.
- 1934 - Initial flight of the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first practical helicopter.
- 1940 - World War II: Under the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, the Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Romania requiring it to cede Bessarabia and northern part of Bukovina.
- 1945 - The United Nations Charter is signed in San Francisco.
- 1948 - The Western allies start an airlift to Berlin after the Soviet Union has blockaded West Berlin.
- 1948 - William Shockley filed the original patent for the grown junction transistor, the first bipolar junction transistor.
- 1959 - The Saint Lawrence Seaway opens, opening North America's Great Lakes to ocean-going ships.
- 1960 - Former British Protectorate of Somaliland British Somaliland gains its independence
- 1963 - John F. Kennedy speaks the famous words "Ich bin ein Berliner" on a visit to West Berlin.
- 1973 - On Plesetsk Cosmodrome 9 people are killed in an explosion of a Cosmos 3-M rocket.
- 1974 - The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time to sell a package of Wrigley's chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio
- 1975 - Indira Gandhi establishes emergency rule in India.
- 1975 - Two CIA agents and a member of the American Indian Movement are killed in a shootout on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in North Dakota; Leonard Peltier is later convicted of the murders in a controversial trial.
- 1976 - The CN Tower, the tallest free-standing structure on land in the world, was opened.
- 1977 - The Yorkshire Ripper kills 16 year old shop assistant Jayne MacDonald in Leeds, changing public perception of the killer as she was the first victim who was not a prostitute.
- 1978 - Air Canada Flight 189 to Toronto overran the runway and crashed into the Etobicoke Creek ravine. Two of 107 passengers onboard died.
- 1981 - Couples For Christ, a Christian charismatic organization, established in the Philippines.
- 1991 - Ten-Day War- Yugoslav people's army began Ten-Day War in Slovenia.
- 1993 - The U.S. launches a missile attack targeting Baghdad intelligence headquarters in retaliation for a thwarted assassination attempt against former President George H.W. Bush in April in Kuwait.
- 1995 - Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani deposed his father Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani, the Emir of Qatar, in a bloodless coup.
- 1996 - Irish Journalist Veronica Guerin is shot in her car while in traffic in the outskirts of Dublin
- 1997 - The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Communications Decency Act violates the First Amendment
- 2003 - The U.S. Supreme Court rules that gender-based sodomy laws are unconstitutional in Lawrence v. Texas.
- 2006 - The Republic of Montenegro becomes the 192nd member of the United Nations.
[edit] Births
- 1575 - Anne Catherine of Brandenburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1612)
- 1681 - Hedwig Sophia, duchess of Holstein-Gottorp, Swedish writer (d. 1708)
- 1689 - Edward Holyoke, American academic (d. 1769)
- 1694 - Georg Brandt, Swedish chemist and minerologist (d. 1768)
- 1702 - Philip Doddridge, English religious leader (d. 1751)
- 1703 - Thomas Clap, American academic (d. 1767)
- 1817 - Branwell Bronte, British painter and poet (d. 1848)
- 1819 - Abner Doubleday, American Major General (d. 1893)
- 1824 - Lord Kelvin, Irish-born physicist (d. 1907)
- 1838 - Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Bengali Novelist (d. 1894)
- 1854 - Robert Laird Borden, Canadian politician (d. 1937)
- 1865 - Bernard Berenson, American art historian (d. 1959)
- 1866 - George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, English financier of Egyptian excavations (d. 1923)
- 1869 - Martin Andersen Nexø, Danish writer (d. 1954)
- 1880 - Natalia, Princess Brassova (d. 1952)
- 1892 - Pearl S. Buck, American writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1973)
- 1895 - George Hainsworth, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1950)
