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What happened in history on this day: May 26?
On May 26 in ...
- 604 - Augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies.
- 735 - Beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about age 62.
- 961 - German King Otto II crowned.
- 1328 - William of Ockham forced to flee from Avignon by Pope John XXII.
- 1421 - Mohammed I sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies.
- 1478 - Birth of Clement VII [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34).
- 1512 - Bajezid II Governor of Amasja/8th Sultan of Turkey, dies.
- 1538 - Genève throws out Calvijn.
- 1566 - Birth of Mohammed III sultan of Turkey (1595-1603).
- 1591 - Birth of Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck composer.
- 1595 - Philippus Nerius [Filippo Neri] Italian merchant/saint, dies at age 79.
- 1596 - England, France and Netherlands signs Drievoudig Covenant against Spain.
- 1637 - 150 Puritans lead by Captain John Mason with 60 Mohegan warriors attack fortified Pequot village at Mystic, in Connecticut River Valley, North America. They burn the entire village, shoot fleeing escapers, killing about 700 men, women, children in under hour.
- 1647 - Massachusetts disallows priest access to colony.
- 1660 - English King Charles II lands in Dover.
- 1667 - Birth of Abraham De Moivre French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem).
- 1685 - Karel monarch of Palts, dies.
- 1689 - Birth of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu English essayist, feminist, eccentric.
- 1700 - Birth of Nikolaus L earl von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf German evangelist.
- 1703 - Samuel Pepys English marine expert (Diary)/composer, dies at age 70.
- 1709 - Anthon Günther becomes prince of German municipality of Schwarzburg-Arnstadt.
- 1736 - Battle of Ackia (Louisiana), British and Chickasaw Indians defeat the French.
- 1753 - Willem Maurits Earl of Nassau/Governor of Zeeuws-Flanders, dies.
- 1781 - Bank of North America incorporated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- 1788 - Mary Clark of England gives birth to a baby without a brain.
- 1790 - Territory South of River Ohio created by US Congress.
- 1798 - British kill about 500 Irish insurgents at the Battle of Tara.
- 1799 - Birth of August Kopisch; German writer (Die Heinzelmännchen von Köln).
- 1805 - Lewis and Clark first see Rocky Mountains.
- 1805 - Napoleon is crowned king of Italy.
- 1806 - Birth of Henry Knox Thatcher; US Commander (Union Navy) (dies 1880).
- 1818 - Michael A Barclay de Tolly, Russian fieldmarshal/War Minister, dies.
- 1824 - Brazil is recognized by USA.
- 1831 - Georg Hermes, German philosopher/theologist (Hermenianen), dies.
- 1834 - Portuguese Civil war ends, Dom Miguel capitulates.
- 1835 - Birth of Edward Porter Alexander; Brigadier General of artillery (Confederate Army).
- 1850 - Birth of Christine [Elizabeth C] Poolman; Dutch actress (Stupid force).
- 1859 - Birth of Alfred Edward Housman in Bromsgrove, England; poet (A Buried Life).
- 1860 - Garibaldi occupies Palermo, Italy.
- 1861 - US Postmaster General Blair announces end of postal connection with CSA.
- 1861 - US Navy blockades New Orleans (Louisiana) and Mobile (Alabama).
- 1864 - Territory of Montana is formed.
- 1865 - Battle of Galveston, Texas; Confederate States Army General Edmund Kirby Smith negotiates surrender of Trans-Mississippi Department of the Confederacy.
- 1866 - Birth of John Eigenhuis; writer (Tough Workers).
- 1867 - Birth of Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes to Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge and Franz of Teck, in London England; queen of Great Britain/North Ireland.
- 1868 - Last British public execution: Michael Barrett, Irish nationalist.
- 1871 - Birth of Camille Huysmans; Belgian premier (1946-47).
- 1873 - Birth of Cornelis G N de Vooys; translator/founder (New Taalgids).
- 1874 - Second Preakness: William Donohue aboard Culpepper wins in 2:56.5.
- 1874 - Birth of Henry Farman; French aviation pioneer (double decker).
- 1876 - Birth of Jack Root; boxing's first light heavyweight champion.
- 1876 - HMS Challenger returns from 128,000km oceanographic exploration.
- 1877 - Birth of Jean Schlumberger; French writer (La Mort de Sparte).
- 1877 - Birth of Sadao Araki; Japanese general/minister of War (1931-34).
- 1879 - Treaty of Gandermack signed between Great Britain and Afghanistan.
