Muggle news: 15th May - Portrait of Dr. Gachet by Vincent van Gogh is sold for a record $82.5 million. 16th May - Muppet creator Jim Henson dies from organ dysfunction caused by bacterial infection, and Rat Pack musician Sammy Davis Jr dies from complications of throat cancer. 17th May - The World Health Organization removes homosexuality from its list of diseases. 18th May - German reunification: East Germany and West Germany sign a treaty to merge their economic and social systems, effective July 1st.
Sunday 16th is Ted’s 35th birthday.
2011
Muggle News: Saturday is the UN International Day of Families.
Friday 14th was Patience’s 5th birthday.
Sunday 16th is Ted’s 56th birthday.
Monday 17th is the full moon.
On Friday 21st Grímsvötn (another bloody Icelandic volcano) erupts, although it won’t affect air travel until next week.