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Historical Events on June 26

28 significant historical events occurred on June 26. June 26 has been a day of notable historical events around the world. On this date, the 1907 Tiflis bank robbery was carried out by Bolsheviks. In 1945, the United Nations Charter was signed. President John F. Kennedy delivered his famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech in 1963 in West Berlin. The date also includes events in sports, like the UEFA Euro 1992 finals, and tragic incidents such as the 2015 Sousse attack in Tunisia.

Total Events
28
Time Span
11572022
Categories
5
Top Category
war
12 events

17 famous birthdays on June 26

Including Pearl Buck, Robert C. Richardson, Salvador Allende

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density
12th C.21st C.

12th Century

1 event
war

1157 battle fought between Zengids and Kingdom of Jerusalem

13th Century

1 event
war

Battle in Poland in 1205

15th Century

2 events
war

1462 battle between Vlad III's Wallachia and Mehmed II's Ottoman Empire

war

Military battle in 1478

18th Century

3 events
war

1709 failed French and Indian attack against the fort

war

26 June 1740 action of the War of Jenkins' Ear

war

1781 American Revolutionary War battle

19th Century

1 event
war

1866 the first battle of the Austro-Prussian War

20th Century

12 events
war

Armed incident between Peru and Ecuador

economy

1907 Tiflis bank robbery — Robbery of bank stagecoach by Bolsheviks in 1907

politics

Charter of the United Nations — 1945 foundational treaty of the United Nations

war

1950 naval battle of the Korean War

general

Ich bin ein Berliner — speech given by John F. Kennedy in West Berlin in June 1963

politics

1967 anti-Chinese riots in Myanmar

general

Killings of two Roman Catholics in Belfast during the Troubles.

general

June 26, 1974 event in Syria

general

1990 bomb attack by the Provisional IRA in London

sports

UEFA Euro 1992 finals — final game of the UEFA Euro 1992

general

Massacre at a wedding in Kampala, Uganda

politics

1996 football riots in London

21st Century

8 events
general

Suicide Attack in Al-Karmah on 26 June 2008

politics

Multilateral treaty on copyright for audiovisual performances

war

2015 Sousse attack — mass shooting on 26 June 2015 in Tunisia

war

Attack by al-Shabaab on an African Union base on 26 June 2015

politics

2016 civil disorder in Sacramento, California, U.S

general

2022 crowd disaster in South Africa

general

Structural collapse in El Espinal, Tolima, Colombia

politics

2022 AEW & NJPW pay-per-view event

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