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Friday, 26 June 2026
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
Jun 07 "3 Wishes after Jamie" closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 94 perfs.
Jun 08 In this year, Betsy Rawls claims LPGA Eastern Women's Golf Open
Jun 12 In British Columbia. W. A. C. Bennett 1900-1979 invited to form a Social Credit minority government after BC provincial election; start of 20 years of power for the Socreds.
Jun 12 Michael von Faulhaber, Cardinal/archbishop of Munich, dies at 83.
Jun 13 Max Pulver, writer, dies
Jun 13 Soviet fighters shoot Swedish Dakota down over East Sea, results in the deaths of 8.
Jun 14 52nd US Golf Open: Julius Boros shoots a 281 at Northwood Club Dallas
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