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Wednesday, 11 February 2026
May 10 Jacobus C Bloem, Dutch poet (Sintels) 
May 11 In this year, 13th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Lewis aboard Montrose claims in 2:39.25.
May 12 Nandor Zsolt, composer
May 13 In this year, 15th Preakness: William Donohue aboard Dunboyne claims in 2:39.25.
May 16 Bull Montana, Vogliera Italy, actor (Brass Buttons, Victory)
May 18 Emmanuel Chabriers opera "Le Roi Malgré Luis," premieres in Paris
May 18 Ernst Wiechert, writer
May 21 Mabel Taliaferro, NYC, actress (Sentimental Tommy, My Love Come Back)
May 23 1st transcontinental train arrives in Vancouver, BC.
May 23 Ludwig Mathias Lindeman, composer, dies at 74.
May 24 Sultan Bargash of Zanzibar grants E Afr Assn at East African harbors
May 24 Sultan Bargash of Zanzibar grants East African Association at East African harbors.
May 25 Gas lamp at Paris Opera catches fire; 200 die
May 26 Racetrack betting is recorded as becoming legal in New York state.
May 26 Racetrack betting is recorded as becoming legal in NY state.
May 27 Coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer, dies at 86
May 27 Emiel van der Straeten, Flemish playwright (Sudanese legends)
May 28 Hank Mann, NYC, actor (City Lights, Smoky, Dawn Trail, Fugitive Road)
May 30 Alexander Archipenko, Ukraine sculptor/lithographer
May 31 Saint-John Perse, France, poet/diplomat (Nobel 1960) [or Mar 31]
Jun 01 Clive Brook, London England, actor/director (List of Adrian Messenger).
Jun 03 Emil Axman, composer
Jun 05 Ruth Benedict, US, anthropologist (Patterns of Culture).
Jun 06 Ruth Benedict, anthropoligist
Jun 07 Monotype type-casting machine patented by Tolbert Lanston, Wash DC
Jun 07 William Walraven, Dutch journalist/writer (Indian Daily).
Jun 08 A Borrelly discovers asteroid #268 Adorea.
Jun 08 Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his punch card calculator
Jun 09 In this year, 21st Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Hanover claims in 2:43.5
Jun 12 Gustav Weber, composer, dies at 41.
Jun 13 Bruno Frank, writer.
Jun 15 Carlisle D Graham survives 2nd ride in Niagara waterfall in barrel.
Jun 18 Blanche Yurka, St Paul MN, actress (Taxi, Tale of 2 Cities).
Jun 18 The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
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