May 26

Events

 * - The between  rebels and the  takes place. The Armenians are defeated militarily but are guaranteed freedom to openly practise.
 * - strikes, , kills 30,000.
 * -, Minister-General  and two other Franciscan leaders secretly leave , fearing a death sentence   from.
 * - expels  and his followers from the city. Calvin lives in exile in  for the next three years.
 * - : A combined and  force under English Captain  attacks a  village in, massacring approximately 500 Native Americans.
 * - becomes the first person executed as a  in the American colonies, when she is hanged in.
 * - In, and  of  sign the.
 * - : and  soldiers repel a  and  attack on the Chickasaw village of Ackia, near present-day, . The French, under  governor , Sieur de Bienville, had sought to link Louisiana with  and the other northern colonies of.
 * - The, a first attempt to revolt against the Turks before the ends in disaster for the Greeks.
 * - (Napoleon I) assumes the title of  and is crowned with the  in the   in.
 * - Mysterious  is discovered wandering the streets of.
 * - The is passed by the ; it is signed into law by   two days later.
 * - is organized as a.
 * - : General, commander of the Confederate  division, is the last general of the  to surrender, at.
 * - The trial of   ends, with Johnson being found not guilty by one vote.
 * - is chartered by the
 * - and the  sign the  establishing an.
 * - Opening of the first elevator to the public.
 * - becomes  of.
 * 1896  -  publishes the first edition of the.
 * 1896  -  murders six people in.
 * - is opened in.
 * - At (مسجد سليمان) in southwest, the first major commercial oil strike in the  is made. The rights to the resource are quickly acquired by the.
 * - Emily Duncan becomes the Britain's first woman.
 * - A powerful F4 rips  apart, killing 101 persons and injuring 689. It was the world's longest-lasting tornado, lasting for over 7 hours and traveling 293 miles, spreading death and destruction along its path.
 * - The is established.
 * - The first is projected publicly in,.
 * - In the, begins speaking on the . By the time he sat down in the early hours of the following morning, he had spoken for 10 hours.
 * - The begins its first session.
 * - : – In,  forces begin a massive evacuation from.
 * - The passes  which permanently establishes the  as an auxiliary of the.
 * - gains independence, becoming.
 * - : returns to  after a successful eight-day test of all the components needed for the forthcoming first manned  landing.
 * - The  becomes the first commercial transport to exceed  2.
 * - is established in.
 * 1972  - The  and the  sign the.
 * 1972  - The  state-owned travel firm  is sold to a consortium of private businesses headed by the.
 * - climbs the South Tower of 's.
 * - In, , the first legal in the eastern , opens.
 * - The Prime Minister  and his coalition cabinet resign following a scandal over membership of the  lodge.
 * - Strong 7.7 magnitude strikes, triggers a  that kills at least 104 people, injures thousands. Many  and thousands of buildings destroyed.
 * - The adopts the.
 * - becomes the first democratically elected  of the  in the post- era.
 * 1991  -  explodes over rural, killing 223.
 * -, co-founder of was kidnapped at gunpoint from the Adobe  in  for $650,000 and is held hostage in a rented house in .  The FBI rescues him four days later.
 * - The rules that, the historic gateway for millions of immigrants, is mainly in the state of , not.
 * - The finds signs of huge water ice deposits on the planet.
 * 2002  -  becomes.
 * - Only three days after a previous record, climbs  in 10 hours 56 minutes. The tourism ministry of  confirms this record in July that year.
 * -  publishes an admission of journalistic failings, claiming that its flawed reporting and lack of skeptism towards sources during the buildup to the helped promote the belief that Iraq possessed large stockpiles of.
 * 2004  - The  veteran  is found guilty of 161 state murder charges for helping carry out the.
 * - The kills over 5,700 people, leaves 200,000 homeless.

