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 this day in history.   

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 May - 26.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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  On May - 26 joe Frazier TKOs Ron Stander in 5 for heavyweight boxing title   

1972  On May - 26 nixon & Brezhnev signs SALT accord   

1972  On May - 26 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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  Bahrain adopts it's constitution on May - 26.   

1973  On May - 26 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 May - 26.   

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  Martin Heidegger, German philosopher (Holzweg), dies at 86 on May - 26.   

1977  "Beatlemania" opens in Winter Garden Theater on Broadway on this day in history.   

1977  On May - 26 george Willig climbs NYC World Trade Center   

1977  On May - 26 movie "Star Wars" debuts   

1977  On May - 26 jim Boles, actor (Kraft Music Hall, One Man's Family), dies at 63   

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 this day in history.   

1979  George Brent, actor (Baby Face, Dark Victory, 42nd St), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history soyuz 36 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Hungarian) to Salyut 6   

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

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

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

1982  British ship Atlantic Conveyor & Coventry were hit in Falkland war on this day in history.   

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1264  On May - 26 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 May - 26.   

1566  On May - 26 birth of mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603)   

1591  Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer was born on May - 26.   

1602  On May - 26 birth of philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674)   

1667  On May - 26 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 this day in history.   

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  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.