Let us know on May 26 what important events took place in India and the world. That is, what were the special events that took place on May 26 that was recorded forever in the pages of History. Which Famous person was Born on this day? Which important persons died on this day. And why is today’s day special?
Historical Events of 26 May
- 1918 – Georgia is established as a democratic republic.
- 1938 – The House Anti-American Activities Committee opens its first session in the United States.
- 1942 – World War II: The Battle of Ghazala begins.
- 1948 – The United States Congress passed Public Law 80-557.
- 1966 – British Guiana becomes independent.
- 1969 – Apollo Program: Apollo 10 returned to Earth after a successful eight-day test of all the components necessary for the first manned lunar landing.
- 1972 – The United States and the Soviet Union sign a bulletproof missile treaty.
- 1981 – An EA-6B Prowler crashes onto the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, killing 14 crew members and injuring 45 others.
- 1983 – A 7.8 MW earthquake in Japan killed almost 100 people.
- 1991 – First President-elect of the Republic of Georgia after the Soviet era, Zavid Gamsakhuria.
- 1998 – The first National Apology Day was celebrated in Australia and the event was organized nationally with more than a million people participating.
- 2004 – United States Army veteran Terry Nichols was convicted of 161 state murder charges for aiding in the Oklahoma City bombing.
- 2008 – Severe flooding begins in eastern and southern China, with 148 dead and 1.3 million lost.
- 2010 – The Indian Supreme Court accepted the right of children of loving couples living together without marriage to share the property acquired by their parents.
Famous People Born on 26 May
- 1912 – Chhaganraj Chaupasani Vala, one of the famous revolutionaries, was born.
- 1937 – Manorama (Tamil actress), a famous comedian of South Indian cinema, was born.
- 1940 – Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sartaj Singh was born.
- 1946 – One of the women of India, who along with being a better social worker, was born politician Aruna Roy.
- 1983 – Sushil Kumar Pahalwan, who won the ‘Bronze Medal’ for India at the Beijing Olympic Games, was born.
Famous People Death on 26 May
- 1986 – Shrikant Verma, the famous Hindi writer, lyricist, critic, and politician died.
- 2017 – Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) twice. P.S. Gill died.
Important Festivals and days on 26 May
- Independence Day commemorates the day of the First Republic in 1918 (Georgia)
- Independence Day celebrates the independence of Guyana from the United Kingdom in 1966.
- Mother’s Day (Poland)
- National Paper Airplane Day (United States)
- National Sorry Day (Australia)
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