May 26th (1908) was a Tuesday. It's the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 219 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 26th May, 1908
» At Masjed Soleyman (مسجد سليمان) in southwest Persia, the first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East is made. The rights to the resource are quickly acquired by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
Famous Birthdays on May 26 in 1908
» Robert Morley, English actor and screenwriter (d. 1992)
» Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ, Vietnamese politician, 1st Leaders of South Vietnam e.g Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam
May 26th Famous Deaths for 1908
» Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Indian religious leader, founded the Ahmadiyya or Ahmadiyya movement (b. 1835)
May 26th Holidays in History
» Christian feast day:
» Augustine of Canterbury (Anglicanism and Eastern Orthodox)
» Lambert of Vence
» Philip Neri
» Quadratus of Athens
» Zachary, Bishop of Vienne
» May 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Independence Day (Georgia) named Independence Day, commemorates the day of the First Republic in 1918 (Georgia (country) or Georgia)
» Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Guyana from the United Kingdom in 1966.