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.
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