Page 8: Historical Events In May - 26

1967  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1967  On May - 26 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 May - 26.   

1969  On this day in history john & Yoko begin their 2nd bed-in (Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montréal)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1972  Nixon & Brezhnev signs SALT accord on May - 26.   

1972  On May - 26 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1973  "Funky Worm" by Ohio Players hits #15 on May - 26.   

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

1973  On this day in history bahrain adopts it's constitution   

1973  On May - 26 beatles' "The Beatles 1967-1970" album goes #1   

1973  On this day in history jacques Lipchitz, US cubist sculptor, dies at 81   

1974  On this day in history during a David Cassidy concert in London a 14 year old is trampled   

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

1975  On this day in history tennis game in the Surrey championships lasts 31 minutes   

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  George Willig climbs NYC World Trade Center on this day in history.   

1977  On May - 26 movie "Star Wars" debuts   

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

1978  The first legal casino east of the Mississippi opens in Atlantic City, New Jersey on this day in history.   

1978  The first legal gambling casino opens in Atlantic City on this day in history.   

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 May - 26.   

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 May - 26.   

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

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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  Mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603) was born on this day in history.   

1566  Mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603) was born on this day in history.   

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

1669  On May - 26 birth of sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722)   

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

0735  On May - 26 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  On this day in history bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies   

1595  Philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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