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Emperor Julian is fatally wounded near Samarra

On June 26, 363, Roman emperor Julian was wounded by a spear during fighting near Samarra, in what is now Iraq. He died from the injury a few hours later.

Iraq

Pope Benedict II is consecrated as pope following imperial approval from the Byzantine Emperor. He is the last pope to require the confirmation of the emperor; the next popes require only that of the more closely situated exarch of Ravenna

Pope Benedict II (Latin: Benedictus II) was the bishop of Rome from 26 June 684 to his death on 8 May 685. Pope Benedict II's feast day is 7 May.

Battle of Sherston

The battle of Sherston was fought in Sherston, Wiltshire in England, from 25 to 26 June 1016. between the forces of King Edmund Ironside and Danish king Cnut as a part of Cnut's invasion of England. The West Saxons, fighting for Edmund, were victorious against the Danish and their English allies.

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Battle of Köse Dağ

The Battle of Köse Dağ took place in eastern Anatolia on 26 June 1243 when an army of the Sultanate of Rum, led by Sultan Kaykhusraw II, confronted an invading Mongol army under the general Baiju and was decisively defeated. The battle was the pivotal event of the Mongol conquest of Anatolia: Rum, previously a significant independent power in the eastern Mediterranean, was reduced to the status of a client kingdom, and its territories were later absorbed into the Mongol Ilkhanate.

Przemysł II is crowned King of Poland in Gniezno

On June 26, 1295, Archbishop Jakub Świnka crowned Przemysł II King of Poland in Gniezno Cathedral.

Poland

Battle of Blidebro

The Battle of Blidebro (Danish: Slaget ved Blidebro, Swedish: Slaget vid Blidebro) was a battle between Danish–German and Swedish–Holsteinian forces near Copenhagen in 1342 during the Kalundborg War. The battle ended in a Danish–German victory and it is estimated that 350 Swedes were killed in the initial action.

Battle of Casalecchio

The Battle of Casalecchio took place on 26 June 1402 near the town of Casalecchio di Reno, near Bologna, in northern Italy. At this battle, a Bolognese army under Giovanni I Bentivoglio opposed Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Duke of Milan, and his allies, the Malatesta of Rimini and the Gonzaga of Mantua. The city of Bologna was aided by the Republic of Florence in the struggle to halt the expansion of Visconti's power. The Bolognese-Florentine army was under Muzio Attendolo. Visconti was aided by many Italian lords and condottieri. The commander in chief was the famous leader Alberico da Barbiano.

Casalecchio di Reno, Italy

Battle of Kokovo

The Battle of Kokovo was a battle fought in the fields near the village of Kokovo (present-day Coccau in Italy (German: Goggau) on 26 June 1478 between an army of 600 peasants and miners from Carinthia against a 20,000-strong Ottoman Turkish invading army. The peasant army was raised in the context of the Carinthian peasant revolt of 1478.

Italy

Richard III becomes King of England

Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty and its cadet branch, the House of York; the former had ruled England since 1154. His defeat and death at the Battle of Bosworth Field marked the end of the Middle Ages in England.

Siege of Rhodes (1522)

The siege of Rhodes of 1522 was the second and ultimately successful attempt by the Ottoman Empire to expel the Knights of Rhodes from their island stronghold and thereby secure Ottoman control of the Eastern Mediterranean. The first siege in 1480 had been unsuccessful. Despite very strong defenses, the walls were demolished over the course of six months by Turkish artillery and mines.

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Battle of Chausa

The Battle of Chausa was a notable military engagement between the Mughal Emperor, Humayun, and the Afghan ruler, Sher Shah Suri. It was fought on 26 June 1539 at Chausa, 10 miles southwest of Buxar in modern-day Bihar, India. Sher Shah Suri was assisted by his allies, the Ujjainiya Rajputs of Bhojpur, as well as the Lohtamia and Gautam Rajputs who were led by the commander, Gajpati Ujjainia.

India

Francisco Pizarro is assassinated in Lima by the son of his former companion and later antagonist, Diego de Almagro the younger. Almagro is later caught and executed

Francisco Pizarro, 1st Marquess of the Conquest (; Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko piˈθaro]; c. 1478 – 26 June 1541), was a Spanish conquistador, best known for his expeditions that led to the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire. Born in Trujillo, Spain, to a poor family of pig farmers, Pizarro chose to pursue fortune and adventure in the New World.

Battle of Bicske

The Battle of Bicske happened on June 26, 1578, between the Ottoman army and the Habsburgs near Bicske. The Ottomans were victorious. On June 26, the Hungarian noblemen, Ferenc Nádasdy and Pálffy Miklós, launched a raid against the Ottomans. The troops joined the Hungarians from Érsekújvár and Tata. These troops met at Komárom and set out with an army of 1,600 men, including 700 cavalry and 900 infantry.

Hungary

Castilian War

The Castilian War, also called the Spanish expedition to Borneo, was a conflict between the Spanish Empire and several Muslim states in Southeast Asia, including the Sultanates of Brunei, Sulu, and Maguindanao.

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Siege of Le Catelet (1595)

The Siege of Le Catelet, also known as the Capture of Le Catelet, took place at the stronghold of Le Catelet, in Picardy, between 20 and 26 June 1595, as part of the Franco-Spanish War (1595-1598) in the context of the French Wars of Religion. After a short siege, the Spanish forces commanded by the new Governor-General of the Spanish Netherlands, Don Pedro Henríquez de Acevedo, Count of Fuentes (Spanish: Conde de Fuentes), took the French fortress, compelling its garrison to surrender, as part of his offensive of 1595. A few days later the Count of Fuentes and his forces continued with the offensive and took La Capelle.

Le Catelet, France · Picardy, France

Siege of Shamakhi

The siege of Shamakhi was a phase in the Ottoman–Safavid war (1603–1612) that resulted in the Safavid army's success and Shamakhi's return to Iranian rule after 28 years. During the siege, Baku and Derbent also surrendered to the Iranian army, allowing the Safavid state to regain control of Azerbaijan and Dagestan. As a result, the Safavids were able to regain all the lands they had lost during the Ottoman-Safavid War of 1578–1590 between 1603 and 1607.

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Azerbaijan

Storming of Kristianopel

The Storming of Kristianopel occurred on 26 June 1611, during the Kalmar War. Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden led an assault from the camp in Högsby in Småland on Kristianopel in Blekinge. The Swedes managed to siege the fortified city and went in by bombing the fortress port, which was badly defended. Right after the assault, there was a massacre of the city's population, with rape and pillaging.

Denmark

Action of 26 June 1625

The action of 26 June 1625 was a naval battle that took place on 26 June 1625 near Syracuse, Sicily, when 6 Bizertan vessels defeated 5 Maltese galleys. On June 26th, while in harbor at Syracuse, the Maltese general, Tallamey, heard that six Bizertans had been sighted close at hand.

Sicily, Italy

Battle of the Dardanelles (1656)

The Third Battle of the Dardanelles in the Fifth Ottoman-Venetian War took place on 26 and 27 June 1656 inside the Dardanelles Strait. The battle was a clear victory for Venice and the Knights Hospitaller over the Ottoman Empire, although their commander, Lorenzo Marcello, was killed on the first day.

