Historical events for
Wednesday, 26 June 2024

• 1824

  🎂Birth

  William Kelvin

  British mathematical physicist and engineer

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• 1892

  🎂Birth

  Pearl S. Buck

  American writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938

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• 1898

  🎂Birth

  Willi Messerschmitt

  German aircraft designer and manufacturer

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• 1908

  🎂Birth

  Salvador Allende

  Former president of Chile

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• 1938

  Birth

  Francisco Nicholson

  Francisco Nicholson (born June 26, 1938, and died April 12, 2016) was an emblematic Portuguese actor, director, and screenwriter. As a master of the Portuguese revue and the first major national soap operas (such as "Vila Faia"), he irrevocably shaped the country's television and theatrical culture.

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  † 12/4/2016

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• 1938

  🎂Birth

  Maria Velho da Costa

  ⌖ Lisboa, Portugal

  Portuguese writer (1938-2020). One of the "Three Marias", co-author of the revolutionary work "Novas Cartas Portuguesas" (1972), together with Maria Teresa Horta and Maria Isabel Barreno. Winner of the Camões Prize in 2002, she is considered one of the most important voices in contemporary Portuguese literature. He passed away in Lisbon at the age of 81.

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  † 23/5/2020

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• 1956

  Birth

  Chris Isaak

  Chris Isaak (b. 1956) is a refined American singer, songwriter, and actor. With his melancholic falsetto voice and the hit "Wicked Game", he elegantly fused 50s rockabilly with modern pop and Californian mysticism.

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• 1963

  📆History

  Ich bin ein berliner

  John F. Kennedy Proclamation

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• 1987

  🎉History

  International Day to Combat Illicit Drug Use and Trafficking

  The International Day to Combat the Illicit Use and Trafficking of Drugs takes place on June 26th. It was established in 1987 by the UN.

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• 1997

  🎉History

  International Day of Support for Victims of Torture

  International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is June 26th. It was established in 1997 by the United Nations General Assembly.

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• 2000

  📆History

  Third secret of Fatima

  Publication of the Third Secret of Fátima

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• —

  🙏History

  Day of Saint Josemaria Escriva

  Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, founder of Opus Dei, died on June 26, 1975.

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• —

  🎉History

  Madagascar National Day

  Celebration of Madagascar's National Day, commemorating independence from France on June 26, 1960.

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• 2024

  ⚽Sport

  EURO 2024: Geórgia 🇬🇪🇵🇹 Portugal - 20:00 GMT - Gelsenkirchen na TVI

  Euro 2024 - Fase de Grupos - Grupo F

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• 2024

  ⚽Sport

  EURO 2024: Ucrânia 🇺🇦🇧🇪 Bélgica - 17:00 GMT - Estugarda na SportTV

  Euro 2024 - Fase de Grupos - Grupo E

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• 2024

  ⚽Sport

  EURO 2024: Chequia 🇨🇿🇹🇷 Turquia - 20:00 GMT - Hamburgo na SportTV

  Euro 2024 - Fase de Grupos - Grupo F

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• 2024

  ⚽Sport

  EURO 2024: Eslováquia 🇸🇰🇷🇴 Roménia - 17:00 GMT - Frankfurt na SportTV

  Euro 2024 - Fase de Grupos - Grupo E

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• 1932

  🎂Culture

  Gilberto Gil

  Brazilian singer, songwriter and former Minister of Culture

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