Historical Events In May - 26

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

1895  Dorothea Lange, US documentary photographer on this day in history.  

1896  Dow Jones begins an index of 12 industrial stocks (closing is 40.94) on this day in history.  

1896  On this day in history last Czar of Russia, Nicholas II, crowned  

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

1898  On this day in history san Fransisco approves City Charter, allows Municipal ownership of utiliies  

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

1898  On May - 26 ernst Bacon, composer  

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

1900  On this day in history british troops under Ian Hamilton attack the Vaal in South Africa  

1903  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of 3 Gables" (BG) on May - 26.  

1903  On May - 26 estes Kefauver, (Sen-D-Tn)  

1905  On May - 26 a pogrom against Jews in Minsk Belorussia  

1905  On May - 26 hans Holewa, composer  

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

1906  On this day in history archaeological Institute of America forms  

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

1907  On May - 26 chic White Sox Ed Walsh no-hits NY Highlanders, 8-1 in 5 inning game  

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  On May - 26 robert Morley, England, actor (High Road to China, African Queen)  

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

1909  Matt Busby, Scottish soccer coach (Manchester United) on this day in history.  

1910  On this day in history adolfo Lopez Mateos, president of Mexico  

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

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  Jan Blockx, Belgian opera composer (Bride of the Sea), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1913  Actors' Equity Association forms (NYC) on May - 26.  

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

1913  On May - 26 the birth of Peter Cushing, British born film actor  

1913  On May - 26 fred Bertrand, Belgian politician  

1914  Archie Duncan, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Sherlock Holmes) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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 May - 26.  

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

1421  On May - 26 mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies  

1512  Bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies on May - 26.  

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

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