WEDNESDAY
May 26: Midfeast of Pentecost / 4th Wednesday After Pascha {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
May 26: Ember Wednesday of Pentecost {Tridentine Roman Catholic}
May 26: Feast Day of Saint Philip Neri {Roman Catholic}
May 1-31: Month Dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary {Roman Catholic}
May 26: Buddha Purnima / Vesak / Waisak Day / Buddha’s Anniversary / Buddha Jayanti / Vesak Full Moon Poya Day / Visakha Bucha {Buddhism} (Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand)
May 26: Total Lunar Eclipse
May 1-31: International Drum Month
May 1-31: Maternal Mental Health Month
May 1-31: Skin Cancer Awareness Month
May 22-July 6 USA: The 2021 NBA Playoffs (basketball)
May 25-31 USA: The 2021 UCI BMX World Championships (BMX racing)
May 26 USA: National Paper Airplane Day
May 26 USA: National Blueberry Cheesecake Day
May 1-31 USA: National Military Appreciation Month
May 1-31 USA: ALS Awareness Month
May 1-31 USA: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
May 1-31 USA: Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May 1-31 USA: Jewish American Heritage Month
May 1-31 USA: National Asparagus Month; National Barbecue Month; National Bike Month; National Blood Pressure Education Month; National Brain Cancer + Brain Tumor Awareness Month; Celiac Disease Awareness Month; National Chamber Music Month; National Clean Air Month; Correct Your Posture Month; National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month; Date Your Mate Month; National Dental Care Awareness Month; National Egg Month; National Foster Care Month; National Hamburger Month; National Inventor’s Month; National Lyme Disease Awareness Month; National Mediterranean Diet Month; Melanoma Awareness Month / Skin Cancer Awareness Month; National Mental Health Awareness Month; National Motorcycle Awareness Month; National Photography Month; Older Americans Month; National Salad Month; National Salsa Month; National Strawberry Month; National Stroke Awareness Month; National Teen Self Esteem Month; National Water Safety Month; National Wild Fire Awareness Month
May 26 Afghanistan: BDAY Prince Muhammad Zahir Khan of Afghanistan {1962}
May 26 Australia: National Sorry Day
May 26 Bangladesh: Buddha Purnima / Vesak / Waisak Day / Buddha’s Anniversary / Buddha Jayanti / Vesak Full Moon Poya Day / Visakha Bucha {Buddhism}
May 26 Cayman Islands: The 2021 Cayman Islands Legislative Elections / General Election Day
May 26 Czech Republic/Poland: ANV King Wenzel II of Bohemia + Poland & Elzbieta of Poland {1303}
May 23-31 France: French Open (tennis tournament) @ Roland Garros
May 26 France: Pr.Charles Bonaparte attends the screening of the film ‘Austerlitz’ by Abel Gance @ the Cinematheque de Nice, Nice
May 26 Georgia: Independence Day / Republic Day {1918}
May 26 Germany: ANV Friedrich Christian I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg & Princess Charlotte of Holstein-Plon {1762} in Reinfeld, Germany
May 26 Germany: ANV Prince Frederick/Friedrich Carl/Karl Alexander of Hohenzollern, Prince of Prussia & Princess Marie Luise Alexandrina of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach {1827} in Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
May 26 Germany: ANV Princess Marie Luise of Prussia & Alexis, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld {1853} in Charlottenburg, Germany [divorced 1861]
May 26 Germany: ANV Princess Marie Anne of Prussia & Friedrich Wilhelm, Landgrave of Hesse {1853} in Charlottenburg, Germany
May 26 Germany: ANV Prince Leopold of Anhalt & Landgravine Elisabeth of Hesse-Kassel {1884} in Philippsruhe, Germany
May 26 Germany: ANV Chlodwig, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld & Princess Caroline of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich {1904} in Lich, Germany
May 26 Germany: ANV Princess Antoinette of Anhalt & Prince Friedrich of Schaumburg-Lippe {1909} in Dessau, Germany
May 26 Guyana: Independence Day
May 26 India: Buddha Purnima / Vesak / Waisak Day / Buddha’s Anniversary / Buddha Jayanti / Vesak Full Moon Poya Day / Visakha Bucha {Buddhism}
May 21-31 India: The 2021 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships @ New Delhi
May 26 Indonesia: Buddha Purnima / Vesak / Waisak Day / Buddha’s Anniversary / Buddha Jayanti / Vesak Full Moon Poya Day / Visakha Bucha {Buddhism}
Apr.27-June 6 Israel: Presidential Election
May 8-30 Italy: The 2021 Giro d’Italia – Grand Tour #1 (road bicycle racing)
May 22-Nov.21 Italy: The 17th Venice Architecture Biennale @ Venice
May 26 Italy/France: COR ANV Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French (as King of Italy) {1805}
May 26 Italy: DEATH Prince Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Caserta, Head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies {1934}
May 21-June 6 Latvia: The 2021 IIHF World Championships (ice hockey)
May 26 Nepal: Buddha Purnima / Vesak / Waisak Day / Buddha’s Anniversary / Buddha Jayanti / Vesak Full Moon Poya Day / Visakha Bucha {Buddhism}
May 26 Pakistan: Buddha Purnima / Vesak / Waisak Day / Buddha’s Anniversary / Buddha Jayanti / Vesak Full Moon Poya Day / Visakha Bucha {Buddhism}
May 26 Poland: Mother’s Day
May 26 Poland: The 2021 UEFA Europa League Final (Association football)
May 26 Poland: COR ANV Elisabeth Richeza (Ryksa Elzbieta) of Poland, Queen Consort of Poland {1303}
May 26 Romania: Nicolae al Romaniei meets with Puiu Manu (master of the Romanian comic book)
May 26 Russia: COR ANV Tsar Nicholas II of Russia {1896}
May 23-29 Senegal: The (Postponed) 2020 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations (beach soccer)
May 26 Singapore: Buddha Purnima / Vesak / Waisak Day / Buddha’s Anniversary / Buddha Jayanti / Vesak Full Moon Poya Day / Visakha Bucha {Buddhism}
May 26 Sri Lanka: Vesak Full Moon Poya Day {Buddhism}
May 26 Turkey: DEATH Sultan Mehmed I of the Ottoman Empire {1421}
May 26 Turkey: DEATH Sultan Bayezid II of the Ottoman Empire {1512}
May 26 Turkey: BDAY Sultan Mehmed III of the Ottoman Empire {1566}
May 26 Bhutan: K.Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Q.Jetsun Pema & CP Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck offer prayers on the occasion of Dhuechen Nga Zom (Lord Buddha’s Parinirvana) @ the Tashichhoedzong
May 26 Japan: DEATH Kazuko Takatsukasa (former Princess Kazuko of Japan, Princess Taka 1929-1950) {1989}
May 26 Thailand: Buddha Purnima / Vesak / Waisak Day / Buddha’s Anniversary / Buddha Jayanti / Vesak Full Moon Poya Day / Visakha Bucha {Buddhism}
May 26 Jordan: K.Abdullah II receives U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a meeting @ Amman [with attendance from: CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah]
May 23-31 Saudi Arabia: The 2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships
May 26 Saudi Arabia: ANV Princess Sarah bint Fahd bin Salman Al Saud of Saudi Arabia & Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia {2011} [MARRIAGE CEREMONY #1]
May 26 Eswatini: ANV King Mswati III of Eswatini & Nolighwa Ayanda Ntentesa (after marriage known as Inkhosikati LaNtentesa) {2005} @ Ludzidzini Royal Residence
May 26 Vatican City: Feast Day of Pope Saint Eleutherius / Eleutherus
May 26 Vatican City: BDAY Pope Clement VII (Giulio de’ Medici) {1478}
May 26 Vatican City: COR ANV Pope Paul IV {1555}
May 26 Vatican City: Pope Francis holds a General Audience @ the San Damaso Courtyard, the Vatican Apostolic Palace
May 26 Netherlands: Q.Maxima visits the company Smith & Son (specializing in products for leather processing) on the occasion of their 200th anniversary year @ Weesp
May 24-29 Belgium: The Finals of The Queen Elisabeth Competition
May 26 Belgium: K.Philippe receives the presentation of credentials during [separate] audiences @ the Royal Palace, Brussels [from: HE Mdme. Symone Betton-Nayo (Ambassador of Jamaica); HE Mr. Sek Wannamethee (Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand); HE Mr. Francesco Genuardi (Ambassador of the Italian Republic); & HE Mr. Haji Adnan bin Haji Mohd Ja’afar (Ambassador of Brueni Darussalam)]
May 26 Belgium: K.Philippe visits the Bierset vaccination center @ Liege, the Walloon region
May 26 Belgium: Q.Mathilde attends the 3rd session of the finals week of the Queen Elisabeth Piano Competition
May 1-31 UK: Make May Purple / Action On Stroke Month
May 1-31 UK: National Walking Month
May 1-31 UK: National Share A Story Month
May 1-31 UK: Big Asthma Bake Sale 2021
May 1-31 UK: Local + Community History Month
May 18-31 UK: National Smile Month 2021
May 23-30 UK: English Wine Week 2021
May 23-30 UK: National Children’s Gardening Week 2021
May 25-30 UK: British Tomato Fortnight 2021
May 25-30 UK: National BBQ Week 2021
May 26 UK: 1,075th Anniversary of the Death of King Edmund I “the Elder/the Just/the Magnificent” of England {946 AD}
May 26 UK: 556th Anniversary of the Coronation of Elizabeth Woodville, Queen Consort of England {1465}
May 26 UK/Germany: 154th Anniversary of the Birthday of Queen Consort Mary of Great Britain + (Northern) Ireland, Empress Consort of India, Princess of Teck {1867}
May 25-June 5 UK: The Cheltenham International Film Festival 2021 (online) @ Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
May 26 UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds a Council via video link @ Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire
May 26 UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds an audience via telephone with the Rt. Hon. Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister + First Lord of the Treasury) @ Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire
May 26 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting for Waitrose Duchy Organic
May 26 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting for The Prince’s Trust International
May 26 UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall visits the Royal Academy of Arts @ Burlington House, Piccadilly, London
May 26 UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall receives Commodore Inga Kennedy upon relinquishing her appointment as Medical Director General (Naval) of the Royal Naval Medical Service & Surgeon Commodore Fleur Marshall upon assuming the appointment
May 26 UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall opens the digital Hay Festival 2021 via a video message on the occasion of A Night of Hope
May 21-27 UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge visits Scotland
May 24-27 UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge visit Scotland
May 26 UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge visit Scotland [participate in land yachting with Fife Young Carers, hosted by local company Blown Away commercial land yachting company (visit Blown Away & meet representatives of Fife Young Carers) @ West Sands beach (St. Andrews West Sands Beach), St. Andrews, Fife; visit St. Andrews University (the University of St. Andrews) @ St. Andrews, Fife; meet with local fishermen from Pittenween Fishermen’s Mutual Association + their families, the harbourmaster & a fish merchant @ Pittenween Harbour, Pittenween, Anstruther, the Firth of Forth, Fife; enjoy a lunch of seafood BBQ with local restuaranteur Amy Elles @ St. Andrews; enjoy fish + chips @ Anstruther Fish Bar, St. Andrews; enjoy an ice cream @ St. Andrews; travel back to Edinburgh via helicopter; travel in a 1966 2A Lan Rover (which belonged to the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh) @ the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh; host a special drive-in screening of the film ‘Cruella’ for NHS staff (hold a Drive-In Cinema for the premiere of Disney’s “Cruella”) @ the forecourt of the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh]
May 26 UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex chairs a Meeting via video link for The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation
May 26 UK: 31st Birthday of Zenouska Mowatt {1990}
May 26 Spain/Portugal/Italy: 189th Anniversary of the In-Person Wedding of Infante Sebastian of Spain + Portugal & Princess Maria Amalia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies {1832}
May 26 Spain: K.Felipe VI attends the Presentation of the 2021 Yearbook of the Cotec Report @ The Nave of Villaverde, Madrid
May 26 Spain: Q.Letizia attends a working meeting with the Spanish Federation of Women Directors, Executives, Professionals + Entrepreneurs (FEDEPE) @ ESADE Auditorium, Madrid
May 26 Sweden: Pr.Carl Philip attends the digital jury meeting of the Swedish Art & Business Awards
May 26 Norway: CPss Mette-Marit digitally opens the event “Lillehammer Digital Rights” at the Norwegian Festival of Literature
May 26 Denmark/Germany: 179th Anniversary of the Wedding of Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck [King Christian IX of Denmark (1863-1906)] & Princess Luise of Hesse-Kassel {1842}
May 26 Denmark: Q.Margrethe II holds a farewell audience with the Ambassador of Luxembourg @ Christian IX’s Palace, Amalienborg, Copenhagen
May 26 Denmark: 53rd Birthday of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, Count of Monpezat {1968}
May 26 Denmark: CPss Mary virtually participates in a plenary session of the UNFPA ICPD25 High Level Commission
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