Dan-Air Flight 240, flying to East Midlands Airport, crashes in Nailstone, Leicestershire. All three crew members perish. Date: June 26, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)

The first crash of an Airbus A320 occurs when Air France Flight 296Q crashes at Mulhouse–Habsheim Airfield in Habsheim, France, during an air show, killing three of the 136 people on board. Date: June 26, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅…

Yugoslav Wars: The Yugoslav People's Army begins the Ten-Day War in Slovenia. Date: June 26, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)

Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani deposes his father Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, in a bloodless coup d'état. Date: June 26, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)

J. K. Rowling publishes the first of her Harry Potter novel series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in United Kingdom. Date: June 26, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)

The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Communications Decency Act violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Date: June 26, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Human Genome Project announces the completion of a "rough draft" sequence. Date: June 26, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This Day (Today)

The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Lawrence v. Texas that sex-based sodomy laws are unconstitutional. Date: June 26, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)

Mari Alkatiri, the first Prime Minister of East Timor, resigns after weeks of political unrest. Date: June 26, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)

Pope Benedict XVI reinstates the traditional laws of papal election in which a successful candidate must receive two-thirds of the votes. Date: June 26, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today)