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1631 - Earl Johann Tilly attacks Maagdenburg 1689 - English King William III declares war on France in support of the Dutch Republic (Nine Years' War) 1824 - The diaries of Lord Byron are burnt by six of the poet's friends at the office of John Murray in London, sometimes described as “the greatest crime in literary history” 1848 - Gerrit, Count Schimmelpenninck resigns as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Netherlands 1895 - W. G. Grace completes his 100th 100 v Somerset at Bristol 1898 - Camp Merritt forms in Presidio [see 0503] 1948 - Soviet Union recognizes Israel 1974 - Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) explode four bombs in Republic of Ireland, killing 33 civilians, wounding 300 (highest number of casualties in a single incident during "The Troubles") 1975 - 100th Preakness: Darrel McHargue aboard Master Derby wins in 1:56.4 2014 - English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (89,345): Arsenal beats Hull City, 3–2 (a.e.t.); Aaron Ramsey scores 109' winner More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1849 - Fire destroy Centrum in St Louis, Missouri 1876 - 7th US Cavalry under General George Armstrong Custer leaves Fort Lincoln 1941 - Pennsylvania declares legal holiday to honor A's manager Connie Mack 1970 - Anonymous buyer purchases one of the pairs of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz" for $15,000 at MGM Studio auction, and donates them to the Smithsonian Institution 2013 - 90 people are killed and 200 are injured after a series of bombings across Iraq More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1923 - Michael Beetham, British Marshall of the RAF (Falklands War), born in London, England (d. 2015) 1952 - Howard Hampton, Canadian politician, Attorney General (1990-93), and Ontario MMP (1999-2011), born in Fort Frances, Ontario 1962 - Steven Honigberg, American classical cellist (National Symphony Orchestra; Potomac String Quartet), born in Chicago, Illinois 1968 - Dave Abbruzzese, American drummer (Pearl Jam), born in Stamford, Connecticut 1970 - Matt Eberflus, American NFL football coach (Chicago Bears, 2022-), born in Toledo, Ohio More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1694 - Johann Michael Bach, German composer (In Dulci Jubilo), dies at 46 1889 - William Roxby Beverly, artist, dies 1992 - George Hurrell, Hollywood photographer, dies of cancer at 87 2004 - Ezzedine Salim, leader of Iraqi Governing Council (b. 1943) 2009 - Mario Benedetti, Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet, dies from respiratory and intestinal problems at 88 More Famous Deaths »

1902 - 2 deaf-mutes face each other for 1st time as Dummy Hoy leads off for the Reds against Dummy Taylor of the Giants, Reds win 5-3 1943 - Operation Chastise: No. 617 Squadron RAF begins the famous Dambusters Raid, bombing the Möhne and Eder dams in the Ruhr valley with bouncing bombs 1945 - Violent battles around Sugar Loaf and Half Moon, Okinawa 1955 - Rocky Marciano beats Don Cockell by TKO in the 9th round at Kezar Stadium, San Francisco to retain his world heavyweight boxing title 1956 - Great Britain performs nuclear Test at Monte Bello Is Australia 1956 - England cricket spin bowler Jim Laker takes 10-88 for Surrey v Australia in tour match at The Oval, London 1989 - Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping meet in Beijing and formally end a 30-year rift 1990 - Eugene Stoner and Mikhail Kalashnikov, the creators of the M16 rifle and the AK-47 rifle respectively, meet in Washington, D.C. 1993 - Farmer Sugeng finds 1.2 million year old Pithecanthropus IX skull 2023 - ChatGPT developer OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, supports oversight of AI, in appearance before US Senate Committee saying they “might consider a combination of licensing and testing requirements" More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1984 - Guinea-Bissau adopts constitution 1990 - Dominican Republic President Joaquín Ricardo Balaguer re-elected 1997 - MLB Montreal Expos trailing San Francisco Giants by 9 runs comeback to win 14-13 1997 - Brandi Sherwood (Miss Idaho) replaces Brook Lee as Miss USA when Brook is crowned Miss Universe 2007 - Alex Salmond is elected First Minister of Scotland. He is first Scottish National Party leader to be elected First Minister after winning a historic victory at the Scottish general election on the 3rd May. More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1710 - William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English peer and Whig politician, born in Worcester, England (d. 1782) 1918 - Aubrey Bowman, British pianist, composer, and conductor (Workman's Music Association), born in Bournemouth, England (d. 2009) 1918 - Edward Thomas, British historian and intelligence expert (Bletchley Park), born in Portsmouth, England (d. 1996) 1937 - Yvonne Craig, actress (Batgirl-Batman, Kissin Cousin), born in Taylorville, Illinois (d. 2015) 1945 - Nicky Chinn, British-American pop songwriter and producer (with Mike Chapman: Sweet - "The Ballroom Blitz"; Suzi Quatro; Toni Basel - "Mickey"; Tina Turner - "You Better Be Good To Me"), born in London, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1657 - Andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591) 1762 - Ernst Christian Hesse, German composer, dies at 86 1924 - William "Candy" Cummings, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (credited with creating the curveball), dies at 75 1990 - Dag Drollet, Cheyenne Brando's boyfriend killed by her brother Christian 1996 - Jeremy Boorda, U.S. Navy admiral (25th Chief of Naval Operations), commits suicide at 56 More Famous Deaths »

1876 - 2nd Kentucky Derby: Bobby Swim aboard Vagrant wins in 2:38.25 1940 - German armoured division moves into Northern France 1941 - New York Yankees Joe DiMaggio starts 56-game hitting streak, with the only RBI, in a 13-1 loss to visiting Chicago White Sox 1943 - Halifax bombers sinks U-463 1953 - Osip Zadkine's monument to "The destroyed city" unveiled in Rotterdam 1957 - Evangelist Billy Graham launches his "crusade" in front of 18,000 people at Madison Square Garden in NYC 1964 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1991 - US President George H. W. Bush takes Queen Elizabeth to Oakland A's-Baltimore Oriole game 1992 - Part of Cruger Avenue in Bronx renamed Regis Philbin Avenue 1995 - China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor, PRC More Historical Events »

Historical Events 756 - Abd-al-Rahman I becomes emir of Cordova, Spain 1886 - British sailor David Beatty is promoted to midshipman 1972 - The island of Okinawa, under U.S. military governance since its conquest in 1945, reverts to Japanese control. 1993 - Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas opens 2020 - Germany, Europe's largest economy, officially in recession due to COVID-19, as figures show economy shrank 2.2% 1st 3 months of 2020 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1819 - Thomas Leonidas Crittenden, American lawyer, politician, and Major General (Union Army), born in Russellville, Kentucky (d. 1893) 1920 - Hugh Henry Home Popham, British aviator, writer and poet, born in Beer, England (d. 1996) 1934 - David Greville, 8th Earl of Warwick who sold his castle to Madame Tussauds, born in Warwick Castle, Warwick, England (d. 1996) 1970 - Cory Philpot, CFL running back (BC Lions) 1974 - Jennifer Rizzotti, Basketball Hall of Fame point guard (Uni of Connecticut) and coach (George Washington), born in White Plains, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1821 - John Wall Calcott, English composer, dies at 54 1940 - Willem Adriaan Bonger, Dutch criminologist (Race and Crime), suicide at 63 1952 - Italo Montemezzi, Italian composer (L'amore dei tre re), dies at 76 1992 - Bruce Hopkins, performer/director, dies at 44 2003 - Desmond Dreyer, British admiral (battle of the River Plate), dies at 93 More Famous Deaths »

