June 26th ephemeris: In 2003, Cameroonian footballer Marc-Vivien Foé died of a heart attack during a match between his country and Colombia.

On June 26, 2003, footballer Marc-Vivien Foé died of a sudden heart attack in Lyon, during a match between his team and Colombia, at the age of 28.

The Cameroonian footballer began his professional career in 1994 at RC Lens, where he became French champion in 1998. In 1999, he left the club to join West Ham, and thus played in England. Marc-Vivien Foé returned to France, this time in the colors of Olympique Lyonnais, and won the French Championship for the second time in 2002. He then played for Manchester City for a year, where he scored nine goals in total.

The famous footballer also played for the national team, where he participated in two World Cups during his career: one in 1994 and one in 2002.

He competed in the 2003 Federations Cup. On June 26, during the semi-final against Colombia, Marc-Vivien Foé collapsed on the pitch at the Stade Gerland in Lyon in the ^72nd minute and subsequently died of a heart attack. Many tributes have been paid to him, and his memory lives on in the hearts of fans and the football world, who have not forgotten this immensely talented player.

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Saint-Anthelme , born in 1107 in Savoy in Chignin, died in Belley (Ain) on June 26, 1178, rebuilt the Grande Chartreuse of which he was the 7th prior, then bishop of Belley. The Anthelme are persevering and curious. Their color: blue. Their number: 7.

Saying of the day: “On Saint Anthelme’s Day, the rock roses fade.”

It happened on June 26th

1945 Signing of the United Nations Charter by delegates from 50 countries. 1963 Visit to the Berlin Wall by President John Kennedy. 1984 The direct ring road-Mérignac airport link is opened to traffic. 1987 Inauguration of Futuroscope in Poitiers (Vienne) in the presence of Prime Minister Jacques Chirac.

1988 An Air France Airbus A-320 crashes in Mulhouse-Habsheim (Haut-Rhin) during an air show: three dead. 2015 Yassin Salhi decapitates his boss Hervé Cornara and injures two others while trying to cause an explosion at a factory in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier in Isère. 2018 Guns N'Roses concert at the Matmut Atlantique stadium in Bordeaux .

They were born on June 26th

Aimé Césaire, French poet and politician (1913-2008), Mick Jones, British musician, guitarist and singer of the group "The Clash" (1955), Greg LeMond, American cyclist (1961), Florence Loiret Caille, French actress (1975). Rudy Gobert, French basketball player (1992).