Who died on May 26

112 people with a Wikipedia article died on May 26, including Augustine of Canterbury, Bede, Ali al-Rida. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

61 documented historical events happened on May 26, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: King Edmund I (pictured) of England was murdered at Pucklechurch on the feast day of St Augustine. On the same day, in another year: English friar William of Ockham, who popularised the methodological principle known as Occam's razor, secretly left Avignon under threat from Pope John XXII. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.