Historical Events In May - 26

1967  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1967  On May - 26 antoon Spinoy, Belgian politician, dies at 60   

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

1969  On May - 26 apollo 10 astronauts returned to Earth   

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

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

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 this day in history bahrain adopts it's constitution   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1977  George Willig climbs NYC World Trade Center on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history movie "Star Wars" debuts   

1977  Jim Boles, actor (Kraft Music Hall, One Man's Family), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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  "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  Marine jet crashes on flight deck of USS Nimitz, killing 14 on May - 26.   

1981  Soyuz T-4 returns to Earth on May - 26.   

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

1982  On May - 26 british ship Atlantic Conveyor & Coventry were hit in Falkland war   

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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  On May - 26 birth of mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603)   

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

1591  On this day in history birth of dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer   

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

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1421  On May - 26 mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies   

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

1595  Philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1609  On this day in history death of cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried