June 26 in history
Events on June 26
Notable events that happened on June 26 in past years.
- 2024
Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, returns to Australia after pleading guilty to one charge of espionage in a Saipan court and subsequently being released by the United States Department of Justice.
Wikipedia article: Julian Assange - 2012
The Waldo Canyon fire descends into the Mountain Shadows neighborhood in Colorado Springs, United States, burning 347 homes in a matter of hours and killing two people.
Wikipedia article: Waldo Canyon Fire - 2000
The Human Genome Project announces the completion of a "rough draft" sequence.
Wikipedia article: Human Genome Project - 1988
The first crash of an Airbus A320 occurs when Air France Flight 296Q crashes at Mulhouse–Habsheim Airfield in Habsheim, France, during an air show, killing three of the 136 people on board.
Wikipedia article: Airbus A320 family - 1967
Karol Wojtyła (later John Paul II) is made a cardinal by Pope Paul VI.
Wikipedia article: Pope John Paul II - 1955
The South African Congress Alliance adopts the Freedom Charter at the Congress of the People in Kliptown.
Wikipedia article: Freedom Charter - 1945
The United Nations Charter is signed by 50 Allied nations in San Francisco, California.
Wikipedia article: Charter of the United Nations - 1940
World War II: Under the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, the Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Romania requiring it to cede Bessarabia and the northern part of Bukovina.
Wikipedia article: World War II - 1918
World War I: Allied forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord defeat Imperial German forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince in the Battle of Belleau Wood.
Wikipedia article: Allies of World War I - 1886
Henri Moissan isolates elemental fluorine for the first time.
Wikipedia article: Henri Moissan - 1794
French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Fleurus marks the first successful military use of aircraft and turns the tide of the War of the First Coalition.
Wikipedia article: French Revolutionary Wars - 1579
Livonian campaign of Stephen Báthory begins.
Wikipedia article: Livonian campaign of Stephen Báthory - 1460
War of the Roses: Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, and Edward, Earl of March, land in England with a rebel army and march on London.
Wikipedia article: Wars of the Roses - 1243
Election of Pope Innocent IV following the death of Pope Celestine IV in 1241.
- 4
Augustus adopts Tiberius.
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