On this day: June 26
Events
Battle of Köse DağJune 26, 1243 · Wars & Conflicts
Siege of RhodesJune 26, 1522 – December 22, 1522 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of FleurusJune 26, 1794 · Wars & Conflicts
State of SomalilandJune 26, 1960 – July 1, 1960 · World History
Release of The Outlaw Josey WalesJune 26, 1976 · Film
Release of Dungeon KeeperJune 26, 1997 · Gaming- Release of Titan QuestJune 26, 2006 · Gaming
- Release of Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley CyrusJune 26, 2007 · Music
- Release of OverlordJune 26, 2007 · Gaming
- Release of Paradise LostJune 26, 2007 · Music
Launch of BilibiliJune 26, 2009 · Internet
Release of Spec Ops: The LineJune 26, 2012 · Gaming
Release of Slender: The Eight PagesJune 26, 2012 · Gaming
Release of Shovel KnightJune 26, 2014 · Gaming
2016 Spanish general electionJune 26, 2016 · Politics- Release of Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire SagaJune 26, 2020 · Film
Born on this day
Charles MessierJune 26, 1730 – April 12, 1817 · Science
Joseph DucreuxJune 26, 1735 – July 24, 1802 · Art
Leopold KoželuchJune 26, 1747 – May 7, 1818 · Music
Christian Albrecht JensenJune 26, 1792 – July 13, 1870 · Art
Josiah WarrenJune 26, 1798 – April 14, 1874 · Technology
Branwell BrontëJune 26, 1817 – September 24, 1848 · Art
William Thomson, 1st Baron KelvinJune 26, 1825 – December 17, 1907 · Science
Adolf BastianJune 26, 1826 – February 2, 1905 · Exploration
Pearl S. BuckJune 26, 1892 – March 6, 1973 · Culture
Pyotr KapitsaJune 26, 1894 – April 8, 1984 · Science
Peter LorreJune 26, 1904 – March 23, 1964 · Film- Wolfgang ReithermanJune 26, 1909 – May 22, 1985 · Film
- Roy J. PlunkettJune 26, 1910 – May 12, 1994 · Technology
Maurice WilkesJune 26, 1913 – November 29, 2010 · Science
Lyman SpitzerJune 26, 1914 – March 31, 1997 · Science
Pavel Ivanovich BelyayevJune 26, 1925 – January 10, 1970 · Space
Karel KosikJune 26, 1926 – February 21, 2003 · Culture
Jerry SchatzbergJune 26, 1927 – present · Film
Vladimir MotylJune 26, 1927 – February 21, 2010 · Film
Yoshiro NakamatsuJune 26, 1928 – present · Technology
Colin WilsonJune 26, 1931 – December 5, 2013 · Culture
Claudio AbbadoJune 26, 1933 – January 20, 2014 · Music
Dave GrusinJune 26, 1934 – present · Music
Robert Coleman RichardsonJune 26, 1937 – February 19, 2013 · Science
Gilberto GilJune 26, 1942 – present · Music
Warren FarrellJune 26, 1943 – present · Culture
Gennady ZyuganovJune 26, 1944 – present · Science
Peter SloterdijkJune 26, 1947 – present · Culture
Mick JonesJune 26, 1955 – present · Music
Chris IsaakJune 26, 1956 – present · Music
Richard GarfieldJune 26, 1963 – present · Science
Dany BoonJune 26, 1966 – present · Film
Olivier DahanJune 26, 1967 – present · Film
Paul Thomas AndersonJune 26, 1970 – present · Film
Sean HayesJune 26, 1970 – present · Music
Samuel BenchetritJune 26, 1973 – present · Film
Ryan TedderJune 26, 1979 – present · Music
Jason SchwartzmanJune 26, 1980 – present · Music
IndilaJune 26, 1984 – present · Music
Remy LaCroixJune 26, 1988 – present · Film
Pauline ÉtienneJune 26, 1989 – present · Film
Jennette McCurdyJune 26, 1992 – present · Film
Ariana GrandeJune 26, 1993 – present · Music