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Saturday, 21 February 2026
May 17 Dorothy Miller Richardson, Abingdon Berkshire, novelist 
May 19 Federico Gerdes, composer
May 21 Emil Ermatinger, Switz, literature historian.
May 23 Canada establishes the North West Mounted Police force (the "Mounties").
May 23 In this year, 1st Preakness: G Barbee aboard Survivor claims in 2:43.
May 23 Leo Baeck, rabbi/president (World Union for Progressive Judaism).
May 23 Postal cards sold in San Fransisco for inaugural time
May 24 Leo Delibes' opera "Le Roi l'a Dit," premieres in Paris.
May 26 August Conradi, composer, dies at 51.
May 26 Cornelis G N de Vooys, translator/founder (New Taalgids)
Jun 02 Construction begins on Clay St (SF) for world's 1st cable railroad.
Jun 02 Francois Hainl, composer, dies at 65
Jun 02 Ground broken on Clay St (SF) for world's inaugural cable railroad.
Jun 03 Otto Loewi, Frankfurt am Main Germany, physician (Nobel-1936).
Jun 04 1st contract workers of British-Indies Co arrives in Suriname
Jun 05 Sultan Bargash closes slave market of Zanzibar.
Jun 07 In this year, 7th Belmont: James Roe aboard Springbok claims in 3:01.75.
Jun 07 Landon Ronald, composer.
Jun 09 Alexandra Palace burnt down, after being open for only 16 days
Jun 13 Angelo Maurizio Gaspare Mariani, composer, dies at 51
Jun 13 J C Watson discovers asteroid #132 Aethra.
Jun 14 Friedrich von Raumer, German historian/parliamentarian, dies at 92
Jun 16 Pres Grant decrees Wallowa Valley for Nez-Perce indians.
Jun 18 Suffragist Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
Jun 18 Susan B Anthony fined $100 for attempting to vote for President
Jun 21 Henry M Tomlinson, British writer (Sea and Jungle).
Jun 22 Prince Edward Island joins Canada.
Jun 24 Thomas Carl Whitmer, composer
Jun 28 Alexis Carrel, France, surgeon/sociologist/biologist (Nobel 1912).
Jul 01 Henry Flipper of Ga is 2nd black to enter West Point.
Jul 01 Prince Edward Island is recorded as becoming 7th Canadian province
Jul 03 Josef Michal Ksawery Jan Poniatowski, composer, dies at 57.
Jul 04 Aquarium opens in Woodward Gardens
Jul 06 Paul Keller, German writer (Ferien vom Ich).
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