Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/June 26
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This is a list of selected June 26 anniversaries that appears on the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition may be controversial, or on a day that is or soon will be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
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- 363 – Roman Emperor Julian the Apostate was killed during the retreat from his campaign against the Sassanid Empire.
- 1409 – In trying to end the Western Schism, where Gregory XII in Rome and Benedict XIII in Avignon simultaneously claimed to be the true pope, the Council of Pisa instead ended up electing a third one, Alexander V.
- 1541 – Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro was assassinated in Lima by supporters of his rival Diego de Almagro's son.
- 1945 – At a conference in San Francisco, delegates from 50 nations signed a charter establishing the United Nations.
- 1976 – The CN Tower (pictured), the tallest freestanding structure on land, was opened to the public in Toronto.
