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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
Apr 18 T Smirnova discovers asteroids #1902 Shaposhnikov, #2192 Pyatigoriya and #2250 Stalingrad 
Apr 19 Adolf Bach, German philologist/sociologist, dies at 82.
Apr 19 Bangladesh joins the British Commonwealth.
Apr 19 T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2328 Robeson
Apr 20 Apollo 16's Young and Duke land on Moon with Boeing Lunar Rover #2
Apr 21 Apollo 17, the last Apollo mission lands on the Moon.
Apr 21 John Young and Charles Duke explores Moon (Apollo 16).
Apr 21 Moonwalk in the Descartes Highlands by CAPT John W. Young, USN Commander of Apollo 16. He was the ninth man to walk on the moon. LCDR Thomas K. Mattingly II, USN was the Command Module Pilot. During the 11 day, 1 hour and 51 minute mission, 213 lbs. of lunar material was collected. Recovery by HC-1 helicopters from USS Ticonderoga (CVS-14).
Apr 21 Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 4 (Copernicus) launched.
Apr 22 Apollo astronauts John Young and Charles Duke ride on the Moon.
Apr 23 Apollo 16 astronauts explores Moon surface.
Apr 25 George Sanders actor (Mr Freeze-Batman), dies at 65
Apr 25 George Sanders, actor (Mr Freeze-Batman, Ivanhoe), dies at 65.
Apr 25 Hans-Werner Grosse glides 907.7 miles (1461 km) in an AS-W-12
Apr 25 Paula the cat, a ten month old tabby, survives a fall from the 26th floor of an apartment building.
Apr 26 Margaret A R Bonds, US pianist/composer/arranger, dies at 59
Apr 27 Apollo 16 returns to Earth.
Apr 27 Kwame Nkrumah president of Ghana, dies at 62.
Apr 27 Kwame Nkrumah, president of Ghana, dies at 62.
Apr 27 NYC Mayor John Lindsey appeals that John Lennon not be deported.
Apr 28 The courts awarded the Kentucky Derby prize money to 2nd place winner because the winner was given drugs before the race.
Apr 29 Ntare V, deposed King of Burundi, killed in an abortive coup.
Apr 30 "Arthur Godfrey Time" ends a 27 year run on radio
Apr 30 Gia Scala, actress (Garment Jungle, I Aim at the Stars), dies at 38.
May 01 "Different Times" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 24 performances
May 01 Fernand Ansseau, Belgian operator (Orfeo), dies at 82.
May 01 Pulitzer prize awarded to Wallace Stegner (Angle of Repose)
May 01 Radio's Mutual Black Network premieres
May 02 Electrical fire in Sunshine Silver mine - 126 die (Kellogg Idaho)
May 02 Hugo Hartung, writer, dies at 69.
May 02 Lieutenant General Vernon A Walters, USA, is recorded as becoming deputy director of CIA
May 02 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
May 03 Bruce Cabot, actor (Diamonds are Forever), dies at 68.
May 04 Vietcong forms revolutionary government in Quang Tri South Vietnam
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