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June 26 Birthdays in History - June 26 Deaths - June 26 Events
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June 26, 1976 Ed Jovanoski, born in Windsor, Ontario, NHL defenseman for the Florida Panthers June 26, 1976 Mpumelo Mbangwa, cricketer, Zimbabwe pace bowler vs. Pakistan 1996 June 26, 1975 Umeki Webb, WNBA guard and forward, Phoenix Mercury June 26, 1974 Derek Jeter, born in Pequanock, New Jersey, shortstop, New York Yankees, Rookie of Year 1996 June 26, 1974 Dieter Kalt, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 June 26, 1974 Jason Kendall, born in San Diego, California, catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates June 26, 1973 Aaron Jackson, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Mark Winkle-California Dreams June 26, 1973 Mischa Smoking, soccer player, Dordrecht '90 June 26, 1973 Reggie Brown, NFL fullback for the Seattle Seahawks June 26, 1973 Gretchen Wilson, American Musician June 26, 1972 Jai Taurima, Australian long jumper 1996 Olympics June 26, 1972 Jerris McPhail, running back for the Miami Dolphins June 26, 1971 Carlton Gray, NFL cornerback, Seattle Seahawks, Indianapolis Colts June 26, 1971 Eddie Parenti, born in Montreal, Quebec, 100m butterfly swimmer 1996 Olympics June 26, 1970 Chris O'Donnell, actor, School Ties, Robin-Batman Forever June 26, 1970 Nicole Richardson, Australian softball outfielder 1996 Olympics bronze June 26, 1970 Paul Thomas Anderson, American Director June 26, 1970 Sean Hayes, American Actor June 26, 1969 Barry Kloeth, WLAF wide receiver for the Amsterdam Admirals June 26, 1969 Harry Boatswain, NFL tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles June 26, 1969 Michael Myers, born in Illinois, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers June 26, 1969 Troy Auzenne, NFL tackle for the Chicago Bears June 26, 1969 Colin Greenwood, British Musician June 26, 1968 Shannon Sharpe, NFL tight end, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32 June 26, 1967 Travis Fine, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, Ike McSwain-Young Riders June 26, 1966 Bryan Webb, horse trainer June 26, 1966 Kirk McLean, born in Toronto, NHL goalie, Vancouver Canucks June 26, 1966 Paul Mokha, born in Erie, Pennsylvania, rower 1996 Olympics June 26, 1964 Alison Wyeth, Isle West Middlesex England, 1.5k/5k runner June 26, 1964 Pamela Wright, born in Scotland, LPGA golfer, 1995 Jamie Farr Toledo-3rd June 26, 1964 Zeng Jinlian, born in Hunan, China, became tallest woman known, 2.46 m, 8'1" June 26, 1963 Devin Renee De Vasquez, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, playmate, June, 1985, actress June 26, 1963 Harriet Wheeler, English pop singer/composer, The Sundays June 26, 1963 Wendy Lucero-Schayes, born in Denver, Colorado, U.S. diver 1992 Olympics June 26, 1963 Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Russian Businessman June 26, 1962 George P N earl of St. Andrews, under English prince Edward June 26, 1962 Jerome Kersey, NBA forward, Golden State Warriors, Sea Supersonics June 26, 1961 Greg LeMond, U.S. bicyclist, Tour de France winner-1986, 1989, 1990 June 26, 1960 Barbara Edwards, born in Albuqueque, New Mexico, playmate of year, Sept, 1983, actress June 26, 1960 Jumpy Geathers, NFL defensive end, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32 June 26, 1959 Mark McKinney, Canadian Comedian June 26, 1958 Glen Stewart Godwin, born in Miami, Florida, murderer, FBI Most Wanted June 26, 1957 Patty Smyth, New York City, rock vocalist, Scandal-Warrior June 26, 1956 Azhar Cachalia, Scottish/South Africa leader, United Democratic Front June 26, 1956 Bernard A. Harris, Jr., born in Temple Texas, MD/Astronaut, STS 55, 63 June 26, 1956 Chris Isaak, born in Stockton, California, rock singer and songwriter, Wicked Game June 26, 1956 Robert Davi, actor, License to Kill, Raw Deal, Wild Thing June 26, 1954 Robert Davi, born in Astoria, New York, opera singer and actor, Gangster Chronicles June 26, 1953 James Anderson, writer June 26, 1953 Ralph Ezell, born in Unio,n Mississippi, singer, Shenandoah-Sunday