Montecuccoli's landing on Funen

Montecuccoli's landing on Funen occurred on 26 June 1659 when an allied force, consisting of six Dutch ships and 9,000 troops, attempted to land on Swedish-occupied Funen. The Dutch ships initially bombarded the Swedish positions and the Allied troops managed to land unopposed. These were later repulsed by the 4,000 Swedish troops under the command of Carl Gustaf Wrangel.

Montecuccoli's landing on Funen occurred on 26 June 1659 when an allied force, consisting of six Dutch ships and 9,000 troops, attempted to land on Swedish-occupied Funen.

Siege of Tournai (1667)

The siege of Tournai was an event in the War of Devolution. A French army commanded by Louis XIV successfully besieged the town of Tournai, then part of the Spanish Netherlands. The siege, which began on 21 June 1667, led to the surrender of the defenders loyal to the Spanish Empire fewer than five days later.

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Battle of Wesenberg (1704)

The Battle of Wesenberg took place on June 26, 1704 close to Rakvere (Wesenberg) during the Great Northern War. The Swedish cavalry force of 1,400 men under the command of Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbach retreated before Karl Evald von Rönnes larger force. However, the Swedes were caught at Wesenberg and after a valiant defense they had been close to annihilated with only 400 managing to escape towards Reval the rest was either killed or captured. The Russian losses are unknown.

Rakvere, Estonia

Battle of Fort Albany (1709)

The Battle of Fort Albany (about 26 June 1709) was an attack by French colonial volunteers and their native allies against the Canadian Hudson's Bay Company outpost of Fort Albany in the southern reaches of Hudson Bay. About 70 Frenchmen and 30 Indians attacked the fort, which was under the command of John Fullartine. Fullartine repulsed the attack, killing eighteen men including the leaders. He lost two men to ambush on their way back to the fort shortly after the attack.

Canada

Battle of Golden Rock

The Battle of Golden Rock was fought between forces of the British and French East India Companies on 26 June 1753, during the Second Carnatic War. French troops, assisted by Mysorean troops led by Monsieur Astruc, assaulted a British outpost near Trichinopoly, drawing the main British force defending Trichinopoly. The British, commanded by Stringer Lawrence, were victorious.

Battle of Short Hills

The Battle of Short Hills (also known as the Battle of Metuchen Meetinghouse and other names) was a conflict between a Continental Army force commanded by Brigadier General William Alexander ("Lord Stirling"), and an opposing British force commanded by Lieutenant General William Howe. The battle took place on June 26, 1777, at Scotch Plains and Metuchen, New Jersey, during the American Revolutionary War. Despite the name, no fighting occurred in modern-day Short Hills, a section of Millburn. In mid-June General Howe marched most of his army into central New Jersey in an attempt to lure George Washington's Continental Army to a place where it might be better attacked than its defensive position in the Watchung Mountains.

Scotch Plains, New Jersey, United States

Battle of Spencer's Ordinary

The Battle of Spencer's Ordinary was an inconclusive skirmish that took place on 26 June 1781, late in the American Revolutionary War. British forces under Lieutenant Colonel John Graves Simcoe and American forces under Colonel Richard Butler, light detachments from the armies of General Lord Cornwallis and the Marquis de Lafayette respectively, clashed near a tavern (the "ordinary") at a road intersection not far from Williamsburg, Virginia. Lafayette had been shadowing Cornwallis as he moved his army toward Williamsburg from central Virginia. Aware that Simcoe had become separated from Cornwallis, he sent Butler out in an attempt to cut Simcoe off.

James City County, Virginia, United States

Battle of Fleurus (1794)

The Battle of Fleurus was fought on 26 June 1794 during the War of the First Coalition between the French Revolutionary Army under Jean-Baptiste Jourdan and an Austro-Dutch army commanded by Prince Josias of Coburg. In what was the most significant battle of the Low Countries theatre of the War of the First Coalition, Jourdan's army was able to concentrate its forces and defeat Coburg and his troops.

Battle of Vaasa

The Battle of Vaasa was fought between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Russian Empire during the Finnish War (1808-1809). While the Swedish army was celebrating its victory at Nykarleby, another Swedish force, led by Johan Bergenstråhle, landed at Vaasa. Adlercreutz had forgot about this landing and didn't send any troops to help Bergenstråhle.

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Jørgen Jørgensen's Revolution

The Jørgen Jørgensen's Revolution (Icelandic: Byltingin 1809) other spelling includes, Jørgen Jürgensen's Revolution and Jørgen Jorgenson's Revolution) was a revolution on Iceland, instituted by the Danish adventurer Jørgen Jørgensen during the Age of Revolution. His intent was to establish a liberal society in the spirit of those emerging in the Americas and Europe at the time. The events have also been referred to as the Revolution of 1809.

Iceland

Battle of Graz

The Battle of Graz took place on 24–26 June 1809 between an Austrian corps commanded by Ignaz Gyulai and a French division led by Jean-Baptiste Broussier. The French were soon reinforced by a corps under Auguste Marmont. The battle is considered a French victory though Gyulai was successful in getting supplies to the Austrian garrison of Graz before the two French forces drove him away from the city.

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Austria

Battle of Tolosa (1813)

The Battle of Tolosa (26 June 1813) saw a British-Portuguese-Spanish column led by Thomas Graham attempt to cut off a retreating Franco-Italian force under Maximilien Sébastien Foy. Assisted by Antoine Louis Popon de Maucune's division, which fortuitously appeared, the French parried Graham's initial attacks then slipped away when threatened with envelopment. The town of Tolosa is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of San Sebastián.

William IV becomes king of Britain and Hanover following the death without surviving legitimate issue of his older brother George IV

William IV (William Henry; 21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death in 1837. The third son of George III, William succeeded his elder brother George IV, becoming the last king and penultimate monarch of the United Kingdom's House of Hanover.

Battle of Sig

In the Battle of Sig (26–27 June 1835), French forces, assisted by the Douair and Smela tribes, fought the Algerian resistance led by Emir Abdelkader in the forest of Moulay-Ismaël near Sig. On 26 June General Trézel's column, consisting of 2,500 men, arrived on the banks of the Sig, ten leagues from Oran. There, he encountered Abdelkader's army, consisting of 8,000 cavalrymen and 4,000 infantrymen.

Algeria

Ratifications of the Treaty of Nanking are exchanged in Hong Kong

On June 26, 1843, Britain and the Qing government exchanged ratifications of the Treaty of Nanking in Hong Kong. The treaty had been signed on August 29, 1842.

Hong Kong

June Days uprising

The June Days (French: les journées de Juin) were an uprising staged by workers in Paris from 22 to 26 June 1848. It was in response to plans to close the National Workshops, created by the Second Republic in order to provide work and a minimal source of income for the unemployed. The National Guard, led by General Louis-Eugène Cavaignac, was called out to quell the rebellion.

End of the June Days Uprising in Paris, France.

