Page 3: Historical Events In May - 26

1864  -30] Skirmish along the Totopotomoy Creek, Virginia on May - 26.   

1864  On this day in history ch Sealsfield, writer, dies at 71   

1865  On this day in history arrangements are made in New Orleans for the surrender of Confederate forces west of the Mississippi during the U S Civil War   

1865  Battle of Galveston TX, surrender of Edmund Kirby Smith on May - 26.   

1865  On May - 26 akseli V Gallen-Kallela, Fins painter/graphic artist/illustrator   

1866  On May - 26 john Eigenhuis, writer (Tough Workers)   

1867  Mary, queen of Great Britain/North Ireland on this day in history.   

1868  President Andrew Johnson avoids impeachment by 1 vote on this day in history.   

1868  On May - 26 the impeachment trial of U S President Andrew Johnson ends in acquittal on all remaining charges, since the Senate again falls one vote short of the two-thirds majority needed for conviction   

1868  On May - 26 michael Barrett, Irish nationalist, last British public execution   

1869  On May - 26 boston University is chartered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.   

1871  Camille Huysmans, Belgian premier (1946-47) on May - 26.   

1871  Aime Maillart, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1873  Cornelis G N de Vooys, translator/founder (New Taalgids) on this day in history.   

1873  August Conradi, composer, dies at 51 on May - 26.   

1874  2nd Preakness: William Donohue aboard Culpepper wins in 2:56.5 on this day in history.   

1874  Henry Farman, French aviation pioneer (double decker) on this day in history.   

1876  On May - 26 hMS Challenger returns from 128,000-km oceanographic exploration   

1876  On this day in history jack Root, boxing's 1st light heavyweight champion   

1876  Frantisek Palacky, Czech historian/MP, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1877  On May - 26 isadora Duncan, SF, free form/interpretative dancer   

1880  On this day in history john Curwen, composer, dies at 63   

1883  11th Preakness: G Barbee aboard Jacobus wins in 2:42.5 on May - 26.   

1883  On this day in history abd el-Kader, Algerian sultan/religious ruler, dies at about 74   

1884  Fred Spofforth takes 7-34 & 7-3 vs England XI in 4 hours on this day in history.   

1884  Fred Spofforth takes 7-34 & 7-3 v England XI in 4 hours on this day in history.   

1884  On May - 26 charles Winninger, Athens Wisc, actor (Charlie Farrell Show)   

1886  On this day in history the birth of Al Jolson, American singer   

1886  Al Jolson, [Asa Yoelson], jazz singer/silent actor (Mamie, Swanee) on this day in history.   

1887  On May - 26 racetrack betting becomes legal in New York state   

1887  On this day in history racetrack betting becomes legal in NY state   

1890  Kurt Edzard, German sculptor (nudes/portraits) on this day in history.   

1891  Frederick Bowen Jewson, composer, dies at 67 on May - 26.   

1893  Eugene Goossens, London England, conductor/composer (Perseus) on May - 26.   

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1264  On May - 26 birth of prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326)   

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

1566  Mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603) was born on this day in history.   

1566  On this day in history birth of mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603)   

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

1602  Philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674) was born on this day in history.   

1667  On this day in history birth of abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem)   

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  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  On this day in history death of margrave Adalbert of Austria   

1421  Mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies on this day in history.   

1512  On this day in history bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies   

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

1609  On this day in history death of cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried