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Tuesday, 26 May 2026
1978 Mario Soares forms Portuguese government 
1978 Strikers riot in Tunisia, killing about 40
1978 Leo Genn, actor (Lady Chatterley's Lover, Henry V), dies at 72
1979 "The Dukes of Hazzard" premieres on CBS's vast wasteland
1979 Former U.S. Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller dies in New York at age 70.
1979 Music Center Vredenburg opens in Utrecht Netherlands.
1979 Nelson Rockefeller, former VP and (4X Gov-R-NY), dies at 70
1980 175000 pay to hear Frank Sinatra sing in Rio de Janeiro!.
1980 Israel and Egypt establish diplomatic relations
1980 Prime Minister Joe Clark warns USSR that Canada will boycott Summer Olympics in Moscow if Soviet troops do not leave Afghanistan
1981 Sandeep Patil scores memorable 174 vs Australia at Adelaide Oval
1982 Mauno Koivisto elected President of Finland.
1983 Dutch/British infrared satellite IRAS launched from California.
1983 Paul "Bear" Bryant, college football coach (Alabama), dies at 69.
1984 In this year, Federal government announces land claims settlement with Yukon inaugural nations, who receive $620 million and title to 20000 sq km
1984 US navy exhibits Piasecki helistat-4 helicopters and a blimp able to lift 26 tons-Lakehurst New Jersey
1985 42th Golden Globes Amadeus claims
1985 Edmonton Oiler Wayne Gretzky scores 50th goal in 49th game of season.
1985 James Cameron, journalist, dies.
1986 Yoweri Museveni's rebel army conquerors Kampala Uganda.
1987 14th American Music Award Whitney Houston, Lionel Richie and Alabama.
1987 Hart Foundation beat British Bulldogs for WWF tag team title
1988 "Phantom of the Opera" opens at Majestic Theater New York City NY for 4000+ performances.
1988 Australia's 200th anniversary-parade of tall ships in Sydney Harbor
1988 CIBC buys 65% of Wood Gundy for $190 million, mostly in shares
1989 AT and T reports inaugural loss in 103 years; $1.67 B in 1988.
1989 Test debut of Mark Taylor, Australia vs West Indies, Sydney
1989 US computer security expert warns of catastrophic virus
1989 Paul Daels, Flemish chairman (IJzerbedevaart committee), dies.
1990 Annular eclipse visible over Antarctica and South Atlantic
1990 FHP "Boy" Trip, Dutch minister, dies.
1991 Alfaro Vive guerrilla group of Ecuador gives arms to Catholic church
1991 Jan Stenerud is recorded as becoming inaugural pure placekicker to make NFL Hall of Fame.
1991 Johnny van Doorn, Dutch writer/poet, dies at 46.
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