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Thursday, 19 February 2026
May 13 Carl Weinrich, composer, dies at 76 
May 13 In this year, Dinamo Tbilisi claims 21st Europe Cup II.
May 13 Pope John Paul II is shot and wounded
May 13 Pope John Paul II shot, wounded by assailant in St Peter's Square.
May 14 NASA launches space vehicle S-192
May 14 The Bank of Canada raises lending rate to further record high of 18.98%
May 15 In this year, George Harrison releases "All Those Years Ago" in UK
May 15 Soyuz 40 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Rumanian) to Salyut 6
May 16 "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes hits #1 for next 9 weeks
May 16 Pretenders' Martin Chambers weds Tracy Atkinson
May 17 Hugo Freidhofer, composer, dies at 80
May 18 Arthur O'Connell, actor (Mr Peepers, 2nd Hundred Years), dies at 73.
May 21 Kim Seelbrede, (Ohio), crowned 30th Miss USA
May 21 Stanley Cup New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 1
May 21 Stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 1
May 21 Yuki Shimoda, actor (Farewell to Manzanar), dies.
May 22 Soyuz 40 returns to Earth
May 23 Barcelona fascists take 200 people hostage.
May 23 George Jessel, US comic/toastmaster (Diary of Young Comic), dies at 83.
May 23 NASA launches Intelsat V
May 24 George Jessel, actor (Diary of a Young Comic), dies at 83
May 24 Hostage situation ends at Central Bank in Barcelona Spain
May 24 In this year, Bobby Unser claims, loses, and claims a controversial Indianapolis 500.
May 25 Al Unser is recorded as becoming inaugural Indianapolis 500 winner to be disqualified
May 25 Daniel Goodwin, scales outside of Chicago's Sears Tower in 7 hours.
May 25 Rosa Ponselle, US singer (Metropolitan Opera), dies at 84
May 26 Marine jet crashes on flight deck of USS Nimitz, killing 14
May 26 Soyuz T-4 returns to Earth.
May 27 In this year, Liverpool claims 26th Europe Cup 1 at Paris France.
May 27 John Hinckley attempts suicide by overdosing on Tylenol.
May 27 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR.
May 28 Mary Lou Williams, black musician, dies at 71 in Durham NC
May 29 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
May 30 "Nightline" extends from 4 nights to 5 nights a week (Friday)
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