Historical Events for 28th June 2026

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767 - St Paul I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
1519 - King Carlos I is elected Holy Roman Emperor Charles V
1897 - Marquis C. de Bonchamps' expedition reaches Gore, Ethiopia
1922 - The Irish Civil War starts when Irish Free State forces attack anti-treaty republicans in Dublin
1924 - Tornado strikes Sandusky and Lorain, Ohio, killing 93
1996 - The Constitution of Ukraine is signed into law.
2000 - Cuban exile Elián González returns to Cuba following a Supreme Court order.
2011 - Christine Lagarde becomes the 1st women to be elected head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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