About May 26
May 26, 2023 is the 146th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 219 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
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Gemini is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 260 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
What Happened On May 26
- 451 –Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place. The Empire defeats the Armenians militarily but guarantees them freedom to openly practice Christianity.
- 1293 –An earthquake strikes Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, killing about 30,000.
- 1328 –William of Ockham, Franciscan Minister-General Michael of Cesena and two other Franciscan leaders secretly leave Avignon, fearing a death sentence from Pope John XXII.
- 1770 –The Orlov Revolt, an attempt to revolt against the Ottoman Empire before the Greek War of Independence, ends in disaster for the Greeks.
- 1783 –A Great Jubilee Day held at Trumbull, Connecticut celebrated end of fighting in American Revolution.
- 1805 –Napoléon Bonaparte assumes the title of King of Italy and is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy in the Duomo di Milano, the gothic cathedral in Milan.
- 1830 –The Indian Removal Act is passed by the U.S. Congress; it is signed into law by President Andrew Jackson two days later.
- 1857 –Dred Scott is emancipated by the Blow family, his original owners.
- 1896 –Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
- 1897 –Dracula, a novel by Irish author Bram Stoker is published.
- 1906 –Vauxhall Bridge is opened in London.
- 1918 –The Democratic Republic of Georgia is established.
- 1938 –In the United States, the House Un-American Activities Committee begins its first session.
- 1942 –World War II: The Battle of Bir Hakeim takes place.
- 1948 –The U.S. Congress passes Public Law 557, which permanently establishes the Civil Air Patrol as an auxiliary of the United States Air Force.
- 1966 –British Guiana gains independence, becoming Guyana.
- 1970 –The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 becomes the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2.
- 1972 –Willandra National Park is established in Australia.
- 1981 –Prime Minister of Italy Arnaldo Forlani and his coalition cabinet resign following a scandal over membership of the pseudo-masonic lodge P2 (Propaganda Due).
- 1986 –The European Community adopts the European flag.
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