May 26th, 1309

Born on May 26th, 1309

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on May 26th?

May 26th, 2002

Barges being towed destroyed part of a bridge near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, causing vehicles to fall into the Robert S. Kerr Reservoir on the Arkansas River.

May 26th, 1999

Manchester United won the UEFA Champions League to become the first English football club to win three major championships in the same season.

May 26th, 1989

Tropical Storm Cecil dissipated over Laos after devastating Quảng Nam province, Vietnam, and causing the deaths of 751 people.

May 26th, 1967

The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, one of the first progressive rock albums, was released.

May 26th, 1940

Second World War: The Allies began a mass evacuation of British, French and Belgian troops cut off by the German army during the Battle of Dunkirk.

May 26th, 1938

The House Un-American Activities Committee was established to investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities by people or organizations in the U.S. suspected of having communist or fascist ties.

May 26th, 1933

American singer Jimmie Rodgers (pictured) died at the Taft Hotel in New York City.

May 26th, 1932

Donoghue v Stevenson is decided, ultimately establishing the foundation for negligence in common law jurisdictions worldwide.

May 26th, 1906

Vauxhall Bridge in London opened, crossing the River Thames between Vauxhall and Westminster.

May 26th, 1897

The Church of England returned the original manuscript of William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation, an account of the Pilgrims and the early years of the Plymouth Colony, to the state of Massachusetts.

May 26th, 1894

Germany's Emmanuel Lasker defeated Wilhelm Steinitz to become world chess champion, beginning a record 27-year reign.

May 26th, 1888

The comic novel The Diary of a Nobody by brothers George and Weedon Grossmith first appeared in serial form in Punch.

May 26th, 1865

American Civil War: General Edmund Kirby Smith negotiated the surrender of his army, the only significant Confederate Army force remaining in the war.

May 26th, 1822

The deadliest fire in Norwegian history occurred at a church in Grue, killing at least 113 people.

May 26th, 1644

Portuguese Restoration War: Portuguese and Spanish forces both claimed victory at the Battle of Montijo.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 26th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 26th?

65

Wayne Hussey

English musician, singer of The Mission

*May 26th, 1958, Bristol

37

Alexander Pushkin

Russian poet, playwright, and novelist (1799–1837)

*May 26th, 1799, Moscow †January 29th, 1837, Saint Petersburg

72

John Wayne

American actor (1907–1979)

*May 26th, 1907, Winterset †June 11th, 1979, Westwood

81

Peggy Lee

American recording artist; singer, songwriter, composer and actress (1920-2002)

*May 26th, 1920, Jamestown †January 21st, 2002, Los Angeles

64

Al Jolson

Lithuanian-born American entertainer, actor, and singer (1886–1950)

*May 26th, 1886, Seredžius †October 23rd, 1950, San Francisco

73

Wolfgang Bochow

Badminton player

*May 26th, 1944, Brunswick †September 14th, 2017, Siegburg

65

Miles Davis

American jazz musician (1926–1991)

*May 26th, 1926, Alton †September 28th, 1991, Santa Monica

65

Margaret Colin

American actress

*May 26th, 1958, Brooklyn

60

Simon Armitage

British poet, playwright, and novelist

*May 26th, 1963, Huddersfield

57

Helena Bonham Carter

English-born British actress

*May 26th, 1966, London

94

Roy Dotrice

British actor (1923–2017)

*May 26th, 1923, Bailiwick of Guernsey †October 16th, 2017, London

89

Walter Rudersdorf

German teacher

*May 26th, 1926, Ellar †June 1st, 2015

84

Robert Morley

British actor (1908–1992)

*May 26th, 1908, Semley †June 3rd, 1992, Reading

67

Mehdi El Glaoui

French-Moroccan actor and director

*May 26th, 1956, Choisy-le-Roi

85

Horst Tappert

German actor (1923–2008)

*May 26th, 1923, Elberfeld †December 13th, 2008, Planegg

50

Isadora cucan

American dancer and choreographer

*May 26th, 1877, San Francisco †September 14th, 1927, Nice

59

Lenny Kravitz

American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and actor (born 1964)

*May 26th, 1964, New York City

62

Alexander Bernewitz

Latvian theologian (1856-1919)

*May 26th, 1856, Kandava †January 16th, 1919, Kandava

33

Brian Patrick Butler

American actor

*May 26th, 1990, San Diego

75

Rudolf Winderlich

German chemist (1876-1951)

*May 26th, 1876, Iserlohn †July 15th, 1951, Oldenburg

74

Jeremy Corbyn

Former Leader of the British Labour Party, MP for Islington North

*May 26th, 1949, Chippenham

67

Simon Tahamata

Dutch footballer (born 1956)

*May 26th, 1956, Vught

61

Sally Ride

American astronaut and physicist (1951-2012)

*May 26th, 1951, Los Angeles †July 23rd, 2012, La Jolla

46

Luca Toni

Italian association football player

*May 26th, 1977, Pavullo nel Frignano

64

Ole Bornedal

Danish film director

*May 26th, 1959, Nørresundby

85

William Bolcom

American composer

*May 26th, 1938, Seattle

72

Ramón Calderón

Spanish lawyer

*May 26th, 1951, Palencia

72

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

English soldier and statesman (1650-1722)

*May 26th, 1650, Musbury †June 16th, 1722, Cumberland Lodge

56

Clement VII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534

*May 26th, 1478, Florence †September 25th, 1534, Rome

66

Ulrike Lunacek

Austrian politician

*May 26th, 1957, Krems

56

Philip Treacy

Irish designer and milliner

*May 26th, 1967, Ahascragh

22

Bart van Rooij

Dutch association football player

*May 26th, 2001, Escharen

84

Henri Farman

French pilot, aviator and aircraft designer and manufacturer (1874-1958)

*May 26th, 1874, Paris †July 17th, 1958, Paris

84

Matt Busby

Scottish football player and manager (1909-1994)

*May 26th, 1909, Bellshill †January 20th, 1994, Manchester

37

Mehmed III

13th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1595 to 1603

*May 26th, 1566, Manisa †December 22nd, 1603, Constantinople

75

Stevie Nicks

American singer and songwriter

*May 26th, 1948, Phoenix

69

Wolfgang Sidka

German footballer-manager

*May 26th, 1954, Lengerich

84

Charles Winninger

Actor (1884-1969)

*May 26th, 1884, Athens †January 27th, 1969, Palm Springs

40

Rodica Șerban

Romanian rower

*May 26th, 1983, Rădăuți-Prut

94

Frankie Manning

American dancer and choreographer

*May 26th, 1914, Jacksonville †April 27th, 2009, Manhattan

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Public holidays on May 26th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 26th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1309 is a normal year and no leap year.

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