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 May - 26.  

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

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  32nd Belmont: F Littlefield aboard Bowling Brook wins in 2:32 on May - 26.  

1898  On this day in history ernst Bacon, composer  

1899  On this day in history otto E Neugebauer, Austrian/US math historian  

1900  On May - 26 british troops under Ian Hamilton attack the Vaal in South Africa  

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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  On this day in history a pogrom against Jews in Minsk Belorussia  

1905  Hans Holewa, composer on this day in history.  

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

1906  Archaeological Institute of America forms on this day in history.  

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 May - 26.  

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

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

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

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

1911  Ben Alexander, NV, actor (Dragnet, Outer Gate, Mr Doodles Kicks Off) on May - 26.  

1912  On May - 26 janos Kádár, premier Hungary (1956-58)  

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

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

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

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

1913  Fred Bertrand, Belgian politician on May - 26.  

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

1478  On May - 26 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  Mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603) was born on May - 26.  

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

1602  On this day in history birth of philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674)  

1667  Abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem) was born on May - 26.  

1669  Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722) was born on May - 26.  

0604  On this day in history augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies (or 605)  

0735  Beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62 on this day in history.  

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

1055  On this day in history death of margrave Adalbert of Austria  

1421  Mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies on May - 26.  

1512  Bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies on this day in history.  

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

1609  On this day in history death of cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried