Historical Events - June 26

1498: First toothbrush made in China.

1906: First ever Grand Prix motor race was held at the Le Mans circuit of France. 

1960: Madagascar gained its independence from France.

1977: Elvis Presley performed the last concert of his life in Indiana, USA. 

1979: Boxer Muhammad Ali retirded.

1997: The first book of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, was first published.

2000: P Bandopadhyay became the first woman Air Commodore in the Air Force.

 

Famous Birthdays– June 26

1564: Ahmad Sirhindi, an Indian Islamic scholar

1838: Bankimchandra Chatterjee, an Indian novelist, poet, and journalist.

1873: Gauhar Jaan, an Indian singer, and dancer.

1874: Shahu Maharaj, the first Maharaja of the Indian princely state of Kolhapur.

1888: Bal Gandharva, a Marathi singer and stage actor. 

1946: Aruna Roy, an Indian political and social activist.

1958: Suresh Gopi, an Indian actor, politician, playback singer, and television presenter.

 

Death Anniversaries -  June 26

1810: Joseph Michel Montgolfier, a French inventor of the hot-air balloon.

2001: Vasant Purushottam Kale, an Indian-Marathi writer.

2004: Yash Johar, an Indian Bollywood film producer.