Historical Events on May 26, Special Events on This Day

1. Birthday Age Calculator
2. Historical Events in May
3. Historical Events on May 26

Important Events From This day in History May 26th. Find Out What happened 26th May This Day in History on your birthday. Also you can find some answers for the following questions;
Which major historical events happened on May 26?
What happened on May 26th in history?
What special day is May 26?
What happened in history on May 26th?

What Happened on May 26th This Day in History

Year	Name
2021	Ten people are killed in a shooting at a VTA rail yard in San Jose, California, United States.
2020	Protests triggered by the murder of George Floyd erupt in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, before becoming widespread across the United States and around the world.
2008	Severe flooding begins in eastern and southern China that will ultimately cause 148 deaths and force the evacuation of 1.3 million.
2004	United States Army veteran Terry Nichols is found guilty of 161 state murder charges for helping carry out the Oklahoma City bombing.
2002	The tugboat Robert Y. Love collides with a support pier of Interstate 40 on the Arkansas River near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, resulting in 14 deaths and 11 others injured.
1998	The Supreme Court of the United States rules in New Jersey v. New York that Ellis Island, the historic gateway for millions of immigrants, is mainly in the state of New Jersey, not New York.
1998	The first "National Sorry Day" is held in Australia. Reconciliation events are held nationally, and attended by over a million people.
1998	A MIAT Mongolian Airlines Harbin Y-12 crashes near Erdenet, Orkhon Province, Mongolia, resulting in 28 deaths.
1991	Zviad Gamsakhurdia becomes the first elected President of the Republic of Georgia in the post-Soviet era.
1991	Lauda Air Flight 004 breaks apart in mid-air and crashes in the Phu Toei National Park in the Suphan Buri Province of Thailand, killing all 223 people on board.
1986	The European Community adopts the European flag.
1983	The 7.8 Mw  Sea of Japan earthquake shakes northern Honshu with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A destructive tsunami is generated that leaves about 100 people dead.
1981	Italian Prime Minister Arnaldo Forlani and his coalition cabinet resign following a scandal over membership of the pseudo-masonic lodge P2 (Propaganda Due).
1981	An EA-6B Prowler crashes on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, killing 14 crewmen and injuring 45 others.
1972	The United States and the Soviet Union sign the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
1971	Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army slaughters at least 71 Hindus in Burunga, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
1970	The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 becomes the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2.
1969	Apollo program: Apollo 10 returns to Earth after a successful eight-day test of all the components needed for the forthcoming first crewed moon landing.
1968	H-dagurinn in Iceland: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight.
1967	The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is released.
1966	British Guiana gains independence, becoming Guyana.
1948	The U.S. Congress passes Public Law 80-557, which permanently establishes the Civil Air Patrol as an auxiliary of the United States Air Force.
1942	World War II: The Battle of Gazala takes place.
1940	World War II: Operation Dynamo: In northern France, Allied forces begin a massive evacuation from Dunkirk, France.
1940	World War II: The Siege of Calais ends with the surrender of the British and French garrison.
1938	In the United States, the House Un-American Activities Committee begins its first session.
1937	Walter Reuther and members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) clash with Ford Motor Company security guards at the River Rouge Complex complex in Dearborn, Michigan, during the Battle of the Overpass.
1936	In the House of Commons of Northern Ireland, Tommy Henderson begins speaking on the Appropriation bill. By the time he sits down in the early hours of the following morning, he had spoken for ten hours.
1927	The last Ford Model T rolls off the assembly line after a production run of 15,007,003 vehicles.
1923	The first 24 Hours of Le Mans is held and has since been run annually in June.
1918	The Democratic Republic of Georgia is established.
1917	Several powerful tornadoes rip through Illinois, including the city of Mattoon.
1908	The first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East is made at Masjed Soleyman in southwest Persia. The rights to the resource were quickly acquired by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
1903	Românul de la Pind, the longest-running newspaper by and about Aromanians until World War II, is founded.
1900	Thousand Days' War: The Colombian Conservative Party turns the tide of war in their favor with victory against the Colombian Liberal Party in the Battle of Palonegro.
1896	Nicholas II is crowned as the last Tsar of Imperial Russia.
1896	Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
1879	Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state.
1869	Boston University is chartered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
1868	The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson ends with his acquittal by one vote.
1865	American Civil War: The Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the Confederate Trans-Mississippi division, is the last full general of the Confederate Army to surrender, at Galveston, Texas.
1864	Montana is organized as a United States territory.
1822	At least 113 people die in the Grue Church fire, the biggest fire disaster in Norway's history.
1821	Establishment of the Peloponnesian Senate by the Greek rebels.
1805	Napoléon Bonaparte assumes the title of King of Italy and is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy in Milan Cathedral, the gothic cathedral in Milan.
1783	A Great Jubilee Day held at North Stratford, Connecticut, celebrates the end of fighting in the American Revolution.
1736	The Battle of Ackia is fought near the present site of Tupelo, Mississippi. British and Chickasaw soldiers repel a French and Choctaw attack on the then-Chickasaw village of Ackia.
1644	Portuguese Restoration War: Portuguese and Spanish forces both claim victory in the Battle of Montijo.
1637	Pequot War: A combined English and Mohegan force under John Mason attacks a village in Connecticut, massacring approximately 500 Pequots.
1573	The Battle of Haarlemmermeer, a naval engagement in the Dutch War of Independence.
1538	Geneva expels John Calvin and his followers from the city. Calvin lives in exile in Strasbourg for the next three years.
1328	William of Ockham, the Franciscan Minister-General Michael of Cesena, and two other Franciscan leaders secretly leave Avignon, fearing a death sentence from Pope John XXII.
1293	An earthquake strikes Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, killing about 23,000.
1135	Alfonso VII of León and Castile is crowned in León Cathedral as Imperator totius Hispaniae (Emperor of all of Spain).
961	King Otto I elects his six-year-old son Otto II as heir apparent and co-ruler of the East Frankish Kingdom. He is crowned at Aachen, and placed under the tutelage of his grandmother Matilda.
946	King Edmund I of England is murdered by a thief whom he personally attacks while celebrating St Augustine's Mass Day.
451	Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sasanian Empire takes place. The Sasanids defeat the Armenians militarily but guarantee them freedom to openly practice Christianity.
17	Germanicus celebrates a triumph in Rome for his victories over the Cherusci, Chatti, and other German tribes west of the Elbe.

