Births on May 26

Maurice Baquet

Born on May 26, 1911

Maurice Baquet, French actor and cellist (d. 2005)

Maurice Louis Baquet (26 May 1911 – 8 July 2005) was a French actor and cellist.

He was born in Villefranche-sur-Saône and died in Noisy-le-Grand.

He studied music at the Conservatoire de Paris in the same class as Henri Betti, Paul Bonneau, Henri Dutilleux and Louiguy.

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Events on 1911

14 Jan

Amundsen's South Pole expedition
Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.
30 May

Indianapolis 500
At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
31 May

Porfirio Díaz
The President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz flees the country during the Mexican Revolution.
24 Jul

Machu Picchu
Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas".
29 Aug

Native Americans in the United States
Ishi, considered the last Native American to make contact with European Americans, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California.

Births on May 26

Maurice Baquet

Born on May 26, 1911

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Events on 1911

Amundsen's South Pole expedition

Indianapolis 500

Porfirio Díaz

Machu Picchu

Native Americans in the United States