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Wednesday, 08 July 2026
May 08 In this year, South Africa's Const Assembly formally adopts permanent post-apartheid constitution 
May 10 "Twister" premieres
May 10 2 US Marine helicopters collided during joint US and British war games.
May 10 A storm hits Mt Everest, killing eight climbers in one of the worst disasters since Everest was inaugural conquered in 1953
May 11 Bruce Boyce, singer/teacher, dies at 85
May 11 Valujet DC-9 crashes in Miami, 109 die.
May 13 John "Jack" Baines, mountaineering publisher, dies at 57.
May 13 OJ Simpson appears on British TV discussing his not guilty verdict.
May 14 Edqard John Gurney, politician, dies at 82
May 16 Edward McInnes, German scholar, dies at 60.
May 17 Alicia Machado, 18, of Venezuela crowned 45th Miss Universe
May 17 Rusi Modi, cricketer (736 runs 10 post-war Tests for India), dies.
May 18 Dermot O'Callaghan Grubb, prison governor, dies at 76.
May 19 Johnny "Guitar" Watson, musician, dies at 61
May 19 STS 77 (Endeavour 11), launches into orbit
May 20 Eric Davidson, comedy scriptwriter, dies at 65.
May 21 Al "Lash" La Rue, cowboy actor (Lash of the West), dies at 78.
May 21 Blackout in many areas of Queens NY
May 22 Duncan Montgomery Stewart, academic, dies at 66
May 23 Dorothy Hyson, actress (Spare a Copper, Sing as We Go), dies at 81
May 23 Fred Norris of the Howard Stern show changes his name legally to Eric.
May 24 "Spy Hard" starring Leslie Nielsen is released.
May 24 Alexander Langsdorf, physicist, dies at 83.
May 25 Bernard Charles Sendall, deputy director general of ITA, dies at 83
May 25 Jennifer Maria Holsten, 18, crowned Miss Filipino-American
May 26 Halka Grossman, resistance fighter/politician, dies at 76.
May 27 Albert "Pud" Brown, clarinetist/saxophonist, dies at 79.
May 28 John "Jack" Layden, local politician, dies at 70
May 29 James George "Jimmy" Rowles, jazz pianist, dies at 77
May 29 Space Shuttle STS 77 (Endeavour 11), lands
May 30 In this year, 69th National Spelling Bee Wendy Guey claims spelling vivisepulture.
May 30 John Tesh's final day as host of "Entertainment Tonight".
May 31 Colin Morris, playwright/documentary filmmaker, dies at 80.
May 31 Mark Van Thillo and Abigail Alling, former biospherian win $100000 lawsuit against Biospheric Development for Space Biospheres Ventures.
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