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1556 – On the day of his execution in Oxford, former archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer deviates from the scripted sermon by renouncing the recantations he has made and adds, "And as for the pope, I refuse him, as Christ's enemy, and Antichrist with all his false doctrine."
European Day of the Righteous, commemorates those who have stood up against crimes against humanity and totalitarianism with their own moral responsibility. [70] Foundation Day (Norfolk Island), the founding of Norfolk Island in 1788. [71] Independence Day (Ghana), celebrates the independence of Ghana from the UK in 1957. [72]
March 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Earliest day on which Easter Sunday can fall (last in 1818, will not happen again until 2285), while April 25 is the latest. (Christianity) Emancipation Day or Día de la Abolición de la Esclavitud (Puerto Rico) World Water Day (International) [110]
July 8 is the 189th day of the year ... Connecticut his most famous sermon, ... Austrian-born actress and writer (b. 1911)
1849 – President-elect of the United States Zachary Taylor and Vice President-elect Millard Fillmore did not take their respective oaths of office (they did so the following day), leading to the erroneous theory that outgoing President pro tempore of the United States Senate David Rice Atchison had assumed the role of acting president for one ...
June 26 is the 177th day of the year ... Spanish-born bishop and viceroy of New Spain (d. 1659) ... American journalist and news anchor (d. 1989)
Independence Day (Turkmenistan), celebrates the independence of Turkmenistan from USSR in 1991. Meskel (Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Church, following Julian calendar, September 28 on leap years) National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (United States) [64] Polish Underground State's Day (Poland) [65] World Tourism Day (International) [66]
2010 – Peter Porter, Australian-born British poet (b. 1929) 2011 – James Casey , English comedian, radio scriptwriter and producer (b. 1922) 2011 – Tom King , American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1943)