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Friday, 19 June 2026
May 03 Vaughn Taylor, act (Jailhouse Rock), dies of cerebal hemmorrhage at 72 
May 04 China People's Republic performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Rebublic of China.
May 04 Nino Sanzogno, composer, dies at 72
May 05 John Williams, actor (Family Affair, Dial M for Murder), dies at 80
May 07 Peter Edel, writer, dies.
May 10 "Laverne and Shirley" last airs on ABC-TV.
May 10 John P Strijbos, writer (Called that Bird), dies at 92.
May 10 Lee Chin Yong performs 170 continuous chin-ups in Seoul.
May 10 NSW Premier Neville Wran steps aside after allegations he sought to influence a magistrate.
May 11 "Dance a Little Closer" opens and closes at Minskoff Theater NYC.
May 11 Comet C/1983 H1 (IRAS-Araki-Alcock) approaches 0.0312 AUs of Earth.
May 11 In this year, Aberdeen claims 23rd Europe Cup II
May 11 In West Pubnico Nova Scotia a mob of 100 fishermen burn and sink two fisheries patrol boats at to protest lobster quotas.
May 11 Zenna [Chlarson] Henderson, author (Anything Box), dies at 65.
May 12 Julie Lynne Hayek, (California), crowned 32nd Miss USA.
May 12 Stanley Cup New York Islanders beat Edmonton Oilers, 4 games to 0.
May 13 Reggie Jackson is recorded as becoming the inaugural major league baseball player to strike out 2000 times.
May 14 Miguel Aleman Valdes, attorney/pres of Mexico (1946-52), dies at 80
May 15 Madison Hotel (Boston) destroyed by implosion.
May 16 Carel Brons, composer, dies at 52
May 16 Lebanese parliament accept peace accord with Israel.
May 17 Israel and Lebanon sign a peace treaty.
May 18 Senate revises immigration laws, gives millions of illegal aliens legal status under an amnesty program
May 18 Sri Lanka impose a State of Emergency after election violence
May 19 Jean Rey, Belgian minister, dies.
May 19 Weird Al Yankovic gives live performance at Wax Museum in Washington DC.
May 20 Larry Holmes beats Tim Witherspoon in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
May 20 Michael Dokes and Mike Weaver fight to a draw in 15 for heavyweight boxing title.
May 21 "Bang The Drum All Day" by Todd Rundgren hits #63.
May 21 Challenger moves to Vandenberg Air Force Base, for mating for STS-7 mission
May 21 David Bowie's "Let's Dance" single goes #1.
May 21 Finn Einar Mortensen, composer, dies at 61
May 23 Albert Claude, Belgian biologist (Nobel 1974), dies at 84
May 24 Fred Sinowatz succeeds Bruno Kreisky as chancellor of Austria.
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