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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.
June —abbreviated Jun or Jun. —is the sixth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars —the latter the most widely used calendar in the world. June is 30 days long, and comes after May and before July. June marks the start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere and contains the summer solstice, the day with the most daylight hours.
Observances. June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 188 days remaining until the end of the year. Events. Up to 1950. 4 – Roman Emperor Augustus adopts Tiberius. 221 – Roman Emperor Elagabalus adopts his cousin Alexander Severus as his heir.
1918 – World War I: The 26-day Battle of Belleau Wood near the Marne River in France ended with American forces finally clearing that forest of German troops. 1997 – J. K. Rowling 's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone , the first book in the Harry Potter fantasy novel series, is released.
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.
Jun 26, 2012 · Summary. Events. Birthdays. Deaths. Weddings. Events 1 - 200 of 217. 363 Roman Emperor Julian is killed during retreat from the Sassanid Empire. General Jovian is proclaimed Emperor by troops on the battlefield. 684 St Benedict II begins his reign as Catholic Pope.
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.
