Page 4: Historical Events In May - 26

1894  On May - 26 emanuel Lasker (26) becomes World Champion chess player   

1895  On May - 26 dorothea Lange, US documentary photographer   

1896  On this day in history dow Jones begins an index of 12 industrial stocks (closing is 40.94)   

1896  Last Czar of Russia, Nicholas II, crowned on May - 26.   

1896  1st American intercollegiate bicycle race, Manhattan Beach NY on this day in history.   

1898  On May - 26 san Fransisco approves City Charter, allows Municipal ownership of utiliies   

1898  32nd Belmont: F Littlefield aboard Bowling Brook wins in 2:32 on this day in history.   

1898  Ernst Bacon, composer on May - 26.   

1899  Otto E Neugebauer, Austrian/US math historian on this day in history.   

1900  British troops under Ian Hamilton attack the Vaal in South Africa on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of 3 Gables" (BG)   

1903  On this day in history estes Kefauver, (Sen-D-Tn)   

1905  On May - 26 a pogrom against Jews in Minsk Belorussia   

1905  On May - 26 hans Holewa, composer   

1905  On this day in history alphonse de Rothschild, French banker, dies   

1906  Archaeological Institute of America forms on May - 26.   

1907  On May - 26 the birth of John Wayne, American actor who made many westerns   

1907  On May - 26 chic White Sox Ed Walsh no-hits NY Highlanders, 8-1 in 5 inning game   

1907  On this day in history carleton Young, NY, actor (Reefer Madness, Pride of the Bowery)   

1908  On this day in history at Masjed Soleyman (مسجد سليمان) in southwest Persia, the first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East is made. The rights to the resource are quickly acquired by the United Kingdom.   

1908  On this day in history robert Morley, England, actor (High Road to China, African Queen)   

1908  Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Indies theologist (Ahmadiyya motion), dies at 69 on May - 26.   

1909  Matt Busby, Scottish soccer coach (Manchester United) on this day in history.   

1910  Adolfo Lopez Mateos, president of Mexico on May - 26.   

1911  On this day in history 1st Indianapolis 500 auto race is run   

1911  On May - 26 ben Alexander, NV, actor (Dragnet, Outer Gate, Mr Doodles Kicks Off)   

1912  Janos Kádár, premier Hungary (1956-58) on May - 26.   

1912  Jan Blockx, Belgian opera composer (Bride of the Sea), dies at 61 on May - 26.   

1913  Actors' Equity Association forms (NYC) on May - 26.   

1913  On this day in history the Actors' Equity Association is organized   

1913  On May - 26 the birth of Peter Cushing, British born film actor   

1913  On this day in history fred Bertrand, Belgian politician   

1914  Archie Duncan, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Sherlock Holmes) on May - 26.   

1915  On this day in history h H Asquith forms a coalition government in England   

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

1566  Mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603) was born on May - 26.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1669  Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722) was born on May - 26.   

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

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 May - 26.   

1055  On May - 26 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  Death of Cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried on this day in history.