Today in History for 26th June 2018

Historical Events

1848 – End of the June Days uprising in Paris by French workers
1879 – Ismael Pasha resigns as khedive of Egypt
1945 – England win the second Victory test cricket at Bramall Lane by 41 runs
1952 – Nelson Mandela and 51 others infringe South Africa curfew
1968 – Executive Council decides both AL and NL to divide into 2 divisions
2012 – Animated film “Ice Age: Continental Drift”, directed by Steve Martino and Mike Thurmeier with voices by Ray Romano and John Leguizamo premieres in Buenos Aires

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Famous Birthdays

1893 – Big Bill Broonzy, American blues singer and guitarist (Blues by Broonzy), born in Scott, Mississippi (d. 1958)
1911 – Edward H. Levi, American law professor (Intro to Legal Reasoning), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2000)
1936 – Robert Maclennan, British MP
1942 – Orin C Smith, American businessman and CEO of Starbucks (2000-05), born in Ryderwood, Washington (d. 2018)
1973 – Aaron Jackson, actor (Mark Winkle-California Dreams), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1984 – Raymond Felton, American basketball player

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Famous Deaths

1938 – James Weldon Johnson, African American leader (NAACP), dies in a car crash at 67
1967 – Françoise Dorléac, French actress (b. 1942)
1990 – Anni Blomqvist, Finnish novelist (b. 1909)
1992 – Phil Rubenstein, American actor (Tango and Cash, Robocop), dies
2001 – Soccer (dog actor) (b. 1988)
2007 – Joey Sadler, All Black rugby player (b. 1914)

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