Page 8: Historical Events In May - 26

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

1967  Antoon Spinoy, Belgian politician, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history 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  On May - 26 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 this day in history.   

1971  Soviet Union's Concorde, TU-144, makes its first appearance on May - 26.   

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 May - 26 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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

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

1973  On this day in history bahrain adopts it's constitution   

1973  Beatles' "The Beatles 1967-1970" album goes #1 on May - 26.   

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  Kitty Gordon, entertainer, dies at 96 on this day in history.   

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

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

1977  On May - 26 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  On this day in history the first legal gambling casino opens in Atlantic City   

1979  On this day in history "Dancin' Fool" by Frank Zappa hits #45   

1979  On May - 26 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  On May - 26 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 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  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 May - 26.   

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

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

1667  Abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem) was born on May - 26.   

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