Page 4: Historical Events In May - 26

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

1895  On this day in history 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  On May - 26 1st American intercollegiate bicycle race, Manhattan Beach NY   

1898  San Fransisco approves City Charter, allows Municipal ownership of utiliies on May - 26.   

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

1898  Ernst Bacon, composer on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

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

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

1908  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 on this day in history.   

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

1911  On May - 26 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  On May - 26 janos Kádár, premier Hungary (1956-58)   

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  On May - 26 the Actors' Equity Association is organized   

1913  On this day in history the birth of Peter Cushing, British born film actor   

1913  On this day in history fred Bertrand, Belgian politician   

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

1915  On May - 26 h H Asquith forms a coalition government in England   

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

1566  On this day in history birth of mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603)   

1591  Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  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 May - 26 beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62   

0818  On May - 26 death of ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam (b. 766)   

1055  On May - 26 death of margrave Adalbert of Austria   

1421  Mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies on this day in history.   

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

1595  On May - 26 philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79   

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