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| 100 years anniversary | ||||
| 26 May 1924 | Cooper Evans: (Rep-R-Iowa, 1981-87) | |||
| 26 May 1924 | Victor Herbert: Irish / US composer (Kiss in Dark) | |||
| 26 May 1924 | Johann Heinrich Beck: Composer, dies at 67 | |||
| 26 May 1924 | Victor Herbert: Irish / US cellist / Composer / conductor, dies at 65 | |||
| 26 May 1924 | German government of Marx resigns | |||
| 26 May 1924 | President Coolidge signs Immigration law: restricting immigration | |||
| 26 May 1924 | Victor Herbert, Irish-American cellist, composer, and conductor, founded the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (b. 1859) | |||
| 26 May 1924 | WW2 | Deng Xihou was named the provincial governor of Sichuan, China by the Beiyang warlord government. | ||
| 26 May 1924 | Cooper Evans (Representative-R-IA, 1981-87) | |||
| 26 May 1924 | Victor Herbert Irish/US composer (Kiss in Dark) | |||
| 26 May 1924 | Johann Heinrich Beck composer, dies at 67 | |||
| 26 May 1924 | Victor Herbert Irish/US cellist/composer/conductor, dies at 65 | |||
| 26 May 1924 | German Government of Marx resigns | |||
| 26 May 1924 | President Coolidge signs Immigration Law (restricting immigration) | |||
| 75 years anniversary | ||||
| 26 May 1949 | Jeremy Corbyn, English journalist and politician | |||
| 26 May 1949 | Ward Cunningham, American computer programmer, developed the first wiki | |||
| 26 May 1949 | Pam Grier, American actress and singer | |||
| 26 May 1949 | Anne McGuire, Scottish educator and politician | |||
| 26 May 1949 | Philip Michael Thomas, American actor and singer | |||
| 26 May 1949 | Hank Williams Jr., American singer-songwriter and guitarist | |||
| 26 May 1949 | birth Hank Williams Jr, country singer, songwriter, son of country music's greatest star. | |||
| 26 May 1949 | Dan Pastorini NFL quarterback (Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders) | |||
| 26 May 1949 | Dayle Haddon Montr | |||
| 26 May 1949 | Hank Williams Jr Shreveport LA, country singer (All My Rowdy Friends Are Comin' Over Tonight, There's A Tear In My Beer) | |||
| 26 May 1949 | Pam Grier Winston-Salem NC, actress (Big Bird Cage, Tough Enough) | |||
| 26 May 1949 | Philip Michael Thomas Columbus OH, actor (Miami Vice) | |||
26 May 1949
Ward Cunningham |
birth Ward Cunningham Ward Cunningham, American computer programmer. |
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| 50 years anniversary | ||||
| 26 May 1974 | Kitty Gordon: Entertainer, dies at 96 | |||
| 26 May 1974 | During a David Cassidy concert in London a 14 year old is trampled | |||
| 26 May 1974 | Joanne Carner wins Hoosier LPGA Golf Classic | |||
| 26 May 1974 | Lars Frölander, Swedish swimmer | |||
| 26 May 1974 | Silvio Moser, Swiss race car driver (b. 1941) | |||
| 26 May 1974 | Tragedy struck at a David Cassidy concert at London's White City when over 1,000 fans had to be treated by first aid workers due to the frenzied excitement. One fan Bernadette Whelan died from heart failure four days later. | |||
| 26 May 1974 | Kitty Gordon entertainer, dies at 96 | |||
| 26 May 1974 | During a David Cassidy concert in London a 14 year old is trampled | |||
| 26 May 1974 | Joanne Carner wins Hoosier LPGA Golf Classic | |||
| 25 years anniversary | ||||
| 26 May 1999 | Kerry Ingram, English actress and singer | |||
| 26 May 1999 | Paul Sacher, Swiss conductor and philanthropist (b. 1906) | |||
| 26 May 1999 | Waldo Semon, American chemist and engineer (b. 1898) | |||
| 26 May 1999 |
death Waldo Semon Died 26 May 1999 at age 100 (born 10 Sep 1898). American chemical engineer who invented plasticized PVC (vinyl). In 1926's, he discovered how to convert polyvinyl chloride from a hard, unworkable substance to a pliable one. It is now used in hundreds of products such as floor tile, garden hose, imitation leather, shower curtains, and coatings. It is produced in larger quantities than any other plastic except polyethylene. Semon also made pioneering contributions in polymer science, including new rubber antioxidants. His technical leadership led to discovery of three major new polymer families: thermoplastic polyurethane, synthetic "natural" rubber, and oil-resistant synthetic rubbers. Semon held 116 U.S. patents. |
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Waldo Semon (b. 1898), American inventor. | |||
| 20 years anniversary | ||||
| 26 May 2004 | Nikolai Chernykh, Russian astronomer (b. 1931) | |||
| 26 May 2004 | United States Army veteran Terry Nichols is found guilty of 161 state murder charges for helping carry out the Oklahoma City bombing. | |||
| 15 years anniversary | ||||
| 26 May 2009 | Mihalis Papagiannakis, Greek journalist and politician (b. 1941) | |||
| 26 May 2009 | Peter Zezel, Canadian ice hockey and soccer player (b. 1965) | |||
| 26 May 2009 | A US judge ended a bitter two-year battle over the late soul singer James Brown's estate. Judge Jack Early ruled half of his assets will go to a charitable trust, a quarter to his wife and young son, and the rest to his six adult children. Brown's family and wife Tomi Rae Hynie Brown, had fought over his fortune since he died of heart failure in 2006. More On James Brown | |||
| 10 years anniversary | ||||
| 26 May 2014 | Baselios Thoma Didymos I, Indian metropolitan (b. 1921) | |||
| 26 May 2014 | Miodrag Radulovacki, Serbian-American neuropharmacologist and academic (b. 1933) | |||
| 26 May 2014 | William R. Roy, American physician, journalist, and politician (b. 1926) | |||
| 26 May 2014 | Hooshang Seyhoun, Iranian-Canadian architect, sculptor, and painter (b. 1920) | |||
| 26 May 2014 | Manuel Uribe, Mexican computer repairman, world's heaviest man (b. 1965) | |||
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