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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
May 15 Italy signs military treaty with Austria-Hungary and Germany 
May 15 Stanley Robert Marchant, composer
May 17 Buffalo Bill Cody's 1st wild west show premieres in Omaha.
May 17 Buffalo Bill Cody's inaugural wild west show premieres in Omaha
May 17 Lydia Estes Pinklham, patent-medicine manufacturer, dies
May 18 Walter Gropius, American architect is born.
May 18 Walter Gropius, Berlin Germany, architect (Bauhaus school of design).
May 19 Henricus WJM Keuls, Dutch lawyer/poet (Dancing Lamp).
May 20 Paul Arntzenius, painter/graphic artist/etcher
May 20 William Chambers, author/publisher, dies
May 22 Cub's Billy Sunday's 1st at bat, begins 14 consecutive strikes out.
May 23 Cyprian K Norwid, Polish painter/poet/playwright (Wanda), dies
May 23 Douglas Fairbanks Snr, American film star is born.
May 23 Douglas Fairbanks, Denver CO, actor (Zorro/3 Musketeers/Robin Hood)
May 23 In this year, 9th Kentucky Derby: William Donohue aboard Leonatus claims in 2:43.
May 24 Brooklyn Bridge opened by Pres Arthur and Gov Cleveland
May 24 Brooklyn Bridge opened by President Arthur and Governor Cleveland.
May 26 Abd el-Kader, Algerian sultan/religious ruler, dies at about 74
May 26 In this year, 11th Preakness: G Barbee aboard Jacobus claims in 2:42.5.
May 27 Czar Alexander III crowned in Moscow.
May 28 August Freyer, composer, dies at 79
May 28 George Dyson, composer.
May 29 Albrecht of Prussia, mistress of John van Rossum, dies at 73.
May 29 William Beatton Moonie, composer.
May 30 A rumor that the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge is in danger of collapsing triggers a stampede that results in the deaths of 12.
May 30 Riccardo Zandonai, composer
May 30 Rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse caused a stampede that results in the deaths of 12
May 31 French fleet under Pierre begins siege of Tamatave, Madagascar.
Jun 02 1st night baseball under lights, Ft Wayne Indiana.
Jun 02 Bokke R S Pollema, Dutch Frisian journalist/author (Lock of Hair)
Jun 05 John Maynard Keynes, Cambridge England, economist/math/journalist
Jun 06 Ciprian Porumbescu, composer, dies at 29
Jun 09 In this year, 17th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard George Kinney claims in 2:42.5
Jun 09 inaugural commercial electric railway line begins operation (Chicago El).
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