Page 4: Historical Events In May - 26

1894  Emanuel Lasker (26) becomes World Champion chess player on May - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

1896  Last Czar of Russia, Nicholas II, crowned on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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 May - 26.   

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

1903  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of 3 Gables" (BG) on this day in history.   

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  On May - 26 hans Holewa, composer   

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  Carleton Young, NY, actor (Reefer Madness, Pride of the Bowery) on May - 26.   

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

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

1909  On May - 26 matt Busby, Scottish soccer coach (Manchester United)   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history the Actors' Equity Association is organized   

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

1913  Fred Bertrand, Belgian politician on this day in history.   

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

1915  On this day in history h H Asquith forms a coalition government in England   

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1264  On May - 26 birth of prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326)   

1478  Clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34) was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 26 birth of dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer   

1602  Philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674) was born on this day in history.   

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

1669  On this day in history birth of sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722)   

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

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

1595  On this day in history philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79   

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