Portal:Germany/Anniversaries/May/May 26


 * 1700 – Birth of social reformer and bishop Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf
 * 1894 – Emanuel Lasker becomes World Chess Champion, a title that he will hold for 27 years
 * 1923 – Birth of actor Horst Tappert, best known as Derrick
 * 1976 – Death of philosopher Martin Heidegger
 * 1997 – Death of scientist and inventor Manfred von Ardenne