Historical Events In May - 26

1967  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on May - 26.   

1967  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history kathryn Minner, entertainer, dies of heart attack at 77   

1971  On May - 26 soviet Union's Concorde, TU-144, makes its first appearance   

1971  John Longden, actor (Man From Interpol), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1972  On May - 26 joe Frazier TKOs Ron Stander in 5 for heavyweight boxing title   

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

1972  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on May - 26.   

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

1973  On this day in history "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  On May - 26 during a David Cassidy concert in London a 14 year old is trampled   

1974  Kitty Gordon, entertainer, dies at 96 on May - 26.   

1975  Tennis game in the Surrey championships lasts 31 minutes on May - 26.   

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

1977  "Beatlemania" opens in Winter Garden Theater on Broadway on May - 26.   

1977  On May - 26 george Willig climbs NYC World Trade Center   

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

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  "Dancin' Fool" by Frank Zappa hits #45 on May - 26.   

1979  George Brent, actor (Baby Face, Dark Victory, 42nd St), dies at 75 on May - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

1981  Soyuz T-4 returns to Earth on May - 26.   

1982  On this day in history aston Villa wins 27th Europe Cup 1 of Rotterdam   

1982  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603)   

1591  Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1669  Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722) was born on this day in history.   

0604  On this day in history 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 May - 26.   

1055  Death of Margrave Adalbert of Austria on May - 26.   

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  Philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79 on May - 26.   

1609  Death of Cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried on May - 26.