Ningpo massacre

The Ningpo Massacre was a massacre of Portuguese pirates by Cantonese pirates led by Ah Pak about Ningpo city. In the 19th century, the Ningpo city authorities contracted Cantonese pirates to eliminate by extermination Portuguese pirates who raided Cantonese shipping around Ningbo.

People's Republic of China

Battle of Taku Forts (1859)

The Second Battle of Taku Forts (Chinese: 第二次大沽口之戰) was a failed Anglo-French attempt to seize the Taku Forts along the Hai River in Tianjin, China, in June 1859 during the Second Opium War. A chartered American steamship arrived on scene and assisted the French and British in their attempted suppression of the forts.

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People's Republic of China

Battle of Beaver Dam Creek

The Battle of Beaver Dam Creek, also known as the Battle of Mechanicsville or Ellerson's Mill, took place on June 26, 1862, in Hanover County, Virginia, as the first major engagement of the Seven Days Battles during the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War. It was the start of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's counter-offensive against the Union Army of the Potomac, under Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, which threatened the Confederate capital of Richmond. Lee attempted to turn the Union right flank, north of the Chickahominy River, with troops under Maj. Gen. Thomas J.

Hanover County, Virginia, United States · Virginia, United States

Battle of Liberty Gap

The Battle of Liberty Gap was fought during the Tullahoma Campaign of the American Civil War. The battle was an early instance of mounted infantry using Spencer repeating rifles during the war similar to the concurrent battle of Hoover's Gap.

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United States

Battle of Butuí

The Battle of Butuí took place on 26 June 1865 in the Butuí or M'Butuí stream between the municipalities of São Borja and Itaqui in Rio Grande do Sul during the Paraguayan War.

Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Battle of Hühnerwasser

The Battle of Hühnerwasser was a minor engagement during the Austro-Prussian War. It was the first engagement in the opening days of the Königgrätz campaign, fought in Bohemia on 26 June 1866. It was fought between troops of the Prussian Elbe army and troops from the Austrian I Corps, led by Leopold Gondrecourt. Leopold Gondrecourt ordered his troops – a battalion of Slovakian jäger and a battalion Hungarian line infantry – to attack the Prussian outposts at Hühnerwasser and throw them back across the Iser. The attacking troops stumbled across a Prussian company stationed between the trees, which alarmed the rest of the Prussian force.

Ralsko, Czechia

Battle of Svistov

The Battle of Svistov was a battle of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878. It was fought between the Ottoman Empire and Imperial Russia on 26 June 1877. It occurred when Russian general Mikhail Ivanovich Dragomirov crossed the Danube River in a fleet of small boats and attacked the Turkish fortress. The next day, Mikhail Skobelev attacked, forcing the Turkish garrison to surrender.

Bulgaria

Hokitika by-election, 1878

The Hokitika by-election 1878 was a by-election held in the multi-member Hokitika electorate during the 6th New Zealand Parliament, on 26 June 1878. The by-election was caused by the resignation of incumbent MP Charles Button and was won by Seymour Thorne George, who defeated Gerard George Fitzgerald. Thorne George was suggested as a candidate by the premier, Sir George Grey; he was the Premier's nephew, and lived in the North Island.

New Zealand

Battle of Sángrar

The Battle of Sángrar or Combat of Sangra was fought on June 26, 1881, in the Peruvian central Andes, during the Letelier expedition, the first of its type during the sierra campaign of the War of the Pacific, sent to eliminate the Peruvian resistance growing over there after the fall of Lima and conducted by Andrés Cáceres. An 80–man Chilean detachment led by Cpt.

Peru

Bangui is founded by Albert Dolisie and Alfred Uzac in what was then the upper reaches of the French Congo

Bangui (French pronunciation: [bɑ̃ɡi]; or Bangî in Sango, formerly written Bangi in English) is the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic. It was established as a French outpost in 1889 and named after its location on the northern bank of the Ubangi River (French: Oubangui); the Ubangi itself was named from the Bobangi word for the "rapids" located beside the settlement, which marked the end of navigable water north from Brazzaville.

1890 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

The 1890 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was a Gaelic football match played at Clonturk Park on 26 June 1892 to determine the winners of the 1890 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the 4th season of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champions of the four provinces of Ireland.

Battle of Serobeti

The Battle of Serobeti took place on June 26, 1892, and was fought between Italy and the Mahdist State. The incident took place when one-thousand Mahdist warriors entered Italian Eritrea and were driven back by an Italian-led force of 120 ascari and 200 Baria tribe warriors. In all, Italian losses were three dead and ten wounded, while the Mahdists suffered around one-hundred killed and wounded.

Ontario general election, 1894

The Ontario general election, 1894 was the eighth general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 26, 1894, to elect the 94 Members of the 8th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs"). The main issues were the Liberals' "Ontario System", as well as French language schools, farmer interests, support for Toronto business, woman suffrage, the temperance movement, and the demands of labour unions. The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Oliver Mowat, formed the government for the seventh consecutive parliament, even though some of its members were elected under joint banners: either with the Patrons of Industry or the Protestant Protective Association.

Canada

Portuguese legislative election, 1904

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 26 June 1904. The result was a victory for the Regeneration Party, which won 100 seats.

Portugal

The first Grand Prix motor race is held at Le Mans

The 1906 Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France, commonly known as the 1906 French Grand Prix, was a motor race held on 26 and 27 June 1906, on closed public roads outside the city of Le Mans. The Grand Prix was organised by the Automobile Club de France (ACF) at the prompting of the French automobile industry as an alternative to the Gordon Bennett races, which limited each competing country's number of entries regardless of the size of its industry.

London’s Science Museum becomes an independent institution

On June 26, 1909, the administrative separation of London’s Science and Engineering Collections from the Victoria and Albert Museum was ratified, and the name Science Museum was officially adopted.

United Kingdom

1914 Korong state by-election

The 1914 Korong state by-election was held on 26 June 1914 to elect the next member for Korong in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the death of incumbent MP Thomas Langdon. Langdon, a Liberal Party member, had been re-elected unopposed at the 1911 election. He died on 27 May 1914, aged 82. The by-election was won by Achilles Gray, with both candidates being Liberals.

1917 Saskatchewan general election

The 1917 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 26, 1917, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. After replacing Walter Scott as leader of the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan and premier of the province, William M. Martin led the party to its fourth consecutive victory, winning all but 8 of the 59 seats in the legislature. The Conservative Party of Wellington Willoughby continued to lose popular support.

Battle of Belleau Wood

The Battle of Belleau Wood (1–26 June 1918) was a major battle that occurred during the German spring offensive in World War I, near the Marne River in France. The battle was fought by the U.S. 2nd (under the command of Major General Omar Bundy) and 3rd Divisions along with French and British forces against an assortment of German units including elements from the 237th, 10th, 197th, 87th, and 28th Divisions.

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France

Battle of Tellidede

Battle of Tellidede was a clash around Aydın, Turkey during the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922). The Greek army planning to throw back the Turkish irregular forces around Aydın, started an offensive at the Tellidede ridges.

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1924 Victorian state election

The 1924 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Thursday 26 June 1924 to elect the 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.

