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Friday, 12 June 2026
May 17 Thor Heyerdahl crosses the Atlantic on reed raft Ra 
May 20 100000 march in New York supporting US policies in Vietnam
May 20 2 die in a NYC subway accident
May 20 The Beatles' "Let it Be" movie premieres in UK
May 21 National Guard mobilized to quell disturbances at Ohio State University
May 21 Vinton Hayworth, actor (Gen Schaeffer-I Dream of Jeannie), dies at 63.
May 22 Arab terrorists kill 9 children and 3 adults on a school bus.
May 22 Joseph W Krutch, US writer (Measure of Man), dies at 76
May 23 Grateful Dead's inaugural perfomance outside of the US (England).
May 23 Nydia Westman, actress (Going My Way, Young Mr Bobbins), dies at 68.
May 24 Peter Queen quits Fleetwood Mac to join a religious cult.
May 27 British expedition climbs south face of Annapurna I.
May 27 Emmy van Lokhorst, author, dies at 78.
May 28 Australian Army Training Team Vietnam awarded US unit Meritorious Citation
May 29 John Gunther, author/host (John Gunther's High Road), dies at 68.
May 31 At 03 23 PM, Yungay Peru levelled by 7.75 earthquake (50-70000 die)
Jun 01 G Ungaretti, writer, dies at 82
Jun 01 Soyuz 9 launched into Earth orbit for 18 days.
Jun 03 Douwe Hermans Kiestra, [Harm Harmstra], Fries boer/writer, dies at 70
Jun 04 Hjalmar Schcacht, [Horace Greeley], Nazi minister, dies.
Jun 04 Tonga gains independence from Britain (National Day)
Jun 04 Tonga independence
Jun 05 "Jopie" Pengel, [Johan A], premier Suriname (1963-69), dies at 54.
Jun 06 The Black Watch of Canada regiment is retired from battle order(more history gone).
Jun 07 Edward M Forster, Brit writer (Maurice, passage to India), dies at 91
Jun 07 The Who's Tommy is performed at NY's Lincoln Center
Jun 11 Aleksandr F Kerenski, Russian premier (1917), dies at 89.
Jun 11 US leaves Wheelus AFB Libya.
Jun 13 Beatles' "Let It Be," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 4 weeks.
Jun 16 Elsa Triolet, writer, dies at 73.
Jun 16 Kenneth A Gibson elected inaugural black mayor of Newark, NJ
Jun 16 Race riots in Miami Florida
Jun 17 Matthew Henderson, cricketer (one Test for NZ 1930), dies.
Jun 17 Polaroid camera patented
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