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Friday, 26 June 2026
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 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 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
May 30 Ella Raines, actress (Uncle Harry, Runaround, Impact), dies at 66.
Jun 02 Horace A Hildreth, (Gov-Maine, 1945-49), dies at 85.
Jun 05 Clarence M Pendleton, chairman of comm on Civil Rights (1981-88) dies
Jun 06 Ella Raines, actress (Brute Force), dies of throat cancer at 66.
Jun 06 George Bush makes campaign promise to support reparations for WW II Japanese-American internees (promise broken, May 1989)
Jun 07 Joe Partridge, cricketer (S Afr pace bowler 1963-65), commits suicide
Jun 08 Eli Mintz, actor (Boardwalk), dies
Jun 09 Attorney General Meese orders Joseph Doherty deported to the UK.
Jun 10 Greatest number of participants (31678) on a bicycle tour (London)
Jun 10 Louis L'Amour, western writer (Bowdrie), dies at 80 of cancer
Jun 11 Giuseppe Saragat, president of Italy (1964-71), dies at 89.
Jun 12 Marcel Poot, Belgian baron/composer, dies at 87
Jun 13 In this year, George Harrison releases "This is Love"
Jun 13 US Supreme Court refuses to hear Yonkers argument they aren't racist
Jun 15 NASA launches space vehicle S-213
Jun 16 In Santa Barbara, CA, a team of 32 divers begin cycling underwater on a standard tricycle, to complete 116.66 mi in 75 hrs 20 mins (why?).
Jun 17 Bruce Springsteen seperates from Juliette Phillips.
Jun 17 In this year, Microsoft releases MS DOS 4.0 (think Windows)
Jun 17 The Givens' Family reports Mike Tyson beats his wife Robin Givens
Jun 19 Danny Spitz, heavy metal artist (Anthrax), weds Valerie
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