Births

 * -, Japanese shogun (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, French painter (d. )
 * -, British general (d. )
 * -, French mathematician (d. )
 * -, French botanist (d. )
 * -, English writer (d. )
 * -, German religious and (d. )
 * -, American jurist and statesman (d. )
 * -, Russian author (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, Boxing champion (d. )
 * -, American artist (d. )
 * -, wife of (d. )
 * -, artist (d. )
 * -, American dancer (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * 1893  -, English conductor and composer (d. )
 * -, American photographer (d. )
 * 1895  -, Hungarian actor (d. )
 * -, politician (d. )
 * -, English singer and comedian (d. )
 * 1904  -, Polish pianist (d. )
 * -, French physician (d. )
 * 1907  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * -, Scottish footballer and manager (d. )
 * 1909  -, Russian Orthodox Christian mystic and priest (d. )
 * 1909  -, President of  (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Prime minister of (d. )
 * 1912  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * -, American dancer
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1915  -, British children's author (d. )
 * -, American composer, musician and poet (d. )
 * 1916  -, Dutch journalist (d. )
 * -, Hungarian actress, freedom activist for Hungary
 * -, Greek boxer (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * 1923  -, British actor
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, American composer
 * 1938  -, Russian playwright and novelist
 * 1938  -, Canadian soprano
 * -, Georgian anti-Soviet leader
 * 1939  -, American sports broadcaster
 * -, politician
 * 1940  -, American musician
 * -, British performer (d. )
 * 1941  -, South African
 * 1941  -, sculptor
 * -, President of the Dutch
 * -, American race car driver
 * -, Canadian drummer
 * -, English musician (d. )
 * -, American songwriter
 * -, American inventor
 * 1949  -, American actress
 * 1949  -, American actor
 * 1949  -, American singer
 * -, American astronaut
 * 1951  -, Irish politician
 * -, Christian musician
 * -, British politician
 * -, British novelist
 * 1954  -, American murderer (d. )
 * -, Japanese chef
 * 1955  -, American football player
 * -, French politician
 * -, American actress
 * 1957  -, French Canadian politician
 * 1957  -, American musician
 * 1957  -, Italian racing driver
 * 1957  -, Lesotho academic and politician
 * -, English musician
 * -, Japanese racing driver
 * 1960  -, American baseball player
 * -, American actress
 * 1962  -, American actor
 * 1962  -, English singer,
 * -, Irish-American writer
 * 1964  -, American musician
 * -, British television presenter
 * -, English actress
 * 1966  -, South African athlete
 * -, Australian writer
 * 1968  -, American professional wrestler
 * -, Japanese cartoonist
 * 1971  -,  producer
 * -, British actress
 * -, Swedish swimmer
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American singer
 * -, American musician
 * 1977  -, Japanese actress
 * 1977  -, Italian footballer
 * -, American Singer-Songwriter
 * -, American actress
 * - (Memo), Turkish basketball player
 * 1979  -, American model and professional wrestler
 * -, Greek singer
 * -, Japanese model*
 * -, Australian rules footballer
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress

Deaths

 * -, (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * - Margrave
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Italian churchman (b. )
 * -, American "witch"
 * -, French poet (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, English and diarist (b. )
 * -, Ukrainian Zaporozhian Cossack starshina, diplomat (b. 1672)
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Scottish judge (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * -, Italian patriot (b. )
 * -, British admiral (b. )
 * -, German philologist (b. )
 * -, Algerian political and military leader (b. )
 * 1883  -, Irish astronomer (b. )
 * -, American inventor (b. )
 * -, French neurologist (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, founder of the movement in Islam (b. )
 * -, Irish composer (b. )
 * -, fighter (b. )
 * -, British financier and politician (b. )
 * 1933  -, American singer (b. )
 * -, American medical practitioner (b. )
 * -, American automobile executive (b. )
 * -, Hitler's personal physician (b. )
 * -, American scientist (b. )
 * -, Canadian athlete (b. )
 * -, Italian race car driver (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, Australian racing driver (b. )
 * -, Swiss racing driver (b. )
 * -, German philosopher (b. )
 * 1976 -, Chilean leader of , "."
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, Greek actress (b. )
 * -, British actor (b. )
 * -, Former footballer and England and Leeds United Manager (b. )
 * -, Swiss conductor (b. )
 * 1999  -, American inventor (b. )
 * -, Italian racing driver (b. )
 * 2001  -,  of
 * -, Ethiopian runner (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, Russian astronomer (b. )
 * 2004  -, South African lawyer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 2005  -, Venezuelan baseball player (b. )
 * -, CEO of (b. )
 * 2006  -, Irish athlete and physician (b. )
 * -, catoonist and composer (b. )
 * -, CEO of (b. )
 * 2006  -, Irish athlete and physician (b. )
 * -, catoonist and composer (b. )

Liturgical s
in the :
 * Saint
 * (died 1093)
 * (d. 1154)
 * (died 1595)
 * Blessed
 * Blessed
 * Blessed