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Events on Wednesday 10 June 2026 3
2026Jan Jansen dies in AmsterdamAged 85Jan Jansen died at home in Amsterdam on 10 June 2026, aged 85, after a battle with cancer — leaving behind an archive of more than 4,000 shoe designs.
2026Pope Leo XIV blesses the Sagrada Familia's tower of JesusMarking a century since Gaudi's deathOn 10 June 2026 Pope Leo XIV blessed the tower of Jesus at the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, during festivities that also marked 100 years since the death of its architect, Antoni Gaudi.
2026Wim T. Schippers dies in Amsterdam aged 83Wim T. Schippers dies on 10 June 2026 in his home city of Amsterdam. His foundation announces the death. He leaves behind an oeuvre of more than sixty years that pushed the boundaries of art, television, language and absurdism — from the Peanut Butter Floor to the voice of Ernie, from Hoepla to Wim's Turd.