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26 May 2030
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2025 - A car rammed into a crowd on Water Street, Liverpool, injuring 65 people.Traffic collision in Liverpool, England
Anniversary
2020 - Protests following the murder of George Floyd erupted in Minneapolis–Saint Paul before spreading across the United States and internationally.2020–2023 police brutality protests
Anniversary
2002 - Barges being towed destroyed part of a bridge (aftermath pictured) near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, causing vehicles to fall into the Robert S. Kerr Reservoir on the Arkansas River.2002 collision in Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, US
Anniversary
1999 - Manchester United won the UEFA Champions League final to become the first English football club to win three major championships in the same season.Association football club in England
Anniversary
1989 - Tropical Storm Cecil dissipated over Laos after devastating Quảng Nam province, Vietnam, and causing the deaths of 751 people.Pacific severe tropical storm in 1989
Historical events
History
2025 - 65 people are injured when a car rams into a crowd on Water Street, near Liverpool F.C.'s Premier League trophy parade.Traffic collision in Liverpool, England
History
2021 - Ten people are killed in a shooting at a VTA rail yard in San Jose, California, United States.Mass shooting in California, U.S.
History
2020 - Protests triggered by the murder of George Floyd erupt in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, later becoming widespread across the United States and around the world.2020–2023 police brutality protests
History
2014 - Narendra Modi takes oath as the 15th Prime Minister of India.Prime Minister of India since 2014
History
2008 - Severe flooding begins in eastern and southern China that will ultimately cause 148 deaths and force the evacuation of 1.3 million.2008 natural disaster in southern China
History
2003 - Ukrainian-Mediterranean Airlines Flight 4230 crashes in the Turkish town of Maçka, killing 75.2003 aviation accident
History
2002 - The tugboat Robert Y. Love collides with a support pier of Interstate 40 on the Arkansas River near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, resulting in 14 deaths and 11 others injured.2002 collision in Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, US
History
1998 - The Supreme Court of the United States rules in New Jersey v. New York that Ellis Island, the historic gateway for millions of immigrants, is mainly in the state of New Jersey, not New York.Highest court of jurisdiction in the U.S.
History
1998 - The first "National Sorry Day" is held in Australia. Reconciliation events are held nationally, and attended by over a million people.Annual Australian event on 26 May
History
1998 - A MIAT Mongolian Airlines Harbin Y-12 crashes near Erdenet, Orkhon Province, Mongolia, resulting in 28 deaths.National airline of Mongolia
Notable births
Born
1999 - Micah Parsons, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1999)
Born
1997 - Mathew Barzal, Canadian ice hockey playerCanadian ice hockey player (born 1997)
Born
1996 - Lara Goodall, South African cricketerSouth African cricketer (born 1996)
Born
1991 - Ah Young, South Korean singer and actressSouth Korean singer and actress (born 1991)
Notable deaths
Died
2022 - Andy Fletcher, English musician (born 1961)English musician (1961–2022)
Died
2022 - Alan White, English drummer (born 1949)English rock drummer (1949–2022)
Died
2019 - Prem Tinsulanonda, Former Prime Minister of Thailand (born 1920)Prime Minister of Thailand from 1980 to 1988
Died
2017 - Zbigniew Brzezinski, Polish-born American politician (born 1928)Polish-American diplomat and political scientist (1928–2017)
Died
2016 - Hedy Epstein, German-born American human rights activist and Holocaust survivor (born 1924)American political activist(1924 - 2016)
Died
2015 - Vicente Aranda, Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1926)Spanish film director (1926-2015)
Died
2015 - Les Johnson, Australian politician and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand (born 1924)Australian politician (1924–2015)
Sky
Moon phase
Last Quarter
33.1% illuminated
Lunar age: 23.8 days
Sun zodiac
Gemini
5.30 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Moon zodiac
Aries
2.08 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.