Historical Events In May - 26

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

1895  On May - 26 dorothea Lange, US documentary photographer  

1896  On May - 26 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 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  On May - 26 32nd Belmont: F Littlefield aboard Bowling Brook wins in 2:32  

1898  Ernst Bacon, composer on this day in history.  

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.  

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

1905  Hans Holewa, composer on this day in history.  

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

1906  On May - 26 archaeological Institute of America forms  

1907  On this day in history the birth of John Wayne, American actor who made many westerns  

1907  On this day in history 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 May - 26.  

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 this day in history robert Morley, England, actor (High Road to China, African Queen)  

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  On May - 26 adolfo Lopez Mateos, president of Mexico  

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

1911  On May - 26 ben Alexander, NV, actor (Dragnet, Outer Gate, Mr Doodles Kicks Off)  

1912  Janos Kádár, premier Hungary (1956-58) on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history the Actors' Equity Association is organized  

1913  The birth of Peter Cushing, British born film actor on this day in history.  

1913  On this day in history 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  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 May - 26.  

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  On this day in history birth of abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem)  

1669  On May - 26 birth of sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722)  

0604  On May - 26 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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1609  Death of Cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried on this day in history.