June 26

Events

 * -  is killed during the retreat from the . General  is proclaimed Emperor by the troops on the battlefield.
 * - becomes.
 * - According to legend, the lures 130 children of Hamelin away.
 * - : The is led into a double  as Petros Philargos is crowned  after the, joining  in  and  in.
 * - becomes king of.
 * - is  in  by the son of his former companion and later,  the younger. Diego is later caught and executed.
 * -, son, mysteriously dies after being sentenced to death by his father for plotting against him.
 * - After a lasting siege and firing from the cannons surrendered to.
 * - Lightning hits a warehouse in, killing 230 people.
 * - The is patented.
 * - End of the in Paris.
 * - The first investiture of the in,.
 * - The holiday of  is declared a  in the.
 * - :  - Allied Forces under  &  defeat Imperial German Forces under.
 * - occupying forces leave the.
 * - roller coaster opens on Coney Island
 * - President signs the Federal Credit Union Act, which establishes credit unions.
 * 1934  - Initial flight of the, the first practical helicopter.
 * - : Under the, the presents an  to  requiring it to cede  and northern part of.
 * - The is signed in San Francisco.
 * - The Western allies start an airlift to after the  has blockaded.
 * 1948 - filed the original patent for the, the first.
 * - The opens, opening North America's  to ocean-going ships.
 * - Former Protectorate of   gains its independence
 * - speaks the famous words "" on a visit to.
 * - On 9 people are killed in an explosion of a Cosmos 3-M rocket.
 * - The is scanned for the first time to sell a package of Wrigley's  at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio
 * - establishes  rule in.
 * 1975  - Two  agents and a member of the  are killed in a shootout on the  in ;  is later convicted of the murders in a controversial trial.
 * - The, the tallest free-standing structure on land in the world, was opened.
 * - The kills 16 year old shop assistant Jayne MacDonald in, changing public perception of the killer as she was the first victim who was not a.
 * - to Toronto overran the runway and crashed into the  . Two of 107 passengers onboard died.
 * -, a Christian charismatic organization, established in the.
 * - wins the  title by beating Germany 2-0 in  stadium
 * - The launches a missile attack targeting  intelligence headquarters in retaliation for a thwarted assassination attempt against former President  in April in.
 * - deposed his father, the  of , in a bloodless.
 * - Irish Journalist is shot in her car while in traffic in the outskirts of
 * - The rules that the  violates the
 * 1997 - by  is published in the.
 * - The U.S. Supreme Court rules that gender-based s are unconstitutional in .
 * - The becomes the 192nd member of the.

Births

 * -, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. )
 * -, Swedish writer (d. )
 * -, American academic (d. )
 * -, Swedish chemist and minerologist (d. )
 * -, English religious leader (d. )
 * -, American academic (d. )
 * -, American Major General (d. )
 * -, Irish-born physicist (d. )
 * -, Bengali Novelist (d. )
 * -, Canadian politician (d. )
 * -, American art historian (d. )
 * -, English financier of Egyptian excavations (d. )
 * -, Danish writer (d. )
 * -, American writer, (d. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (d. )
 * -, German aircraft designer (d. )
 * 1898  -, the most decorated Marine in history (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Tenor
 * -, Canadian astronomer (d. )
 * 1904  -, Hungarian-born actor (d. )
 * -, Italian singer (d. )
 * 1906  -, American industrial designer
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, 's manager (d. )
 * -, American athlete (d. )
 * -, British writer (d. )
 * -, American author
 * -, American political historian (d. )
 * -, French WWII secret agent (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * -, American murderer (d. )
 * -, Greek philosopher
 * -, Soviet cosmonaut (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * -, Italian conductor
 * 1933  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, British journalist (d. )
 * 1934  -, American jazz pianist
 * -, British politician
 * 1936  -, Archbishop of
 * -, Thai film actor
 * 1937  -, American physicist,
 * -, American climatologist
 * -, Canadian novelist
 * -, Brazilian singer and Minister of Culture
 * -, American actor
 * 1943  -, British singer
 * -, American cult leader
 * -, Australian cricketer
 * -, American actor (d. 2001)
 * -, British guitarist
 * -, American singer
 * -, American singer
 * 1957  -, Quebec neurosurgeon and politician
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, American ist
 * -, American cyclist
 * 1961  -, American singer
 * -, Russian businessman
 * 1963  -, American game designer
 * -, American horse trainer
 * -, Italian footballer
 * 1968  -, American football player
 * -, British musician
 * 1969  -, American baseball player
 * -, American actor
 * -, American Actor
 * 1970  -, American record producer
 * 1970  -, American filmmaker
 * 1970  -, American actor
 * -, Italian motorcycle racer
 * -, Canadian singer
 * 1972  -, Australian long jumper
 * -, American singer
 * 1973  -, Polish actor
 * 1973  -, Finnish musician
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * 1974  -, American baseball player
 * 1974  -, American musician
 * 1974  -, American baseball player
 * -, American hip hop artist
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1976  -, American football player
 * 1976  -, American pornographic actor
 * -, Japanese cartoonist
 * -, Greek footballer
 * 1979  -, Argentinian basketball player
 * 1979  -, English footballer
 * 1979  -, Japanese racing driver
 * -, American actor
 * 1980  -, American football player
 * 1980  -, American baseball player
 * -, American singer
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1984  -, American basketball player
 * 1984  -, American basketball player
 * 1984  -, American basketball player
 * -, Tibetan spiritual leader
 * -, American singer
 * -, Brazilian racing driver
 * -, American actress

Deaths

 * -, (killed in battle) (b. )
 * -, wife of
 * -, Spanish conqueror of Peru (murdered)
 * -, English philosopher (b. )
 * -, American lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. )
 * -, English ornithologist (b. )
 * -, inventor of the (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, queen of Spain (b. 1860)
 * -, Austrian poet and Nobel Prize laureate (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * -, Austrian biologist and physician, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan (b. )
 * 1946  -, SS officer (b. )
 * -, eleventh (b. )
 * -, American jazz trumpeter (b. )
 * -, German writer (b. )
 * -, Canadian athlete (b. )
 * 1958  -, Croatian physician and United Nations diplomat (b. )
 * -, Dutch architect (b. )
 * -, French actress (b. )
 * -, Spanish Catholic priest (b. )
 * -, professional wrestler (b. )
 * -, American political scientist (b. )
 * 1993  -,  player (b. )
 * 1994  -,  writer and political activist (b. )
 * -, Irish journalist (b. )
 * -, Hawaiian singer (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, the 11th General of (b. )
 * 2002  -, American football player (b. )
 * -, Cameroon footballer (b. )
 * 2003  -, U.S. Senator (b. )
 * 2003  - , husband of  (b. )
 * -, Indian film producer (b. )
 * -, British television game show host (b. )
 * -, Belgian-born American fashion designer (b. )
 * 2007  -, All Black rugby player (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * : (until 1999)
 * : Independence Day
 * : Day
 * : Independence Day
 * : Day
 * : Independence Day
 * : Independence Day

Liturgical observances

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 * (d. )
 * (d. )
 * (d. )
 * (d. )
 * (d. )