1796 - English country doctor Edward Jenner administers his revolutionary cowpox-based vaccine for smallpox in Berkeley, Gloucestershire 1832 - Felix Mendelssohn's concert overture "Hebrides" premieres in London, England 1879 - The first group of 463 Indian indentured labourers arrive in Fiji aboard the Leonidas 1894 - Fire in Boston bleachers spreads to 170 adjoining buildings 1918 - Sunday baseball is made legal in Washington, D.C. 1942 - World premiere performance of Aaron Copland's "Lincoln Portrait" with: Andre Kostelanetz conducting the Cincinnati Symphony in Cincinnati, Ohio 1957 - Bob Merrill's musical "New Girl in Town", starring Gwen Verdon and Thelma Ritter, opens at 46th St Theater, NYC; runs for 432 performances and wins 2 Tony Awards 2000 - 46th British Academy Television Awards: "The League of Gentlemen" Best Comedy, "The Cops" Best Drama 2010 - The 51,700 seat Aviva Stadium is officially opened on the site of the famous old Lansdowne Road Stadium in Dublin by Irish Prime Minister, Brian Cowan 2018 - United States moves its Israeli embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1888 - 14th Kentucky Derby: George Covington aboard MacBeth II wins in 2:38.00 1903 - President Theodore Roosevelt visits San Francisco 1944 - British troops occupy Kohima 1972 - In Willie Mays' 1st game as New York Met, his homer beats San Francisco Giants, 5-4 (his former team of over 20 years), at Shea Stadium, New York 1986 - Reggie Jackson hit his 537th HR passing Mickey Mantle into 6th place More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1930 - Edward Regan, American Republican politician and Comptroller of New York (1979-93), born in Plainfield, New Jersey (d. 2014) 1959 - Patrick Bruel [Benguigui], Algerian-French actor (Coup of Sirocco), rock vocalist ("Marre de cette nana-là" - "Fed Up With That Chick"), and world class poker player, born in Tlemcen, Algeria 1964 - Nancy Sorel, Canadian-American actress (Less Than Kind, Black Fox), born in Fall River, Massachusetts 1967 - Tony Siragusa, American football defensive tackle (Super Bowl 2000 Baltimore Ravens; Indianapolis Colts) and broadcaster (Fox, The Sopranos, Man Caves), born in Kenilworth, New Jersey (d. 2022) 1977 - Jayna Hefford, ice hockey forward (Canada, Olympics 1998) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1947 - John Ray Sinnock, US chief engraver (1925-47), dies at 59 1969 - Walter Pitts, American logician ("A Logical Calculus of the Ideas Immanent in Nervous Activity" with Warren McCulloch), dies at 46 1996 - Edward Gurney, American attorney and politician (US Senator for Florida, 1969-74; US Representative for Florida, 1963-69), dies at 82 1998 - Frank Sinatra, American singer ("Strangers in the Night"; "My Way"; "The Summer Wind") and actor (From Here to Eternity; Guys and Dolls, The Manchurian Candidate), known as the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", dies at 82 2006 - Stanley Kunitz, American poet, 10th US Poet Laureate, dies at 100 More Famous Deaths »

1559 - Exhumed corpse of heretic David Jorisz burned in Basel 1638 - Construction of the Red Fort begins at Shahjahanabad, Mughal Empire (now Dehli, India) 1884 - Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) forms in New York 1916 - Lafayette Escadrille, an American air force unit under French command comprised of volunteers to fight for France, see first combat at the Battle of Verdun 1923 - Pulitzer Prize awarded to Willa Cather for her World War I-based novel "One of Ours" 1989 - Minnesota Twin Kirby Puckett becomes 35th to hit 4 doubles in a game 1992 - Three astronauts simultaneously walk in space for the first time 1995 - Team New Zealand beats Team Dennis Conner 5-0 to win the America's Cup for the first time 1998 - Chelsea of England win 38th European Cup Winner's Cup against Stuttgart of Germany 1-0 in Stockholm 2001 - 47th British Academy Television Awards: "Da Ali G Show" Best Comedy, "Clocking Off" Best Drama More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1588 - King Henri III flees Paris 1777 - University library at Vienna opens 1960 - Phillies lose 3rd consecutive 1-0 game 1960 - WOLE TV channel 12 in Aguadillo, PR 2012 - Manchester City win the English Premier League for the first time More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1903 - Jim Sims, English cricket spin bowler (4 Tests, 11 wickets; Middlesex), born in Leyton, England (d. 1973) 1944 - Armistead Maupin, American author (Tales of the City series), born in Washington D.C. 1967 - Melanie Thornton, American pop-dance singer (La Bouche - "Be My Lover"), born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 2001) 1978 - Barry Zito, American baseball player (Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants), born in Las Vegas, Nevada 1980 - Waka Inoue, Japanese gravure idol, TV personality, and actress, born in Tokyo, Japan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1839 - Joseph Fesch, French cardinal (Archbishop of Lyon, 1802-39), diplomat, art collector (Musée Fesch), and uncle of Napoleon, dies at 76 1901 - Leopoldo Alas, Spanish novelist (La Regenta), dies at 49 1967 - Frank McGrath, American actor (The Reluctant Astronaut, Wagon Train), dies from a heart attack at 64 1999 - Gene Sarazen, American golfer (7 x major titles including Career Grand Slam; 38 PGA Tour event wins), dies of pneumonia at 97 1999 - Meg Greenfield, American Pulitzer Prize winning editorial writer (Washington Post; Newsweek), dies of cancer at 68 More Famous Deaths »

1215 - English barons serve an ultimatum on King John which eventually leads to the creation and signing of the Magna Carta 1891 - Riot against tax increase in Paramaribo, Suriname 1908 - George Bernard Shaw's play "Getting Married" premieres in London 1948 - Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicates due to ill health 1956 - Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine's throws 2nd career no-hitter, beats NY Giants, 3-0, at Ebbetts Field in Brooklyn, NYC 1965 - Israel and West Germany establish diplomatic relations with an exchange of letters 1989 - Retired British pilot Jack Mann is kidnapped by Islamic fundamentalists 1997 - Russia and Chechnya sign peace deal after 400 years of conflict 2001 - 46th Eurovision Song Contest: Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL for Estonia wins singing "Everybody" in Copenhagen 2008 - Wenchuan earthquake, measuring 7.8 in magnitude occurs in Sichuan, China, killing over 87,000, injuring 374,643 and leaving homeless between 4.8 million and 11 million people More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1784 - Ratified copies of the Treaty of Paris, ending the Revolutionary War exchanged between US and Great Britain, in Paris 1888 - Crouching start first used in track and field by Charles Sherrill of Yale 1972 - Paul McCartney and Wings release single "Mary Had a Little Lamb" 2010 - An Afriqiyah Airways Flight crashes and kills everyone but one person on board 2017 - Former One Direction singer Harry Styles releases his self-titled debut solo album More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1850 - Henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. statesman, born in Beverly, Massachusetts (d. 1924) 1900 - Helene Weigel, Austrian-German actress (Metropolis, Mutter Courage), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1971) 1926 - Earl Hutto, American politician (Rep-D-Florida, 1979-95), born in Panama City, Florida (d. 2020) 1931 - Johan Fleerackers, Flemish civil servant and cultural attaché (Minister of Cutlure, 1965-77), born in Mortsel, Belgium (d. 1989) 1971 - Doug Basham, American professional wrestler, born in Louisville, Kentucky More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1641 - Thomas Wentworth, 1st earl of Strafford and Viceroy of Ireland, beheaded at 48 1737 - Cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian, collector of antiquities and author (Coinage of the Counts of Holland), dies at 83 1852 - John Richardson, Canadian writer (War of 1812), dies at 55 1856 - Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician, physicist and astronomer, dies at 70 2008 - Irena Sendler [née Krzyżanowska], Polish nurse, social worker, and WWII heroine who helped smuggle Jewish ghetto children to safety, dies at 98 More Famous Deaths »

1752 - 1st US fire insurance policy issued, in Philadelphia 1864 - Battle of Yellow Tavern, Virginia (Sheridan's Raid, South Anna Bridge) 1881 - Bedřich Smetana's opera "Libuše" premieres at the National Theate, in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia 1918 - 44th Kentucky Derby: William Knapp on Exterminator wins in 2:10.8 1919 - Cincinnati Reds pitcher Hod Eller no-hits St Louis Cardinals, 6-0 at Redland Field, Cincinnati 1928 - 63rd British Open Men's Golf Championship, Royal St George's GC: Walter Hagen wins 3rd of his 4 Open Championship titles, 2 strokes ahead of fellow American Gene Sarazen 1959 - Mary Rodgers and Marshall Barer's musical "Once Upon A Mattress", starring Carol Burnett and directed by George Abbott, opens at Phoenix Theatre, NYC, later transferring to the Alvin Theater; runs for 244 performances 1968 - Toronto Transit Commission opens the largest expansion of its Bloor-Danforth Line, going to Scarborough in the east, Etobicoke in the west 1985 - Dave Concepcion becomes 4th Cincinnati Red teammate to get 2,000 hits, others include Pete Rose, Tony Perez and César Cedeño 2009 - An American soldier in Iraq opened fire on a counseling center at Camp Liberty in Bagdhad, leaving 5 other US soldiers dead and 3 soldiers wounded More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1862 - Confederates scuttle CSS Virginia off Norfolk, Virginia 1958 - US performs its second atmospheric nuclear test of the day, this one at Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands 1972 - Stanley Cup Final, Madison Square Garden, NYC: Wayne Cashman scores twice as Boston Bruins beat NY Rangers, 3-0 to take title, 4-2 1977 - Ted Turner manages an Atlanta Braves game 2014 - Thousands protest against the construction of a waste incineration plant in Hangzhou, China More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1827 - Septimus Winner, American songwriter (Listen To The Mockingbird), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1902) 1917 - Montague Woodhouse, British military officer and politician (organized the resistance forces in Crete WWII, MI6 agent), born in England (d. 2001) 1925 - Edward J. King, American politician, 66th Governor of Massachusetts (1979-83), born in Chelsea, Massachusetts (d. 2006) 1971 - Corey Fuller, NFL cornerback (Minnesota Vikings) 1977 - Victor Matfield, South African rugby union footballer More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1923 - Henry Martyn Robert, American soldier and parliamentarian (Robert's Rules of Order), dies at 86 1935 - Edward Herbert Thompson, American archaeologist (Mayan civilization), dies at 78 1976 - Alvar Aalto, Finnish architect (Finlandia House) and designer, dies at 78 1981 - Bob Marley, Jamaican reggae musician ("Exodus"; "One Love"; "No Woman No Cry"; "Three Little Birds"), dies of brain and lung cancer at 36 2022 - Shireen Abu Akleh, Palestinian-American journalist (Al Jazeera), shot and killed by Israeli forces at 51 More Famous Deaths »

