Page 8: Historical Events In May - 26

1967  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on May - 26.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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  On May - 26 john Longden, actor (Man From Interpol), dies at 70   

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

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

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

1973  Bahrain adopts it's constitution on May - 26.   

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

1973  On May - 26 jacques Lipchitz, US cubist sculptor, dies at 81   

1974  During a David Cassidy concert in London a 14 year old is trampled on May - 26.   

1974  On May - 26 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  On May - 26 "Beatlemania" opens in Winter Garden Theater on Broadway   

1977  George Willig climbs NYC World Trade Center on May - 26.   

1977  Movie "Star Wars" debuts on May - 26.   

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

1978  On this day in history the first legal casino east of the Mississippi opens in Atlantic City, New Jersey   

1978  On this day in history the first legal gambling casino opens in Atlantic City   

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

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

1980  Soyuz 36 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Hungarian) to Salyut 6 on this day in history.   

1981  On May - 26 marine jet crashes on flight deck of USS Nimitz, killing 14   

1981  On May - 26 soyuz T-4 returns to Earth   

1982  On this day in history 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 May - 26 birth of prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326)   

1478  Clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34) was born on May - 26.   

1566  Mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603) was born on this day in history.   

1566  Mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603) was born on May - 26.   

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

1602  On this day in history birth of philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674)   

1667  On this day in history 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 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  On May - 26 death of margrave Adalbert of Austria   

1421  Mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies on May - 26.   

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