On this day: 26 May

Selected events and births on 26 May, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1328 – English friar William of Ockham, who popularised the methodological principle known as Occam's razor, secretly left Avignon under threat from Pope John XXII. Read more: Friar William of Ockham Methodology
• 1868 – The impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson adjourned after the second and third articles of impeachment did not obtain enough votes from the U.S. Senate to convict. Read more: Impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson United States Senate
• 1888 – The comic novel The Diary of a Nobody by brothers George and Weedon Grossmith first appeared in serial form in Punch. Read more: The Diary of a Nobody George Grossmith Weedon Grossmith
• 1894 – Germany's Emanuel Lasker defeated Wilhelm Steinitz to become the world chess champion, beginning a record 27-year reign. Read more: Emanuel Lasker Wilhelm Steinitz World Chess Championship 1894
• 1897 – The Church of England returned the original manuscript of William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation, an account of the Pilgrims and the early years of the Plymouth Colony, to the state of Massachusetts. Read more: Church of England William Bradford (governor) Of Plymouth Plantation
• 1906 – Vauxhall Bridge in London opened, crossing the River Thames between Vauxhall and Westminster. Read more: Vauxhall Bridge River Thames Vauxhall
• 1932 – Donoghue v Stevenson is decided, ultimately establishing the foundation for negligence in common law jurisdictions worldwide. Read more: Donoghue v Stevenson Negligence Common law
• 1938 – The House Un-American Activities Committee was established to investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities by people or organizations in the U.S. suspected of having communist or fascist ties. Read more: House Un-American Activities Committee
• 1967 – The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, one of the first progressive rock albums, was released. Read more: The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Progressive rock
• 1999 – Manchester United won the UEFA Champions League final to become the first English football club to win three major championships in the same season. Read more: Manchester United F.C. 1999 UEFA Champions League final Football in England
• 2002 – Barges being towed destroyed part of a bridge (aftermath pictured) near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, causing vehicles to fall into the Robert S. Kerr Reservoir on the Arkansas River. Read more: I-40 bridge disaster Webbers Falls, Oklahoma Robert S. Kerr Reservoir

Born on this day

• 1937 – Paul E. Patton, American politician, 59th Governor of Kentucky Read more: Paul E. Patton Governor of Kentucky
• 1940 – Monique Gagnon-Tremblay, Canadian academic and politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec Read more: Monique Gagnon-Tremblay Deputy Premier of Quebec
• 1949 – Ward Cunningham, American computer programmer, developed the first wiki Read more: Ward Cunningham Wiki
• 1954 – Denis Lebel, Canadian businessman and politician, 29th Canadian Minister of Transport Read more: Denis Lebel Minister of Transport (Canada)
• 1969 – John Baird, Canadian politician, 10th Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Read more: John Baird (Canadian politician) Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada)
• 1993 – Jason Adesanya, Belgian footballer Read more: Jason Adesanya
• 1994 – Gong Myung, South Korean actor Read more: Gong Myung
• 1996 – Lara Goodall, South African cricketer Read more: Lara Goodall
• 1997 – Mathew Barzal, Canadian ice hockey player Read more: Mathew Barzal
• 1999 – Micah Parsons, American football player Read more: Micah Parsons
• 1999 – Georgia Wareham, Australian cricketer Read more: Georgia Wareham
• 2000 – Yeji, South Korean singer Read more: Yeji (singer)

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / May 26 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.