June 26th, 1960

Born on June 26th, 1960

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What happened on June 26th, 1960?

June 26th, 1960

Madagascar gains its independence from France.

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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, 1960

63

Rosie Gaines

American musician

*June 26th, 1960, Martinez

63

Peter Pysall

German handball player

*June 26th, 1960, Heilbad Heiligenstadt

63

Rigmor Aasrud

Norwegian politician

*June 26th, 1960, Jevnaker

63

Mark Durkan

Politician from Northern Ireland (born 1960)

*June 26th, 1960, Derry

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

62

Greg LeMond

American racing cyclist

*June 26th, 1961, Lakewood

30

Ariana Grande

American singer and actress (born 1993)

*June 26th, 1993, Boca Raton

71

Claus Ryskjær

Danish actor (1945-2016)

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

40

Simon Stenspil

Danish actor

*June 26th, 1983, Glostrup

55

Paolo Maldini

Italian association football player

*June 26th, 1968, Milan

60

Mikhail Khodorkovsky

Russian businessman, philanthropist and former oligarch

*June 26th, 1963, Moscow

64

Terri Nunn

American actress and singer

*June 26th, 1959, Los Angeles

65

Salvador Allende

28th president of Chile (1908–1973)

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

67

Chris Isaak

American rock musician

*June 26th, 1956, Stockton

36

Samir Nasri

French association football player (born 1987)

*June 26th, 1987, Marseille

57

Dany Boon

French actor, screenwriter and film director

*June 26th, 1966, Armentières

64

Suresh Gopi

Indian actor and politician

*June 26th, 1959, Kollam

75

Robert Coleman Richardson

American physicist

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

62

Björn Runge

Swedish film director

*June 26th, 1961, Lysekil

53

Nick Offerman

American actor, writer, and comedian

*June 26th, 1970, Joliet

80

Claudio Abbado

Italian conductor (1933–2014)

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

66

Patty Smyth

American singer

*June 26th, 1957, New York City

53

Paul Thomas Anderson

American filmmaker

*June 26th, 1970, Studio City

65

Piotr Kukla

Polish cinematographer and academic teacher

*June 26th, 1958, Bydgoszcz

89

Pyotr Kapitsa

Soviet physicist

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

Same year
Born in 1960

63

Vince Clarke

English synth-pop musician and songwriter

*July 3rd, 1960, South Woodford tube station

63

Sydney Youngblood

American/German singer

*December 2nd, 1960, San Antonio

63

Åse Michaelsen

Norwegian politician

*June 4th, 1960, Mandal Municipality

63

Sally Yates

American lawyer, 36th United States Deputy Attorney General

*August 20th, 1960, Atlanta

64

Naruhito

Emperor of Japan since 2019

*February 23rd, 1960, Hospital of the Imperial Household

64

Lene Kaaberbøl

Danish writer

*March 24th, 1960, Copenhagen

63

David Duchovny

American actor and writer

*August 7th, 1960, New York City

64

Pierre Littbarski

German association football player and manager

*April 16th, 1960, West Berlin

32

Jón Páll Sigmarsson

Icelandic strongman, powerlifter and bodybuilder

*April 28th, 1960, Hafnarfjörður †January 16th, 1993, Reykjavík

60

Diego Maradona

Argentine football player and manager (1960–2020)

*October 30th, 1960, Lanús †November 25th, 2020, Dique Luján

63

Christopher Barker

Swiss actor

*May 2nd, 1960, Rome

63

Friederike Seyfried

German archaeologist and egyptologist

*November 19th, 1960, Mosbach

63

John Leguizamo

American actor, comedian, producer, and writer (born 1960)

*July 22nd, 1960, Bogotá

63

Jane Lynch

American actress

*July 14th, 1960, Evergreen Park

63

Susanne Zimmer

Danish politician

*June 9th, 1960, Brønderslev

64

Ivanna Lie

Indonesian badminton player

*March 7th, 1960, Bandung City

63

Bobby Ertanto

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1960, Surabaya

64

Misbun Sidek

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1960, Banting

63

Colin Firth

English actor and producer

*September 10th, 1960, Grayshott

63

Denyse Julien

Badminton player

*July 22nd, 1960, Rouyn-Noranda

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Born on June 26th, 1960
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Leap year

Yes: 1960 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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