Coney Island Cyclone

The Cyclone, also called the Coney Island Cyclone, is a wooden roller coaster at Luna Park in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. Designed by Vernon Keenan, it opened to the public on June 26, 1927. The roller coaster is on a plot of land at the intersection of Surf Avenue and West 10th Street.

New York City, United States

1938 Russian Supreme Soviet election

Legislative elections were held in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic on 26 June 1938, the first after the establishment of the Soviet Union.

1938 Ukrainian Supreme Soviet election

The 1938 Ukrainian Supreme Soviet elections were held in the Ukrainian SSR on 26 June 1938 to elect deputies to the Supreme Soviet. They were held alongside elections to the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR as well as regular oblast councils and followed the national elections to the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union on 12 December 1937.

Bombing of Kassa

The bombing of Kassa took place on 26 June 1941, when still unidentified aircraft conducted an airstrike on the city of Kassa, then a part of Hungary, today Košice in Slovakia. This attack became the pretext for the government of Hungary to declare war on the Soviet Union the next day, 27 June. On 26 June 1941, four days after Germany attacked the Soviet Union in violation of the Molotov–Ribbentrop non-aggression treaty, three unidentified planes bombed the city, killing and wounding over a dozen people and causing minor material damage. The true identity of the attacking nation has never been established.

Košice, Slovakia

Raid on Constanța

The Raid on Constanța was an attack by the Soviet Black Sea Fleet on the Romanian port of Constanța on 26 June 1941, shortly after the beginning of Operation Barbarossa, the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union, and resulted in the only encounter between major warships in the Black Sea during World War II.

Romanian Navy during World War II

The Romanian Navy during World War II was the main Axis naval force in the Black Sea campaigns and fought against the Soviet Union's Black Sea Fleet from 1941 to 1944. Operations consisted mainly of mine warfare, but there were also escort missions and localized naval engagements. The largest naval action fought by the Romanian Navy was the 26 June 1941 Raid on Constanța, and its most extensive operation was the 1944 evacuation of the Crimea.

Action of 26 June 1941

The action of 26 June 1941 consisted in an engagement between the navies of the Soviet Union and the Kingdom of Romania, taking place on the Chilia branch of the Danube Delta, near the commune of Ceatalchioi. The action resulted in a Romanian victory and the withdrawal of the Soviet vessels, one of them being damaged and later captured.

Romania

Danube Delta Campaign

The Danube Delta Campaign was a series of naval engagements between the Soviet Danube Flotilla and its Romanian counterpart in late June 1941, during the first days of Operation Barbarossa.

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The Grumman XF6F-1 Hellcat prototype makes its first flight

On June 26, 1942, the Grumman XF6F-1 Hellcat prototype made its first flight. The later XF6F-3 prototype first flew on July 30.

Battle of Osuchy

The Battle of Osuchy (Polish: Bitwa pod Osuchami; sometimes referred to as the Battle at Sopot River, Polish: Bitwa nad Sopotem ) was one of the largest battles between the Polish resistance and Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during World War II, a part of the Zamość Uprising. It took place near the village of Osuchy in the Solska Forest on 25–26 June 1944 during the German anti-partisan Operation Sturmwind II (Operation Hurricane II).

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Poland

Bombing of San Marino in World War II

The bombing of San Marino was a series of British aerial bombing attacks on the microstate of San Marino during World War II. Eight air raids were carried out by the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1944 as part of the Allied campaign of strategic bombing during World War II.

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San Marino

Kaprolat

Kaprolat, together with the nearby position "Hasselmann", were German names for positions, each on its own hill, in East Karelia on the Russian side of the border during World War II. The positions were located west of the small Karelian town of Louhi. In a Soviet offensive in June 1944, around 120 Norwegian fighters were killed and 23 died in Soviet captivity.

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The United Nations Charter is signed in San Francisco

On June 26, 1945, representatives signed the United Nations Charter in San Francisco. The Charter entered into force on October 24, 1945.

United States

Enrico De Nicola is re-elected as Italy’s provisional head of state

On June 26, 1947, Italy’s Constituent Assembly re-elected Enrico De Nicola as provisional head of state. He received 405 votes from 431 voters.

Italy

2nd Locarno Film Festival

The 2nd Locarno Film Festival was held from 26 June to 9 July 1947. The best picture winner was Man About Town directed by René Clair. The film Cluny Brown also won praise, with Jennifer Jones winning best actress. Linda Darnell was one of the few celebrities who had appearance at the festival to promote her film My Darling Clementine (1946).

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Switzerland

Belgian general election, 1949

General elections were held in Belgium on 26 June 1949. Several reforms took effect prior to the elections; they were the first after the introduction of universal women's suffrage; the number of seats in the Chamber of Representatives was increased from 202 to 212, and from now on, elections for the nine provincial councils were held simultaneously with parliamentary elections. The number of Chamber seats and the simultaneous provincial and parliamentary elections would remain unchanged until state reforms in 1993. The result was a victory for the Christian Social Party, which won 105 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 54 of the 106 seats in the Senate.

Belgium

1949 Chilean senatorial by-election

A senatorial by-election was held in Chile on June 26, 1949, to fill the vacant Senate seat for the 5th provincial grouping (O'Higgins and Colchagua) following the death of the incumbent senator Miguel Cruchaga Tocornal (Conservative Party) on May 3. It was the first parliamentary election in which women could vote, after the implementation of Law 9292 on January 8, 1949, which gave women the right to vote in parliamentary and presidential elections, since previously, they could only vote in council elections.

Chile

1949 Ostzonenmeisterschaft final

The 1949 Ostzonenmeisterschaft Final decided the winner of the 1949 Ostzonenmeisterschaft, the 2nd edition of the Ostzonenmeisterschaft, a knockout football cup competition to decide the champions of the Soviet occupation zone. The match was played on 26 June 1949 at the Stadion im Ostragehege in Dresden. Union Halle won the match 4–1 against Fortuna Erfurt for their 1st title.

Battle of Ongjin Peninsula

The Battle of Ongjin Peninsula (Korean: 옹진반도 전투; Hanja: 甕津半島 戰鬪) was a series of battles that occurred in Ongjin Peninsula between 25 and 26 June 1950 and was a part of the Operation Pokpung (North Korea) and Operation Western Region (South Korea) that marked the beginning of the Korean War.

Battle of Korea Strait

The Battle of Korea Strait (Korean: 대한해협 해전; Hanja: 大韓海峽海戰; RR: daehanhaehyeop haejeon; MR: taehanhaehyŏp haejŏn) was a single ship action fought on the first day of the Korean War on 25–26 June 1950, between the navies of South Korea and North Korea. A North Korean troop transport carrying hundreds of soldiers attempted to land its invasion force near Busan but was encountered by the South Korean patrol ship ROKS Baekdusan and sunk.

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Battle of Gorangpo

The Battle of Gorangpo was one of a series of coordinated attacks beginning on 25 June 1950 that marked the beginning of the Korean War.

