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!"
• 404: Arsacius of Tarsus replaces John Chrysostom as Patriach of Constantinople.
• 1768: Nearly 500 Greeks arrive in Florida to colonise New Smyrna.
• 1836: Ioannis Zaimis is appointed first Mayor of Patra by King Otto.
• 1926: A major earthquake (7.6 on the Richter scale) destroys much of Rhodes.
• 1932: Large scale protests take place in Athens and Piraeus over electric power rate changes.
• 1996: Thousands attend the funeral of former PM Andreas Papandreou in Athens.

Sports

• 1932: ASI Lysi FC was founded in Cyprus
• 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.

Deaths

• 116 BC: Ptolemy VIII Hellenistic King of Egypt
• 2019: Babis Cholidis, wrestler