June 26
People born on this day are Cancer.
- 1991
Yugoslav Wars: The Yugoslav People's Army begins the Ten-Day War in Slovenia.
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Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani deposes his father Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, in a bloodless coup d'état.
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The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Communications Decency Act violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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J. K. Rowling publishes the first of her Harry Potter novel series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, in the United Kingdom.
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The Human Genome Project announces the completion of a "rough draft" sequence.
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The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Lawrence v. Texas that sex-based sodomy laws are unconstitutional.
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Mari Alkatiri, the first Prime Minister of East Timor, resigns after weeks of political unrest.
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Pope Benedict XVI reinstates the traditional laws of papal election in which a successful candidate must receive two-thirds of the votes.
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The Waldo Canyon fire descends into the Mountain Shadows neighborhood in Colorado Springs, United States, burning 347 homes in a matter of hours and killing two people.
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The U.S. Supreme Court rules, 5–4, that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional and in violation of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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The U.S. Supreme Court rules, 5–4, that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marriage under the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, returns to Australia after pleading guilty to one charge of espionage in a Saipan court and subsequently being released by the United States Department of Justice.
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2005Princess Alexia of the Netherlands
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2004Mikey Williams, American basketball player
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2002Chandler Smith, American race car driver
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2002Manon Bannerman, Swiss singer and dancer
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2000Ann Li, American tennis player
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1997Baek Ye-rin, South Korean singer
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1997Jacob Elordi, Australian actor
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1997Ethan Bear, Canadian ice hockey player
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1994Hollie Arnold, English javelin thrower
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1994Leonard Carow, German actor
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1993Ariana Grande, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
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1992Joel Campbell, Costa Rican footballer
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