June 26: International Day in Support of Victims of Torture; Independence Day in Madagascar (1960); Flag Day in Romania
- 1295 – Przemysł II was crowned King of Poland, the first coronation of a Polish ruler in 219 years.
- 1886 – French chemist Henri Moissan reported he was able to successfully isolate elemental fluorine (liquid fluorine pictured), for which he later won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
- 1918 – World War I: The 26-day Battle of Belleau Wood near the Marne River in France ended with American forces finally clearing that forest of German troops.
- 1945 – At a conference in San Francisco, delegates from 50 nations signed a charter establishing the United Nations.
- 1959 – Ingemar Johansson became the only Swedish world champion of heavyweight boxing by defeating American Floyd Patterson at Yankee Stadium.
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