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Historical Events In May - 26

Thursday, 28 March 2024

1864  -30] Skirmish along the Totopotomoy Creek, Virginia on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1864  On May - 26 ch Sealsfield, writer, dies at 71  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1865  On May - 26 arrangements are made in New Orleans for the surrender of Confederate forces west of the Mississippi during the U S Civil War  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1865  Battle of Galveston TX, surrender of Edmund Kirby Smith on May - 26.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1865  Akseli V Gallen-Kallela, Fins painter/graphic artist/illustrator on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1866  John Eigenhuis, writer (Tough Workers) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1867  On May - 26 mary, queen of Great Britain/North Ireland  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1868  President Andrew Johnson avoids impeachment by 1 vote on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1868  On this day in history the impeachment trial of U S President Andrew Johnson ends in acquittal on all remaining charges, since the Senate again falls one vote short of the two-thirds majority needed for conviction  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1868  Michael Barrett, Irish nationalist, last British public execution on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1869  On May - 26 boston University is chartered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1871  Camille Huysmans, Belgian premier (1946-47) on May - 26.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1871  On this day in history aime Maillart, composer, dies at 54  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1873  On May - 26 cornelis G N de Vooys, translator/founder (New Taalgids)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1873  On this day in history august Conradi, composer, dies at 51  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1874  On this day in history 2nd Preakness: William Donohue aboard Culpepper wins in 2:56.5  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1874  On May - 26 henry Farman, French aviation pioneer (double decker)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1876  On this day in history hMS Challenger returns from 128,000-km oceanographic exploration  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1876  On May - 26 jack Root, boxing's 1st light heavyweight champion  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1876  On May - 26 frantisek Palacky, Czech historian/MP, dies at 77  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1877  Isadora Duncan, SF, free form/interpretative dancer on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1880  On May - 26 john Curwen, composer, dies at 63  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1883  On this day in history 11th Preakness: G Barbee aboard Jacobus wins in 2:42.5  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1883  Abd el-Kader, Algerian sultan/religious ruler, dies at about 74 on May - 26.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1884  Fred Spofforth takes 7-34 & 7-3 vs England XI in 4 hours on May - 26.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1884  Fred Spofforth takes 7-34 & 7-3 v England XI in 4 hours on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1884  On this day in history charles Winninger, Athens Wisc, actor (Charlie Farrell Show)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1886  The birth of Al Jolson, American singer on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1886  On this day in history al Jolson, [Asa Yoelson], jazz singer/silent actor (Mamie, Swanee)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1887  Racetrack betting becomes legal in New York state on May - 26.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1887  Racetrack betting becomes legal in NY state on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1890  Kurt Edzard, German sculptor (nudes/portraits) on May - 26.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1891  On this day in history frederick Bowen Jewson, composer, dies at 67  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1893  On this day in history eugene Goossens, London England, conductor/composer (Perseus)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Famous Birthdays In May - 26

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1264  On this day in history birth of prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1478  Clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1566  Mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603) was born on May - 26.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1566  On this day in history birth of mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1591  On this day in history birth of dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1602  Philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1667  Abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem) was born on May - 26.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1669  Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In May - 26

Famous People Died On This Day In History

0604  On May - 26 augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies (or 605)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0735  On this day in history beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0818  On May - 26 death of ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam (b. 766)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1055  Death of Margrave Adalbert of Austria on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1421  On May - 26 mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1512  Bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies on May - 26.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1595  On May - 26 philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1609  Death of Cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried on May - 26.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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