Historical Events In May - 26

1894  Emanuel Lasker (26) becomes World Champion chess player on May - 26.   

1895  On May - 26 dorothea Lange, US documentary photographer   

1896  On this day in history dow Jones begins an index of 12 industrial stocks (closing is 40.94)   

1896  On May - 26 last Czar of Russia, Nicholas II, crowned   

1896  1st American intercollegiate bicycle race, Manhattan Beach NY on this day in history.   

1898  San Fransisco approves City Charter, allows Municipal ownership of utiliies on May - 26.   

1898  32nd Belmont: F Littlefield aboard Bowling Brook wins in 2:32 on May - 26.   

1898  Ernst Bacon, composer on this day in history.   

1899  On May - 26 otto E Neugebauer, Austrian/US math historian   

1900  British troops under Ian Hamilton attack the Vaal in South Africa on May - 26.   

1903  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of 3 Gables" (BG) on this day in history.   

1903  Estes Kefauver, (Sen-D-Tn) on May - 26.   

1905  A pogrom against Jews in Minsk Belorussia on May - 26.   

1905  On May - 26 hans Holewa, composer   

1905  Alphonse de Rothschild, French banker, dies on May - 26.   

1906  On May - 26 archaeological Institute of America forms   

1907  On May - 26 the birth of John Wayne, American actor who made many westerns   

1907  Chic White Sox Ed Walsh no-hits NY Highlanders, 8-1 in 5 inning game on May - 26.   

1907  On May - 26 carleton Young, NY, actor (Reefer Madness, Pride of the Bowery)   

1908  At Masjed Soleyman (مسجد سليمان) in southwest Persia, the first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East is made. The rights to the resource are quickly acquired by the United Kingdom on May - 26.   

1908  Robert Morley, England, actor (High Road to China, African Queen) on May - 26.   

1908  Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Indies theologist (Ahmadiyya motion), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1909  On May - 26 matt Busby, Scottish soccer coach (Manchester United)   

1910  On May - 26 adolfo Lopez Mateos, president of Mexico   

1911  On May - 26 1st Indianapolis 500 auto race is run   

1911  Ben Alexander, NV, actor (Dragnet, Outer Gate, Mr Doodles Kicks Off) on May - 26.   

1912  Janos Kádár, premier Hungary (1956-58) on this day in history.   

1912  Jan Blockx, Belgian opera composer (Bride of the Sea), dies at 61 on May - 26.   

1913  Actors' Equity Association forms (NYC) on this day in history.   

1913  The Actors' Equity Association is organized on May - 26.   

1913  The birth of Peter Cushing, British born film actor on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history fred Bertrand, Belgian politician   

1914  On this day in history archie Duncan, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Sherlock Holmes)   

1915  H H Asquith forms a coalition government in England on this day in history.   

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1264  On this day in history birth of prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326)   

1478  Clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34) was born on this day in history.   

1566  Mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603) was born on this day in history.   

1566  On this day in history birth of mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603)   

1591  Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer was born on May - 26.   

1602  On this day in history birth of philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674)   

1667  On this day in history birth of abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem)   

1669  Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722) was born on this day in history.   

0604  Augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies (or 605) on May - 26.   

0735  Beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62 on May - 26.   

0818  Death of Ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam (b. 766) on May - 26.   

1055  On this day in history death of margrave Adalbert of Austria   

1421  Mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies on this day in history.   

1512  Bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies on this day in history.   

1595  On this day in history philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79   

1609  Death of Cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried on this day in history.