Page 8: Historical Events In May - 26

1967  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

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

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

1969  Apollo 10 astronauts returned to Earth on this day in history.   

1969  John & Yoko begin their 2nd bed-in (Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montréal) on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history the Apollo 10 astronauts return to earth after their successful 8-day rehearsal for the first manned moon landing   

1969  On May - 26 kathryn Minner, entertainer, dies of heart attack at 77   

1971  On this day in history soviet Union's Concorde, TU-144, makes its first appearance   

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 May - 26 nixon & Brezhnev signs SALT accord   

1972  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1973  On May - 26 "Funky Worm" by Ohio Players hits #15   

1973  "Super Fly Meets Shaft" by John & Ernest hits #31 on May - 26.   

1973  On May - 26 bahrain adopts it's constitution   

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

1973  On this day in history jacques Lipchitz, US cubist sculptor, dies at 81   

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

1974  Kitty Gordon, entertainer, dies at 96 on May - 26.   

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  "Beatlemania" opens in Winter Garden Theater on Broadway on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1982  On May - 26 aston Villa wins 27th Europe Cup 1 of Rotterdam   

1982  On this day in history british ship Atlantic Conveyor & Coventry were hit in Falkland war   

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1264  On this day in history birth of prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326)   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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  On this day in history birth of sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722)   

0604  On May - 26 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 May - 26.   

1055  Death of Margrave Adalbert of Austria on this day in history.   

1421  On this day in history mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies   

1512  On May - 26 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 May - 26 death of cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried