Page 4: Historical Events In May - 26

1894  Emanuel Lasker (26) becomes World Champion chess player on this day in history.   

1895  Dorothea Lange, US documentary photographer on May - 26.   

1896  On this day in history dow Jones begins an index of 12 industrial stocks (closing is 40.94)   

1896  On this day in history last Czar of Russia, Nicholas II, crowned   

1896  On May - 26 1st American intercollegiate bicycle race, Manhattan Beach NY   

1898  On this day in history san Fransisco approves City Charter, allows Municipal ownership of utiliies   

1898  32nd Belmont: F Littlefield aboard Bowling Brook wins in 2:32 on this day in history.   

1898  On May - 26 ernst Bacon, composer   

1899  Otto E Neugebauer, Austrian/US math historian on this day in history.   

1900  British troops under Ian Hamilton attack the Vaal in South Africa on this day in history.   

1903  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of 3 Gables" (BG) on this day in history.   

1903  On May - 26 estes Kefauver, (Sen-D-Tn)   

1905  A pogrom against Jews in Minsk Belorussia on May - 26.   

1905  Hans Holewa, composer on May - 26.   

1905  On this day in history alphonse de Rothschild, French banker, dies   

1906  Archaeological Institute of America forms on May - 26.   

1907  The birth of John Wayne, American actor who made many westerns on this day in history.   

1907  On May - 26 chic White Sox Ed Walsh no-hits NY Highlanders, 8-1 in 5 inning game   

1907  Carleton Young, NY, actor (Reefer Madness, Pride of the Bowery) on May - 26.   

1908  At Masjed Soleyman (مسجد سليمان) in southwest Persia, the first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East is made. The rights to the resource are quickly acquired by the United Kingdom on May - 26.   

1908  On this day in history robert Morley, England, actor (High Road to China, African Queen)   

1908  Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Indies theologist (Ahmadiyya motion), dies at 69 on May - 26.   

1909  Matt Busby, Scottish soccer coach (Manchester United) on this day in history.   

1910  Adolfo Lopez Mateos, president of Mexico on May - 26.   

1911  On May - 26 1st Indianapolis 500 auto race is run   

1911  On May - 26 ben Alexander, NV, actor (Dragnet, Outer Gate, Mr Doodles Kicks Off)   

1912  On this day in history janos Kádár, premier Hungary (1956-58)   

1912  On this day in history jan Blockx, Belgian opera composer (Bride of the Sea), dies at 61   

1913  Actors' Equity Association forms (NYC) on this day in history.   

1913  The Actors' Equity Association is organized on May - 26.   

1913  On May - 26 the birth of Peter Cushing, British born film actor   

1913  On this day in history fred Bertrand, Belgian politician   

1914  Archie Duncan, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Sherlock Holmes) on May - 26.   

1915  On this day in history h H Asquith forms a coalition government in England   

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1264  Prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326) was born on May - 26.   

1478  On May - 26 birth of clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34)   

1566  On this day in history birth of mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603)   

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

1591  Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1667  On this day in history birth of abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem)   

1669  Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722) was born on this day in history.   

0604  Augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies (or 605) on May - 26.   

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 May - 26.   

1421  On May - 26 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  On May - 26 death of cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried