Page 8: 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 May - 26.   

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

1969  On this day in history apollo 10 astronauts returned to Earth   

1969  On May - 26 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  On May - 26 soviet Union's Concorde, TU-144, makes its first appearance   

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.   

1972  Nixon & Brezhnev signs SALT accord on May - 26.   

1972  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1973  On this day in history "Funky Worm" by Ohio Players hits #15   

1973  "Super Fly Meets Shaft" by John & Ernest hits #31 on this day in history.   

1973  Bahrain adopts it's constitution on this day in history.   

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

1973  Jacques Lipchitz, US cubist sculptor, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history during a David Cassidy concert in London a 14 year old is trampled   

1974  On May - 26 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 May - 26.   

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

1977  On this day in history george Willig climbs NYC World Trade Center   

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  The first legal casino east of the Mississippi opens in Atlantic City, New Jersey on May - 26.   

1978  The first legal gambling casino opens in Atlantic City on May - 26.   

1979  On May - 26 "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  On May - 26 soyuz 36 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Hungarian) to Salyut 6   

1981  Marine jet crashes on flight deck of USS Nimitz, killing 14 on this day in history.   

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

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

1982  On this day in history 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  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  On May - 26 birth of mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603)   

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

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

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 May - 26 beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62   

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

1512  On May - 26 bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies   

1595  Philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79 on May - 26.   

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