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| May 26th, 2007 (May 26 2007) | Death | J Edward Oliver, cartoonist and composer (born in 1942) | |
| May 26th, 1977 (May 26 1977) | Event | George Willig climbs the South Tower of New York City s World Trade Center. | George Ade Quotes |
| May 26th, 1977 (May 26 1977) | Birth | Mark Hunter, American musician (Chimaira) | |
| May 26th, 1977 (May 26 1977) | Birth | Misaki Ito, Japanese actress | Saki Quotes |
| May 26th, 1977 (May 26 1977) | Birth | Raina Telgemeier, American cartoonist | |
| May 26th, 1977 (May 26 1977) | Birth | Luca Toni, Italian footballer | |
| May 26th, 1977 (May 26 1977) | Death | William Powell, American singer (The O Jays) (born in 1942) | |
| May 26th, 1967 (May 26 1967) | Birth | Phil Doyle, Australian writer | |
| May 26th, 1957 (May 26 1957) | Birth | Margaret Colin, American actress | |
| May 26th, 1957 (May 26 1957) | Birth | Francois Legault, French Canadian politician | |
| May 26th, 1957 (May 26 1957) | Birth | Kristina Olsen, American musician | |
| May 26th, 1957 (May 26 1957) | Birth | Roberto Ravaglia, Italian racing driver | |
| May 26th, 1957 (May 26 1957) | Birth | Pontso S.M. Sekatle, Lesotho academic and politician | |
| May 26th, 1917 (May 26 1917) | Event | A powerful F4 tornado rips Mattoon, Illinois apart, killing 101 people 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. | |
| May 26th, 1917 (May 26 1917) | Birth | Eva Szorenyi, Hungarian actress, freedom activist for Hungary | |
| May 26th, 1907 (May 26 1907) | Birth | Jean Bernard, French physician (died in 2006) | |
| May 26th, 1907 (May 26 1907) | Birth | John Wayne, American actor (died in 1979) | |
| May 26th, 1907 (May 26 1907) | Death | Ida McKinley, First Lady of the United States (born in 1847) | |
| May 26th, 1867 (May 26 1867) | Birth | Mary of Teck, wife of George V of the United Kingdom (died in 1953) | George V of the United Kingdom Quotes |
| May 26th, 1857 (May 26 1857) | Event | Dred Scott is emancipated by the Blow family, his original owners. | |
| May 26th, 1667 (May 26 1667) | Birth | Abraham de Moivre, French mathematician (died in 1754) | Abraham Quotes |
| May 26th, 1647 (May 26 1647) | Event | Alse Young becomes the first person executed as a witch in the American colonies, when she is hanged in Hartford, Connecticut. | |
| May 26th, 1647 (May 26 1647) | Death | Alse Young, American "witch" | |
| May 26th, 1637 (May 26 1637) | Event | Pequot War: A combined Protestant and Mohegan force under German Captain John Mason attacks a Pequot village in Connecticut, massacring approximately 500 Native Americans. | |
