May 26th, 1504

Born on May 26th, 1504

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 190,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 282 days, exactly on May 4th, 2027, people who were born on May 26th, 1504 will be 191,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on May 26th?

May 26th, 1868

The impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson adjourned after the second and third articles of impeachment did not obtain enough votes from the U.S. Senate to convict.

May 26th, 2025

A car rammed into a crowd on Water Street, Liverpool, injuring 65 people.

May 26th, 2020

Protests following the murder of George Floyd erupted in Minneapolis–Saint Paul before spreading across the United States and internationally.

May 26th, 2002

Barges being towed destroyed part of a bridge (aftermath pictured) 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 final 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 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 Emanuel Lasker defeated Wilhelm Steinitz to become the 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.

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

Same year
Born in 1504

46

Shin Saimdang

Calligraphist and noted poet (1504-1551)

*October 29th, 1504, Gangneung †May 17th, 1551, Paju

50

Alessandro Campeggio

Italian cardinal

*April 12th, 1504, Bologna †September 21st, 1554, Rome

89

Charles de Bourgueville

French historian and poet

*March 5th, 1504, Caen †November 5th, 1593, Caen

71

Heinrich Bullinger

Swiss reformer

*July 18th, 1504, Bremgarten †September 17th, 1575, Zürich

86

Daniel Greser

German theologian (1504-1591)

*December 6th, 1504, Weilburg †September 29th, 1591, Dresden

70

Matthew Parker

Archbishop of Canterbury (1504-1575)

*August 6th, 1504, Norwich †May 17th, 1575, Lambeth Palace

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

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Leap year

Yes: 1504 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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