Today in History for 26th June 2017:
Historical Events
1879 – Ismael Pasha resigns as khedive of Egypt
1968 – Iwo Jima and Bonin Islands returned to Japan by US
1989 – Supreme Court rules 16 year olds can receive death penalty
1991 – ANC leader Nelson Mandela addresses congress
2015 – US Supreme Court rules 5-4 same-sex marriage is a legal right across all US states
2016 – Panama Canal’s third set of locks opens for commercial traffic, doubling the Canal’s capacity at an estimated cost of $ 5.25 billion
Famous Birthdays
1760 – Johan I Jozef, monarch of Liechtenstein/fieldmarshal
1951 – Pamela Bellwood, [King], American actress (Ellen-W.E.B., Claudia-Dynasty), born in NYC, New York
1963 – Harriet Wheeler, English pop singer/composer (The Sundays)
1971 – Carlton Gray, NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks, Indianapolis Colts)
1979 – Ryo Fukuda, Japanese racing driver
1980 – Jason Schwartzman, American actor
Famous Deaths
1688 – Ralph Cudworth, philospher/cleric, dies
1819 – Johann Wilhelm Stadler, composer, dies at 71
1906 – Alexander Muir, poet (Maple Leaf Forever), dies at 76
1937 – Georg A Erman, Ger egyptologist (Grammar of Ancient Egypt), dies at 82
1986 – Laurie Fishlock, cricketer (4 Tests for England), dies
1994 – A “Bob” den Doolaard, author (Inn with the horseshoe), dies at 93