Page 8: Historical Events In May - 26

1967  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 May - 26.   

1971  John Longden, actor (Man From Interpol), dies at 70 on May - 26.   

1972  Joe Frazier TKOs Ron Stander in 5 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

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 May - 26.   

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  Jacques Lipchitz, US cubist sculptor, dies at 81 on May - 26.   

1974  On May - 26 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  Tennis game in the Surrey championships lasts 31 minutes on May - 26.   

1976  Martin Heidegger, German philosopher (Holzweg), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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

1977  George Willig climbs NYC World Trade Center on May - 26.   

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

1977  Jim Boles, actor (Kraft Music Hall, One Man's Family), dies at 63 on May - 26.   

1978  On this day in history the first legal casino east of the Mississippi opens in Atlantic City, New Jersey   

1978  On this day in history the first legal gambling casino opens in Atlantic City   

1979  On this day in history "Dancin' Fool" by Frank Zappa hits #45   

1979  On this day in history 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 May - 26.   

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

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

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 May - 26.   

1478  On this day in history birth of clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34)   

1566  Mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603) was born on May - 26.   

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

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

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

1667  On May - 26 birth of abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem)   

1669  On May - 26 birth of sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722)   

0604  On this day in history augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies (or 605)   

0735  On this day in history 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 May - 26.   

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

1609  Death of Cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried on this day in history.