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Historical Events on May 26

30 significant historical events occurred on May 26. May 26 has seen various historical events over the centuries, including diplomatic agreements and sporting events. Notable events on this date include the 1879 Treaty of Gandamak, which ended the first phase of the Second Anglo-Afghan War, several Formula One races at venues like Monaco and the Netherlands, and the signing of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1972.

Total Events
30
Time Span
10932019
Categories
3
Top Category
general
15 events

9 famous birthdays on May 26

Including Frederik X of Denmark, Adolfo López Mateos, Juan Cuadrado

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density
11th C.21st C.

11th Century

1 event
war

1093 battle between Kievan Rus' and Cumans

17th Century

5 events
war

1603 naval battle between a Spanish royal and a Dutch rebel fleet

war

1642 battle of the Franco-Spanish War of 1635–1659

war

1644 battle between Portugal and Spain

war

1648 battle during the Khmelnytsky Uprising

war

War between Denmark–Norway and Sweden that took place between 1658-60

18th Century

2 events
war

1789 naval battle between the regency of Algiers and Portugal

war

First clash of the Irish Rebellion of 1798

19th Century

2 events
war

1831 during Poland's November Uprising

politics

Treaty that officially ended the first phase of the Second Anglo-Afghan War

20th Century

12 events
war

1937 violence against union organizers in Dearborn, Michigan, USA

politics

1950s treaty making West Germany a restricted sovereign state

general

1958 Dutch Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1958

general

1963 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1963

general

Day Iceland changed from left hand to right hand traffic

general

1968 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1968

politics

Arms control treaty between the US and the USSR

general

1974 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1974

war

Historical military conflict

general

Lauda Air Flight 004 — Crash of an Austrian Boeing 767 in Thailand in 1991

general

1993 UEFA Champions League Final — association football match

general

1999 champions league final — 1999 football final between Manchester United and Bayern München

21st Century

8 events
general

2002 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2002

general

2004 UEFA Champions League Final — association football match

general

Bombing of train in Sri Lanka

general

2013 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race

war

2015 military operation of the Syrian Civil War

general

2018 UEFA Champions League Final — association football match at NSC Olimpiyskyi during 2017–18 UEFA Champions League with score 3:1

general

El Viso del Alcor — municipality of Spain

general

2019 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One race

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