Major Events
- 363 Roman Emperor Julian is killed during retreat from the Sassanid Empire. General Jovian is proclaimed Emperor by troops on the battlefield.
- 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 a reconnaissance balloon.
- 1857 The first 62 recipients are awarded the Victoria Cross for valour in the Crimean war by Queen Victoria
Jun 26 in Film & TV
- 1925 Silent film “The Gold Rush”, directed, starring, and written by Charlie Chaplin, is released; becomes the 5th highest grossing silent film of all time
Jun 26 in Music
- 1870 Richard Wagner‘s opera “Valkyrie”, second in his Ring Cycle premieres in Munich, featuring “Ride of the Valkyries”
Jun 26 in Sport
Did You Know?
According to the Lüneburg manuscript, a piper leads 130 children of Hamelin away
Fun Fact About June 26
The Universal Product Code (UPC) is scanned for the first time, to sell a package of Wrigley’s chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio
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