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What Happened On 26th May 1966 In History

May 26th (1966) was a Thursday. 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, 1966

  • » British Guiana gains independence, becoming Guyana.

Famous Birthdays on May 26 in 1966

  • » Helena Bonham Carter, English actress and singer
  • » Zola Budd, South African runner

May 26th Famous Deaths for 1966

  • » Elizabeth Dilling, American author and activist (b. 1894)

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.

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