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Historical events & facts — June 26
What happened on June 26?
On June 26, 1945, representatives of 50 countries signed the Charter of the United Nations in San Francisco — the founding treaty of the United Nations (UN). The UN, which replaced the failed League of Nations, was designed to maintain international peace and security, promote development and protect human rights. Today it has 193 member states — virtually every country in the world.
On June 26, 2015, the US Supreme Court issued the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, establishing same-sex marriage as a constitutional right in all American states. The decision, adopted by 5 votes to 4, made the US the twenty-first country in the world to legalise equal marriage. The White House was lit in rainbow colours that night.
On June 26, 1963, US President John F. Kennedy delivered his famous speech in West Berlin before more than 450,000 people, ending with the phrase "Ich bin ein Berliner" ("I am a Berliner") in solidarity with West Berliners, encircled by the Berlin Wall since 1961. The speech was a message of support for the freedom of West Berlin in the face of the Communist threat.
Notable birthdays — June 26
Famous people born on June 26
12 BC
Year 12 BC was either a common year starting on Saturday, Sunday or Monday or a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar and a common year starting on Friday of the Proleptic Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Messalla and Quirinius.
George Haigh
George Haigh was an English professional footballer, mainly known for his association with Stockport County. At the age of 103, he was the oldest surviving former County player, and had been widely attributed for being the oldest surviving former professional footballer, although Arthur Smith was one month older at the time of Haigh's death.
Donald M. Ashton
Donald M. Ashton was an Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning English art director most noted for his work on such films as Billy Budd (1962), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) and Young Winston (1972).
Fernando Mönckeberg Barros
Fernando Rafael Mönckeberg Barros is a Chilean surgeon, doctor of medicine specializing in nutrition, professor, researcher, and economist at the University of Chile. He is the founder of the Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology of the University of Chile (INTA) and president of the Corporation for Child Nutrition (CONIN).
Don Valentine
Donald Thomas Valentine was an American venture capitalist who was the founder of Sequoia Capital, with a concentration mainly on technology companies in the United States. Valentine was born and educated in New York City, and first came to California during military service, an experience that led him to remain in the region where he would later shape the venture capital industry.
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