May 26 Holidays

✡️ Religious Observances

• Islamic: Hajj major
• Islamic: Arafa major

🕰️ On This Day in History

• 2008 — Severe flooding begins in eastern and southern China that will ultimately cause 148 deaths and force the evacuation of 1.3 million. ↗
• 2004 — United States Army veteran Terry Nichols is found guilty of 161 state murder charges for helping carry out the Oklahoma City bombing. ↗
• 2002 — The tugboat Robert Y. Love collides with a support pier of Interstate 40 on the Arkansas River near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, resulting... ↗
• 1998 — The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Ellis Island, the historic gateway for millions of immigrants, is mainly in the state... ↗
• 1998 — The first "National Sorry Day" was held in Australia, and reconciliation events were held nationally, and attended by over a million people. ↗

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🎂 Notable Births

• 1996 — Lara Goodall, South African cricketer
• 1993 — Jason Adesanya, Belgian footballer
• 1993 — Dan Sarginson, Australian-English rugby league player
• 1993 — Katerine Savard, Canadian swimmer
• 1993 — Jimmy Vesey, American ice hockey player

🏀 Sports on this Date

• WNBA: Portland Fire @ New York Liberty — 00:00 Scheduled
• MLB: Colorado Rockies @ Los Angeles Dodgers — 01:10 Scheduled
• MLB: Seattle Mariners @ Athletics — 01:40 Scheduled
• WNBA: Connecticut Sun @ Golden State Valkyries — 02:00 Scheduled
• NHL: Colorado Avalanche @ Vegas Golden Knights — 04:00 Scheduled
• MLB: Washington Nationals @ Cleveland Guardians — 22:10 Scheduled