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Monday, 06 July 2026
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 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 03 Bruce Cabot, actor (Diamonds are Forever), dies at 68
May 04 Vietcong forms revolutionary government in Quang Tri South Vietnam.
May 05 Alitalia DC-8 crashes west of Palermo Sicily; killing 115
May 05 Rev Gary David, vocalist, dies at 76
May 06 In the second most active dog-fight day of the war, Navy flyers shot down two iG-17s and two MiG-21s
May 08 Sabena aircraft at Lod International, Tel Aviv, captured by Palestinians
May 08 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircraft mine Haiphong Harbor in North Vietnam.
May 10 Overloaded South Korean bus plunges into reservoir, killing 77.
May 11 John Lennon says his phone is tapped by the FBI on Dick Cavett Show
May 11 Stanley Cup Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 2.
May 12 Paul McCartney and Wings release "Mary Had a Little Lamb".
May 13 Dan Blocker, American actor (Hoss-Bonanza), dies at 43
May 14 24th Emmy Awards All in the Family, Carrol O'Conner and Jean Stapleton.
May 15 Bus plunges into Nile River killing 50 pilgrims (Minia Egypt)
May 15 George Wallace shot and left paralyzed by Arthur Bremer in Laurel MD
May 15 Nigel Green, actor (Skull, Tobruk, Ipcress File), dies at 47
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