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  William E "Little Willie" John, US R&B-singer (Fever), dies at 30) on this day in history.  

1969  On May - 26 apollo 10 astronauts returned to Earth  

1969  On May - 26 john & Yoko begin their 2nd bed-in (Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montréal)  

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

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  On this day in history john Longden, actor (Man From Interpol), dies at 70  

1972  On this day in history joe Frazier TKOs Ron Stander in 5 for heavyweight boxing title  

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

1972  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

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

1973  On this day in history "Super Fly Meets Shaft" by John & Ernest hits #31  

1973  On May - 26 bahrain adopts it's constitution  

1973  Beatles' "The Beatles 1967-1970" album goes #1 on May - 26.  

1973  On May - 26 jacques Lipchitz, US cubist sculptor, dies at 81  

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

1974  On this day in history kitty Gordon, entertainer, dies at 96  

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

1976  On this day in history martin Heidegger, German philosopher (Holzweg), dies at 86  

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

1977  George Willig climbs NYC World Trade Center on May - 26.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1978  On May - 26 the first legal gambling casino opens in Atlantic City  

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

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

1980  On May - 26 soyuz 36 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Hungarian) to Salyut 6  

1981  Marine jet crashes on flight deck of USS Nimitz, killing 14 on this day in history.  

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

1982  Aston Villa wins 27th Europe Cup 1 of Rotterdam on this day in history.  

1982  On May - 26 british ship Atlantic Conveyor & Coventry were hit in Falkland war  

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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 May - 26 birth of mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603)  

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 May - 26.  

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  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 this day in history.  

1055  On this day in history death of margrave Adalbert of Austria  

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  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.