Famous People Born on May 26

Here is a random list who born on May 26. For full list please click on the link above.

Year	Name
1981	Jason Manford, English actor, screenwriter, and television host
1904	George Formby, English singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1961)
1936	Natalya Gorbanevskaya, Russian-Polish poet and activist (d. 2013)
1987	Olcay Şahan, Turkish footballer
1928	Jack Kevorkian, American pathologist, author, and assisted suicide activist (d. 2011)
1913	Pierre Daninos, French author (d. 2005)
1923	James Arness, American actor (d. 2011)
1955	Paul Stoddart, Australian businessman
1822	Edmond de Goncourt, French author and critic, founded the Académie Goncourt (d. 1896)
1957	François Legault, Canadian businessman and politician

Famous People Deaths On May 26

Here is a list of some famous peope who died on May 26. For full list please click on the link above.

Date	Name
1703	Samuel Pepys, English politician (b. 1633)
735	Bede, English monk, historian, and theologian
1824	Capel Lofft, English lawyer (b. 1751)
946	Edmund I, king of England (b. 921)
1648	Vincent Voiture, French poet and author (b. 1597)
2019	Prem Tinsulanonda, Former Prime Minister of Thailand
1956	Al Simmons, American baseball player and coach (b. 1902)
1762	Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, German philosopher and academic (b. 1714)
2002	Mamo Wolde, Ethiopian runner (b. 1932)
1944	Christian Wirth, German SS officer (b. 1885)