May 26
People born on this day are Gemini.
- 1991
Zviad Gamsakhurdia becomes the first elected President of the Republic of Georgia in the post-Soviet era.
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Lauda Air Flight 004 breaks apart in mid-air and crashes in the Phu Toei National Park in the Suphan Buri province of Thailand, killing all 223 people on board.
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The Supreme Court of the United States rules in New Jersey v. New York that Ellis Island, the historic gateway for millions of immigrants, is mainly in the state of New Jersey, not New York.
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The first "National Sorry Day" is held in Australia. Reconciliation events are held nationally, and attended by over a million people.
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A MIAT Mongolian Airlines Harbin Y-12 crashes near Erdenet, Orkhon Province, Mongolia, resulting in 28 deaths.
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The tugboat Robert Y. Love collides with a support pier of Interstate 40 on the Arkansas River near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, resulting in 14 deaths and 11 others injured.
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Ukrainian-Mediterranean Airlines Flight 4230 crashes in the Turkish town of Maçka, killing 75.
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Severe flooding begins in eastern and southern China that will ultimately cause 148 deaths and force the evacuation of 1.3 million.
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Narendra Modi takes oath as the 15th Prime Minister of India.
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Protests triggered by the murder of George Floyd erupt in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, later becoming widespread across the United States and around the world.
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Ten people are killed in a shooting at a VTA rail yard in San Jose, California, United States.
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65 people are injured when a car rams into a crowd on Water Street, near Liverpool F.C.'s Premier League trophy parade.
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2000Yeji, South Korean singer
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1999Micah Parsons, American football player
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1999Georgia Wareham, Australian cricketer
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1997Mathew Barzal, Canadian ice hockey player
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1994Gong Myung, South Korean actor
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1991Ah Young, South Korean singer and actress
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1989Paula Findlay, Canadian triathlete
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1989Park Ye-eun, South Korean singer
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1988Andrea Catellani, Italian footballer
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1988Juan Cuadrado, Colombian footballer
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1988Dani Samuels, Australian discus thrower
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1987Olcay Şahan, Turkish footballer
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