War · June 26, 1522

Siege of Rhodes

Name: Siege of Rhodes
Start: 1522-06-26
Location: Rhodes, Greece

504 years ago · Rhodes, Greece

504th anniversary

The siege of Rhodes of 1522 was the second and ultimately successful attempt by the Ottoman Empire to expel the Knights of Rhodes from their island stronghold and thereby secure Ottoman control of the Eastern Mediterranean. The first siege in 1480 had been unsuccessful.

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The 505th anniversary falls on June 26, 2027.

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1892–1973

Pearl S. Buck

Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker Buck (June 26, 1892 – March 6, 1973) was an American writer and humanitarian. She is best known for The Good Earth, the best-selling novel in the United States in 1931 and 1932, which won her the Pulitzer Prize in 1932.

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b. 1993

Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande-Butera ( AR-ee-AH-nə GRAHN-day byuu-TAIR-ə; born June 26, 1993) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her four-octave vocal range, which extends into the whistle register, she is an influential figure in popular music.

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1908–1973

Salvador Allende

Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens (26 June 1908 – 11 September 1973) was a Chilean socialist politician who served as the 29th president of Chile from 1970 until his death in 1973.

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1824–1907

William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin

William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (26 June 1824 – 17 December 1907) was a British mathematician, mathematical physicist and engineer. Born in Belfast, he was the professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Glasgow for 53 years.

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1245

First Council of Lyon

The First Council of Lyon (Lyon I) was the thirteenth ecumenical council, as numbered by the Catholic Church and took place in 1245. It was the first ecumenical council to be held outside Rome's Lateran Palace after the Great Schism of 1054.

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1945

Charter of the United Nations

The Charter of the United Nations, also referred to as the UN Charter, is the foundational treaty of the United Nations.

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Politics

1963

Ich bin ein Berliner

"Ich bin ein Berliner" (German pronunciation:; "I Am a Berliner") is a speech by United States president John F. Kennedy given on June 26, 1963, in West Berlin. It is one of the best-known speeches of the Cold War and among the most famous anti-communist speeches.

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2010

2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup was the second and final stage of the World Cup, following the group stage.

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