- 1883 - 11th Preakness: G Barbee aboard Jacobus wins in 2:42.5.
- 1883 - Abd el-Kader, Algerian sultan/religious ruler, dies at about age 74.
- 1884 - Birth of Charles Winninger in Athens, Wisconsin, USA; actor (Charlie Farrell Show).
- 1886 - Birth of Al Jolson AKA Asa Yoelson; jazz singer/silent film actor (Mamie, Swanee).
- 1887 - Racetrack betting becomes legal in New York state, USA.
- 1890 - Birth of Kurt Edzard; German sculptor (nudes/portraits).
- 1893 - Birth of Norma Talmadge in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA; actress (Sign on the Door, Camille).
- 1893 - Birth of Eugene Goossens in London, England; conductor/composer (Perseus).
- 1894 - Emanuel Lasker (26) becomes World Champion chess player.
- 1895 - Birth of Paul Lukas in Budapest, Hungary; actor (Watch on the Rhine, Sphynx).
- 1896 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average is first published in Customer's Afternoon Letter. It represents the average of twelve stocks from important American industries. The previous index by Charles Dow of mostly railroad stocks is replaced by only industrial stocks.Initial value is 40.94. The stocks are General Electric, American Cotton Oil Company, American Sugar Company, American Tobacco Company, Chicago Gas Company, Distilling & Cattle Feeding Company, Laclede Gas Light Company, National Lead Company, North American Company, Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company, U.S. Leather Company, and United States Rubber Company.
- 1896 - Last Czar of Russia, Nicholas II, is crowned.
- 1897 - Irish writer Bram Stoker's book Dracula goes on sale in London, England.
- 1898 - 32nd Belmont Stakes: F Littlefield aboard Bowling Brook wins in 2:32.
- 1900 - British troops under Ian Hamilton attack the Vaal in South Africa.
- 1903 - Birth of Estes Kefauver; American politician (Senator-Democrat-Tennessee).
- 1905 - A pogrom against Jews in Minsk, Belorussia.
- 1905 - Alphonse de Rothschild, French banker, dies.
- 1907 - Birth of Carleton Young in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Reefer Madness, Pride of the Bowery).
- 1907 - Birth of Marion Michael Morrison (John Wayne) in Winterset, Iowa, USA; American actor/director/producer, appeared in over 250 films (Stagecoach, The Alamo, The Green Berets, True Grit) (dies 1979).
- 1908 - Birth of Malando [Arie Maasland]; composer/orchestra leader (Olé Guapa).
- 1908 - Birth of Robert Morley in Semley, Wiltshire, England; actor (High Road to China, African Queen).
- 1908 - British geologist George Bernard Reynolds finally strikes major oil deposit in Persia, after searching for seven years. First big oil find in the Middle East.
- 1908 - Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Indies, theologist (Ahmadiyya motion), dies at age 69.
- 1909 - Birth of Matt Busby; Scottish soccer coach (Manchester United).
- 1909 - Birth of Richard Maibaum in New York City, New York, USA; screenwriter (Goldfinger).
- 1909 - Frederick Barrett runs world record marathon (2:42:31).
- 1910 - Birth of Adolfo Lopez Mateos; President of México.
- 1910 - Birth of Laurence S Rockefeller in New York City, New York, USA; CEO (Chase Manhattan Bank).
- 1911 - Birth of Ben Alexander in Goldfield, Nevada, USA; actor (Dragnet, Outer Gate, Mr Doodles Kicks Off).
- 1912 - Birth of János Kádár; premier of Hungary (1956-58).
- 1912 - Jan Blockx, Belgian opera composer (Bride of the Sea), dies at age 61.
- 1913 - Actors' Equity Association forms (New York City).
- 1913 - Birth of Peter Cushing in Kenley, Surrey, England; actor (Hound of the Baskervilles, Dracula, Star Wars, Doctor Who).
- 1914 - Birth of Archie Duncan in Glasgow, Scotland; actor (Sherlock Holmes).
- 1915 - H H Asquith forms a coalition government in England.
- 1918 - Georgian Social Democratic Republic declares independence from Russia.
- 1919 - Birth of Jay Silverheels; actor (Tonto - The Lone Ranger).
- 1920 - Birth of Jack Cheetham; cricket player (South African batsman, Test captain early 1950s).
- 1920 - Birth of Peggy Lee [Norma Egstrom] in Jamestown, North Dakota, USA; singer ("Fever", "Why Don't You Do Right").
- 1921 - Birth of Frank Mooney; cricket player (dependable wicket-keeper for New Zealand in 13 Tests).
- 1923 - First Le Mans Grand Prix d'Endurance race is run.
- 1923 - Birth of Horst Tapper; German director/actor (Derrick).
- 1923 - Birth of James Arness in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; actor (Matt Dillon - Gunsmoke, The Thing).
- 1923 - Birth of Oren Lee Staley; first president of National Farmers Organization (1955-79).
- 1923 - Birth of Roy Dotrice in Guernsey, Channel Islands; actor (The Wizard).
- 1923 - Socialist Workers Youth International forms in Hamburg, Germany.
- 1924 - Birth of Cooper Evans; American politician (Representative-Republican-Iowa, 1981-87).
- 1924 - Birth of Victor Herbert; Irish/US composer (Kiss in Dark).
- 1924 - German Government of Wilhelm Marx resigns.
- 1924 - US President Calvin Coolidge signs Immigration Law (restricting immigration).
- 1925 - Birth of Alec McCowen in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England; actor (Never Say Never Again, Frenzy, Hanover Street, Stevie).
- 1925 - Detroit Tigers' Ty Cobb is first to collect 1,000 extra-base hits (ends at 1,139).
- 1926 - Birth of Miles D. Davis in Alton, Illinois, USA; jazz trumpeter/pioneered cool jazz ("Porgy and Bess").
- 1926 - Lebanon adopts constitution.
- 1926 - Symon V Petliura, Ukrainian statesman, is assassinated at age 47 by Sholom Schwartzbard.
- 1927 - Birth of Jacques Bergerac in Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France; actor (Gigi, Les Girls, Thunder in the Sun).
- 1927 - Ford Motor Company manufactures its 15 millionth Model T automobile.
- 1928 - Philadelphia Athletics commit 7 errors and lose to New York Yankees 7-4.
- 1929 - Birth of Hugo Raes; Flemish writer (Horses Jump and Fresh Sea).
- 1930 - Joe Sewell, hardest to strike out, is struck out twice by Pat Caraway.
- 1930 - US Supreme Court rules buying liquor does not violate the Constitution.
- 1932 - Admiral Makoto Saito forms parliament in Tokyo.
- 1933 - Second emergency Dutch Government of Colijn forms.
- 1933 - Philadelphia Phillies' Chuck Klein hits for the cycle versus Saint Louis Cardinals.
- 1934 - Birth of Abdulah M "Dulah" Omar; South African attorney/UDF-leader.
- 1934 - (to October 31) The Century of Progress Exposition centennial fair opens for a second year in Chicago, Illinois.
- 1936 - First Government of Zealand in Belgium ends.
- 1937 - In San Francisco, California, the Golden Gate Bridge unofficially opens, as 200,000 people across the new bridge.
- 1938 - Birth of Jackie Liebesit; rocker (Can).
- 1938 - Birth of Teresa Stratas [Anastasia Stratakis] in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; soprano (Salome).
- 1938 - Birth of William Elden Bolcom in Seattle, Washington, USA; composer (Oracles).
- 1938 - House Committee on Un-American Activities begins work.
- 1939 - Birth of Brent Musburger; sportscaster (CBS-TV).
- 1939 - Birth of Gerald Ronson; English multi-millionaire.
- 1939 - Charles H Mayo, American surgeon/co-founder (Mayo Clinic), dies at age 74.
- 1939 - Cornelis J Cutters, supreme commander of Navy (1910-18), dies.
- 1940 - German forces take Boulogne and Calais, France.
- 1941 - American Flag House (Betsy Ross' home) given to city of Philadelphia.
- 1941 - Ark Royal airplane sights German battleship Bismarck.
- 1941 - German occupiers in Netherlands begin youth labor.
- 1941 - British Swordfish planes launch torpedo attacks on the Bismarck. Two hits are scored, one knocking out the steering gear, jamming the rudder at 15 degrees to port. Another torpedo strikes amidships, doing little damage.
- 1942 - Great Britain and the Soviet Union conclude an alliance for twenty years.
- 1942 - Belgian Jews are required by Germans to wear a Jewish star.
- 1942 - Birth of Levon Helm; drummer/singer (The Band).
- 1942 - Birth of Ray Ennis in England; guitar (Swinging Blue Jeans - "You're No Good").
- 1942 - Tank battle at Bir Hakeim: African corps versus British army.
