Page 4: Historical Events In May - 26

1894  Emanuel Lasker (26) becomes World Champion chess player on this day in history.   

1895  On May - 26 dorothea Lange, US documentary photographer   

1896  Dow Jones begins an index of 12 industrial stocks (closing is 40.94) on May - 26.   

1896  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history 32nd Belmont: F Littlefield aboard Bowling Brook wins in 2:32   

1898  On May - 26 ernst Bacon, composer   

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  On May - 26 start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of 3 Gables" (BG)   

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

1905  A pogrom against Jews in Minsk Belorussia on this day in history.   

1905  Hans Holewa, composer on May - 26.   

1905  On this day in history alphonse de Rothschild, French banker, dies   

1906  Archaeological Institute of America forms on May - 26.   

1907  The birth of John Wayne, American actor who made many westerns on May - 26.   

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

1907  Carleton Young, NY, actor (Reefer Madness, Pride of the Bowery) on this day in history.   

1908  On May - 26 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.   

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  Matt Busby, Scottish soccer coach (Manchester United) on this day in history.   

1910  Adolfo Lopez Mateos, president of Mexico on this day in history.   

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

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  On May - 26 actors' Equity Association forms (NYC)   

1913  The Actors' Equity Association is organized on this day in history.   

1913  The birth of Peter Cushing, British born film actor on May - 26.   

1913  On May - 26 fred Bertrand, Belgian politician   

1914  Archie Duncan, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Sherlock Holmes) on May - 26.   

1915  On this day in history h H Asquith forms a coalition government in England   

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1264  Prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326) was born on May - 26.   

1478  Clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34) was born on May - 26.   

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

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

1591  On this day in history birth of dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer   

1602  On May - 26 birth of philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674)   

1667  Abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

0735  On this day in history beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62   

0818  Death of Ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam (b. 766) on this day in history.   

1055  Death of Margrave Adalbert of Austria on this day in history.   

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  On May - 26 philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79   

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