📰 TODAY IN HISTORY

📆 - May 26

*🌟 Events:*

* 47 BC — Julius Caesar visits Tarsus on his way to Pontus, where he receives enthusiastic support, but according to Cicero, Cassius is planning to kill him at this moment.

* 1644 — Restoration War: Portuguese and Spanish forces claim victory at the Battle of Montijo.

* 451 — The Battle of Avarair occurs between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire. The Sassanians defeat the Armenians militarily but guarantee them freedom to openly practice Christianity.

* 1805 — Emperor Napoleon I assumes the title of King of Italy and is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy at Milan Cathedral.

* 1824 — Brazilian Independence War: The United States of America is the first country in the Americas to recognize Brazil's independence.

* 1923 — The first 24 Hours of Le Mans are held, and they have been held annually in June since then.

* 1940 — World War II: Operation Dynamo: in northern France, Allied forces begin a mass evacuation from Dunkirk.

* 1967 — The Beatles release their album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

* 1969 — Apollo Program: Apollo 10 returns to Earth after a successful eight-day test of all the components necessary for the first manned moon landing.

*🌟 Births:*

* 1907 — John Wayne, American actor (d. 1979).

* 1914 — Sister Dulce, Brazilian nun (d. 1992).

* 1926 — Miles Davis, American composer and trumpeter (d. 1991).

* 1930 — Sivuca, Brazilian musician (d. 2006).

* 1948 — Stevie Nicks, American singer.

* 1964 — Lenny Kravitz, American musician.

* 1988 — Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, Colombian footballer.

*🕊 Deaths:*

* 735 — Bede, English monk and historian (b. 673).

* 1703 — Samuel Pepys, English writer (b. 1633).

* 1955 — Alberto Ascari, Italian race car driver (b. 1918).

* 1976 — Martin Heidegger, German philosopher (b. 1889).

* 1986 — Flávio Cavalcanti, Brazilian journalist, composer, and TV host (b. 1923).

* 1995 — Friz Freleng, American animation director and cartoonist (b. 1906).

* 2008 — Sydney Pollack, American filmmaker, producer, and actor (b. 1934).

*📍 Holidays and Recurring Events:*

*Brazil:*

* Anniversary of Brazilian municipalities:*
* Aguiarnópolis, Tocantins;
* Barreiras, Bahia;
* Brejo da Madre de Deus, Pernambuco;
* Chapada de Areia, Tocantins;
* Crixás do Tocantins, Tocantins.
* Maricá, Rio de Janeiro;
* Urussanga, Santa Catarina.

* National Glaucoma Awareness Day

* Our Lady of Caravaggio Day

* Lottery Agent Day
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