- 1898 - Willy Messerschmitt, German aircraft designer (d. 1978)
- 1898 - Chesty Puller, the most decorated Marine in history (d. 1971)
- 1899 - Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (d. 1918)
- 1902 - Hugues Cuénod, Swiss Tenor
- 1904 - Frank Scott Hogg, Canadian astronomer (d. 1951)
- 1904 - Peter Lorre, Hungarian-born actor (d. 1964)
- 1906 - Alberto Rabagliati, Italian singer (d. 1974)
- 1906 - Viktor Schreckengost, American industrial designer
- 1907 - Debs Garms, American baseball player (d. 1984)
- 1908 - Salvador Allende, Former President of Chile (1970-1973)
- 1909 - Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's manager (d. 1997)
- 1911 - Babe Didrikson Zaharias, American athlete (d. 1956)
- 1913 - Aimé Césaire, French Martinican poet and politician (d. 2008)
- 1914 - Laurie Lee, British writer (d. 1997)
- 1915 - Paul Castellano, American mafia boss (d. 1985)
- 1915 - Charlotte Zolotow, American author
- 1919 - Richard Neustadt, American political historian (d. 2003)
- 1921 - Violette Szabo, French WWII secret agent (d. 1945)
- 1922 - Eleanor Parker, American actress
- 1923 - Barbara Graham, American murderer (d. 1955)
- 1924 - Costas Axelos, Greek philosopher
- 1925 - Pavel Belyayev, Soviet cosmonaut (d. 1970)
- 1928 - Jacob Druckman, American composer (d. 1996)
- 1928 - Yoshiro Nakamatsu, Japanese inventor
- 1929 - Milton Glaser, American Designer
- 1933 - Claudio Abbado, Italian conductor
- 1933 - Gene Green, American baseball player (d. 1981)
- 1934 - Jeremy Wolfenden, British journalist (d. 1965)
- 1934 - Dave Grusin, American jazz pianist
- 1936 - Robert Maclennan, British politician
- 1936 - Jean-Claude Cardinal Turcotte, Archbishop of Montreal
- 1937 - Sombat Metanee, Thai film actor
- 1937 - Robert Coleman Richardson, American physicist, Nobel laureate
- 1938 - Gerald North, American climatologist
- 1940 - Billy Davis, Jr., American singer (The Fifth Dimension)
- 1941 - Yves Beauchemin, Canadian novelist
- 1942 - Gilberto Gil, Brazilian singer and Minister of Culture
- 1943 - John Beasley, American actor
- 1943 - Georgie Fame, British singer
- 1945 - Malachi York, Nuwaubian leader
- 1951 - Gary Gilmour, Australian cricketer
- 1954 - Steve Barton, American actor (d. 2001)
- 1955 - Mick Jones, British guitarist (The Clash, Big Audio Dynamite)
- 1956 - Chris Isaak, American singer
- 1957 - Patty Smyth, American singer (Scandal)
- 1957 - Philippe Couillard, Quebec neurosurgeon and politician
- 1959 - Mark McKinney, Canadian actor
- 1960 - Zachary Breaux, American jazz guitarist
- 1961 - Greg LeMond, American cyclist
- 1961 - Terri Nunn, American singer (Berlin)
- 1961 - Manu Chao, French Musician
- 1963 - Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky, Russian businessman
- 1963 - Richard Garfield, American game designer
- 1967 - Todd Pletcher, American horse trainer
- 1968 - Paolo Maldini, Italian footballer
- 1968 - Shannon Sharpe, American football player
- 1969 - Colin Greenwood, British musician (Radiohead)
- 1969 - Mike Myers, American baseball player
- 1970 - Chris O'Donnell, American actor
- 1970 - Sean Hayes, American Actor
- 1970 - Irv Gotti, American record producer
- 1970 - Paul Thomas Anderson, American filmmaker
- 1970 - Nick Offerman, American actor
- 1971 - Max Biaggi, Italian motorcycle racer
- 1972 - Garou, Canadian singer
- 1972 - Jai Taurima, Australian long jumper
- 1973 - Gretchen Wilson, American singer
- 1973 - Paweł Małaszyński, Polish actor
- 1973 - Jussi Sydänmaa, Finnish musician (Lordi)
- 1974 - Matt Striker, American professional wrestler
- 1974 - Derek Jeter, American baseball player
- 1974 - Jeff Frankenstein, American musician (Newsboys)
- 1974 - Jason Kendall, American baseball player
- 1974 - Nicole Saba, Lebanese singer
- 1975 - Jonah Sorrentino, American hip hop artist
- 1975 - Terry Skiverton, English football player
- 1976 - Ed Jovanovski, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1976 - Chad Pennington, American football player
- 1976 - Joe Landon, American pornographic actor
- 1977 - Kubo Tite, Japanese cartoonist
