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Tuesday, 16 June 2026
May 13 Syd[ney G] Vincent, British mine workers leader. 
May 14 Florence Allen is 1st woman judge to sentence a man to death
May 14 Florence Allen is inaugural woman judge to sentence a man to death.
May 14 Mussolini's fascists obtains 29 parliament seats.
May 16 Harry Carey Jr, Saugus Calif, actor (She Wore a Yellow Ribbon)
May 16 In this year, 47th Preakness: F Coltiletti aboard Broomspun claims in 1:54.2
May 17 Belgian-Luxembourg sign customs union
May 17 Dennis Brain, London England, french-hornist (Serenade)
May 17 President Harding opens (via telephone) inaugural Valencia Orange Show
May 18 Anthony Epstein, FRS/pathologist.
May 19 Charles van de Reve, slavic (Belief of Kameraden).
May 19 Congress sharply curbs immigration, setting a national quota system
May 20 John Harrison, British vice admiral/surgeon
May 21 Andrei Sakharov, Moscow, physicist, human rights worker (Nobel '75).
May 21 Oldest radio station west of Mississippi River licensed in Greeley CO
May 22 Marie E Wilton, writer, dies
May 23 "Shuffle Along" 1st black musical comedy, opens in NYC.
May 24 1st parliament for Northern Ireland elected.
May 24 British Legion is formed
May 24 The inaugural parliament for Northern Ireland elected.
May 25 Hal David, lyricist (Promises Promises-Grammy 1969)
May 26 Frank Mooney, cricketer (dependable wicket-keeper for NZ in 13 Tests).
May 27 Afghanistan gains sovereignty
May 27 Caryl Chessman, kidnapper who got death penalty (1960)
May 28 Geo Mestdagh, Belgian aviation pioneer, dies.
May 29 Clifton James, NYC, actor (Buster and Billie, David and Lisa)
May 30 Lord Dunsany's "If," premieres in London.
May 30 Memorial to Captain Eddie Grant, killed in WWI, unveiled at Polo Grounds
May 30 Salzburg Austria votes to join Germany
May 31 Alida Valli, Pola Italy, actress (Miracle of the Bells, 3rd Man)
May 31 Suffy McInnis (1st base) begins an errorless string of 1700.
Jun 01 Nelson Riddle, Oradell NJ, musical conductor (Batman, Frank Sinatra).
Jun 01 Race riot in Tulsa Okla (21 whites and 60 blacks killed).
Jun 01 Race riot in Tusla Okla (21 whites and 60 blacks killed).
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