May 26th, 1753

Born on May 26th, 1753

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

Born on May 26th, 1753

52

Johann Friedrich Anthing

German artist and historian (1753-1805)

*May 26th, 1753, Gotha †August 12th, 1805, Saint Petersburg

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37

Alexander Pushkin

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

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

65

Wayne Hussey

English musician, singer of The Mission

*May 26th, 1958, Bristol

64

Al Jolson

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

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

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

73

Wolfgang Bochow

Badminton player

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

60

Simon Armitage

British poet, playwright, and novelist

*May 26th, 1963, Huddersfield

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

50

Isadora cucan

American dancer and choreographer

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

65

Margaret Colin

American actress

*May 26th, 1958, Brooklyn

57

Helena Bonham Carter

British actress (born 1966)

*May 26th, 1966, Islington

84

Robert Morley

British actor (1908–1992)

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

85

Horst Tappert

German actor (1923–2008)

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

62

Alexander Bernewitz

Latvian theologian (1856-1919)

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

67

Mehdi El Glaoui

French-Moroccan actor and director

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

75

Rudolf Winderlich

German chemist (1876-1951)

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

59

Lenny Kravitz

American musician and actor (born 1964)

*May 26th, 1964, New York City

74

Jeremy Corbyn

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

*May 26th, 1949, Chippenham

33

Brian Patrick Butler

American actor

*May 26th, 1990, San Diego

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Born in 1753

76

Louis-Philippe de Ségur

French diplomat (1753-1830)

*December 10th, 1753, Paris †August 27th, 1830, Paris

61

Benjamin Thompson

American-born British physicist and inventor

*March 26th, 1753, Woburn †August 21st, 1814, Auteuil

73

Samuel Crompton

British inventor, pioneer of the spinning industry (1753-1827)

*December 3rd, 1753, Bolton †June 26th, 1827, Bolton

58

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican War of Independence

*May 8th, 1753, Corralejo de Hidalgo †July 30th, 1811, Chihuahua City

67

Franz Karl Achard

German chemist

*April 28th, 1753, Berlin †April 20th, 1821, Wołów

40

Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud

French politician (1753-1793)

*May 31st, 1753, Limoges †October 31st, 1793, Paris

75

Thomas Bewick

English engraver and natural history author (1753-1828)

*August 10th, 1753, Mickley †November 8th, 1828, Gateshead

69

Victurnien Bonaventure de Rochechouart de Mortemart

French politician and officer

*October 28th, 1753, Everly †January 16th, 1823, Paris

72

William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock

Royal Navy admiral (1753-1825)

*July 9th, 1753, England †August 20th, 1825, London

70

Louis Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux

French politician (1753-1824)

*August 24th, 1753, Montaigu †March 27th, 1824, Paris

70

Lazare Carnot

French political, engineering and mathematical figure (1753–1823)

*May 13th, 1753, Nolay †August 2nd, 1823, Magdeburg

82

Augusta Louise zu Stolberg-Stolberg

German Baroness (1753-1835)

*January 7th, 1753, Bad Bramstedt †May 30th, 1835, Kiel

41

Jean-François Delacroix

French politician (1753-1794)

*April 3rd, 1753, Pont-Audemer †April 5th, 1794, Paris

83

John Soane

British architect

*September 10th, 1753, Reading †January 20th, 1837, London

76

Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse

German Grand Duke (1753-1830)

*June 14th, 1753, Prenzlau †April 6th, 1830, Darmstadt

69

Joseph Bloomfield

American general and 4th Governor of New Jersey (1753–1823)

*October 18th, 1753, Woodbridge Township †October 3rd, 1823, Burlington

80

Luísa Todi

Portuguese opera singer (mezzo-soprano)

*January 9th, 1753, Setúbal †October 1st, 1833, Lisbon

74

John Taylor Gilman

American politician (1753–1828)

*December 19th, 1753, Exeter †August 31st, 1828, Exeter

56

Nicolas Dalayrac

French musician and composer of comic operas (Muret 1753 - Paris 1809)

*June 8th, 1753, Muret †November 27th, 1809, Paris

57

Caroline Rudolphi

German writer

*August 24th, 1753, Magdeburg †April 15th, 1811, Heidelberg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1753 is a normal year and no leap year.

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