June 26

June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. It is preceded by June 25, and succeeded by June 27. Following June 26, there are 188 days in the year.

Events

• 1884 – Col. Olcott met in London Prof. Elliott Coues, of the Smithsonian Institute, at Mme. Isabel de Steiger's reception.

Births

• 1819 – Abner Doubleday, American Civil War general; acting President of Theosophical Society in 1879 (d. 1893)

Deaths

• 1921 – Alfred Percy Sinnett, Theosophist, author, and recipient of The Mahatma Letters. (b. 1840)

Holidays and observances

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External links

• This Date in Wikipedia