On this day in History - Jun 26

0363 - Julian, dies killed in battle. Roman Emperor.
0684 - Benedict II becomes Pope.
1291 - Eleanor of Provence, dies. Queen of Henry III of England
1409 - Western Schism: The 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, dies murdered. Spanish conqueror of Peru.
1653 - Cardinal André-Hercule de Fleury, was born. Bishop of Fréjus, chief minister of France under Louis XV
1662 - Portugal - Golpe de Estado palaciano que põe termo à regência da rainha D. Luísa de Gusmão. O governo é entregue a D. Afonso VI, tendo D. Luís de Vasconcelos e Sousa, 3.º conde de Castelo Melhor, como principal apoiante.
1819 - The bicycle was patented by W.K. Clarkson, Jr. of New York City.
1824 - Lord Kelvin, was born (d. 1907). Physicist.
1821 - Bartolomé Mitre, was born. President of Argentine
1854 - Robert Laird Borden, was born. Eighth Prime Minister of Canada
1856 - Max Stirner, dies. German philosopher.
1865 - Bernard Berenson, was born (d. 1959). Art connoisseur.
1871 - As Conferências do Casino são suspensas pelo ministro do reino, marquês de Ávila e de Bolama.

1889 - Morte de Tobias Barreto, consagrado poeta e filósofo brasileiro

1892 - Pearl S. Buck, was born (d. 1973). American writer, recipient of the Nobel Prize in literature
1898 - Willy Messerschmitt, was born (d. 1978). Aircraft designer-
1899 - Maria Nikolaevna Romanova, was born. Daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Alexandra of Hesse .
1904 - Peter Lorre, was born (d. 1964). Actor.
1906 - Alberto Rabagliati, was born. Italian singer and actor.
1908 - Nasce Salvador Allende. Presidente do Chile.
1909 - Colonel Tom Parker, was born (d. 1997). Elvis Presley's manager.

1910 - António Teixeira de Sousa assume o cargo de primeiro-ministro de Portugal
1911 - Babe Didrikson Zaharias, was born (d. 1956). American athlete and golfer.
1912 - Jay Silverheels, was born (d. 1980). Actor.
1919 - Richard Neustadt, was born. Political historian.
1922 - Albert I, Prince of Monaco dies.
1924 - American occupying forces leave the Dominican Republic.
1925 - Pavel Belyayev, was born (d. 1970). Cosmonaut.
1933 - Claudio Abbado, was born. Italian conductor
1934 - Jeremy Wolfenden, was born (d. 1965). British journalist.
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.
1936 - Robert Maclennan, was born. British politician.

1938 - Nasce Francisco Nicholson. Actor, escritor e figura da televisão portuguesa (Tentação (1997) "Olhar da Serpente, O" (2002) TV Series Writer: "Vila Faia" (1982) TV Series (writer) ).
1939 - Ford Maddox Ford,dies (b. 1873). English writer.
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.
1942 - Gilberto Gil, was born. First Minister of Culture of Brazil, singer, songwriter, musician
1945 - Dwight York, was born. Musician, fashion consultant, cult leader, child molester
1945 - The United Nations Charter is signed. Surgimento da ONU : representantes de 50 países assinaram a Carta de São Francisco. Apoiada na tradição idealista norte-americana e com a tese de manter a segurança coletiva e a paz mundial, a Carta propunha a criação da Organização das Nações Unidas. Em 24 de outubro de 1945, a ONU passou a existir oficialmente.
1947 - Richard Bedford Bennett, dies. Eleventh Prime Minister of Canada
1947 - Conferência em Paris entre a URSS, Grã-Bretanha e França sobre o Plano Marshall de ajuda norte-americana para a reconstrução da Europa.
1948 - The Western allies start an airlift to Berlin after the Soviet Union has blockaded West Berlin.