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South Korea

Battle of Old Baldy

The Battle of Old Baldy was a series of five engagements for Hill 266 in west-central Korea. They occurred over a period of 10 months in 1952–1953, though there was also vicious fighting both before and after these engagements.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

Austria v Switzerland (1954 FIFA World Cup)

On June 26, 1954, in a quarterfinal match of the 1954 Football World Cup, Austria beat Switzerland 7–5 in Lausanne, Switzerland. The 12 goals scored in the match set a World Cup record, unequalled to date, for the highest scoring match ever. The match is known by its German name, Hitzeschlacht von Lausanne (roughly translated to "The heat battle of Lausanne"), due to the high temperature that it was played under, 40°C (104°F).

Switzerland · Austria

Congress of the People (1955)

The Congress of the People was a gathering organised by the National Action Council, a multi-racial organisation which later became known as the Congress Alliance, and held in Kliptown on 26 June 1955 to lay out the vision of the South African people. The Freedom Charter was drawn up at the gathering, which was statement of core principles of the Alliance and a symbol of internal resistance against apartheid.

Lawrence Seaway, was officially opened on 26 June 1959 by Elizabeth II (representing Canada) and President Dwight D

The St. Lawrence River (French: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, pronounced [flœv sɛ̃ lɔʁɑ̃]) is a large international river in the middle latitudes of North America connecting the Great Lakes with the North Atlantic Ocean. Its waters flow in a northeasterly direction from Lake Ontario to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, traversing Ontario and Quebec in Canada and New York in the United States.

1960 Copa del Generalísimo final

The Copa del Generalísimo 1960 final was the 58th final of the King's Cup. The final was played at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, on 26 June 1960, being won by Club Atlético de Madrid, who beat Real Madrid 3–1.

Madrid, Spain

British Somaliland becomes independent

On June 26, 1960, British Somaliland became independent. It united with the former Italian Somaliland on July 1 to form the Somali Republic.

Somalia

El Barcelonazo

El Barcelonazo was an attempted coup d'état against President Rómulo Betancourt's government that occurred in the Pedro María Freites Barracks in the city of Barcelona, Anzoátegui State on 26 June 1961.

Venezuela

Operation Billings

Operation Billings was a U.S. search and destroy operation conducted by the 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division north of Phước Vĩnh during the Vietnam War. The operation was conducted from 12 to 26 June 1967 and resulted in 347 VC killed and one captured against U.S. losses of 57 killed.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Operation Left Jab

Operation Left Jab was the first military offensive launched against the Sihanouk Trail extension of the Ho Chi Minh trail during the Second Indochina War. It was the first battalion-sized operation waged by the Royal Lao Army against the communists in Military Region 4. Carried out between 21 and 26 June 1969, the assault interdicted Route 110 of the Sihanouk Trail for its planned three-day stoppage of military supplies.

Battle of the Mỹ Chánh Line

The Battle of the Mỹ Chánh Line took place from 5 May to 26 June 1972 during the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN)'s Easter Offensive of the Vietnam War. South Vietnamese forces, principally the Marine Division, with extensive fire and logistics support from United States forces, succeeded in stopping the PAVN advance northwest of Huế and launched a series of spoiling attacks against PAVN units.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Woolwich West by-election, 1975

The Woolwich West by-election, 1975 was a parliamentary by-election held on 26 June 1975 for the British House of Commons constituency of Woolwich West in South East London. The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Labour Member of Parliament (MP), William Hamling died on 20 March 1975. He had held the seat since winning it from the Conservatives at the 1964 general election.

United Kingdom

1976 Copa del Generalísimo final

The 1976 Copa del Generalísimo final was the 74th final of the Spanish Cup. The match was played at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, on 26 June 1976, being won by Atlético Madrid, who beat Real Zaragoza 1–0. It was the last final to be called the Copa del Generalísimo, following the death of Francisco Franco in November 1975. Since then, it has been called the Copa del Rey.

Madrid, Spain

1976 DFB-Pokal final

The 1976 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 1975–76 DFB-Pokal, the 33rd season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 26 June 1976 at the Waldstadion in Frankfurt. Hamburger SV won the match 2–0 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern, to claim their 2nd cup title.

Toronto’s CN Tower opens to the public

On June 26, 1976, the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada, opened to the public.

Canada

Operation Long John

Operation Long John was an operation undertaken by the Selous Scouts of the Rhodesian Army on 25 June 1976 against two ZANLA guerrilla bases located in Mozambique near Mapai. Operation Long John was an attack on a guerrilla transit camp at Mapai and staging post identified as Chicualacuala. The plan of the operations would involve the first use of a tactic by the Rhodesian Security Forces that would become known as the "Flying-Column Attack".

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Air Canada Flight 189

Air Canada Flight 189 was a scheduled flight from Ottawa to Vancouver via Toronto and Winnipeg. On June 26, 1978, the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 operating the flight crashed on takeoff in Toronto, killing two passengers; 105 people survived.

1979 Seychellois general election

General elections were held in the Seychelles between 23 and 26 June 1979 to elect a President and People's Assembly. Following a coup in 1977, the Seychelles People's Progressive Front (previously the Seychelles People's United Party) was the sole legal party at the time. The only candidate in the presidential election was SPUP leader France-Albert René.

Glasgow Central by-election, 1980

The Glasgow Central by-election, 1980 was a by-election held on 26 June 1980 for the British House of Commons constituency of Glasgow Central, following the death of its sitting MP, Thomas McMillan. On a turnout of 48%, the Labour Party held the seat.

United Kingdom

Dan-Air Flight 240

Dan-Air Flight 240 was a fatal accident involving a Hawker Siddeley HS 748 series 2A turboprop aircraft operated by Dan Air Services Limited on the first stage of a night mail flight from London Gatwick Airport to East Midlands Airport. The crash, which occurred on 26 June 1981 near the village of Nailstone, Leicestershire, following major structural failure caused by the failure of a cabin door, resulted in the aircraft's destruction and the deaths of all three on board (both pilots and a cabin attendant).

Leicestershire, United Kingdom

Japanese House of Councillors election, 1983

Elections for the Japanese House of Councillors were held in Japan on 26 June 1983. The House of Councillors elections were won by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

Japan

1983 Italian Senate election in Lombardy

Lombardy elected its ninth delegation to the Italian Senate on June 26, 1983. This election was a part of national Italian general election of 1983 even if, according to the Italian Constitution, every senatorial challenge in each Region is a single and independent race. The election was won by the centrist Christian Democracy, as it happened at national level.

Lombardy, Italy

1983 JSL Cup final

1983 JSL Cup final was the eighth final of the JSL Cup competition. The final was played at Yamanashi Prefectural Stadium in Yamanashi on June 26, 1983. Yanmar Diesel won the championship.

Operation Rajiv

Operation Rajiv was the codename for an Indian Army's June 1987 operation against Pakistan Army that successfully achieved its aim of snatching the highest point, called Left Shoulder (initially renamed as the Quaid Post by Pakistan and later renamed as Bana Top / Bana Post by India), to secure the Bilafond La sector along the Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL) on the Saltoro Mountain Range which is the western flank of the Siachen Glacier.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Siachen Glacier

Air France Flight 296Q

Air France Flight 296Q was a chartered flight of a new Airbus A320 operated by Air Charter International for Air France. On 26 June 1988, the plane crashed while making a low pass over Mulhouse–Habsheim Airfield (ICAO: LFGB) as part of the Habsheim Air Show. Most of the crash sequence, which occurred in front of several thousand spectators, was caught on video.

