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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
May 16 Helmut Schmidt is recorded as becoming West German chancellor 
May 16 USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR.
May 17 Charles Braswell, actor (Only Game in Town), dies at 49.
May 18 "The Streak" by Ray Stevens hits #1.
May 18 Daniel R Topping, US owner (NY Yankees), dies at 61.
May 18 India is recorded as becoming 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb
May 19 In this year, Valeri Giscard d'Estaing claims French presidential election
May 20 Soyuz 14 returns to Earth.
May 22 In this year, Ruffian starts her racing career as a filly and dies 14 months later
May 22 Soccer team Veendam forms.
May 22 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
May 23 Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
May 23 Italian Red Brigade officer Mario Sossi freed
May 23 Kathleen Cannell, writer, dies
May 24 Dean Martin Show, last airs on NBC-TV.
May 24 Duke Ellington, blues singer, dies of cancer at 75
May 25 Donald Crisp, actor/director (Beloved Brat, Dawn Patrol), dies at 91.
May 26 During a David Cassidy concert in London a 14 year old is trampled.
May 26 Kitty Gordon, entertainer, dies at 96.
May 28 26th Emmy Awards MASH, Alan Alda and Mary Tyler Moore win.
May 28 26th Emmy Awards: MASH, Alan Alda and Mary Tyler Moore win
May 28 Emmy inaugural Daytime Award presentation.
May 28 Italians fascist bomb demonstrators in Brescia, 6 killed.
May 28 Stephen Schwartz' musical "Magic Show" premieres at Cort Theater NYC for 1859 performances
May 29 Northern Ireland is brought under direct rule from Westminster
May 31 Adelle Davis, US nutrionalist (Let's stay healthy), dies at 70.
May 31 Israel and Syria sign an agreement concerning Golan Heights.
May 31 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR
Jun 01 Bundy victim Brenda Ball disappears from Burien, Wash
Jun 02 Elliott Sullivan, actor (Sergeant), dies at 66
Jun 03 Yitzhak Rabin takes over from Golda Meir as Israels premier
Jun 04 NFL grants franchise to Seattle Seahawks.
Jun 06 Blanche Yurka, actress (Tale of 2 Cities, Cry of Werewolf), dies at 86
Jun 09 M A Asturias, writer, dies.
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