Page 8: Historical Events In May - 26

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

1967  Antoon Spinoy, Belgian politician, dies at 60 on May - 26.   

1968  On May - 26 william E "Little Willie" John, US R&B-singer (Fever), dies at 30)   

1969  On May - 26 apollo 10 astronauts returned to Earth   

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

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 this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history soviet Union's Concorde, TU-144, makes its first appearance   

1971  On this day in history 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  On May - 26 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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 May - 26.   

1973  Beatles' "The Beatles 1967-1970" album goes #1 on this day in history.   

1973  On May - 26 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  Tennis game in the Surrey championships lasts 31 minutes on this day in history.   

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

1977  On this day in history movie "Star Wars" debuts   

1977  On this day in history 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  On this day in history the first legal gambling casino opens in Atlantic City   

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 May - 26 soyuz 36 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Hungarian) to Salyut 6   

1981  On May - 26 marine jet crashes on flight deck of USS Nimitz, killing 14   

1981  On this day in history soyuz T-4 returns to Earth   

1982  Aston Villa wins 27th Europe Cup 1 of Rotterdam on this day in history.   

1982  On May - 26 british ship Atlantic Conveyor & Coventry were hit in Falkland war   

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1264  Prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.   

1478  Clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34) was born on May - 26.   

1566  On this day in history birth of mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603)   

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

1591  On this day in history birth of dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer   

1602  Philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674) was born on May - 26.   

1667  Abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem) was born on May - 26.   

1669  On this day in history birth of sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722)   

0604  Augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies (or 605) on this day in history.   

0735  Beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62 on May - 26.   

0818  On May - 26 death of ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam (b. 766)   

1055  On this day in history death of margrave Adalbert of Austria   

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 this day in history.   

1595  On this day in history philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79   

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