- 1943 - First president of a black country to visit US (Edwin Barclay, Liberia).
- 1943 - Birth of Erica G Terpstra; Olympic swimmer/Dutch Member of Parliament (VVD).
- 1943 - Edsel Ford, owner (Ford Motor Company), dies at age 49.
- 1943 - Jews riot against Germany in Amsterdam.
- 1943 - At Peenemünde, comparison tests are made of the flying bomb (Fi.103 or FZG 76, later called V-1) and the A-4 rocket (V-2) in the presence of German ministers and generals. Two rockets perform perfectly, flying 160 miles. Two flying bombs crash in the Baltic after travelling a mile or two. The Long-Range Bombardment Commission accepts the recommendation of putting both into production, top priority.
- 1944 - US 82nd Airborne division D-day-landing at La Haye du Puits to Ste Mère Eglise.
- 1944 - Birth of Verden "Phally" Allen; keyboardist (Mott the Hoople).
- 1944 - C M Francois, cricket player (WWII, 252 runs in five Tests for South Africa), dies.
- 1945 - Birth of Garry Peterson; rocker (Guess Who).
- 1945 - American bomber planes drop fire bombs on Tokyo, Japan.
- 1946 - 2-for-42 and hitting .048 for 1946, Mel Ott stops playing baseball.
- 1946 - Friedrich A H von Waldeck, monarch of Waldeck, dies.
- 1946 - Klement Gottwald becomes premier of Czechoslovakia.
- 1946 - Patent filed in US for hydrogen bomb.
- 1947 - Birth of Glenn Turner; cricket player (masterful New Zealand opening batsman).
- 1947 - Birth of Sherry Bain in Redlands, California, USA; actress (Pipe Dreams).
- 1948 - Birth of Geoff Greenidge; cricket player (no relation to Gordon, West Indies opener 1972-74).
- 1948 - Birth of Stevie [Stephanie Lynn] Nicks in Phoenix, Arizona, USA; rocker (Fleetwood Mac - "Bella Donna").
- 1948 - Israeli prime minister David Ben-Gurion creates the Israel Defence Forces.
- 1948 - South Africa elects a nationalist government with apartheid policy.
- 1949 - Birth of Dan Pastorini; NFL quarterback (Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders).
- 1949 - Birth of Dayle Haddon in Montréal, Québec, Canada; actress (Bedroom Eyes).
- 1949 - Birth of Hank Williams Junior in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; country singer ("All My Rowdy Friends Are Comin' Over Tonight", "There's A Tear In My Beer").
- 1949 - Birth of Pamela Suzette Grier in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA; actress (Big Bird Cage, Tough Enough).
- 1949 - Birth of Philip Michael Thomas in Columbus, Ohio, USA; actor (Miami Vice).
- 1950 - Antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Bolshoi Theater), dies.
- 1950 - Birth of first whooping crane hatched in captivity.
- 1951 - Birth of Muhammed Ahmad Faris in Syria; cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-3).
- 1951 - Birth of Sally Kristen Ride in Los Angeles, California, USA; first US woman astronaut (STS-7, STS 41G).
- 1951 - Lincoln Ellsworth, Arctic explorer, dies at age 71.
- 1952 - Dámaso Alonso, Spanish linguistic/poet (Hombrey Dios), dies at age 55.
- 1953 - Dutch Convair crashes at Schipholweg, two die.
- 1955 - Conservatives win British parliamentary election.
- 1956 - US Navy aircraft carrier Bennington burns off Rhode Island, killing 103.
- 1956 - Al Simmons, outfielder (Kansas City Athletics) / lifetime batting average of .334, dies at age 54.
- 1956 - Birth of Barbara Stock in Downers Grove, Illinois, USA; actress (Susan - Spenser For Hire).
- 1956 - Birth of Joe Penny; actor (Jake and the Fatman).
- 1956 - Cincinnati Reds' John Klippstein, Hershel Freemman and Joe Blacks no-hitter, broken up with two outs in the 10th and lose to Milwaukee Braves in 11th, 2-1.
- 1957 - Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Land of Sky Golf Open.
- 1957 - Birth of Margaret Colin; actress (Now and Again, Independence Day, Three Men and a Baby).
- 1958 - Ceylon emergency crisis proclaimed.
- 1958 - Francis Carco(pino), French author/critic (L'homme traqué), dies at age 71.
- 1958 - US performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests).
- 1958 - Union Square, San Francisco becomes state historical landmark.
- 1959 - Birth of Brian Peaker in London, Ontario, Canada; rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1959 - Birth of Nancy White-Brophy in Montague, Prince Edward Island, Canada; LPGA golfer (1994 McCall's-25th).
- 1959 - Birth of Wayne Hussey; rocker (The Mission - "Lover for Life").
- 1959 - Ed Walsh, baseball pitcher (1.82 ERA), dies at age 78.
- 1959 - Harvey Haddix pitches 12 perfect innings, loses in 13th.
- 1959 - Joe Kelly, TV host (Quiz Kids), dies at age 57.
- 1961 - Birth of Stephen Robert Pate in Ventura, California, USA; PGA golfer (1987 Southwest Classic).
- 1961 - Freedom Ride Coordinating Committee establishes in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
- 1961 - US Air Force bomber flies the Atlantic in a record of just over three hours.
- 1962 - Birth of Bob[cat] Goldthwait in Syracuse, New York, USA; comedian (Police Academy, Scrooged).
- 1962 - Birth of Colin Vearncombe; rocker (Black - "Wonderful Like").
- 1962 - Birth of Genie Francis in Englewood, New Jersey, USA; actress (General Hospital, Bare Essence).
- 1963 - In Los Angeles, California, the 15th Annual Emmy Awards are presented, hosted by Joey Bishop, Arthur Godfrey, and Chet Huntley.
- Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Trevor Howard for Invincible Mr. Disraeli
- Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead): E.G. Marshall for The Defenders
- Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: Kim Stanley for episode "A Cardinal Act of Mercy" of Ben Casey
- Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead): Shirley Booth for Hazel
- Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor: Don Knotts for The Andy Griffith Show
- Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actress: Glenda Farrell for episode "A Cardinal Act of Mercy" of Ben Casey
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy: John Rich for The Dick Van Dyke Show
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama: Stuart Rosenberg for episode "The Madman" of The Defenders
- Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy: Carl Reiner for The Dick Van Dyke Show
- Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama: Robert Thom and Reginald Rose for episode "The Madman" of The Defenders
- Outstanding Achievement in Composing Original Music: Robert Russell Bennett for episode "He Is Risen" of Project XX
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Music: Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall
- Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program or Series: Carol Burnett for Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall and for An Evening with Carol Burnett
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Variety: The Andy Williams Show
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama: The Defenders
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming: Disneyland
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor: The Dick Van Dyke Show
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of News Commentary or Public Affairs: David Brinkley's Journal
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Panel, Quiz or Audience Participation: The General Electric College Bowl
- Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of News: The Huntley-Brinkley Report
- Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Television: John S. Priestley for Naked City
- 1963 - Birth of Charles Van Eman in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Charlie - All My Children, Dynasty II).
- 1963 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open.
- 1963 - Sharon Lynn, actress (Way Out West, Big Broadcast), dies at age 53.
- 1963 - Wes Stock becomes the only Baltimore Orioles' player to win a double header.
- 1964 - Birth of Kevin Kennedy; baseball manager (Texas Rangers).
- 1964 - Birth of Lenny Kravitz; singer/guitar ("911 is a Joke", "Are You Gonna Go My Way?").
- 1965 - Birth of Greg Lloyd; NFL linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 1965 - Birth of Jacqueline Mary Nelson in Upper Hutt, New Zealand; points race cyclist (Olympics-1996).
- 1965 - Dutch Voting Rights Bill passes.
- 1965 - Revised International Convention on Safety of Life at Sea takes effect.
- 1966 - Birth of Anthony Edwards; NFL wide receiver (Arizona Cardinals).
- 1966 - Birth of Billy Downes in Camden, New Jersey, USA; Nike golfer (1994 New England Classic).
- 1966 - Birth of Grant Bradburn; cricket player (son of Wynne New Zealand off-spinner 1990-).
- 1966 - Birth of Zola Budd Pieterse in Bloemfontein, South Africa; track star (Olympics-1988).
- 1966 - Buddhist sets self on fire at US consulate in Hué South-Vietnam.
- 1966 - Don Castle, actor (Motor Patrol, Born to Speed), dies at age 47.
- 1966 - The former Crown Colony of British Guiana becomes independent as Guyana.
- 1966 - Neal Dodd, actor (Only Women, You Belong to Me), dies at age 86.
- 1967 - Antoon Spinoy, Belgian politician, dies at age 60.
- 1967 - Birth of Igor Zemlyanoy; hockey defenseman (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998).
- 1967 - Birth of Jean Bartholomew in Queens, New York, USA; LPGA golfer (1989 Duke University Champion).
- 1967 - George E Stone, actor (5 Star Final, Front Page), dies at age 64.
- 1967 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1968 - Birth of Frederik, Heir Apparent Crown Prince of Denmark.
- 1968 - Birth of Rachael Sporn; Australian basketball forward (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1968 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open.
- 1968 - William E "Little Willie" John, American rhythm and blues singer (Fever), dies at age 30.
- 1969 - Apollo 10 astronauts returned to Earth.
- 1969 - The ABC TV network airs the first The Dick Cavett Show 60-minute discussion/variety TV show in the USA.
- 1970 - Birth of Sam Mack; NBA forward/guard (Houston Rockets, Vancouver Grizzlies).
- 1970 - Birth of Sebastian Barrie; NFL defensive tackle (San Diego Chargers).
- 1970 - The final episode of US TV show I Dream of Jeannie airs.
- 1971 - Birth of Darwin Ireland; NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears).
- 1971 - Birth of Lewis Capes; WLAF defensive tackle (London Monarchs).
- 1971 - Birth of Steven Rice in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada; NHL right wing (Hartford Whalers).
- 1971 - John Longden, actor (Man From Interpol), dies at age 70.
- 1971 - Soviet Union's Concorde, TU-144, makes its first appearance.
- 1972 - Joe Frazier TKOs Ron Stander in five rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1972 - US President Richard Nixon and Soviet Leader Leonid Brezhnev signs SALT accord.
- 1972 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1973 - Bahrain adopts its constitution.
- 1973 - "The Beatles 1967-1970" album goes #1.
- 1974 - Joanne Carner wins Hoosier LPGA Golf Classic.
- 1975 - In the northern Atlantic Ocean, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurs, off the coast of Portugal.
- 1975 - Birth of Christopher Lindsey Donaldson in Dunedin, New Zealand; 100 metre/200 metre runner (Olympics-1996).
- 1975 - Birth of Travis Lee in San Diego, California; baseball first baseman (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1975 - Tennis game in the Surrey championships lasts 31 minutes.
- 1975 - The NBC TV network airs the last The Smothers Brothers Show TV show in the USA.
- 1976 - Birth of Benji Gregory in Encino, California; actor (Brian Tanner - Alf).
- 1976 - Birth of Markus Wieland; hockey defenseman (Team Germany 1998).
- 1976 - Birth of Scott Humphries in Greely, Colorado; tennis star (1995 doubles Binghampton).
- 1976 - Death of Martin Heidegger in Messkirch, Germany; philosopher, taught at University of Freiburg.
- 1977 - George Willig climbs New York City World Trade Center.
- 1977 - Jim Boles, actor (Kraft Music Hall, One Man's Family), dies at age 63.
- 1977 - William Powell, rocker (O'Jays), dies of cancer at age 35.
- 1978 - Atlantic City, New Jersey, opens its first gambling casino, run by Resorts International. New Jersey governor Brendan Byrne opens the casino at 10AM. The first legal bet is made by Steve Lawrence, $10 on craps, pass, loses.
- 1979 - George Brent, Irish actor (Baby Face, Dark Victory, 42nd Street), dies at age 75 (born 1899).
- 1980 - Philadelphia Phillies' Steve Carlton is first National League player to record six one-hitters.
- 1980 - Soyuz 36 carries two cosmonauts (one Hungarian) to Salyut 6.
- 1980 - In South Korea, military government forces and pro-democracy protesters clash; 2,000 protesters die.
- 1980 - John Frum supporters in Vanuatu storm government offices on the island of Tanna. Vanuatu government troops land the next day and drive them away.
- 1980 - Dietmar Mogenburg of Federal Republic of Germany ties high jump record at 7 feet 8 inches.
- 1981 - Marine jet crashes on flight deck of USS Nimitz, killing 14.
- 1981 - Soyuz T-4 returns to Earth.
- 1981 - The Italian government resigns over its links to the fascist Masonic cell Propaganda Due.
- 1981 - Birth of Isaac Slade; American singer/pianist (The Fray).
- 1982 - Kielder Water, an artificial lake in Northumberland, is opened.
- 1982 - Aston Villa win the 27th European Cup beating Bayern Munich 1-0 in Rotterdam.
- 1983 - Los Angeles Lakers set NBA playoff game record of fewest free throws.
- 1983 - NASA launches Exosat.
- 1983 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1983 - Near the west coast of Honshu, Japan, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurs. At least 104 people killed, some injured, and extensive damage to dwellings, roads, and vessels caused by earthquake and a tsunami along the Japan Sea coast from southern Hokkaido to the Niigata area, Honshu. Estimated tsunami heights were 14 metres at Minehama, Honshu.
- 1983 - 29th Walker Cup: US 13.5-Great Britain/Ireland 10.5.
- 1984 - Tulsa, Oklahoma gets 13 inches of rain, 14 die.
- 1985 - Danny Sullivan wins Indianapolis 500 by 24 seconds following a spin.
- 1985 - Explosions destroy two tankers off of Gibraltar, 30 die.
- 1985 - Patti Rizzo wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic.
- 1986 - The European Community adopts the European flag.
- 1986 - Death of Gian-Carlo Coppola, American film producer (born 1963).
- 1987 - Cecilia Bolocco, age 22, of Chile, crowned 36th Miss Universe.
- 1987 - Great offensive against Tamil-rebellion in Jaffra, Sri Lanka.
- 1987 - US Supreme Court rules dangerous defendants could be held without bail.
- 1987 - William H Webster replaces Robert M Gates as 14th director of US Central Intelligence Agency.
- 1988 - NHL Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers sweep Boston Bruins in four games.
- 1989 - Danish parliament allows legal marriage among homosexuals.
- 1989 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1990 - Birth of Zenouska Mowatt, granddaughter of English princess Alexandra.
- 1990 - People's Republic of China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor.
- 1990 - Philadelphia Phillies retire Mike Schmidt's uniform #20.
- 1991 - Betsy King wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic.
- 1991 - Tom Cassidy, news anchor (CNN), dies of AIDS at age 41.
- 1991 - In Thailand, an Austrian Lauda Air Boeing 767 crashes near Bangkok, killing all 223 people on-board.
- 1991 - Tom Eyen, playwright (Dreamgirls), dies of cardiac arrest at age 50.
- 1991 - The NBC TV network airs the last show of the series The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage.
- 1992 - Danny Biasone, basketball innovator (24-second clock in NBA), dies at age 83.
- 1992 - Charles Geschke, President of Adobe Systems, is kidnapped from his company parking lot. Kidnappers demand a ransom of $650,000 - they are later apprehended.
- 1993 - Carleton Morse, radio dramatist (One Man's Family), dies at age 91.
- 1993 - Cor de Great, pianist/conductor/composer (Vernissage), dies at age 78.
- 1993 - Long fly ball by Cleveland Indians' Carlos Martinez bounces off Jose Canseco's head and goes over fence for a homerun.
- 1993 - Marvin Young, producer/child actor (Player), dies at age 90.
- 1993 - Olympique Marseille wins 38th Europe Cup I at Munich, Germany.
- 1994 - George Wildman Ball, British under minister of Foreign affairs, dies at age 84.
- 1995 - Isadore "Friz" Freling, cartoon director (Sylvester), dies at age 88 (born 1905).
- 1995 - Microsoft chairman Bill Gates issues an internal memo "The Internet Tidal Wave", saying he believes the Internet to be the single most important development in the computer industry since the IBM Personal Computer. He gives the highest level of importance to the Internet, calling it "critical to every part of our business".
- 1995 - Severn Darden, comedian (Second City), dies at age 65.
- 1996 - Birth of Austin Michael Luciano; actor (Dante Carlino - Another World).
- 1996 - Halka Grossman, resistance fighter/politician, dies at age 76.
- 1996 - Indianapolis 500 race; Buddy Lazier wins with an average speed of 147.956 mph.
- 1996 - Laura Davies wins J C Penney/LPGA Skins Golf Game.
- 1996 - Rosie Jones wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic.
- 1997 - Manfred Von Ardenne, German scientific pioneer, dies at age 90.
- 1997 - Sammy Sosa (Chicago Cubs) and Tony Womack (Pittsburgh Pirates) hit inside the park homeruns.
- 1998 - At 23 years of age, Bear Grylls became the youngest British climber to scale the top of Mount Everest and back down.
- 1999 - The Indian Air Force launches an attack on intruding Pakistan Army troops and mujahadeen militants in Kashmir.
- 1999 - The first Welsh Assembly in over 600 years opens in Cardiff.
- 1999 - Manchester United wins the UEFA Champions League at the Nou Camp stadium, Barcelona, beating Bayern Munich to lift their third major trophy of the season, after winning the English Premier League and FA Cup, an unprecedented feat for a single season.
- 2002 - The Mars Odyssey finds signs of huge water ice deposits on the planet Mars.
- 2002 - A barge collides with the Interstate 40 bridge across the Arkansas River in eastern Oklahoma, leaving 14 dead.
- 2003 - A draft of the proposed European Constitution is unveiled.
- 2004 - Terry Nichols is convicted by an Oklahoma state court on murder charges stemming from the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
- 2004 - F.C. Porto wins the European Champion Clubs Cup defeating A.S. Monaco by 3-0.
- 2006 - In Java, Indonesia, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurs. At least 5,749 people killed, 38,568 injured and as many as 600,000 people were displaced in the Bantul-Yogyakarta area. Total loss estimated at approximately US$3.1 billion
- 2006 - Fox releases the film X-Men: The Last Stand to theaters.
- 2007 - Costa Cruises' Costa Serena cruise ship (112,000 gross tons, 3000 passengers) makes its maiden voyage, an 8-day cruise from Venice, Italy, to Greece, Turkey, and Croatia.
- 2007 - In Woburn, Massachusetts, USA a meteorite punches a hole through a warehouse roof.
- 2007 - Russia is once again recognized as a full-fledged superpower by the United States.
- 2008 - Death of Sydney Pollack, Oscar-winning Hollywood filmmaker (Our of Africa) and actor (Tootsie, Michael Clayton), at age 73 from cancer, in Los Angeles.
- 2009 - France opens its first permanent military base in the Persian Gulf, in the Abu Dhabi emirate of the United Arab Emirates. The base will be manned by up to 500 French troops and include a navy base, air base, and training camp.
- 2009 - US President Barack Obama announces the appointment of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court.
- 2009 - More than 155 people are killed by Cyclone Aila in Bangladesh and West Bengal in eastern India. At least 500,000 people are made homeless by the storm.
- 2010 - The finale of the 9th season for the US TV show American Idol is watched by an estimated 24.2 million viewers, as Lee DeWyze beats Crystal Bowersox. The show also marks the last regular appearance of British judge Simon Cowell.
- 2010 - NASA's Atlantis space shuttle lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after completing its 32nd and likely final mission, delivering a Russian module and spare equipment to the International Space Station.
- 2010 - Market capitalization of Apple (US$222 billion) passes Microsoft (US$219 billion) for the first time since December 19,1989. Apple stock is worth more than 10 times what they were 10 years ago, whereas Microsoft stock is down 20 percent over the same time period.
- 2011 - Former Bosnian Serb Army commander Ratko Mladic, wanted for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, is arrested in Serbia.
- 2011 - Paramount releases the film Kung Fu Panda 2 to theaters.
- 2015 - Charter Communications announces it will acquire rivals Time Warner Cable and Bright House. The resulting company will be worth US$130 billion.
- 2017 - Death of Zbigniew Brzezinski, Polish-American diplomat and political scientist (born 1928).
- 2017 - Death of Jim Bunning, American baseball player and politician (born 1931).
- 2019 - (to May 27) More than 50 prisoners are killed in a series of riots at four different prisons in Amazonas, Brazil.
- 2020 - LATAM Airlines, the largest air carrier in Latin America, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
- 2020 - President of Zambia Edgar Lungu pardons nearly 3,000 inmates to commemorate Africa Freedom Day.
- 2021 - Shell becomes the first company to be legally mandated to align its carbon emissions with the Paris climate accord, following a landmark court ruling in the Netherlands.
- 2022 - Final episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show TV show airs, after 19 seasons.
- 2022 - Death of Andy Fletcher at age 60 at home in the United Kingdom; founder and keyboardist (Depeche Mode).
- 2022 - Death of George Shapiro at age 91 of natural causes at home in Beverly Hills, California, USA; producer (Seinfeld TV show), celebrity manager.
- 2022 - Death of Alan White at age 72 at home near Seattle, Washington, USA; drummer (Yes, Plastic Ono Band).
- 2022 - Death of Ray Liotta AKA Raymond Julian Vicimarli at age 67 in his sleep in the Dominican Republic; American actor (Henry Hill - GoodFellas movie (1990), The Line movie (2009), Field of Dreams movie, Another World TV show, Something Wild movie (1986)).
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