June 26

Events

• 363: Emperor Julian the Apostate is slain during the battle of Ctesiphon. His last words allegedly were: "Thou hast defeated me, Nazarene!"
• 1932: Large scale protests take place in Athens and Piraeus over electric power rate changes.

Sports

• 1977: Stelios Agloupas becomes the first Greek discus thrower to break the 60m barrier (60.08m).
• 1989: In Zagreb, Greece lose the final of Eurobasket 1989 to Yugoslavia 98-77.