- 1977 - Raul Gonzales, Spainish Football player
- 1978 - Alexandra, French singer, L5's singer
- 1979 - Kostas Katsouranis, Greek footballer
- 1979 - Wálter Herrmann, Argentinian basketball player
- 1979 - Andy O'Brien, English footballer
- 1979 - Ryo Fukuda, Japanese racing driver
- 1980 - Jason Schwartzman, American actor
- 1980 - Michael Vick, American football player
- 1980 - Chris Shelton, American baseball player
- 1980 - Sinik, French singer and rapper
- 1984 - Elijah Dukes, American baseball player
- 1984 - Raymond Felton, American basketball player
- 1984 - Deron Williams, American basketball player
- 1984 - Jose Juan Barea, American basketball player
- 1985 - Urgyen Trinley Dorje, Tibetan spiritual leader
- 1986 - Casey Desmond, American singer
- 1987 - Carlos Iaconelli, Brazilian racing driver
- 1987 - Samir Nasri, French footballer, currently playing for Marseille
- 1992 - Jennette McCurdy, American actress
- 2005 - Princess Alexia of the Netherlands
[edit] Deaths
- 363 - Julian the Apostate, Roman Emperor (killed in battle) (b. 331)
- 1291 - Eleanor of Provence, wife of Henry III of England
- 1541 - Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conqueror of Peru (murdered)
- 1688 - Ralph Cudworth, English philosopher (b. 1617)
- 1784 - Caesar Rodney, American lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. 1728)
- 1793 - Gilbert White, English ornithologist (b. 1720)
- 1810 - Joseph Michel Montgolfier, inventor of the hot air balloon (b. 1740)
- 1836 - Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, French composer (La Marseillaise) (b. 1760)
- 1878 - Mercedes of Orleans, queen of Spain (b. 1860)
- 1918 - Peter Rosegger, Austrian poet and Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1843)
- 1922 - Albert I, Prince of Monaco (b. 1848)
- 1939 - Ford Madox Ford, English writer (b. 1873)
- 1943 - Karl Landsteiner, Austrian biologist and physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1868)
- 1946 - Yosuke Matsuoka, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan (b. 1880)
- 1946 - Max Kögel, SS officer (b. 1895)
- 1947 - Richard Bedford Bennett, eleventh Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1870)
- 1948 - Lilian Velez, Filipino actress (murdered) (b. 1924)
- 1949 - Kim Gu, President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (b. 1876)
- 1956 - Clifford Brown, American jazz trumpeter (b. 1930)
- 1957 - Alfred Döblin, German writer (b. 1878)
- 1958 - George Orton, Canadian athlete (b. 1873)
- 1958 - Andrija Štampar, Croatian physician and United Nations diplomat (b. 1888)
- 1964 - Leo Dandurand, American-born Canadian sports executive (b. 1889)
- 1964 - Gerrit Rietveld, Dutch architect (b. 1888)
- 1967 - Françoise Dorléac, French actress (b. 1942)
- 1975 - St. Josemaría Escrivá, Spanish Catholic priest (b. 1902)
- 1992 - Herman Rohde, professional wrestler (b. 1921)
- 1993 - William H. Riker, American political scientist (b. 1920)
- 1993 - Roy Campanella, Major League baseball player (b. 1921)
- 1994 - Jahanara Imam, Bangladeshi writer and political activist (b. 1929)
- 1996 - Veronica Guerin, Irish journalist (b. 1958)
- 1997 - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Hawaiian singer (b. 1959)
- 2001 - Soccer (dog actor) (b. 1988)
- 2002 - Arnold Brown, the 11th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1913)
- 2002 - Jay Berwanger, American football player (b. 1914)
- 2003 - Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroon footballer (b. 1975)
- 2003 - Denver Randleman, U.S. Army Seargent (b. 1920)
- 2003 - Strom Thurmond, U.S. Senator (b. 1902)
- 2003 - Sir Dennis Thatcher MBE, husband of Margaret Thatcher (b. 1915)
- 2004 - Yash Johar, Indian film producer (b. 1929)
- 2004 - Naomi Shemer, Israeli singer and song-writer (b. 1930)
- 2005 - Richard Whiteley, British television game show host (b. 1943)
- 2007 - Liz Claiborne, Belgian-born American fashion designer (b. 1929)
- 2007 - Joey Sadler, All Black rugby player (b. 1914)
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