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 this day in history.   

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

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 May - 26.   

1969  On this day in history 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 May - 26.   

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

1972  On this day in history nixon & Brezhnev signs SALT accord   

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  On May - 26 bahrain adopts it's constitution   

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

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

1974  During a David Cassidy concert in London a 14 year old is trampled on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history kitty Gordon, entertainer, dies at 96   

1975  Tennis game in the Surrey championships lasts 31 minutes on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history martin Heidegger, German philosopher (Holzweg), dies at 86   

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

1977  On May - 26 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  On May - 26 the first legal casino east of the Mississippi opens in Atlantic City, New Jersey   

1978  The first legal gambling casino opens in Atlantic City on this day in history.   

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

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  Soyuz T-4 returns to Earth on this day in history.   

1982  Aston Villa wins 27th Europe Cup 1 of Rotterdam on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1478  On May - 26 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  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  On this day in history birth of abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem)   

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

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  Death of Margrave Adalbert of Austria on this day in history.   

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

1512  Bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies on May - 26.   

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

1609  Death of Cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried on May - 26.