Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 26

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

1907  Death of Ida McKinley, First Lady of the United States (b. 1847) on May - 26.   

1908  On May - 26 mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Indies theologist (Ahmadiyya motion), dies at 69   

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

1924  On this day in history johann Heinrich Beck, composer, dies at 67   

1926  On May - 26 death of s V Petlura, Ukrainain ataman, assassinated by Shalom Schwarzbard   

1933  Jimmie Rodgers, country singer, dies at 35 on May - 26.   

1939  On May - 26 charles H Mayo, US surgeon/co-founder (Mayo Clinic), dies at 74   

1943  Edsel Ford, owner (Ford Motor Company), dies at 49 on May - 26.   

1944  On this day in history c M Francois, cricketer (WWII, 252 runs in 5 Tests for S Africa), dies   

1946  Friedrich A H von Waldeck, monarch of Waldeck, dies on May - 26.   

1948  On this day in history death of theodore Morell, Hitler's personal physician (b. 1886)   

1950  On this day in history antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Bolshoi Theater), dies   

1951  On May - 26 lincoln Ellsworth, artic explorer, dies at 71   

1952  Damaso Alonso, Spanish linguistic/poet (Hombrey Dios), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1954  Franz Pfemfert, writer, dies at 74 on May - 26.   

1956  Al Simmons, outfielder (A's)/lifetime batting avg of .334, dies at 54 on May - 26.   

1959  On May - 26 ed Walsh, baseball pitcher (1.82 ERA), dies at 78   

1963  Sharon Lynn, actress (Way Out West, Big Broadcast), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history don Castle, actor (Motor Patrol, Born to Speed), dies at 47   

1967  Antoon Spinoy, Belgian politician, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1968  On May - 26 william E "Little Willie" John, US R&B-singer (Fever), dies at 30)   

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

1971  On this day in history john Longden, actor (Man From Interpol), dies at 70   

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

1974  On May - 26 kitty Gordon, entertainer, dies at 96   

1976  On May - 26 martin Heidegger, German philosopher (Holzweg), dies at 86   

1977  Jim Boles, actor (Kraft Music Hall, One Man's Family), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1978  On May - 26 death of cybele, Greek actress (b. 1887)   

1979  George Brent, actor (Baby Face, Dark Victory, 42nd St), dies at 75 on May - 26.   

1989  On this day in history death of don Revie, Former footballer and England and Leeds United Manager (b. 1927)   

1991  Tom Cassidy, anchor (CNN), dies of AIDs at 41 on this day in history.   

1992  On May - 26 danny Biasone, basketball innovator (24-second clock), dies at 83   

1993  On this day in history carleton Morse, radio dramatist (One Man's Family), dies at 91   

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1264  On May - 26 birth of prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326)   

1478  On May - 26 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 May - 26.   

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

1602  On May - 26 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 May - 26 birth of sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722)