Historical Events In May - 26

1967  On May - 26 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

1967  Antoon Spinoy, Belgian politician, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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

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  On May - 26 the Apollo 10 astronauts return to earth after their successful 8-day rehearsal for the first manned moon landing  

1969  On May - 26 kathryn Minner, entertainer, dies of heart attack at 77  

1971  Soviet Union's Concorde, TU-144, makes its first appearance on May - 26.  

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

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

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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 this day in history "Super Fly Meets Shaft" by John & Ernest hits #31  

1973  On May - 26 bahrain adopts it's constitution  

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

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 this day in history.  

1974  Kitty Gordon, entertainer, dies at 96 on this day in history.  

1975  On this day in history tennis game in the Surrey championships lasts 31 minutes  

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  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 May - 26.  

1978  On May - 26 the first legal gambling casino opens in Atlantic City  

1979  "Dancin' Fool" by Frank Zappa hits #45 on May - 26.  

1979  On May - 26 george Brent, actor (Baby Face, Dark Victory, 42nd St), dies at 75  

1980  Soyuz 36 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Hungarian) to Salyut 6 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1982  Aston Villa wins 27th Europe Cup 1 of Rotterdam on May - 26.  

1982  British ship Atlantic Conveyor & Coventry were hit in Falkland war on this day in history.  

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1264  Prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326) was born on May - 26.  

1478  Clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34) was born on this day in history.  

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 May - 26.  

1591  On May - 26 birth of dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer  

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 this day in history.  

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

0604  Augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies (or 605) on May - 26.  

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

0818  On this day in history death of ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam (b. 766)  

1055  On May - 26 death of margrave Adalbert of Austria  

1421  Mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies on May - 26.  

1512  Bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies on this day in history.  

1595  On May - 26 philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79  

1609  On May - 26 death of cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried