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26 May 1925
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Alec McCowen: Tunbridge Wells, England -- Actor (Never Say Never Again)
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26 May 1925
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Babe Ruth is finally out of bed, 5 weeks after ulcer surgery
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26 May 1925
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Alec McCowen, English actor |
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26 May 1925
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birth
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Alec McCowen Turnbridge Wells Kent England, actor (Never Say Never Again, Frenzy, Hanover Street, Stevie)
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26 May 1925
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Babe Ruth is finally out of bed, 5 weeks after ulcer surgery
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26 May 1925
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Tigers' Ty Cobb is 1st to collect 1,000 extra-base hits (ends 1,139)
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| 75 years anniversary |
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26 May 1950
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death
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Antonina Neshdanova: Russian soprano (Bolshoi Theater)
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26 May 1950
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birth
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? 1st whooping crane hatched in captivity
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26 May 1950
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death
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Antonina Neshdanova Russian soprano (Bolshoi Theater), dies
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| 50 years anniversary |
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26 May 1975
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birth
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Christopher Lindsey Donaldson: Dunedin, New Zealand -- 100m / 200m runner (1996 Olympics)
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26 May 1975
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birth
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Travis Lee: San Diego, California -- Baseball 1st baseman (1996 Olympics - Bronze Medalist)
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26 May 1975
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Tennis game in Surrey championships lasts 31 minutes
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26 May 1975
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birth
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Nicki Aycox, American actress |
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26 May 1975
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birth
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Lauryn Hill, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (Fugees) |
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26 May 1975
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birth
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Kwasi Kwarteng, English historian and politician |
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26 May 1975
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birth
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Travis Lee, American baseball player |
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26 May 1975
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birth
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Suat Suna, Turkish singer-songwriter and producer |
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26 May 1975
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birth
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Christopher Lindsey Donaldson Dunedin New Zealand, 100 meter/200 meter runner (Olympics-96)
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26 May 1975
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birth
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Travis Lee San Diego CA, baseball 1st baseman (Olympics-bronze-96)
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26 May 1975
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Tennis game in the Surrey championships lasts 31 minutes
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| 25 years anniversary |
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26 May 2000
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music
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Drummer Tommy Lee was jailed for five days for drinking alcohol. Lee appeared in front of a LA court charged with violating his probation by consuming alcohol, an act that directly contravenes the terms of his parole.
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| 20 years anniversary |
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26 May 2005
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death
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Eddie Albert, American actor and singer (b. 1906) |
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26 May 2005
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death
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Chico Carrasquel, Venezuelan baseball player and manager (b. 1928) |
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26 May 2005
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death
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Ruth Laredo, American pianist and educator (b. 1937) |
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26 May 2005
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death
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Leslie Smith, English businessman, co-founded Lesney Products (b. 1918) |
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| 15 years anniversary |
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26 May 2010
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death
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Jean Constantin, Romanian actor (b. 1928) |
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26 May 2010
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death
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Art Linkletter, Canadian-American radio and television host (b. 1912) |
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26 May 2010
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death
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Chris Moran, English air marshal and pilot (b. 1956) |
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26 May 2010
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death
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Kieran Phelan, Irish politician (b. 1949) |
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| 10 years anniversary |
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26 May 2015
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death
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Vicente Aranda, Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1926) |
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26 May 2015
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death
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Dayton Waller, American soldier and politician (b. 1925) |
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