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Monday, 15 June 2026
Apr 26 Aaron Avshalomov, composer, dies at 70 
Apr 26 In Ottawa Ontario, the Federal budget includes 10% cut in personal income tax. (we don't see another for a long long long time)
Apr 26 Ives' 4th Symphony premieres
Apr 27 Alan Bunce actor (Albert-Ethel and Albert), dies at 61
Apr 27 Edward R Murrow newscaster (Person to Person), dies at 57
Apr 27 RC Duncan patents "Pampers" disposable diaper.
Apr 28 Barbra Streisand stars on "My Name is Barbra" special on CBS.
Apr 28 Barbra Striesand stars on "My Name is Barbra" special on CBS.
Apr 28 Dominican Republic intervention began
Apr 28 Ferdinand Bordewijk, Dutch lawyer/writer (Character), dies at 80.
Apr 28 US marines invade Dominican Republic, stay until October 1966.
Apr 29 Australian govt announces it would send troops to Vietnam.
Apr 29 Earthquake hits Seattle; 5 die
Apr 30 Helen Chandler, actress (Dracula, Salute, Last Flight), dies at 56.
May 01 Leo Spies, composer, dies at 65.
May 01 USSR launches Luna 5; later impacts on Moon.
May 02 Early Bird satellite goes into commercial service.
May 03 Cambodia drops diplomatic relations with the US.
May 03 Howard Spring, British author (Heaven Lies About Us), dies at 76
May 03 In El Salvador a 6.0 earthquake left 125 persons dead, about 500 injured, and an estimated 48000 homeless
May 03 Pulitzer prize awarded to Irwin Unger (Greenback Era).
May 03 The inaugural use of satellite TV, Today Show on the Early Bird Satellite.
May 04 Norman Brokenshire, TV moderator (Four Square Court), dies at 66
May 05 The inaugural large-scale US Army ground units arrive in South Vietnam
May 08 H T W Hardinge, cricketer (scored 25 and 5 in only Test for Engld), dies.
May 09 Beatles attend a Bob Dylan concert
May 09 Leopold Figl, premier Austria, dies at 62.
May 09 Luna 5 launched (USSR) inaugural attempt to soft land on Moon (fails)
May 10 Hubertus J van Mook, Dutch min of Colonization (1942-45), dies at 70.
May 11 Ellis Island added to Statue of Liberty National monument.
May 11 Ludovicus H "Lode" Baekelmans, Flemish playwright, dies at 86
May 11 The inaugural of 2 cyclones in less than a month results in the deaths of 35000 (India)
May 11 U.S. destroyers deliver inaugural shore bombardment of Vietnam War.
May 11 West Indies is recorded as becoming inaugural holders of the Frank Worrell Cricket Trophy
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