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Saturday, 20 June 2026
May 12 Israel and West Germany exchange letters beginning diplomatic relations. 
May 12 Roger Vailland, French playwright (La Truite), dies at 57.
May 13 Rolling Stones record "Satisfaction"
May 13 Several Arab nations break ties with West Germany after it established diplomatic relations with Israel
May 14 2nd Chinese atom bomb explodes.
May 14 Frances Perkins, US 1st female minister of Labor (1933-45), dies at 83
May 15 Adrian Schoevers, Dutch director (Schoevers Institution), dies.
May 16 Bomb destroys USAF base Bien Hoa South Vietnam
May 16 Spaghetti-O's inaugural sold.
May 18 Eduard J Dijksterhuis, mathematician (Archimedes), dies at 72.
May 18 Gene Roddenberry suggests 16 names including Kirk for the Star Trek Captain
May 19 30th Naval Construction Regiment activated at Danang, Vietnam
May 19 In this year, West Ham United claims 5th Europe Cup II
May 19 Maria Dabrowska, Polish writer (Znaki Zycia), dies
May 19 Patricia R Harris named inaugural US black female ambassador (Luxembourg)
May 20 Pakistani Boeing 720-B crashes at Cairo Egypt, killing 121.
May 20 Yorkshire all out for 23 vs Hampshire at Middlesbrough.
May 22 "Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious" hits #66.
May 22 Beatles' "Ticket to Ride" single goes #1
May 22 Bobby Watson, comedian (Hitler Gang, Boys Town), dies at 77
May 22 Mad Dog Vachon beats Igor Vodic in Omaha, to become NWA champion
May 22 Ticket to Ride by the Beatles goes to Number One on the pop charts
May 23 David Smith, sculptor, dies.
May 23 Franz Jonas elected president of Austria
May 23 Pontoon ferry overturned on Shire River Malawi, results in the deaths of 150.
May 24 Supreme Court declares federal law allowing post office to intercept communist propaganda is unconstitutional.
May 25 Dave Davies of Kinks stumbles and is knocked unconscious on stage
May 25 Dave Davies of the Kinks stumbles and is knocked unconscious on stage.
May 25 India and Pakistan border fights
May 25 Muhammad Ali KOs Sonny Liston in inaugural round for heavyweight boxing title
May 25 Sonny Boy Williamson, [Aleck Miller], blues player, dies at 65.
May 26 Dutch Voting Rights Bill passes.
May 26 Revised international Convention on Safety of Life at Sea takes effect.
May 27 HMAS Sydney departs on inaugural voyage to Vietnam with 1 RAR.
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