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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
May 11 Mario Andretti records quickest Indianapolis 500 lap (221.565 mph). 
May 13 Chet Baker, jazz trumpeter, fell to death out of a hotel window at 59.
May 14 Willem Drees, PM of Netherland (1948-58), dies at 101.
May 15 Andrew Duggan, actor (Jigsaw, Firehouse), dies of cancer at 64.
May 15 Soviet troops begin their withdrawl from Afghanistan.
May 16 Kay Baxter, best bodybuilder in the world (1983-85), dies in car crash at 42.
May 16 Surgeon General C Everett Koop reports nicotine as addictive as heroin
May 16 The U S Supreme Court rules that police can search discarded garbage without a search warrant
May 16 US Supreme Court rules trash may be searched without a warrant
May 18 Daws Butler, cartoon voice (Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound), dies at 71
May 19 Virginia Farmer, actresss (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 90
May 21 "Da'Butt" by EU hits #35.
May 21 "Fat" by Weird Al Yankovic hits #99.
May 21 Dedication of the Australian-Hellenic Memorial on Anzac Parade by the Prime Minister, the Hon Bob Hawke, and the Deputy Prime Minister of Greece, Mr Yannis Haralambopoulos
May 21 Dino Conte Grandi, Italy, delegate to league of nations, dies at 92.
May 21 Jane Powell weds Dickie Moore.
May 21 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
May 22 Dennis Day, tenor/comedian (Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy), dies at 71.
May 22 Hungarian Communist Party leader ousted
May 23 David Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head (Wash, Paris), dies at 73
May 23 Maryland formally ends sale of cheap pistols on Jan 1, 1990
May 24 James "Hamish" Hamilton, Brit publisher (Salinger/Mitford), dies at 87.
May 24 John Moschitta set record for fast talking 586 words per minute
May 24 John Moschitta set record for fast talking: 586 words per minute
May 24 Porntip Nakhirunkanok, 19, of Thailand, crowned 37th Miss Universe
May 24 Power outage in Boston Garden in NHL's Stanley Cup finals.
May 25 In this year, PSV claims Europe Cup.
May 26 Stanley Cup Edmonton Oilers sweep Boston Bruins in 4 games.
May 26 Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers sweep Boston Bruins in 4 games
May 27 Florida Friebus, actress (Bob Newhart Show), dies of a stroke at 79.
May 27 Senate ratified a treaty eliminating medium-range nuclear missiles.
May 28 Genie Francis (General Hospital) weds Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek TNG)
May 29 Graeme Hick scores his 1000th run of 1st-class cricket season.
May 29 President Zia ul-Haq fires government/disbands parliament in Pakistan.
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