26 May 1917: Birthday of Inge Borkh. She was a renowned German operatic soprano who gained international acclaim after a performance in Basel in 1951 and spent significant time in Switzerland, performing at the Theater Basel. See wikipedia for more information.

26 May 1911: Birthday of Marta Hillers. She was a German journalist and author of the memoir Eine Frau in Berlin, who after the war moved to Basel, Switzerland, where she published her memoir and spent the rest of her life. See wikipedia for more information.

26 May 1999: Day of death of Paul Sacher. He was a prominent Swiss conductor and patron closely associated with Basel, where he founded the Basler Kammerorchester and the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, and his legacy continues through the Paul Sacher Stiftung in Basel. See wikipedia for more information.

26 May 1552: Day of death of Sebastian Münster. He was a prominent German cartographer and cosmographer who served as a professor at the University of Basel and published the influential Cosmographia, and he passed away in Basel during an outbreak of plague. See wikipedia for more information.