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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
May 02 1st performance of John Cage's "Water Music". 
May 02 The inaugural scheduled jet airliner passenger service begins with a BOAC Comet which flew from London to Johannesburg carrying 36 passengers
May 03 "Call Me Madam" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 644 performances
May 03 The inaugural airplane to land at the geographic location of the North Pole did so on this day
May 03 The inaugural landing by an airplane at geographic North Pole.
May 04 In this year, Babe Didrikson-Zaharias claims LPGA Fresno Golf Open.
May 05 Pulitzer prize awarded to Herman Wouk (Caine Mutiny)
May 06 Alberto Savinio, Italian composer (Capitano Ulisse), dies at 60
May 08 Mad Magazine debuts Great Magazine sure wish I still had the inaugural issue, but mon garbaged it.
May 09 Canada Lee, black actor (Lost Boundaries), dies in NYC at 45
May 11 Giovanni Tebaldini, composer, dies at 87.
May 13 Minor-league Bristol pitcher Ron Necciai strikes out 27 in 9-innings
May 13 Pandit Nehru is recorded as becoming premier of India.
May 15 Albert Basserman, actor (Madame Curie, Rhapsody in Blue), dies at 84.
May 16 Alec Hearne, cricketer (scored 9 in Test for Eng v S Afr 1892), dies.
May 18 Professor WF Libby said Stonehedge dates back to 1848 BC.
May 18 Rossetter Gleason Cole, composer, dies at 86.
May 21 Bkln Dodgers score 15 runs in 1st inning and beat Cin Reds, 19-1
May 21 Dutch Queen Juliana opens Amsterdam-Rhine Canal
May 21 John Garfield, actor (Juarez, Air Force), dies at 39
May 23 Georg Alfred Schumann, composer, dies at 85.
May 25 USS Iowa bombards Chongjin, Korea
May 26 Damaso Alonso, Spanish linguistic/poet (Hombrey Dios), dies at 55
May 27 European Defense Community forms.
May 27 European Defense Community Treaty, establishing an EU army, signed.
May 28 Memphis Kiddie Park opens in Brooklyn, Ohio. The park's Little Dipper roller coaster would become the oldest operating steel roller coaster in North America
May 29 2nd Round Conference between Dutch Antilles and Suriname ends.
May 31 Walter Schellenberg, German lawyer/headed spy (Venlo), dies.
Jun 01 East Germany closes its links with West.
Jun 01 John Dewey, US philosopher (Common Faith), dies at 92
Jun 02 650000 metal workers go on strike in US.
Jun 03 Romanian premier Petru Groza chosen president.
Jun 05 1st sporting event televised nationally-Walcott vs Charles boxing.
Jun 05 Jersey Joe Walcott beats Ezzard Charles for heavyweight boxing title
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