May 26th, 1974

Born on May 26th, 1974

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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, 1974

49

Martin Zvolánek

Paralympic athlete of the Czech Republic

*May 26th, 1974, Pardubice

49

Vadimas Petrenko

Lithuanian footballer

*May 26th, 1974, Vilnius

49

Enrique Osses Zencovich

Chilean football referee

*May 26th, 1974, Santiago

49

Oleg Saitov

Boxer

*May 26th, 1974, Novokuybyshevsk

49

Lars Frölander

Swedish swimmer

*May 26th, 1974, Borlänge

49

Sílvio Antônio

Brazilian footballer

*May 26th, 1974, Araraquara

49

Kozue Amano

Japanese manga artist

*May 26th, 1974, Saitama

49

Daniel Schulz

German singer

*May 26th, 1974, Königs Wusterhausen

49

Matthew Currie Holmes

Canadian actor

*May 26th, 1974, North Bay

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

65

Wayne Hussey

English musician, singer of The Mission

*May 26th, 1958, Bristol

57

Helena Bonham Carter

British actress (born 1966)

*May 26th, 1966, Islington

48

Lauryn Hill

American rapper and singer

*May 26th, 1975, East Orange

60

Simon Armitage

British poet, playwright, and novelist

*May 26th, 1963, Huddersfield

46

Luca Toni

Italian association football player

*May 26th, 1977, Pavullo nel Frignano

65

Margaret Colin

American actress

*May 26th, 1958, Brooklyn

73

Wolfgang Bochow

Badminton player

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

59

Lenny Kravitz

American musician and actor (born 1964)

*May 26th, 1964, New York City

37

Alexander Pushkin

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

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

67

Mehdi El Glaoui

French-Moroccan actor and director

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

81

Peggy Lee

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

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

33

Brian Patrick Butler

American actor

*May 26th, 1990, San Diego

45

Laurence Fox

English actor and political activist (born 1978)

*May 26th, 1978, Yorkshire

56

Philip Treacy

Irish designer and milliner

*May 26th, 1967, Ahascragh

72

John Wayne

American actor (1907–1979)

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

52

Matt Stone

American actor, animator and filmmaker (born 1971)

*May 26th, 1971, Houston

47

Kenny Florian

American mixed martial artist

*May 26th, 1976, Westwood

89

Walter Rudersdorf

German teacher

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

64

Ole Bornedal

Danish film director

*May 26th, 1959, Nørresundby

74

Jeremy Corbyn

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

*May 26th, 1949, Chippenham

Same year
Born in 1974

49

Arianne Zucker

American actress and model

*June 3rd, 1974, Northridge

50

Ty Olsson

Canadian actor (born 1974)

*January 28th, 1974, Halifax

49

Anggun

Indonesian-born French singer-songwriter and television personality

*April 29th, 1974, Jakarta

50

Maulik Pancholy

Indian American actor, author, activist, and speaker

*January 18th, 1974, Kissimmee

49

Yoo Yong-sung

Badminton player

*October 25th, 1974, Dangjin

49

Michelle Edwards

Badminton player

*July 11th, 1974, Durban

49

Kenneth Jonassen

Badminton player

*July 3rd, 1974, Herning

49

Markus Weinzierl

German association football player and manager

*December 28th, 1974, Straubing

49

Marina Andrievskaia

Badminton player

*November 20th, 1974, Moscow

49

Florentine Lahme

TV and film actress

*July 21st, 1974, Berlin

50

Anna Grisebach

German actress

*March 20th, 1974, Göttingen

49

Leonardo DiCaprio

American actor and film producer (born 1974)

*November 11th, 1974, Los Angeles

50

Adrian Holmes

Welsh-Canadian actor

*March 31st, 1974, Wrexham

50

Martin Dulig

German politician (SPD)

*February 26th, 1974, Plauen

50

Steve Lomas

Northern Irish association football player and manager

*January 18th, 1974, Hanover

49

Bas Böttcher

German writer and poetry slam performer

*December 31st, 1974, Bremen

50

Alyson Hannigan

American actress and television presenter

*March 24th, 1974, Washington, D.C.

50

Tri Kusharyanto

Badminton player

*January 18th, 1974, Yogyakarta City

49

Ye Zhaoying

Chinese badminton player

*May 7th, 1974, Hangzhou

49

Kim Ji-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 10th, 1974, Busan

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1974 is a normal year and no leap year.

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