Historical Events In May - 26

1967  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on May - 26.   

1967  On this day in history antoon Spinoy, Belgian politician, dies at 60   

1968  On this day in history william E "Little Willie" John, US R&B-singer (Fever), dies at 30)   

1969  On May - 26 apollo 10 astronauts returned to Earth   

1969  John & Yoko begin their 2nd bed-in (Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montréal) on May - 26.   

1969  On this day in history the Apollo 10 astronauts return to earth after their successful 8-day rehearsal for the first manned moon landing   

1969  Kathryn Minner, entertainer, dies of heart attack at 77 on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history soviet Union's Concorde, TU-144, makes its first appearance   

1971  John Longden, actor (Man From Interpol), dies at 70 on May - 26.   

1972  Joe Frazier TKOs Ron Stander in 5 for heavyweight boxing title on May - 26.   

1972  On this day in history nixon & Brezhnev signs SALT accord   

1972  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1973  "Funky Worm" by Ohio Players hits #15 on May - 26.   

1973  On this day in history "Super Fly Meets Shaft" by John & Ernest hits #31   

1973  Bahrain adopts it's constitution on May - 26.   

1973  On May - 26 beatles' "The Beatles 1967-1970" album goes #1   

1973  On May - 26 jacques Lipchitz, US cubist sculptor, dies at 81   

1974  During a David Cassidy concert in London a 14 year old is trampled on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history kitty Gordon, entertainer, dies at 96   

1975  On May - 26 tennis game in the Surrey championships lasts 31 minutes   

1976  Martin Heidegger, German philosopher (Holzweg), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1977  On May - 26 "Beatlemania" opens in Winter Garden Theater on Broadway   

1977  George Willig climbs NYC World Trade Center on this day in history.   

1977  Movie "Star Wars" debuts on this day in history.   

1977  On May - 26 jim Boles, actor (Kraft Music Hall, One Man's Family), dies at 63   

1978  The first legal casino east of the Mississippi opens in Atlantic City, New Jersey on May - 26.   

1978  The first legal gambling casino opens in Atlantic City on this day in history.   

1979  On May - 26 "Dancin' Fool" by Frank Zappa hits #45   

1979  On this day in history george Brent, actor (Baby Face, Dark Victory, 42nd St), dies at 75   

1980  On May - 26 soyuz 36 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Hungarian) to Salyut 6   

1981  Marine jet crashes on flight deck of USS Nimitz, killing 14 on May - 26.   

1981  On this day in history soyuz T-4 returns to Earth   

1982  Aston Villa wins 27th Europe Cup 1 of Rotterdam on May - 26.   

1982  British ship Atlantic Conveyor & Coventry were hit in Falkland war on May - 26.   

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

1478  On this day in history birth of clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34)   

1566  On this day in history birth of mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603)   

1566  Mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603) was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 26 birth of abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem)   

1669  On this day in history birth of sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722)   

0604  On May - 26 augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies (or 605)   

0735  Beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies   

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

1595  Philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79 on May - 26.   

1609  Death of Cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried on May - 26.