Born:
Alfred Edward Housman, Bromsgrove England, poet, A Buried Life
More Notable Birthdays on May 26:
1975 - Lauryn Hill, born in South Orange, New Jersey, singer, actress, won five Grammy's for 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill' album, which sold over 18 million copies worldwide
1966 - Helena Bonham Carter, British Actress
1951 - Sally Ride, born in Encino, California, physicist, astronaut, first American woman crewmember in space on the Challenger, founded NASA's Office of Exploration
1926 - Miles Davis, born in Alton, Illinois, jazz trumpeter, L'ascenseur pour l'echafaud
1907 - John Wayne, Winterset, Iowa, actor, Green Berets, True Grit