France

1988 Cupa României final

The 1988 Cupa României final was the 50th final of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition. The match was between Steaua București and Dinamo București, and was won by Steaua București. It was the club's 16th cup, but later in 1990 Steaua gave back the trophy because it was won unfairly.

1991 Cupa României final

The 1991 Cupa României final was the 53rd final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Stadionul Naţional in Bucharest on 26 June 1991 and was contested between Divizia A winner Universitatea Craiova and FC Bacău. The cup was won by Universitatea Craiova.

UEFA Euro 1992 final

The UEFA Euro 1992 final was the final match of UEFA Euro 1992, the ninth European Championship, UEFA's top football competition for national teams. The match was played at the Nya Ullevi in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 26 June 1992, and was contested between Denmark and Germany. Denmark reached the final despite officially qualifying for the tournament ten days before it commenced, following Yugoslavia's ejection by UEFA as a result of the breakup of the country.

Sweden

Operation Jackal

Operation Jackal (Serbo-Croatian: Operacija Čagalj), also known as Operation June Dawns (Operacija Lipanjske zore), was an offensive of the Bosnian War fought between a combined Croatian Army (HV) and Croatian Defence Council (HVO) army against the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) from 7–26 June 1992. The offensive was a Croatian pre-emptive strike against the VRS, a Bosnian Serb military formed in May 1992 from Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) units that were stationed in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

1993 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia leadership election

The Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSČM) held a leadership election on 26 June 1993. Miroslav Grebeníček was elected new leader of the party. The incumbent leader Jiří Svoboda did not run. Grebeníček was a candidate of Conservative wing who was against reforms. His main rival was Tomáš Bleier.

Czechia

1993 Copa del Rey final

The 1993 Copa del Rey final was the 91st final of the King's Cup. The final was played at Estadio de Mestalla in Valencia, on 26 June 1993, being won by Real Madrid, who beat Real Zaragoza 2–0.

Valencia, Spain

1993 Cupa României final

The 1993 Cupa României final was the 55th final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Stadionul Naţional in Bucharest on 26 June 1993 and was contested between Divizia A sides FC U Craiova and Dacia Unirea Brăila. The cup was won by FC U Craiova.

Sardinian regional election, 1994

The Sardinian regional election of 1994 took place on 12 and 26 June 1994. The election was won by the Progressives and Federico Palomba (Democratic Party of the Left) was President of the Region for the 1994–1999 term with the support of centrist and regionalist parties.

Sardinia, Italy

Ukrainian presidential election, 1994

Early presidential elections were held in Ukraine on 26 June 1994, with a second round on 10 July. They were held ahead of schedule following a compromise between the President and Verkhovna Rada. Incumbent President Leonid Kravchuk lost the presidency to his former Prime Minister Leonid Kuchma.

Ukraine

1994 Saxony-Anhalt state election

The 1994 Saxony-Anhalt state election was held on 26 June 1994 to elect the members of the 2nd Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt. The incumbent government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Christoph Bergner was defeated. The FDP suffered a 10-point swing and lost its seats in the Landtag, while the CDU narrowly remained the largest party with 34.4% of votes.

Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

First Amendment to the United States Constitution

The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prevents Congress from making laws respecting an establishment of religion; prohibiting the free exercise of religion; or abridging the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the freedom of peaceable assembly and the right to petition the government for redress of grievances. It was adopted on December 15, 1791, as one of the ten amendments that constitute the Bill of Rights.

The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Communications Decency Act violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.

J. K. Rowling publishes the first of her Harry Potter novel series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, in the United Kingdom

Joanne Rowling ( ROH-ling; born 31 July 1965), better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author, philanthropist, producer, and screenwriter. She is best known for writing Harry Potter, a seven-volume series about a young wizard and the best-selling book series in history, with over 600 million copies sold. She also writes Cormoran Strike, an ongoing crime fiction series, under the alias Robert Galbraith.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is first published in Britain

On June 26, 1997, Bloomsbury published J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in the United Kingdom.

United Kingdom

Hostile City Showdown (1999)

Hostile City Showdown 1999 was the sixth and final Hostile City Showdown professional wrestling supercard event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). It took place on June 26, 1999 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. Excerpts from Hostile City Showdown aired on episode #324 of ECW Hardcore TV on July 10, 1999, while the bout between Christopher Daniels and Rhino aired on episode #336 of ECW Hardcore TV on October 2, 1999.

Philadelphia, United States

1999 Copa del Rey final

The 1999 Copa del Rey final was the 97th final of the Spanish cup competition, the Copa del Rey. The final was played at Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla in Seville on 26 June 1999. Valencia won the cup for the sixth time by beating Atlético Madrid 3–0.

Human Genome Project researchers announce a working draft of the human genome

On June 26, 2000, the International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium announced a working draft of the human genome sequence at a White House ceremony in Washington, D.C.

United States

Lawrence v. Texas

Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003), is a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that U.S. state laws criminalizing sodomy between consenting adults are unconstitutional. The Court reaffirmed the concept of a "right to privacy" that earlier cases had found the United States Constitution provides, even though it is not explicitly enumerated.

This entry records the decision, as dated in the source infobox.

Icelandic presidential election, 2004

A presidential election was held in Iceland on Saturday, 26 June 2004. Traditionally, Icelandic presidential elections in which the incumbent president indicates a wish to obtain a new mandate are uncontested. The current president, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, was first elected in 1996 with 41.4% of the vote, in an election with an 85.9% turnout contested by four candidates. In 2000 he was re-elected without opposition.

Iceland

Vengeance (2005)

Vengeance (2005) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and presented by THQ's Juiced, which took place on June 26, 2005, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the fifth annual Vengeance event. Professional wrestling is a type of sports entertainment in which theatrical events are combined with a competitive sport. The buildup to the matches and the scenarios that took place before, during, and after the event were planned by WWE's script writers. The event starred wrestlers from the Raw brand: storyline expansions of the promotion where employees are assigned to wrestling brands under the WWE banner.

Las Vegas, United States · Nevada, United States

2005 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final

The 2005 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final (sponsored by Guinness) was a hurling match played on Sunday 26 June 2005 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork, County Cork. It was contested by Cork and Tipperary. Cork, captained by Seán Óg Ó hAilpín, claimed the title, beating Tipperary on a scoreline of 1-21 to 1-16. The match was shown live in Ireland as part of The Sunday Game Live on RTÉ Two.

County Cork, Ireland

Mari Alkatiri, the first Prime Minister of East Timor, resigns after weeks of political unrest

Mari bin Amude Alkatiri (Arabic: مرعي بن عمودة الكثيري, romanised: Marʿī bin ʿAmūdah al-Kathīrī; born 26 November 1949) is a Timorese politician. He was Prime Minister of East Timor from May 2002 until his resignation on 26 June 2006 following weeks of political unrest in the country, and again from September 2017 until May 2018.