in the South June 26, 1952 Gordon McQueen, soccer player June 26, 1951 Breyson Cooper, jockey June 26, 1951 Gary Gilmour, cricketer, exciting Aussie all-rounder 1973-77 June 26, 1951 Pamela Bellwood, born in New York City, actress, Ellen-W.E.B., Claudia-Dynasty June 26, 1951 Rindy Ross, born in Portland, Oregon, rock vocalist/saxophonist, Quarterflash June 26, 1948 Allen Michael Doyle, born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, PGA golfer, 1991 Memorial-64th June 26, 1946 Clive Francis, born in London, England, actor, Masada June 26, 1945 Barry Schrader, composer June 26, 1945 David Heyn, cricketer, Sri Lankan batsman 1975 World Cup June 26, 1944 Ruth Kempson, linguist, SOAS June 26, 1943 Georgie Fame, rock vocalist, Get Away, Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde June 26, 1943 Jean Knight, U.S. singer, Mr Big Stuff June 26, 1943 John Allen Strang, composer June 26, 1942 Larry Taylor, born in Brooklyn, rocker, Canned Heat-On the Road Again June 26, 1940 Billy Davis, Jr., born in St. Louis, Missouri, singer, 5th Dimension-One Less Bell June 26, 1940 Robert Kramer, actor, A.K. June 26, 1940 Vittorio Storaro, cinematographer, Taxi, Little Buddah, Dick Tracy June 26, 1939 Ansar Ilgamovich Sharafutdinov, Russian cosmonaut June 26, 1939 Charles "Chuck" Robb, Sen-D-Va June 26, 1939 Smangaliso P Mkhatshwa, born in South Africa, sec-gen, Bishops' Conf 1983-88 June 26, 1939 Chuck Robb, American Politician June 26, 1938 Neil Abercrombie, Rep-D-Hawaii, 1986-88 June 26, 1937 Henk van der Meyden, Dutch journalist, de Telegraaf/Prive June 26, 1937 Peter Pike, MP June 26, 1936 Robert Maclennan, British MP June 26, 1935 Douglas Peterson, Rep-D-Florida June 26, 1934 John V Tunney, heavyweight boxing champion, Rep/Sen-D-Calif June 26, 1934 Josef Sommer, born in Germany, actor, Witness, Target, Iceman, Forced March June 26, 1934 Luis Felipe Pires, composer June 26, 1933 Claudio Abbado, Milan Italy, composer and conductor, London Symph-1982 June 26, 1933 David Winnick, British MP June 26, 1933 Pat Morita, born in California, actor, Arnold-Happy Days, Karate Kid June 26, 1932 Henry Bromfield, cricketer, South Africa off-spinner in 9 Tests 1961-65 June 26, 1931 Alan Bailey, British sect, Department of transport June 26, 1931 Colin Wilson, author, Afterlife, Book of Great Mysteries June 26, 1931 Lucien Goethals, composer June 26, 1930 Willem G Statius Muller, Netherlands Antilles, conductor/pianist/composer June 26, 1929 Alexander Fenton, CEO, Euro Ethnological Research Center in Edinburgh June 26, 1929 Francesco Cossiga, president of Italy, 1985- June 26, 1929 Ian Prestt, English ornithologist June 26, 1929 Milton Glaser, American Designer June 26, 1928 Jacob Druckman, born in Philadelphia, composer, Animus I Auerole June 26, 1927 Leslie Carpenter, CEO, Reed International June 26, 1925 Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev, U.S.S.R., cosmonaut, Voskhod II June 26, 1924 Peter Miles, British keeper of privy purse June 26, 1924 Syd Lawrence, bandleader, Syd Lawrence Orch June 26, 1923 David Haslam, British rear Admiral, hydrographer June 26, 1922 Alan Peacock, economist June 26, 1922 Campbell Adamson, CEO, Abbey National Pictures June 26, 1922 Eleanor Parker, born in Ohio, actress, Caged, Detective Story, Hans Brinker June 26, 1922 Frances Rafferty, born in Sioux City, Iowa, actress, December Bride June 26, 1921 Abe Jan Koldijk, SS-physician, Limburg's family doctor June 26, 1920 Michael Eastham, high court judge June 26, 1919 Jay Silverheels, actor, Tonto-Lone Ranger June 26, 1919 Lord Rawlinson, British attorney general, Ewell June 26, 1917 William Hamilton, British MP June 26, 1916 Alex Dreier, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, newscaster, Whats it all about World? June 26, 1916 Paul Derrick, co-operator/Christian socialist June 26, 1916 Virginia Satir, American Psychologist June 26, 1914 John J "John" Beautiful Garden, sculptor June 26, 1914 Laurie Lee, male poet and author, I Can't Stay Long June 26, 1914 Richard Maltby, orch leader, Vaughn Monroe Show June 26, 1914 Wolfgang Windgassen, born in