Page 8: Historical Events In May - 26
Tuesday, 01 July 2025
1967 On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1967 On May - 26 antoon Spinoy, Belgian politician, dies at 60
1968 William E "Little Willie" John, US R&B-singer (Fever), dies at 30) on May - 26.
1969 Apollo 10 astronauts returned to Earth on May - 26.
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 John Longden, actor (Man From Interpol), dies at 70 on May - 26.
1972 Joe Frazier TKOs Ron Stander in 5 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.
1972 On May - 26 nixon & Brezhnev signs SALT accord
1972 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.
1973 "Funky Worm" by Ohio Players hits #15 on this day in history.
1973 On May - 26 "Super Fly Meets Shaft" by John & Ernest hits #31
1973 Bahrain adopts it's constitution on this day in history.
1973 Beatles' "The Beatles 1967-1970" album goes #1 on this day in history.
1973 On this day in history 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 May - 26 kitty Gordon, entertainer, dies at 96
1975 On May - 26 tennis game in the Surrey championships lasts 31 minutes
1976 Martin Heidegger, German philosopher (Holzweg), dies at 86 on May - 26.
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 On May - 26 "Dancin' Fool" by Frank Zappa hits #45
1979 On May - 26 george Brent, actor (Baby Face, Dark Victory, 42nd St), dies at 75
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 May - 26.
1981 On this day in history soyuz T-4 returns to Earth
1982 Aston Villa wins 27th Europe Cup 1 of Rotterdam on May - 26.
1982 On May - 26 british ship Atlantic Conveyor & Coventry were hit in Falkland war
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