May 26th (1969) was a Monday. 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, 1969
» Apollo program: Apollo 10 returns to Earth after a successful eight-day test of all the components needed for the forthcoming first manned moon landing.
Famous Birthdays on May 26 in 1969
» Musetta Vander, South African-American actress
» John Baird (Canadian politician) named John Baird, Canadian politician, 10th Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada) or Minister of Foreign Affairs for Canada
» Dominic Mohan, English journalist
May 26th Famous Deaths for 1969
» Paul Hawkins (racing driver) or Paul Hawkins, Australian race car driver (b. 1937)
» Allan Haines Loughead, American engineer, co-founded the Lockheed Corporation (b. 1889)
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.