Today in History for 26th May 1908

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- At Masjed Soleyman (مسجد سليمان) in southwest Persia, the first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East is made. The rights to the resource are quickly acquired by the United Kingdom.

Famous Birthdays

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- Nguyen Ngoc Tho, Prime Minister of South Vietnam
- Robert Morley, England, actor (High Road to China, African Queen)

Famous Deaths

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- Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Indies theologist (Ahmadiyya motion), dies at 69

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