May 26th (1981) 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, 1981
» Prime Minister of Italy Italian Prime Minister Arnaldo Forlani and his coalition cabinet resign following a scandal over membership of the Freemasonry pseudo-masonic lodge Propaganda Due P2 '(Propaganda Due)'.
» An Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler known as EA-6B Prowler crashes on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) e.g USS 'Nimitz' (CVN-68), killing 14 crewmen and injuring 45 others.
Famous Birthdays on May 26 in 1981
» Robert Copeland, Australian footballer
» Eda-Ines Etti, Estonian singer
» Jason Manford, English comedian and actor
» Irini Merkouri, Greek singer
» Isaac Slade, American singer-songwriter and pianist (The Fray)
» Ben Zobrist, American baseball player
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.