May 26
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[edit] Events
- 1538 - Geneva expels John Calvin and his followers from the city. Calvin lives in exile in Strasbourg for the next three years.
- 1830 - The Indian Removal Act is passed by the U.S. Congress; it is signed into law by President Andrew Jackson two days later.
- 1864 - Montana is organized as a United States territory.
- 1896 - Nicholas II becomes Tsar of Russia.
- 1918 - The Democratic Republic of Georgia is established.
- 1938 - The House Un-American Activities Committee begins its first session in the US Congress.
- 1940 - World War II: Battle of Dunkirk – In France, Allied forces begin a massive evacuation from Dunkirk, France.
- 1972 - The United States and the Soviet Union sign the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
[edit] Births
- 1566 - Mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603)
- 1907 - John Wayne, American actor (d. 1979)
- 1951 - Sally Ride, American astronaut
[edit] Deaths
- 946 - King Edmund I of England (b. 921)
- 1814 - Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, officially named the Guillotine (b. 1789)
- 1943 - Edsel Ford, American automobile executive (b. 1893)
- 1948 - Theodore Morell, Hitler's personal physician (b. 1886)
