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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Eugenie Anderson
Diplomat
26-May-1909 31-Mar-1997 Second female US Ambassador
James Arness
Actor
26-May-1923 3-Jun-2011 Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke
John Baird
Politician
26-May-1969   Canadian MP, Ottawa West--Nepean
William Bolcom
Composer
26-May-1938   Songs of Innocence and of Experience
Charles R. Bowers
Diplomat
26-May-1940   US Ambassador to Bolivia, 1991-94
Helena Bonham Carter
Actor
26-May-1966   Marla in Fight Club
Philippe de Champaigne
Painter
26-May-1602 12-Aug-1674 Prolific French Baroque painter
Pope Clement VII
Religion
26-May-1478 25-Sep-1534 Roman Catholic Pope, 1523-34
Margaret Colin
Actor
26-May-1957   As the World Turns
Frank Corder
Aviator
26-May-1956 12-Sep-1994 Crashed a Cessna into White House lawn
Ward Cunningham
Computer Programmer
26-May-1949   Wiki inventor
Ben Curtis
Golf
26-May-1977   Winner, 2003 British Open
Peter Cushing
Actor
26-May-1913 11-Aug-1994 Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars
John Dall
Actor
26-May-1918 15-Jan-1971 Rope
Miles Davis
Jazz Musician
26-May-1926 28-Sep-1991 Jazz trumpeter, Kind of Blue
Isadora Duncan
Dancer
26-May-1877 14-Sep-1927 Mother of modern dance
Frank C. Emerson
Politician
26-May-1882 18-Feb-1931 Governor of Wyoming, 1927-31
Genie Francis
Actor
26-May-1962   Laura Spencer on General Hospital
Prince Frederik
Royalty
26-May-1968   Heir to the throne of Denmark
Kevin Gage
Actor
26-May-1959   Heat
Heinrich Geissler
Inventor
26-May-1815 24-Jan-1879 Geissler tube
Bobcat Goldthwait
Comic
26-May-1962   Shakes the Clown
Pam Grier
Actor
26-May-1949   Blaxploitation queen, star of Jackie Brown
Kay Hagan
Politician
26-May-1953   US Senator from North Carolina
Elisabeth Harnois
Actor
26-May-1979   Christina Nickson on Point Pleasant
Levon Helm
Drummer
26-May-1940 19-Apr-2012 Drummer for The Band
Lauryn Hill
Singer
26-May-1975   Soul/hip hop singer and producer
Doug Hutchison
Actor
26-May-1960   The Green Mile
Robert D. Joffe
Attorney
26-May-1943 28-Jan-2010 Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Al Jolson
Singer
26-May-1886 23-Oct-1950 The Jazz Singer
Jack Kevorkian
Doctor
26-May-1928 3-Jun-2011 Euthanasia enthusiast
Lenny Kravitz
Musician
26-May-1964   Wants to fly away yeah
Dorothea Lange
Photographer
26-May-1895 11-Oct-1965 Depression-era photographer
John LeBoutillier
Politician
26-May-1953   Congressman from New York, 1981-83
Peggy Lee
Singer
26-May-1920 21-Jan-2002 Is That All There Is?
Edward Livingston
Politician
26-May-1764 23-May-1836 Brilliant legal reformer
Paul Lukas
Actor
26-May-1887 15-Aug-1971 Watch on the Rhine
Ranan Lurie
Cartoonist
26-May-1932   Hugely popular political cartoonist
Mary of Teck
Royalty
26-May-1867 24-Mar-1953 Queen Mary, Consort of George V
Ashley Massaro
Wrestling
26-May-1979   WWE wrestler
Adolfo López Mateos
Head of State
26-May-1910 22-Sep-1969 President of Mexico, 1958-64
H. Freeman Matthews
Diplomat
26-May-1899 19-Oct-1986 Career US Ambassador
Alec McCowen
Actor
26-May-1925   English Shakespearean actor
C. Thomas McMillen
Politician
26-May-1952   Congressman from Maryland, 1987-93
J. Irwin Miller
Business
26-May-1909 16-Aug-2004 Former CEO of Cummins Engine
Abraham de Moivre
Mathematician
26-May-1667 27-Nov-1754 Doctrine of Chances
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Author
26-May-1689 21-Aug-1762 Letters
Thomas H. Moodie
Politician
26-May-1878 3-Mar-1948 Governor of North Dakota, 1935
Masaharu Morimoto
Chef
26-May-1955   Iron Chef Japanese
Robert Morley
Actor
26-May-1908 3-Jun-1992 Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Alexander Muirhead
Physicist
26-May-1848 13-Dec-1920 Submarine cable telegraphy
Brent Musburger
Sports Journalist
26-May-1939   Sports commentator for ABC
Joseph A. Mussomeli
Diplomat
26-May-1952   US Ambassador to Cambodia
Arun Netravali
Business
26-May-1946   Chief Scientist at Lucent, 2002-03
Edward N. Ney
Business
26-May-1925   CEO of Young & Rubicam, 1970-86
Stevie Nicks
Singer/Songwriter
26-May-1948   Fleetwood Mac
Lisa Niemi
Actor
26-May-1956   Actress/Wife of Patrick Swayze
Richard B. Nugent
Politician
26-May-1951   Congressman, Florida 5th
Paul Patton
Politician
26-May-1937   Governor of Kentucky, 1995-2003
Kristen Pfaff
Bassist
26-May-1967 16-Jun-1994 Bassist for Hole and Janitor Joe
Michael Portillo
Politician
26-May-1953   Former Conservative MP
Aleksandr Pushkin
Poet
26-May-1799 10-Feb-1837 Russia's greatest poet
Kenneth M. Quinn
Diplomat
26-May-1942   US Ambassador to Cambodia, 1996-99
Sally Ride
Astronaut
26-May-1951 23-Jul-2012 First American woman in space
Laurance Rockefeller
Business
26-May-1910 11-Jul-2004 Financier behind Eastern Airlines
Mick Ronson
Guitarist
26-May-1946 29-Apr-1993 Bowie/Spiders from Mars guitarist
Jan Schakowsky
Politician
26-May-1944   Congresswoman, Illinois 9th
Lesley Selander
Film Director
26-May-1900 5-Dec-1979 The Texican
Jay Silverheels
Actor
26-May-1912 5-Mar-1980 Tonto on The Lone Ranger
Troy N. Smith
Business
26-May-1922 26-Oct-2009 Founder of Sonic Drive-In
Matt Stone
Cartoonist
26-May-1971   South Park
Norma Talmadge
Actor
26-May-1893 24-Dec-1957 Du Barry, Woman of Passion
John A. Thain
Business
26-May-1955   CEO of CIT Group
Philip Michael Thomas
Actor
26-May-1949   Det. Ricardo Tubbs on Miami Vice
Musetta Vander
Actor
26-May-1969   Wild Wild West
John Wayne
Actor
26-May-1907 11-Jun-1979 The Duke
Hank Williams, Jr.
Country Musician
26-May-1949   Monday Night Football theme
Charles Winninger
Actor
26-May-1884 27-Jan-1969 Show Boat


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