Page 7: Historical Events In May - 26
Tuesday, 01 July 2025
1946 Patent filed in US for H-Bomb on this day in history.
1946 2-for-42 & hitting .048 for 1946, Mel Ott stops playing baseball on this day in history.
1946 On this day in history friedrich A H von Waldeck, monarch of Waldeck, dies
1948 Entire Hagana-arm forces sworn-in as Israeli soldiers on this day in history.
1948 On this day in history south Africa elects a nationalist government with apartheid policy
1950 On May - 26 antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Bolshoi Theater), dies
1951 On this day in history vaughan Williams "Pilgrim's Progress," premieres in London
1951 Lincoln Ellsworth, artic explorer, dies at 71 on May - 26.
1952 On this day in history damaso Alonso, Spanish linguistic/poet (Hombrey Dios), dies at 55
1953 Dutch Convair crashes at Schipholweg, 2 die on May - 26.
1954 Franz Pfemfert, writer, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1955 On this day in history conservatives win British parliamentary election
1955 On May - 26 khrushchev arrives in Belgrade
1955 On May - 26 "7th Heaven" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 44 performances
1956 Aircraft carrier "Bennington" burns off Rhode Island, killing 103 on this day in history.
1956 Aircraft carrier "Bennington" burns off RI, killing 103 on May - 26.
1956 Al Simmons, outfielder (A's)/lifetime batting avg of .334, dies at 54 on this day in history.
1958 Ceylon emergency crisis proclaimed on this day in history.
1958 The HSS-1N helicopter, capable of day and night antisubmarine warfare under instrument flight conditions, was publicly flown at NAS Corpus Christi on May - 26.
1958 Union Square, San Fransisco becomes state historical landmark on this day in history.
1958 On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests)
1959 Ed Walsh, baseball pitcher (1.82 ERA), dies at 78 on May - 26.
1960 On May - 26 the Soviets are accused by UN Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge of concealing a microphone inside a wood carving of the Great Seal of the United States that was presented to the U S embassy in Moscow
1961 On May - 26 freedom Ride Coordinating Committee establishes in Atlanta
1961 On this day in history uSAF bomber flies the Atlantic in a record of just over 3 hours
1963 On this day in history 15th Emmy Awards Dick Van Dyke Show, E G Marshall & Shirley Booth
1963 On May - 26 organization of African Unity forms
1963 Sharon Lynn, actress (Way Out West, Big Broadcast), dies at 53 on May - 26.
1963 15th Emmy Awards: Dick Van Dyke Show, E G Marshall & Shirley Booth on this day in history.
1965 Dutch Voting Rights Bill passes on this day in history.
1965 Revised international Convention on Safety of Life at Sea takes effect on this day in history.
1966 Buddhist sets self on fire at US consulate in Hué South-Vietnam on May - 26.
1966 On May - 26 guyana (formerly British Guiana) declares independence from UK
1966 Don Castle, actor (Motor Patrol, Born to Speed), dies at 47 on this day in history.
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