Daily Calendar for Monday, May 26, 2025
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Monday, May 26, 2025
Born
- Al Jolson (entertainer) –
- John Wayne (actor) –
- Jay Silverheels (actor who played Tonto” on The Lone Ranger TV series”) –
- Peggy Lee (actress) –
- Stevie Nicks (singer) –
- Sally Ride (astronaut; first American woman in space) –
- Richa Moorjani (actress) –
- Julianna Rose Mauriello (actress) –
- Micah Parsons (football player) –
Died
- Victor Herbert (composer) –
- Sydney Pollack (actor & director) –
- Earle H. Hagen (composer; whistled the tune for The Andy Griffith Show) –
- Art Linkletter (radio and television personality) –
- Ray Liotta (actor ) –
Events
- Smallpox epidemic in Boston, Massachusetts –
- First public elevator at Eiffel Tower opened –
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average was published for the first time –
- Archaeological Institute of America incorporated –
- Boat of Pharaoh Cheops discovered near Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt –
- The host of NBC’s Today Show, Dave Garroway, announced his plans to retire from the show –
- Canada and the U.S. signed the Pacific Albacore Tuna Treaty –
- Millions of frogs forced closure of Egnatia Highway in Greece –
- For a few days beginning around this time, Galveston, Texas, shores had abnormally blue water due to a change in ocean current –
Weather
- A tornado hit Oakwood, Ortonville, and Thomas, Michigan –
- Long tornado—damage trail said to extend 293 miles—struck Mattoon and Charleston, Illinois, approximately $2 million in damages –
- Tornado left 155-mile trail in central Illinois –