2007 Parti Québécois leadership election

The Parti Québécois leadership election of 2007 elected the seventh leader of the Parti Québécois, the main political party to promote Quebec independence in Quebec, Canada, and was won by Pauline Marois. Former PQ Minister Pauline Marois was the first official candidate in the race. Marois ran in both previous PQ leadership races.

Henley by-election, 2008

The Henley by-election, 2008 to elect a member of the British House of Commons for the constituency of Henley in Oxfordshire was held on 26 June 2008. It followed the election of Boris Johnson as Mayor of London in May 2008. In order to resign from being an MP, Johnson accepted the post of Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead on 4 June 2008. The election was won comfortably by the Conservative candidate John Howell with an increased percentage of the popular vote. The governing Labour Party's vote fell by 11% and they finished fifth, losing their deposit.

United Kingdom

2008 Karmah bombing

The 26 June 2008 Karmah bombing was a suicide attack on a meeting of tribal sheiks in the town of Al-Karmah. Three Marines from 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines (including the battalion's commanding officer), as well as twenty Iraqi sheiks and the mayor of Karmah, were killed when a suicide bomber dressed as an Iraqi Policeman detonated an explosive vest. Two interpreters were also killed in the blast(Ray and David).

Somaliland presidential election, 2010

A presidential election was held on 26 June 2010 in the Republic of Somaliland, a self-declared country that is internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia. The election was originally scheduled for August 2008, but was marred by numerous delays, seriously endangering political stability in the country. On 1 July 2010, the Somaliland National Election Commission announced that opposition candidate Ahmed M.

Somaliland

Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum

Strikeforce/M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce in association with M-1 Global on June 26, 2010 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.

32nd Moscow International Film Festival

The 32nd Moscow International Film Festival was held from 17 to 26 June 2010. The Golden George was awarded to the Venezuelan drama film Hermano directed by Marcel Rasquin.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Russia

Best in the World 2011

Best in the World 2011 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view by Ring of Honor (ROH) that took place on June 26, 2011. It was an afternoon show that began at 4pm and marked the return of ROH to the Hammerstein Ballroom for the first time since 2009. It was the eighth ROH event to be shown live on internet pay-per-view and is also the second Best in the World event with the first taking place in 2006. All three Ring of Honor championships were contested for in the evening, as well as a number of other matches that are part of storylines.

New York City, United States

UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry

UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry (also known as UFC on Versus 4) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 26, 2011, at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.The event was broadcast on Versus in the U.S. and was broadcast on Rogers Sportsnet in Canada.

Pennsylvania, United States

2011 Azad Kashmiri general election

General elections were held in Azad Kashmir on 26 June 2011 to elect the members of ninth assembly of Azad Kashmir.

Mongolian presidential election, 2013

Presidential elections were held in Mongolia on 26 June 2013. The Democratic Party nominee, incumbent President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj was re-elected, defeating both Mongolian People's Party nominee of parliament member Badmaanyambuugiin Bat-Erdene and Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party nominee Natsagiin Udval, who was Minister of Health at the time of the election. Elbegdorj was inaugurated on 10 July 2013 for his second term in office. Both Elbegdorj and Bat-Erdene saw backing from the urban population in Ulan Bator, Bat-Erdene having more of a conservative following and the incumbent president supported by the middle class.

Mongolia

June 2013 Australian Labor Party leadership spill

A leadership spill in the Australian Labor Party, the party then forming the Government of Australia, took place on 26 June 2013 at 7:00pm AEST. Prime Minister Julia Gillard called a ballot for Leader and Deputy Leader of the Labor Party live on Sky News Australia at 4:00pm, following persistent leadership tensions.

Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The Fifth Amendment (Amendment V) to the United States Constitution enumerates several constitutional rights and limits governmental powers with respect to criminal procedure. It was ratified, along with nine other amendments, in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights. The Supreme Court has extended most, but not all, rights of the Fifth Amendment to the state and local levels.

The U.S. Supreme Court rules, 5–4, that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional and in violation of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Destination X (2014)

The 2014 Destination X (a.k.a. Impact Wrestling: Destination X) was a professional wrestling event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion, which took place on June 26, 2014 at the Grand Ballroom in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It was the tenth event under the Destination X chronology.

New York City, United States

Battle of Leego (2015)

Al-Shabaab militants attacked an African Union Mission to Somalia base in the Leego district of Somalia and killed more than 70 African Union soldiers and seized control of their military base on 26 June 2015. A military outpost with around 100 Burundian soldiers was attacked by militants with a car bomb, machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades. The Mail & Guardian describes the attack as the "latest attack during the insurgents’ annual Ramadan fighting season." It is reported militants beheaded survivors of the attack at the base. Footage has been released of barefoot dead soldiers and a soldier being shot.

Lego, Somalia, Somalia

26 June 2015 Islamist attacks

On 26 June 2015, attacks occurred in France, Kuwait, Syria, Somalia, and Tunisia, one day following a deadly massacre in Syria. The day of attacks has been dubbed "Bloody Friday" by international media and "Black Friday" (French: Vendredi Noir) among Francophone media in Europe and North Africa.

Somalia · Tunisia · France · Kuwait

Quneitra offensive (June 2015)

The Quneitra offensive (June 2015) was launched by Syrian rebel forces, during the Syrian Civil War, in order to capture the last government-held positions in Quneitra Governorate: Hader, Madinat al-Baath, Khan Arnabah and the strategic hill of Tell Krum. The other objective was connecting southern rebel-held parts of Syria with Western Ghouta.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Syria

A gunman attacks tourists near Sousse

On June 26, 2015, a gunman attacked tourists at Port El Kantaoui near Sousse, Tunisia. He opened fire on the beach and then entered a hotel. Security forces killed him.

Tunisia

Obergefell v. Hodges

Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (2015) ( OH-bər-gə-fel), is a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court which ruled that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

This entry records the decision, as dated in the source infobox.

Spanish general election, 2016

The 2016 Spanish general election was held on Sunday, 26 June 2016, to elect the 12th Cortes Generales of the Kingdom of Spain. All 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies were up for election, as well as 208 of 266 seats in the Senate. No party had secured a majority in the 2015 election, resulting in the most fragmented parliament since 1977. Ensuing negotiations failed to produce a stable governing coalition, paving the way for a repeat election on 26 June. The political deadlock marked the first time that a Spanish election was triggered due to failure in the government formation process.

Spain

Chile wins the Copa América Centenario final in New Jersey

Chile and Argentina played the Copa América Centenario final on June 26, 2016, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The match ended 0–0; Chile won 4–2 on penalties. The final was held in the United States even though neither finalist was from there.

United States

37th Durban International Film Festival

The 37th Durban International Film Festival took place from 16 to 26 June 2016. The festival included 150 screenings of feature films, documentaries and short films in 15 different venues in Durban. The Festiveal was opened with the world premiere of The Journeymen which took place in The Playhouse. Part of the 37th DIFF was the 11th Wavescape Film Festival, which showed 21 films with a focus on outdoor activities.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

South Africa

2017 Mongolian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Mongolia on 26 June 2017. Incumbent president Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, first elected in 2009 and re-elected in 2013, was constitutionally barred from running for a third term. For the first time, no candidate received a majority vote in the first round, forcing a run-off between the Democratic Party (DP) candidate Khaltmaagiin Battulga and the Mongolian People's Party (MPP) candidate Miyeegombyn Enkhbold on 7 July, brought forward from 9 July.

