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June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 188 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 4 – Augustus adopts Tiberius. 221 – Roman emperor Elagabalus adopts his cousin Alexander Severus as his heir and receives the title of Caesar.
On This Day In History - June 26: anniversaries, birthdays, major events, and time capsules. This day's facts in the arts, politics, and sciences.
Jun 26, 2012 · Battle of Fleurus. 1794 Battle of Fleurus: major victory by forces of the First French Republic under General Jean-Baptiste Jourdan over the Coalition Army (Great Britain, Hanover, Dutch Republic, and Habsburgs) first use of reconnaissance balloon. Jourdan at Fleurus with the balloon l'Entreprenant in the background.
1879: Ägypten verkauft seine Anteile am Sueskanal an Großbritannien. 1884: In Mannheim wird die Zellstofffabrik Waldhof gegründet, ein Vorläufer der Papierwerke Waldhof-Aschaffenburg. 1901: Aktienspekulationen und ein Großkreditausfall ruinieren die Leipziger Bank, die ehemals private Notenbank Sachsens.
26 June: International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. 27 June: Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day. 29 June: International Day of the Tropics. 30 June: International Asteroid Day and International Day of Parliamentarism.
Wake Up to This Day in History. Discover what happened on June 26 with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
