May 26th, 2014

Born on May 26th, 2014

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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

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

57

Helena Bonham Carter

British actress (born 1966)

*May 26th, 1966, Islington

33

Brian Patrick Butler

American actor

*May 26th, 1990, San Diego

65

Margaret Colin

American actress

*May 26th, 1958, Brooklyn

81

Peggy Lee

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

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

72

John Wayne

American actor (1907–1979)

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

22

Bart van Rooij

Dutch association football player

*May 26th, 2001, Escharen

67

Mehdi El Glaoui

French-Moroccan actor and director

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

64

Al Jolson

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

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

89

Walter Rudersdorf

German teacher

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

94

Roy Dotrice

British actor (1923–2017)

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

59

Lenny Kravitz

American musician and actor (born 1964)

*May 26th, 1964, New York City

46

Luca Toni

Italian association football player

*May 26th, 1977, Pavullo nel Frignano

85

Horst Tappert

German actor (1923–2008)

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

84

Robert Morley

British actor (1908–1992)

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

74

Jeremy Corbyn

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

*May 26th, 1949, Chippenham

64

Ole Bornedal

Danish film director

*May 26th, 1959, Nørresundby

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10

Princess Leonore, Duchess of Gotland

Swedish princess, eldest child of Princess Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill

*February 20th, 2014, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

9

Halaevalu Mataʻaho

Tongan princess

*July 12th, 2014, Auckland City Hospital

9

Princess Gabriella, Countess of Carladès

Daughter of Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and Charlene, Princess of Monaco

*December 10th, 2014, The Princess Grace Hospital Centre

9

Princess Amalia of Nassau

Daughter of Prince Félix of Luxembourg

*June 15th, 2014, Grand Duchess Charlotte Maternity Hospital

10

Like Nastya

Russian-American YouTuber and actor

*January 27th, 2014, Krasnodar

9

Jacques, Hereditary Prince of Monaco

Son of Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and Charlene, Princess of Monaco

*December 10th, 2014, The Princess Grace Hospital Centre

10

Sasha Hemsworth

Australian actress

*March 18th, 2014, Los Angeles

10

Mia Tindall

Granddaughter of Anne, Princess Royal; great-granddaughter of Elizabeth II

*January 17th, 2014, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

9

Reign Ashton Disick

Child of Kourtney Kardashian Scott Disick

*December 14th, 2014, Los Angeles

10

Tristan Hemsworth

Australian actor

*March 18th, 2014, Sydney

10

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Disappearance of American girl in September 2019

*April 25th, 2014, Bridgeton

9

Rose Dauriac

American actress, model and singer

*August 30th, 2014, New York City

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