Mongolia

Festival de las Máscaras (2019)

The Festival de las Máscaras (2019) (Spanish for "Festival of the Masks") was a major annual lucha libre event produced and scripted by the Mexican International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) professional wrestling promotion held on June 26, 2019. The show was held in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, which is IWRG's primary venue.

Naucalpan, Mexico · State of Mexico, Mexico

Idlib Governorate clashes (June 2020)

The Idlib Governorate clashes (June 2020) were a series of armed confrontations between Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and the So Be Steadfast Operations Room, led by the Guardians of Religion Organization (HaD). The conflict began after HTS arrested the leader of the Ansar al-Din Front, Abu Salah al-Uzbeki, and a dissenting leader of a group within HTS, Abu al-Malik al-Talli.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Syria

2021 Přísaha leadership election

A leadership election for Přísaha was held on 26 June 2021. Robert Šlachta became first leader of the party.

Czechia

2020–21 Ghana Women's Premier League final

The 2020–21 Ghana Women's Premier League Final was an association football match which was played on 26th June 2021 Madina Astroturf in Accra, the capital of Ghana to determine winner of the Ghana Women's Premier League, the top tier women's league in Ghana. The two teams that qualified to the final were the winners of the two zones, the Northern Zone and the Southern Zone. between the two most successful women's team.

Ghana

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov (also known as UFC Fight Night 190, UFC on ESPN+ 48 and UFC Vegas 30) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 26, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.

Nevada, United States

2021 Moldovan Super Cup

The 2021 Moldovan Super Cup was the 12th Moldovan Super Cup (Romanian: Supercupa Moldovei), an annual Moldovan football match played by the winner of the national football league (the National Division) and the winner of the national Cup. The match was played between Sfîntul Gheorghe, winners of the 2020–21 Moldovan Cup, and Sheriff Tiraspol, champions of the 2020–21 National Division. It was held at the Bălți Stadium on 26 June 2021.

2021 Supercopa Ecuador final

The 2021 Supercopa Ecuador final, known as the 2021 Supercopa Ecuador, was the final of the 2nd edition of the Supercopa Ecuador. Compared to the 2020 Supercopa Ecuador the second edition was a small tournament consisting of six clubs instead of the usual two. The final was disputed between LDU Quito who played their second final and were the defending champions of the tournament, and Barcelona S.C. who played their first ever Supercopa Ecuador final.

2022 Gorkhaland Territorial Administration election

Gorkhaland Territorial Administration election were held on 26 June 2022 to elect all 45 members of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, in West Bengal state, India.

India

2022 United National Congress leadership election

The 2022 United National Congress leadership election took place on 26 June 2022. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, political leader of the United National Congress, Leader of the Opposition of Trinidad and Tobago, former Prime Minister, and Member of Parliament for Siparia, went up for re-election with her slate of candidates on the Star Team. The Star Team ran unopposed for all but three three post in the UNC's national executive.

Trinidad and Tobago

2022 Split local elections

Elections were held in Split, Croatia, on 26 June 2022 for the 73rd Mayor of Split, the two deputy mayors and the 31 members of the Split City Council, as well as city district councils. Snap elections were called due to the crisis in the city council, when the current mayor Ivica Puljak lost his majority and when his deputy Bojan Ivošević was charged with threatening a journalist.

Croatia

Armagh v Galway (2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship)

The Armagh vs Galway football match that took place on 26 June 2022 at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland, was the third quarter-final match of the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Galway reached the stage with an undefeated record in the competition, having won the 2022 Connacht Senior Football Championship. Armagh reached this stage through the qualifiers. The game was administered by Meath officials led by Blackhall Gaels referee David Coldrick.

Dublin, Ireland

Forbidden Door (2022)

The 2022 Forbidden Door was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and supershow co-produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and the Japan-based New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It was the inaugural Forbidden Door and took place on June 26, 2022, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, and was the first AEW/NJPW co-promoted event.

Chicago, United States

2022 Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad election

The 2022 Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad election was held on 26 June 2022 to elect all members of Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad, its Panchayet Samitis and its Panchayets.

India

2022 Saskatchewan New Democratic Party leadership election

An election for the leadership of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party was held on June 26, 2022, in Regina, Saskatchewan as a result of the resignation of Ryan Meili. Carla Beck was chosen the party's first elected female leader.

Canada

2022 Supercopa de la Liga MX played in Carson, California

Atlas and Cruz Azul played the first Supercopa de la Liga MX on June 26, 2022, at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. The Mexican clubs drew 2–2; Cruz Azul won the trophy 4–3 on penalties. The physical venue was in the United States.

United States

Noaka attack

On June 26, 2023, jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin attacked pro-government Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland (VDP) militiamen in Noaka, Sanmatenga Province, Burkina Faso. Over 33 VDP were killed in the attack, and Burkinabe officials claimed that over 50 jihadists were killed.

Burkina Faso

2023 Namsiguia ambush

On June 26, 2023, jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin ambushed a Burkinabe convoy near Namssiguia, Bam Province, Burkina Faso. The attack and subsequent battle killed 34 Burkinabe soldiers, with Burkinabe authorities stating over 40 jihadists were killed.

Burkina Faso

2023 Molise regional election

The Molise regional election of 2023, for the renewal of the Regional Council of Molise and the election of the President of Molise, have been held on 25 and 26 June 2023.

Molise, Italy

2023 Toronto mayoral by-election

A mayoral by-election was held on Monday, June 26, 2023, to elect the 66th mayor of Toronto to serve the remainder of the 2022–2026 city council term following the resignation of Mayor John Tory. The election was won by Olivia Chow, a former city councillor and member of Parliament (MP). She defeated former deputy mayor Ana Bailão, former police chief Mark Saunders, and 99 other candidates.

2024 Bolivian coup attempt

On 26 June 2024, an attempted military coup occurred in Bolivia, orchestrated by dissident officers of the Armed Forces led by General Juan José Zúñiga. Armed troops occupied the Plaza Murillo in La Paz, the political heart of the country, but withdrew amid domestic and international pressure and after the appointment of a new military high command.

Bolivia

2024 Speaker of the Lok Sabha election

The 2024 Lok Sabha Speaker election in India was held on 26 June 2024 to elect the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha. It was the fourth Lok Sabha Speaker election in India after 1952, 1967, and 1976 elections. Incumbent Speaker Om Birla of the BJP was elected back to the position after defeating Kodikunnil Suresh of the INC.

India

Summer of the Beasts (2025)

Summer of the Beasts (2025) was a professional wrestling event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW) that took place on June 26, 2025, at the Melrose Ballroom in Queens, New York. It was the second event in the Summer of the Beasts chronology. The event aired live on BeIN Sports (the first time MLW aired live on television since 2019) and streamed live on MLW's YouTube channel.

United States