May 26th, 1950

Born on May 26th, 1950

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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, 1950

73

David Ignatius

American journalist and novelist

*May 26th, 1950, Cambridge

73

Ned Dowd

Film producer

*May 26th, 1950, Boston

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

65

Wayne Hussey

English musician, singer of The Mission

*May 26th, 1958, Bristol

74

Jeremy Corbyn

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

*May 26th, 1949, Chippenham

61

Sally Ride

American astronaut and physicist (1951-2012)

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

73

Wolfgang Bochow

Badminton player

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

72

Ramón Calderón

Spanish lawyer

*May 26th, 1951, Palencia

65

Margaret Colin

American actress

*May 26th, 1958, Brooklyn

67

Mehdi El Glaoui

French-Moroccan actor and director

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

74

Ward Cunningham

American computer programmer who developed the first wiki

*May 26th, 1949, Michigan City

60

Simon Armitage

British poet, playwright, and novelist

*May 26th, 1963, Huddersfield

74

Pam Grier

American actress

*May 26th, 1949, Winston-Salem

57

Helena Bonham Carter

British actress (born 1966)

*May 26th, 1966, Islington

75

Stevie Nicks

American singer and songwriter

*May 26th, 1948, Phoenix

81

Peggy Lee

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

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

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

89

Walter Rudersdorf

German teacher

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

59

Lenny Kravitz

American musician and actor (born 1964)

*May 26th, 1964, New York City

94

Roy Dotrice

British actor (1923–2017)

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

69

Wolfgang Sidka

German footballer-manager

*May 26th, 1954, Lengerich

64

Ole Bornedal

Danish film director

*May 26th, 1959, Nørresundby

Same year
Born in 1950

67

Jeff Lowe

American mountain climber

*September 13th, 1950, Ogden †August 24th, 2018, Colorado

73

Annette Badland

English actress

*August 26th, 1950, Edgbaston

73

Narendra Modi

14th Prime Minister of India

*September 17th, 1950, Vadnagar

66

Martin McGuinness

Sinn Féin politician and deputy First Minister (1950-2017)

*May 23rd, 1950, Derry †March 21st, 2017, Altnagelvin Area Hospital

74

Billy Currie

British multi-instrumentalist

*April 1st, 1950, Huddersfield

66

Sandra Reemer

Dutch singer and presenter (1950–2017)

*October 17th, 1950, Bandung City †June 6th, 2017, Amsterdam

73

Øivind Blunck

Norwegian actor and comedian

*December 28th, 1950, Norway

73

Wayne Eagling

Canadian ballet dancer

*November 27th, 1950, Montreal

74

Peter Funke

German historian of classical antiquity

*March 18th, 1950, Rheine

74

Rötger Feldmann

German comic artist

*March 17th, 1950, Travemünde

73

Pedro Barceló

Spanish historian of classical antiquity

*April 30th, 1950, Vinaròs

70

Jóhannes Eðvaldsson

Icelandic football player (1950-2021)

*September 3rd, 1950, Reykjavík †January 24th, 2021, Glasgow

74

Ade Chandra

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1950, Jakarta

73

Ed Harris

American actor and director (born 1950)

*November 28th, 1950, Englewood

67

Horace Burrell

Jamaican sports executive

*February 8th, 1950, Clarendon Parish †June 6th, 2017, Kingston

73

Harriet Walter

British actress

*September 24th, 1950, London

74

Martin Short

Canadian actor and comedian (born 1950)

*March 26th, 1950, Hamilton

73

Stevie Wonder

American musician (born 1950)

*May 13th, 1950, Saginaw

74

William Sadler

American actor

*April 13th, 1950, Buffalo

74

Rick Perry

14th United States Secretary of Energy

*March 4th, 1950, Haskell

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Born on May 26th, 1950
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1950 is a normal year and no leap year.

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