Page 8: Historical Events In May - 26

1967  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1967  On this day in history antoon Spinoy, Belgian politician, dies at 60   

1968  On this day in history william E "Little Willie" John, US R&B-singer (Fever), dies at 30)   

1969  Apollo 10 astronauts returned to Earth on this day in history.   

1969  John & Yoko begin their 2nd bed-in (Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montréal) on May - 26.   

1969  On this day in history the Apollo 10 astronauts return to earth after their successful 8-day rehearsal for the first manned moon landing   

1969  Kathryn Minner, entertainer, dies of heart attack at 77 on May - 26.   

1971  Soviet Union's Concorde, TU-144, makes its first appearance on this day in history.   

1971  John Longden, actor (Man From Interpol), dies at 70 on May - 26.   

1972  On May - 26 joe Frazier TKOs Ron Stander in 5 for heavyweight boxing title   

1972  On this day in history nixon & Brezhnev signs SALT accord   

1972  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on May - 26.   

1973  On this day in history "Funky Worm" by Ohio Players hits #15   

1973  "Super Fly Meets Shaft" by John & Ernest hits #31 on May - 26.   

1973  Bahrain adopts it's constitution on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history beatles' "The Beatles 1967-1970" album goes #1   

1973  Jacques Lipchitz, US cubist sculptor, dies at 81 on May - 26.   

1974  During a David Cassidy concert in London a 14 year old is trampled on May - 26.   

1974  On May - 26 kitty Gordon, entertainer, dies at 96   

1975  Tennis game in the Surrey championships lasts 31 minutes on this day in history.   

1976  Martin Heidegger, German philosopher (Holzweg), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1977  "Beatlemania" opens in Winter Garden Theater on Broadway on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history george Willig climbs NYC World Trade Center   

1977  Movie "Star Wars" debuts on this day in history.   

1977  Jim Boles, actor (Kraft Music Hall, One Man's Family), dies at 63 on May - 26.   

1978  On May - 26 the first legal casino east of the Mississippi opens in Atlantic City, New Jersey   

1978  The first legal gambling casino opens in Atlantic City on May - 26.   

1979  On this day in history "Dancin' Fool" by Frank Zappa hits #45   

1979  George Brent, actor (Baby Face, Dark Victory, 42nd St), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1980  Soyuz 36 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Hungarian) to Salyut 6 on this day in history.   

1981  Marine jet crashes on flight deck of USS Nimitz, killing 14 on May - 26.   

1981  On May - 26 soyuz T-4 returns to Earth   

1982  On this day in history aston Villa wins 27th Europe Cup 1 of Rotterdam   

1982  British ship Atlantic Conveyor & Coventry were hit in Falkland war on May - 26.   

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1264  On this day in history birth of prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326)   

1478  On this day in history birth of clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34)   

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  Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer was born on May - 26.   

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

1667  On May - 26 birth of abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem)   

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

0604  Augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies (or 605) on May - 26.   

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  On May - 26 death of margrave Adalbert of Austria   

1421  Mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies on this day in history.   

1512  On this day in history bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies   

1595  On May - 26 philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79   

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