1949 - Nasce em Lisboa Ana Zanatti. Actriz portuguesa ("Vila Faia" (1982) TV Series Lugar do Morto, O (1984) ..."Saber Amar" (2002) TV Series . Milagre segundo Salomé, O (2004) ...) . Apresentadora de televisão e recentemente escritora ( "Os Sinais do Medo", "Agradece o Beijo").
1954 - Steve Barton, was born. Actor, singer, dancer
1955 - Mick Jones, was born. British musician, guitarist with The Clash, Big Audio Dynamite
1956 - Chris Isaak, was born. Ppop singer
1956 - Fidel Castro é detido no México com outros 20 membros do Movimento 26 de Julho.
1957 - Alfred Döblin, dies (b. 1878). German writer.
1958 - Andrija Štampar, dies (b. 1888). Physician and United Nations diplomat.
1958 - George Orton, dies. Canadian athlete.
1959 - The Saint Lawrence Seaway opens, opening North America's Great Lakes to ocean-going ships.
1959 - Cuba rompe relações diplomáticas com a República Dominicana.
1960 - Madagascar alcanza la independencia de Francia.
1960 - Former British Protectorate of Somaliland British Somaliland gains its independence
1961 - Greg Lemond, was born. Cyclist
1963 - Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky, was born. Russian CEO of YUKOS Oil Company
1963 - John F. Kennedy speaks the famous words "Ich bin ein Berliner".
1964 - The Beatles release the album A Hard Day's Night.
1964 - Gerrit Rietveld, dies. Architect.
1968 - Tony Hancock, dies. Comedian.
1968 - Rich Eisen, was born. ESPN SportsCenter anchor
1968 - Shannon Sharpe, was born. American football player, commentator
1968 - Paolo Maldini, was born. Italian footballer
1969 - Colin Greenwood, was born. Musician, Radiohead
1970 - Chris O'Donnell, was born in Winnetka, Illinois. American actor
1973 - Gretchen Wilson, was born. Country music singer
1973 - On Plesetsk Cosmodrome 9 persons were killed at an explosion of a Cosmos 3-M rocket.
1974 - The first retail product (a pack of chewing gum) was sold using a barcode reader.
1974 - Derek Jeter, was born. Baseball player
1975 - Indira Gandhi establishes authoritarian rule in India.
1975 - St. Josemaría Escrivá, dies. Spanish Roman Catholic priest. Opus Dei founder.

1976 - CN Tower (Toronto, Canada) opened on this day in 1976.
1977 - Kubo Tite, was born. Cartoonist
1977 - Last concert of Elvis Presley.
1979 - Muhammad Ali retires.
1980 - Jason Schwartzman, was born. Actor
1980 - Michael Vick, was born. American football player.

1982 - Morte do cantor português Alfredo Marceneiro (n. 25 Fev 1891). Grande figura do fado.
1984 - Michel Foucault, dies (b. 1926). French literary theorist.
1985 - Urgyen Trinley Dorje, was born. Tibetan spiritual leader.

1989 - Melanie Griffith & Don Johnson marry for the 2nd time
1993 - William H. Riker, dies. Political scientist.
1997 - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, dies. Singer.
1997 - The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Communications Decency Act violates the First Amendment.
1997 - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the U.S.), the first book in J.K. Rowling's hugely popular Harry Potter series, is published.
1999 - O líder da resistência do Timor Leste e Prêmio Nobel da Paz 1996, José Ramos Horta, regressa a Jacarta pela primeira vez desde que, em 1975, a Indonésia ocupou a ex-colônia portuguesa.
2000 - O Vaticano revela que o terceiro segredo de Fátima se referia ao atentado ao Papa, à luta do comunismo contra a Igreja e ao sofrimento dos cristãos no século XX.
2002 - Jay Berwanger, dies. American football player
2003 - The U.S. Supreme Court rules that sodomy laws are unconstitutional in Lawrence v. Texas
2003 - Sir Denis Thatcher Bt., dies. Husband of Margaret Thatcher
2003 - Strom Thurmond, dies. U.S. Senator
2003 - Marc-Vivien Foé, dies. Cameroonian footballer
2004 - Yash Johar, dies. Indian film producer
The United Nations' Day in Support of Victims of Torture.
Flag Day in Romania