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Thursday, 19 February 2026
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
May 22 Earth tremor leads to explosion at Coal Creek mine, 8 km from Fernie, killing 128 miners
May 22 In this year, 36th Belmont: John Bullman aboard Mastermam claims in 2:22.6.
May 23 Mark Lothar, composer
May 24 Empire Day 1st celebrated in Britain
May 24 Empire Day inaugural celebrated in Britain.
May 25 Helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer
May 27 Celius Dougherty, composer
May 27 In this year, 27th Preakness: L Jackson aboard Old England claims in 1:45.8
May 27 Jan van Droogenbroeck, Flemish poet, dies.
May 28 Boers surrender.
May 29 Dutch State Mine law forms
May 30 Seton Howard Frederick Lloyd, archaeologist.
May 31 Australia Cricket all out 36 v England, Edgbaston, their lowest ever
May 31 Australia Cricket all out 36 vs England, Edgbaston, their lowest ever.
May 31 Billy Mayerl, composer.
May 31 Boer War Ends; Treaty of Vereeniging signed, Britain annexes Transvaal
May 31 The Boer war, in South Africa, ends.
Jun 01 Blue-White United soccer team of Amsterdam forms.
Jun 02 2nd statewide initiative and referendum law adopted, in Oregon.
Jun 03 Edward Wayne, physician (Queen of Scotland).
Jun 04 Richard Allen, India, field hockey goal tender (Olympic-gold-1928).
Jun 05 Hugo Huppert, writer.
Jun 06 Avraham Daus, composer
Jun 08 Albe, [Renaut A Joostens], Flemish writer (Andalusian Diary).
Jun 09 1st Automat restaurant opens (818 Chestnut St, Phila).
Jun 10 Auguste Schmidt, German teacher/feminist, dies at 68.
Jun 10 Gaston Brenta, composer
Jun 10 Patent for window envelope granted to H F Callahan.
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