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Monday, 15 June 2026
May 01 John Glover, English chemist (production sulfuric acid), dies at 85. 
May 02 Brian Aherne, Worcestershire England, actor (Juarez)
May 02 The inaugural science fiction film, "A Trip To The Moon", is released
May 03 David R Capriles, Curacaos director of psychiatric, dies at 64.
May 03 Hugo Friedhofer, composer.
May 03 In this year, 28th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Winkfield on Alan-a-Dale claims in 2:08.75.
May 04 Cola [Nicolas] Debrot, Bonaire governor (Neth Antilles)/author.
May 05 Bret Harte, writer, dies at 65.
May 06 British SS Camorta sinks off Rangoon; 739 die
May 06 Walter Dawson, British Air Chief marshall
May 06 Zulu assault at Holkrantz South-Africa
May 07 Sal Gliatto, baseball player
May 08 Andre Michel Lwoff, physiologist.
May 08 Mt Pelee erupts, wipes out St Pierre, Martinique, results in the deaths of 30000
May 08 The volcano Mount Pelee, in the Caribbean, erupts, killing 30000 people.
May 10 David O Selznick, American film producer is born
May 10 David O Selznick, Pittsburgh Pa, producer (Gone With the Wind).
May 11 Kaarlo Sarkia, Finnish poet (Unen Kaivo).
May 12 Heinrich Kirchner, German sculptor
May 12 United Mine Workers leader John Mitchell leads his 147000 anthracite coal workers out of the pits to begin a 5-month strike that cripples the United States
May 15 Lyman Gilmore is 1st person to fly a powered craft
May 15 Portugal bankrupt by revolt in Angola.
May 15 Portugal declares itself bankrupt.
May 15 Richard J Daley, (Mayor-D-Chic).
May 16 2 deaf-mutes face each other for 1st time as Dummy Hoy leads off for the Reds against Dummy Taylor of the Giants, Reds win 5-3.
May 16 Jan Kiepura, Sosnowiec Poland, vocalist/actor (Her Wonderful Lie).
May 17 Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer
May 17 John Vincent, composer
May 18 [Robert] Meredith Willson, Mason City Iowa, composer (Music Man).
May 19 Great Britain and Boers resume peace talks in Pretoria
May 20 Cuba gains independence from Spain and establishes a republic
May 20 Cuba gains independence from Spain.
May 20 Hans Sahl, writer.
May 20 US military occupation of Cuba (since Jan 1, 1899) ends.
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