June 26
This day in history:
- 1541 – Francisco Pizarro is assassinated in Lima by the son of his former companion and later antagonist, Diego de Almagro the younger. Almagro is later caught and executed.
- 1997 – J. K. Rowling publishes the first of her Harry Potter novel series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in United Kingdom.
- 1988 – The first crash of an Airbus A320 occurs when Air France Flight 296Q crashes at Mulhouse–Habsheim Airfield in Habsheim, France, during an air show, killing three of the 136 people on board.
- 1740 – A combined force of Spanish, free blacks and allied Indians defeat a British garrison at the Siege of Fort Mose near St. Augustine during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
Births:
- 1929 – June Bronhill, Australian soprano and actress (d. 2005)
- 1980 – Chris Shelton, American baseball player
- 1914 – Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark, European royalty (d. 2001)
Deaths:
- 1955 – Engelbert Zaschka, German engineer (b. 1895)
- 1958 – George Orton, Canadian runner and hurdler (b. 1873)
- 2010 – Harald Keres, Estonian physicist and academic (b. 1912)
Holidays:
- International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (International)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Somaliland from United Kingdom in 1960. (Somaliland)
- Sunthorn Phu Day (Thailand)
Random Article of the day:
Sloan Museum
The Sloan Museum of Discovery is a nonprofit, public hands-on and interactive discovery museum located within the Flint Cultural Center in Flint, Michigan. The museum has four interactive primary galleries, including a hands-on earth sciences hall, an early childhood learning gallery, a local history gallery focusing on Genesee County and the Flint area, and an 11,000 square foot vehicle gallery featuring rare and historic vehicles built in Genesee County. The museum, named in honor of longtime General Motors chief executive officer Alfred P. Sloan, also operates rotating special exhibitions and celebrations.