Page 8: Historical Events In May - 26

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

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  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  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 May - 26 john Longden, actor (Man From Interpol), dies at 70   

1972  Joe Frazier TKOs Ron Stander in 5 for heavyweight boxing title on May - 26.   

1972  Nixon & Brezhnev signs SALT accord on this day in history.   

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  On May - 26 bahrain adopts it's constitution   

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

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

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

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

1977  On this day in history jim Boles, actor (Kraft Music Hall, One Man's Family), dies at 63   

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 May - 26 "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  On this day in history 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  Soyuz T-4 returns to Earth on May - 26.   

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

1602  On this day in history birth of philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674)   

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  On May - 26 augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies (or 605)   

0735  On May - 26 beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62   

0818  Death of Ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam (b. 766) on this day in history.   

1055  Death of Margrave Adalbert of Austria on this day in history.   

1421  On this day in history mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies   

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 May - 26 death of cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried