June 26th, 1466

Born on June 26th, 1466

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 203,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 254 days, exactly on January 6th, 2025, people who were born on June 26th, 1466 will be 204,000 days old!

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What happened on June 26th?

June 26th, 2015

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that the right of same-sex couples to marry is guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment.

June 26th, 2013

The U.S. Supreme Court granted federal recognition to same-sex marriage when it overturned the Defense of Marriage Act.

June 26th, 2003

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down sodomy laws in the country in the landmark decision Lawrence v. Texas.

June 26th, 1997

J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the first book in the Harry Potter fantasy novel series, is released.

June 26th, 1945

At a conference in San Francisco, delegates from 50 nations signed a charter establishing the United Nations.

June 26th, 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.

June 26th, 1907

Organized by Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin, among others, Bolshevik revolutionaries robbed a bank stagecoach in Tiflis, present-day Georgia.

June 26th, 1906

The 1906 French Grand Prix, the first Grand Prix motor racing competition, began near Le Mans.

June 26th, 1889

Bangui, the capital and largest city of the present-day Central African Republic, was founded in French Congo.

June 26th, 1886

French chemist Henri Moissan successfully isolated elemental fluorine (pictured in liquid state), for which he later won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

June 26th, 1848

French authorities suppressed the June Days uprising, in which workers rioted in response to plans to close the National Workshops.

June 26th, 1844

Despite a thirty year age gap, Julia Gardiner Tyler married John Tyler at the Church of the Ascension and became the First Lady of the United States.

June 26th, 1740

War of Jenkins' Ear: Spanish troops stormed the British-held strategically crucial position of Fort Mose in Spanish Florida.

June 26th, 1409

The Council of Pisa elected Peter of Candia as Pope Alexander V (pictured), becoming the third simultaneous claimant of the title of leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

June 26th, 1243

Mongol invasions of Anatolia: Mongols achieved a decisive victory over the Seljuq Turks, leading to the decline and disintegration of the Seljuk state.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on June 26th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on June 26th?

30

Ariana Grande

American singer and actress (born 1993)

*June 26th, 1993, Boca Raton

86

Charles Messier

18th- and 19th-century French astronomer

*June 26th, 1730, Badonviller †April 12th, 1817, Paris

71

Claus Ryskjær

Danish actor (1945-2016)

*June 26th, 1945, Frederiksberg †December 12th, 2016

29

Ferdinand II of Naples

King of Naples (1467-1496)

*June 26th, 1467, Naples †October 5th, 1496, Naples

40

Simon Stenspil

Danish actor

*June 26th, 1983, Glostrup

65

Salvador Allende

28th president of Chile (1908–1973)

*June 26th, 1908, Valparaíso †September 11th, 1973, Santiago

62

Greg LeMond

American racing cyclist

*June 26th, 1961, Lakewood

89

Pyotr Kapitsa

Soviet physicist

*June 26th, 1894, Kronstadt †April 8th, 1984, Moscow

90

Viola Dana

Actress (1897-1987)

*June 26th, 1897, Brooklyn †July 3rd, 1987, Woodland Hills

36

Samir Nasri

French association football player (born 1987)

*June 26th, 1987, Marseille

55

Paolo Maldini

Italian association football player

*June 26th, 1968, Milan

80

Claudio Abbado

Italian conductor (1933–2014)

*June 26th, 1933, Milan †January 20th, 2014, Bologna

75

Robert Coleman Richardson

American physicist

*June 26th, 1937, Washington, D.C. †February 19th, 2013, Ithaca

87

Joan Harrison

English film producer and screenwriter (1907-1994)

*June 26th, 1907, Guildford †August 14th, 1994, London

80

Pearl S. Buck

American writer (1892–1973)

*June 26th, 1892, Hillsboro †March 6th, 1973, Danby

83

William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin

British physicist and engineer (1824–1907)

*June 26th, 1824, Belfast †December 17th, 1907, Largs

43

Rémy Vercoutre

French association football player

*June 26th, 1980, Grande-Synthe

42

Paolo Cannavaro

Italian footballer

*June 26th, 1981, Naples

71

Joaquín de Montserrat, marqués de Cruillas

Spanish noble (1700-1771)

*June 26th, 1700, Spain †November 21st, 1771, Valencia

48

Sidney Howard

American writer (1891–1939)

*June 26th, 1891, Oakland †August 23rd, 1939, Tyringham

Same year
Born in 1466

69

Erasmus

Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian

*October 28th, 1466, Rotterdam †July 12th, 1536, Basel

37

Elizabeth of York

Queen of England

*February 11th, 1466, Palace of Westminster †February 11th, 1503, Tower of London

44

Giovanni Sforza

Italian noble

*July 5th, 1466, Pesaro †July 27th, 1510, Pesaro

52

Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua

Ruler of the Italian city of Mantua (1466–1519)

*August 10th, 1466, Mantua †March 29th, 1519, Mantua

54

Johann V Thurzo

Polish bishop

*April 16th, 1466, Kraków †August 2nd, 1520, Nysa

93

Andrea Doria

Admiral of the Republic of Genoa (1466–1560)

*November 30th, 1466, Oneglia †November 25th, 1560, Genoa

68

Diego García de Paredes

Spanish soldier

*January 1st, 1466, Trujillo, Cáceres †January 1st, 1534, Bologna

48

William I, Landgrave of Lower Hesse

Landgrave of Lower Hesse

*July 4th, 1466, Kassel †February 8th, 1515, Spangenberg Castle

72

Ottaviano Petrucci

Italian printer

*June 18th, 1466, Fossombrone †May 7th, 1539, Venice

69

Marino Sanuto the Younger

Italian historian (1466-1536)

*June 22nd, 1466, Venice †April 4th, 1536, Venice

59

Iohannes Sslechta

Czech humanist

*January 24th, 1466, Blevice †August 29th, 1525, Kostelec nad Labem

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1466 is a normal year and no leap year.

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