Page 4: Historical Events In May - 26

1894  On May - 26 emanuel Lasker (26) becomes World Champion chess player   

1895  Dorothea Lange, US documentary photographer on May - 26.   

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

1896  Last Czar of Russia, Nicholas II, crowned on May - 26.   

1896  On May - 26 1st American intercollegiate bicycle race, Manhattan Beach NY   

1898  San Fransisco approves City Charter, allows Municipal ownership of utiliies on this day in history.   

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

1898  Ernst Bacon, composer on May - 26.   

1899  Otto E Neugebauer, Austrian/US math historian on this day in history.   

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 May - 26.   

1903  On this day in history estes Kefauver, (Sen-D-Tn)   

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 this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history archaeological Institute of America forms   

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

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

1909  On this day in history matt Busby, Scottish soccer coach (Manchester United)   

1910  Adolfo Lopez Mateos, president of Mexico on May - 26.   

1911  On this day in history 1st Indianapolis 500 auto race is run   

1911  On this day in history ben Alexander, NV, actor (Dragnet, Outer Gate, Mr Doodles Kicks Off)   

1912  Janos Kádár, premier Hungary (1956-58) on May - 26.   

1912  On May - 26 jan Blockx, Belgian opera composer (Bride of the Sea), dies at 61   

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 May - 26 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  Prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.   

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

1602  Philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674) was born on May - 26.   

1667  On May - 26 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  On this day in history augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies (or 605)   

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  Mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies on May - 26.   

1512  On May - 26 bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies   

1595  Philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1609  On May - 26 death of cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried