Top Historical Events That Happened on May 26

1971  John Longden, actor (Man From Interpol), dies at 70   

1972  Joe Frazier TKOs Ron Stander in 5 for heavyweight boxing title   

1972  Nixon and Brezhnev signs SALT accord.   

1973  "Funky Worm" by Ohio Players hits #15   

1973  "Super Fly Meets Shaft" by John and Ernest hits #31   

1973  In this year, Bahrain formally adopts it's constitution.   

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

1973  Jacques Lipchitz, US cubist sculptor, dies at 81   

1974  During a David Cassidy concert in London a 14 year old is trampled   

1974  Kitty Gordon, entertainer, dies at 96.   

1975  Tennis game in the Surrey championships lasts 31 minutes   

1976  Martin Heidegger, German philosopher (Holzweg), dies at 86   

1977  "Beatlemania" opens in Winter Garden Theater on Broadway   

1977  George Willig climbs NYC World Trade Center.   

1977  Movie "Star Wars" debuts   

1977  Jim Boles, actor (Kraft Music Hall, One Man's Family), dies at 63   

1978  The inaugural legal casino east of the Mississippi opens in Atlantic City, New Jersey.   

1978  The inaugural legal gambling casino opens in Atlantic City   

1979  "Dancin' Fool" by Frank Zappa hits #45   

1979  George Brent, actor (Baby Face, Dark Victory, 42nd St), dies at 75   

1980  Soyuz 36 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Hungarian) to Salyut 6   

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

1981  Soyuz T-4 returns to Earth   

1982  In this year, Aston Villa claims 27th Europe Cup 1 of Rotterdam   

1982  British ship Atlantic Conveyor and Coventry were hit in Falkland war   

1983  Challenger moves to launch pad for STS-7.   

1983  NASA launches Exosat.   

1984  Frisbee is kept aloft for 1672 seconds in Philadelphia.   

1984  Tulsa OK gets 13" of rain, 14 die   

1985  In this year, Danny Sullivan claims Indianapolis 500 by 24 seconds following a spin   

1985  Explosions destroys 2 tankers off of Gibraltar, 30 die.   

1987  Cecilia Bolocco, 22, of Chile, crowned 36th Miss Universe   

1987  Great offensive against Tamil-rebellion in Jaffra Sri Lanka.   

1987  Supreme Court ruled dangerous defendants could be held without bail.   

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1264  Prince koreyasu: Japanese shogun   

1478  Clement vii: [giulio de' medici], italy, pope (1523-34)   

1566  Mohammed iii: Sultan of turkey (1595-1603)   

1566  Mehmed iii: Ottoman emperor   

1591  Dirck janszoon sweelinck: Composer   

1602  Philippe de champaigne: French painter   

1667  Abraham de moivre: French mathematician (de moivre's theorem)   

1669  Sébastien vaillant: French botanist   

0604  Augustinus van canterbury: Bishop/apostle of england,   

0735  Beda venerabilis: English speaking church historian,   

0818  Death of Ali ar-rida: Shia imam (b. 766)   

1055  Death of Margrave adalbert of austria: Margrave adalbert of austria   

1421  Death of Mohammed i: Sultan of turkey (1413-21),   

1512  Death of Bajezid ii: Governor of amasja/8th sultan of turkey,   

1595  Philippus nerius: [filippo neri], italian merchant/saint,   

1609  Cornelis claesz: Mapmaker, buried