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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
May 17 John Selwyn Brooke Selwyn Lloyd, speaker of house of commons, dies. 
May 18 Italy legalizes abortion
May 18 Russian dissident Yuri Orlov exiled to compulsory work.
May 19 George Gladstone, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1930), dies.
May 20 3 PFLP members kill a cop near El Al airlines in Orly Airport, Paris France.
May 20 US launches Pioneer Venus 1; produces inaugural global radar map of Venus
May 21 118 Unification church couples wed in England
May 21 Joseph EA "Jo" Spier, Dutch cartoonist/water color painter, dies at 77.
May 21 Yamada Mumon Roshi appointed head of Zen Rinzai Sect.
May 22 Bjarne Brustad, composer, dies at 83
May 23 General strike in Peru
May 24 Dutch Investment bill (WIR) law comes into force.
May 25 "Star Wars" released.
May 26 The inaugural legal casino east of the Mississippi opens in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
May 26 The inaugural legal gambling casino opens in Atlantic City
May 28 Al Unser became 5th to win Indianapolis 500 (average speed of 161.363 mph), 3 times.
May 29 A 1 oz letter costs 15-cents to mail today, as the US post office raises the old rate by two cents.
May 29 Bob Crane, actor (Donna Reed Show, Hogan-Hogan's Heroes), dies at 49
May 29 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR
Jun 05 John Meulenhoff, Dutch publisher, dies at 71
Jun 06 A Mrkos discovers asteroids #2199 Klet and #3339
Jun 06 California voters overwhelmingly approve Proposition 13, an initiative calling for major property tax cuts.
Jun 06 Proposition 13 cuts California property taxes 57%.
Jun 07 Nadine Hernandez is born in California.
Jun 09 Gutenberg Bible (1 of 21) sells for $2.4 million, London.
Jun 09 In this year, Larry Holmes claims a decision over Ken Norton for the WBC crown.
Jun 12 David Berkowitz sentenced in NY Supreme Court to 25 yrs to life
Jun 12 In Japan a 7.5 quake struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan. The shock was centered about 909 kilometers east of Sendai.
Jun 14 Theodore Karyotakis, composer, dies at 74
Jun 15 Anton Roosjen, politician/NCRV-chairman, dies at 83.
Jun 15 Jordan's King Hussein marries 26-year-old American Lisa Halaby, who is recorded as becoming Queen Noor
Jun 15 Soyuz 29 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6; they stay 139 days.
Jun 16 In this year, Ringo releases "Bad Boy" album; Wings releases "I've Had Enough"
Jun 17 Cully Richards, actor (Don't Call Me Charlie), dies at 68
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