June 26
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June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining.
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Events
- 684 - Benedict II becomes Pope.
- 1483 - Richard III becomes king of England.
- 1819 - The bicycle is patented.
- 1923 - First race of the 24 hours of Le Mans
- 1924 - American occupying forces leave the Dominican Republic.
- 1945 - The charter of the United Nations is signed.
- 1948 - The Western allies start an air lift to Berlin after the Soviet Union has blockaded West Berlin.
- 1963 - John F. Kennedy speaks the famous words "Ich bin ein Berliner".
- 1964 - The Beatles release the album A Hard Day's Night.
- 1977 - Last concert of Elvis Presley.
- 1979 - Muhammad Ali retires.
- 1997 - The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Communications Decency Act violates the First Amendment.
- This is the yearly activation day of the 1.3 variant of the CIH Virus.
Births
- 1653 - [[Andr�-Hercule de Fleury|Cardinal Andr�-Hercule de Fleury, Bishop of Fr�jus]], chief minister of France under Louis XV
- 1824 - Lord Kelvin, physicist, inventor of the Kelvin scale (+ 1907)
- 1854 - Robert Laird Borden, eighth Prime Minister of Canada
- 1892 - Pearl S. Buck, writer, recipient of the Nobel Prize in literature 1938 (+ 1973)
- 1898 - Willy Messerschmidt, aircraft designer (+ 1978)
- 1899 - Maria Nikolaevna Romanova, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (+ 1918)
- 1904 - Peter Lorre, actor (+ 1964)
- 1909 - Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's manager (+ 1997)
- 1912 - Jay Silverheels, actor (+ 1980)
- 1919 - Richard Neustadt, political historian
- 1925 - Pavel Belyayev, cosmonaut (+ 1970)
- 1933 - Claudio Abbado, conductor
- 1936 - Robert Maclennan, British politician
- 1943 - Klaus von Klitzing, physicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in physics 1985
- 1948 - D. Russel Micnhimer, writer Bubblonia
- 1956 - Chris Isaak, popsinger
- 1961 - Greg Lemond, cyclist
- 1970 - Chris O'Donell, actor
Deaths
- 363 - Julian, Roman Emperor (killed in battle)
- 1541 - Francisco Pizarro, conqueror of Peru (murder)
- 1922 - Albert I of Monaco
- 1947 - Richard Bedford Bennett, eleventh Prime Minister of Canada
- 1968 - Tony Hancock, comedian
- 1993 - William H. Riker, political scientist
- 1997 - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, singer
- 2003 - Sir Denis Thatcher Bt., husband to Baroness Thatcher, former UK Prime Minister
- 2003 - Strom Thurmond, former US Senator
- 2003 - Marc-Vivien Foe, Cameroonian footballer
Holidays and observances
- The United Nations' Day in Support of Victims of Torture.
See Also:
June 25 - June 27 - May 26 - July 26 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "June 26" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_26 January 1, 2004
