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1896 : Nicholas II becomes Tsar


On 26 May 1896, after the death of his father Alexander III, Nicholas II was crowned Tsar of all Russias. He remained tsar until the Russian Revolution of 1917.

1897 : Dracula arrived in bookstores


On 26 May 1897, the novel by Irish writer Bram Stoker, Dracula, arrived in bookstores in London. The story of a Transylvanian vampire, Count Dracula was not a phenomenal success at its release but was worship in the twentieth century.

1940 : Beginning of the evacuation of Allied troops at Dunkirk


On May 26, 1940, the British began the evacuation of British, French and Belgian soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk where they were trapped. Given the number of people to evacuate, all boats in a state of floating were requisitioned by the authorities to carry out this operation, called Operation Dynamo. Between May 26 and June 3, nearly 340,000 soldiers were evacuated.

1948 : The National Party won the elections in South Africa


On 26 May 1948, the Afrikaner National Party led by Daniel Francois Malan won the elections by a large majority and South Africa increased apartheid. The discriminatory laws against non-whites are strengthened, the population is separated into 4 groups defined by their color, jobs are reserved for each group, blacks are expelled from cities to townships, places and means of transportation are separate, police repression increased ...

1991 : An austrian plane crashed in Thailand


On May 26, 1991, a Boeing 767 from the airline of former racing champion Niki Lauda crashed in Thai jungle shortly after its departure. The 223 people on board were killed. The thrust reverser had started unexpectedly. Boeing has had to recall all its 767 to modify their thrust reverser systems.

Novità del giorno : 26 Maggio

National Sorry Day
26 May is National Sorry Day in Australia since 1998. This day, we express regret for the way Aboriginal peoples were treated throughout the country's modern history.
Independence Day in Georgia
On May 26 , we celebrated Independence Day in Georgia, which is not the commemoration of Independence of 1991 but of the May 26th, 1918 when the first republic was created, following the Russian Revolution.
Independence Day in Guyana
May 26 is Independence Day in Guyana which celebrates the independence gained against England on May 26, 1966.

Citazione del giorno : 26 Maggio

John Wayne
I don't feel we did wrong in taking this great country away from them. There were great numbers of people who needed new land, and the Indians were selfishly trying to keep it for themselves.

Compleanni : 26 Maggio

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Scrittrice inglese (1689)
Edmond de Goncourt, Scrittore francese (1822)
Al Jolson, Cantante americano (1886)
Paul Lukas, Attore ungherese (1891)
Dorothea Lange, Fotografo e fotoreporter americana (1895)
John Wayne, Attore americano (1907)
Adolfo López Mateos, 48a Presidente del Messico (1909)
János Kádár, Segretario generale del Partito Socialista Ungherese dei Lavoratori (1956 - 1988) (1912)
Peter Cushing, Attore inglese (1913)
Peggy Lee, Musicista jazz americana (1920)
Horst Tappert, Attore tedesco (1923)
Monique Gagnon-Tremblay, Politica canadese (1940)
Philip Michael Thomas, Attore americano (1949)
Sally Ride, Astronauta americana (1951)
Michael Portillo, Uomo politico inglese (1953)
Mehdi El Glaoui, Attore francese (1956)
Caitlín R. Kiernan, Scrittrice irlandese-americana (1964)
Lenny Kravitz, Musicista americano (1964)
Helena Bonham Carter, Attrice inglese (1966)
Frederik, Principe ereditario di Danimarca (1968)
Luca Toni, Calciatore italiano (1977)
Elisabeth Harnois, Attrice americana (1979)

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Francesco Berni, Poeta italiano (1535)
Samuel Pepys, Diarista inglese (1703)
Manuel Rodríguez Erdoíza, Uomo politico cileno (1818)
Edward Sabine, Astronomo irlandese (1883)
Alberto Ascari, Pilota italiano (1955)
George Brent, Attore inglese (1979)
Nikolai Chernykh, Astronomo russo, scopritore di un gran numero di asteroidi (2004)
Sydney Pollack, Regista americano (2008)
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