Monday, 26 May 2014

Today in History for 26th May 2014

Historical Events


1926 - Lebanon adopts constitution

1955 - Conservatives win British parliamentary election

1961 - Freedom Ride Coordinating Committee establishes in Atlanta

1972 - Nixon and Brezhnev signs SALT accord

1972 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

2002 - Álvaro Uribe becomes President of Colombia.


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Famous Birthdays


1907 - Jean Bernard, French physician (d. 2006)

1938 - Pauline Parker, New-Zealandic murderess

1947 - Piers Gray, critic/writer

1949 - Dan Pastorini, NFL quarterback (Houston Oilers, Raiders) [or Dec 25]

1954 - Alan Hollinghurst, British novelist

1996 - Austin Michael Luciano, actor (Dante Carlino-Another World)


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Famous Deaths


1421 - Mehmed I, Ottoman Sultan (1413-21). B. 1389.

1595 - Philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79

1831 - Georg Hermes, German philosopher/theologist (Hermenianen), dies

1963 - Sharon Lynn, actress (Way Out West, Big Broadcast), dies at 53

1968 - William E "Little Willie" John, US RandB-singer (Fever), dies at 30)

2001 - Vittorio Brambilla, Italian racing driver (b. 1937)


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