June 26th, 1942

Born on June 26th, 1942

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What happened on June 26th, 1942?

June 26th, 1942

The first flight of the Grumman F6F Hellcat.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_F6F_Hellcat

What else 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.

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

Born on June 26th, 1942

81

Gilberto Gil

Brazilian recording artist, singer, guitarist, songwriter and politician

*June 26th, 1942, Salvador

81

James J. Dillon

American professional wrestler

*June 26th, 1942, Trenton

64

Paddy Mitchell

Canadian bank robber (1942-2007)

*June 26th, 1942, Ottawa †January 14th, 2007, Butner

75

Orin C. Smith

American businessman (1942-2018)

*June 26th, 1942, Ryderwood, Washington †March 2nd, 2018, Jackson

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

71

Claus Ryskjær

Danish actor (1945-2016)

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

30

Ariana Grande

American singer and actress (born 1993)

*June 26th, 1993, Boca Raton

75

Robert Coleman Richardson

American physicist

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

62

Greg LeMond

American racing cyclist

*June 26th, 1961, Lakewood

79

Volkhart Buchter

German rower

*June 26th, 1944, Śrem

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

80

Claudio Abbado

Italian conductor (1933–2014)

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

83

Luis Valdez

American writer and director

*June 26th, 1940, Delano

55

Paolo Maldini

Italian association football player

*June 26th, 1968, Milan

79

Gennady Zyuganov

Russian politician (born 1944)

*June 26th, 1944, Mymrino

82

Hiro Narita

Japanese American cinematographer

*June 26th, 1941, Seoul

89

Pyotr Kapitsa

Soviet physicist

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

79

Wolfgang Weber

German footballer

*June 26th, 1944, Sławno

36

Samir Nasri

French association football player (born 1987)

*June 26th, 1987, Marseille

76

Jean Georgakarakos

French music producer, record label owner, and artist manager

*June 26th, 1940, Malestroit †January 22nd, 2017, 18th arrondissement of Paris

90

Viola Dana

Actress (1897-1987)

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

87

Joan Harrison

English film producer and screenwriter (1907-1994)

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

80

Warren Farrell

Author, spokesperson, expert witness, political candidate

*June 26th, 1943, Queens

77

William Purdy

American rower

*June 26th, 1946, Chicago

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Born in 1942

81

Joe Biden

President of the United States since 2021

*November 20th, 1942, Scranton

77

Terry Jones

Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian and writer (1942–2020)

*February 1st, 1942, Colwyn Bay †January 21st, 2020, North London

81

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-Swedish actor

*August 16th, 1942, Essen

76

Stephen Hawking

British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)

*January 8th, 1942, Oxford †March 14th, 2018, Cambridge

81

Katherine Justice

American actress

*October 28th, 1942, Sacramento

81

Wolfgang Schäuble

German politician and statesman (1942–2023)

*September 18th, 1942, Freiburg im Breisgau †December 26th, 2023, Offenburg

81

Richard Stoltzman

American musician

*July 12th, 1942, Omaha

81

Amitabh Bachchan

Indian film actor (born 1942)

*October 11th, 1942, Prayagraj

82

John Cale

Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer

*March 9th, 1942, Garnant

81

Paul McCartney

English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)

*June 18th, 1942, Liverpool

74

Daliah Lavi

Israeli actress, singer and model (1942-2017)

*October 12th, 1942, Shavei Tzion †May 3rd, 2017, Asheville

74

Muhammad Ali

American boxer, philanthropist, and activist (1942–2016)

*January 17th, 1942, Louisville †June 3rd, 2016, Scottsdale

82

Per A. Anonsen

Norwegian actor, film editor, screenwriter and film producer

*January 8th, 1942, Oslo

81

Søren Steen

Danish actor

*August 22nd, 1942, Denmark

69

Muammar Gaddafi

Libyan dictator, politician and political theorist (1942–2011)

*June 7th, 1942, Qasr Abu Hadi †October 20th, 2011, Sirte

82

Michel Mayor

Swiss astrophysicist & Nobel laureate of Physics

*January 12th, 1942, Lausanne

76

Aretha Franklin

American singer, songwriter, and pianist (1942–2018)

*March 25th, 1942, Memphis †August 16th, 2018, Detroit

82

Jun'ichirō Koizumi

Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006

*January 8th, 1942, Yokosuka

81

Raman Ghosh

Badminton player

*August 15th, 1942, Bareilly

81

Hu Jintao

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 2002 to 2012

*December 21st, 1942, Jiangyan District

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No: With 365 days 1942 is a normal year and no leap year.

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