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Wednesday, 08 July 2026
Apr 04 Anaheim Ducks clinch their 1st-ever playoff berth. 
Apr 04 Braves officially open Turner Field against Cubs.
Apr 04 DMSP Titan 2 launched.
Apr 04 STS 83 (Columbia 22), launches.
Apr 05 Galileo, 3rd Ganymede Flyby (Orbit 7).
Apr 06 Jack Kent Cooke, NFL owner (Wash Redskins), dies at 84.
Apr 08 Laura Nyro, singer, dies of ovarian cancer at 49
Apr 09 Helene Hanff, author (84 Charing Cross Road), dies at 80.
Apr 11 In Southern Xinjiang, China a 6.2 earthquake occurred, at least 9 people killed, 89 injured, 100000 homeless, thousands of buildings destroyed and 11000 livestock killed in Jiashi County
Apr 11 Michael Dorris, writer, commits suicide at 52
Apr 12 George Wald, scientist, dies at 90
Apr 13 Ann Craft, researcher/writer, dies at 53.
Apr 16 Emilio Azcarraga Milmo, media tycoon, dies at 66
Apr 17 Chaim Herzog, President of Israel (1983-93), dies at 78.
Apr 21 Andres Rodriguez, Paraguayan president (1989-93), dies
Apr 24 Pat Paulsen, comedian (Smothers Brothers Show), dies at 69
Apr 26 Joey Faye, comic (Fruit of the Loom grapes), dies at 86.
Apr 27 Paul Lambert, actor (Tom-Executive Suite), dies at 73
Apr 28 Susan Seddon Boulet, artist, dies of cancer at 45.
Apr 29 Keith Ferguson, blues (Fabulous Thunderbirds), dies of overdose at 50.
May 01 Bebe, AKA Flipper, dolphin, dies at 40
May 01 Toni Blair elected PM of UK.
May 02 Donald Trump and Marla Maples announce they are separating.
May 02 Mercury Mail announces its 1 millionth internet subscriber.
May 02 Republic of Texas security chief Robert Scheidt surrenders
May 03 Garry Kasparov begins chess match with IBM supercomputer Deep Blue
May 04 Alvy Moore, actor/producer (Mr Kimball-Green Acres), dies at 75.
May 05 "Married With Children" final episode on Fox TV
May 05 Iridium-1 Delta 2 Launch, Successful.
May 06 Army Staff Sergeant Delmar Simpson gets 25-year sentence for rape
May 06 Michael Jackson and Bee Gees inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
May 08 Tea Leoni and David Duchovny wed in Greenwich Village.
May 09 The inaugural US ambassador returns to Vietnam since Saigon fell arrives in Vietnam.
May 10 In Northern Iran a 7.5 quake, At least 1567 people killed, 2300 injured, 50000 homeless, 10533 houses destroyed, 5474 houses damaged and landslides in the Birjand-Qayen area.
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