Portal:Biography/Selected anniversaries/June 26
Births
[edit]- 1892 - Pearl S. Buck, American writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973)
- 1904 - Peter Lorre, Hungarian-born actor (d. 1964)
- 1962 - Bussunda, Brazilian comedian (d. 2006)
- 1968 - Paolo Maldini, Italian footballer
- 1974 - Derek Jeter, (pictured) American baseball player
- 1980 - Michael Vick, American football player
- 1985 - Urgyen Trinley Dorje, Tibetan spiritual leader
Deaths
[edit]- 1541 - Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conqueror of Peru (murdered)
- 1922 - Albert I, Prince of Monaco (b. 1848)
- 1968 - Tony Hancock, English comedian (b. 1928)
- 1984 - Michel Foucault, French literary theorist (b. 1926)
- 1997 - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Hawaiian singer (b. 1959)
- 2003 - Strom Thurmond, U.S. Senator (b. 1902)
- 2005 - Richard Whiteley, British television presenter (b. 1943)