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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.
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.
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.
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.
Establishment of the State of Somaliland. Date. 26 June. Next time. 26 June 2024. ( 2024-06-26) Frequency. annual. Independence Day of Somaliland is an annual celebration and a public holiday in Somaliland and neighbouring Somalia that commemorates the proclamation of independence of the short-lived independent State of Somaliland on 26 June 1960.
- 26 June 2024
- Establishment of the State of Somaliland
The UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on 26 June marks the moment in 1987 when the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or...
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.
