Page 4: Historical Events In May - 26

1894  On this day in history emanuel Lasker (26) becomes World Champion chess player   

1895  On this day in history dorothea Lange, US documentary photographer   

1896  On this day in history dow Jones begins an index of 12 industrial stocks (closing is 40.94)   

1896  On May - 26 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 this day in history.   

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

1898  Ernst Bacon, composer on May - 26.   

1899  Otto E Neugebauer, Austrian/US math historian on May - 26.   

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

1905  On this day in history a pogrom against Jews in Minsk Belorussia   

1905  On this day in history hans Holewa, composer   

1905  Alphonse de Rothschild, French banker, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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 May - 26.   

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

1913  On this day in history actors' Equity Association forms (NYC)   

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  On this day in history archie Duncan, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Sherlock Holmes)   

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

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1264  Prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326) was born on May - 26.   

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

1566  On this day in history birth of mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603)   

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

1591  On this day in history 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  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 May - 26.   

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