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Tuesday, 21 July 2026
May 10 Dutch-Indies Governor Van Starkenborch proclaims end to state of siege 
May 10 Euphemia "Phemia" Molkenboer, Dutch author/poster artist, dies at 56
May 10 French marines stationed on Aruba
May 10 French troops arrive in Zealand/Brabant Netherlands
May 10 Massive German invasion of Holland, Belgium and France begins.
May 10 Nazi armies invade the Benelux countries of Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg
May 10 Winston Churchill succeeds Neville Chamberlain as British PM
May 11 In this year, 66th Preakness: Fred A Smith aboard Bimelech claims in 1:58.6
May 11 New York World's Fair reopens
May 12 French mariners occupy St Maarten.
May 12 German tanks conquer Moerdijkbrug
May 12 Nazi blitz conquest of France began by crossing Meuse River.
May 13 British bomb factory at Breda.
May 13 Dutch Queen Wilhelmina flees to England.
May 13 German breakthrough at Grebbelinie.
May 14 Admiral Furstner departs to England
May 14 Eddy [Charles E] du Platform, writer/poet, dies
May 14 German breakthrough at Sedan.
May 14 Lord Beaverbrook appointed British minister of aircraft production
May 14 Nazi bombs Rotterdam (600-900 dead), Netherlands surrender to Germany
May 14 Rotterdam, in Holland, captured by German forces during WW2
May 15 German armour division moves into Northern France
May 15 German troops occupy Amsterdam, General Winkelman surrenders.
May 15 Joseph Limburg, liberal 2nd-Member of parliament (1905-19), dies at 75
May 15 Nazis capture General Dutch Persbureau (ANP).
May 15 Nylon stockings go on sale for inaugural time (US).
May 15 Premier Winston Churchill flies to Paris France
May 15 The inaugural successful helicopter flight in US Vought-Sikorsky US-300.
May 16 Nazis forbid non-professional auto workers
May 16 Premier Winston Churchill returns to London from Paris.
May 17 Germany begins the invasion of France
May 17 Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium and begins invasion of France.
May 17 Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium.
May 17 The Belgian government moves to Ostend because of invading German forces.
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