Annemasse, Germany, tenor, Stuttgart Opera June 26, 1913 Babe [Mildred Ella] Didrikson, born in Port Arthur, Texas, hurdler, Oly-gold-32 June 26, 1913 Maurice Wilkes, inventor, stored program concept for computers June 26, 1911 Edward Levi, professor, Intro to Legal Reasoning June 26, 1910 Charles Spry, Australian security chief June 26, 1909 "Col Tom" Parker, [Dries Van Kruijk], Neth, rock mgr, Elvis Presley June 26, 1909 Betty Askwith, author June 26, 1909 Nicholas Polunin, environmentalist June 26, 1906 Stefan Andres, German writer, Wir sind Utopia June 26, 1905 Jack Longland, British director of education, Derbyshire June 26, 1905 Jan Louis Guillaume "Yvan" Doornik, Netherlands resistance fighter in France June 26, 1904 Peter Lorre, Hungarian American, actor, M, Casablanca, Beast with 5 Fingers June 26, 1903 Ashley Clarke, president, Venice in Peril Fund June 26, 1903 Floyd "Babe" Herman, Brooklyn Dodgers' slugger, .324 lifetime average June 26, 1902 Antonia Brico, born in Rotterdam, Holland, conductor/pianist, Antonia June 26, 1902 William Lear, engineer/manufacturer/CEO, Lear Jet Corp June 26, 1901 Stuart Symington, Sen-D-Mo June 26, 1901 William Busch, composer June 26, 1900 Joseph E A "Jo" Spier, Dutch cartoonist/water color painter June 26, 1898 Willy Messerschmitt, German aircraft designer June 26, 1897 Viola Dana, born in Brooklyn, actress, Willow Tree, 40 Winks, Silent Lover June 26, 1895 Jankel Adler, Polish painter June 26, 1894 Bill Wirges, born in Buffalo, New York, orch leader, Growing Paynes June 26, 1894 Jeanne Eagels, actress, Rain, Under False Colors June 26, 1893 "Big Bill" Broonzy, born in Mississippi, blues singer/guitarist, Blues by Broonzy June 26, 1892 Pearl Sydenstricker Buck, born in China, author, Good Earth-Nobel 1938 June 26, 1891 Heinrich Lemacher, composer June 26, 1891 Sidney Coe Howard, U.S., dramatist, Swords, Pulitzer 1925 June 26, 1891 Vladislav Vancura, Czech physician, stage, author/resistance fighter June 26, 1887 Anthony G de Rothschild, Britain, philanthropist June 26, 1886 Margaretha C E "Greta" Beekman, actress, Wrong Poes June 26, 1885 Andre Maurois, French writer, Balzac June 26, 1885 Billy Jenkins, [Erich Rosenthal], Magdeburg June 26, 1878 Albert Siklos, composer June 26, 1878 Ernest Torrence, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, actor, Hunchback of Notre Dame June 26, 1876 Nico[laas P] de Jong, Dutch radio play actor, Laughter and Tears June 26, 1875 Camille Zeckwer, composer June 26, 1874 Albert Relf, cricketer, England all-rounder in 13 Tests 1903-14 June 26, 1874 Mikhail Vladimirovich Ivanov-Boretsky, composer June 26, 1869 Martin Anderson Nexo, Danish poet and writer, Tabte Generation June 26, 1866 Josef Swickard, born in Coblenz, Germany, actor, Lost City, Tale of 2 Cities June 26, 1865 Bernard Berenson, art critic, Italian Painters of the Renaissance June 26, 1865 Charles E Bonin, French explorer/diplomat, China June 26, 1865 George C Pearce, actor, Country Kid, British Agent, Valiant June 26, 1854 Robert Laird Borden, C, 8th Canadian PM, 1911-20 June 26, 1837 Martin Davis Hardin II, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1923 June 26, 1837 Victor Jean Baptiste Girardey, Brig General Confederate Army June 26, 1831 Julius Rodenberg, [Levy], German writer, Kriegs-Songs of War and Peace June 26, 1824 Kelvin, [William Thomson], British physicist, Kelvin Scale June 26, 1824 Moritz Furstenau, composer June 26, 1823 Frederick Bowen Jewson, composer June 26, 1821 Bartolome Mitre, Argentine general June 26, 1763 George Morland, England, artist of rural landscapes June 26, 1760 Johan I Jozef, monarch of Liechtenstein/fieldmarshal June 26, 1749 Louis Joseph Claude Saint-Amans, composer June 26, 1747 Leopold Jan Antonin Kozeluh, composer June 26, 1742 Arthur Middleton, signer, Declaration of Independence June 26, 1741 John Langdon, American Politician June 26, 1730 Charles Joseph Messier, astronomer, cataloguer of "M objects" June 26, 1702 Philip Doddridge, England, Dr/nonconformist clergyman June 26, 1655 Jean Deutz, merchant/Amsterdam regent June 26, 1582 Johannes Schultz, composer |