1796 - Riot after disagreement of patriotic demand in Amsterdam 1870 - Jem Mace defends his heavyweight crown against Irish champ Joe Coburn; the match lasts 1 hour and 17 minutes, and neither is struck by a punch 1894 - Hong Kong government declares port is infected with the plague. The outbreak will go on to kill 20,489 over 29 years. 1929 - 54th Preakness: Louis Schaefer aboard Dr Freeland wins in 2:01.6 1932 - Government declares "Wilhelmus" as the Netherlands' national anthem 1948 - 1st attack by Egyptian irregular forces at Kfar Darom Israel 1973 - Establishment of Frente Polisario in Mauritania 1992 - "Hamlet" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 45 performances 1994 - Musical sequel "The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, NYC; runs for 16 performances 1994 - Nelson Mandela is sworn in as South Africa's first Black president More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1876 - Centennial Fair opens in Philadelphia 1945 - Allies capture Rangoon from the Japanese 1983 - Lee Chin Yong performs 170 continuous chin-ups in Seoul 1998 - Viktor Orbán elected Prime Minister of Hungary after his Fidesz party forms a centre-right coalition the Independent Smallholders Party and Hungarian Democratic Forum 2017 - Apple becomes the first company to be worth more than $800 billion More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1697 - Jean-Marie Leclair l'aîné (the elder), French violinist and Baroque composer, born in Lyon, France (d. 1764) 1838 - John Wilkes Booth, American stage actor and assassin of US President Abraham Lincoln, born in Bel Air, Maryland (d. 1865) 1918 - Dr. T Berry Brazelton, American child development paediatrician, author, TV host (What Every Baby Knows), who developed the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS), born in Waco, Texas (d. 2018) 1959 - Cindy Hyde-Smith, American politician (Senator-R-Mississippi 2018-), born in Brookhaven, Mississippi 1970 - Perry Blake, Irish singer-songwriter (The Hunchback of San Francisco), born in Sligo, Ireland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1034 - Mieszko II, King of Poland (1025-34), dies 1641 - Johan Banér, Swedish Field Marshal, led Swedish armies during Thirty Years' War, dies at 44 1696 - Jean de La Bruyère, French writer (The Characters, or the Manners of the Age, with The Characters of Theophrastus), dies at 50 1770 - Charles Avison, English composer, dies at 61 1820 - Matthäus Stegmayer, Austrian composer, dies at 49 More Famous Deaths »

1899 - John Burr patents an improved rotary blade lawn mower in the US 1922 - International Astronomical Union formally adopts Annie Jump Cannon's stellar classification system, which, with only minor changes, is still used today 1960 - Nigeria becomes a member of British Commonwealth 1965 - The Beatles attend a Bob Dylan concert, at the Royal Albert Hall in London 1969 - Following his release from prison Ian Paisley, North Ireland Loyalist holds a 'victory' meeting 1971 - Friends of Earth return 1500 non-returnable bottles to Schweppes 1979 - Iranian-Jewish businessman Habib Elghanian is the 1st Jew executed by the Islamic government firing squad in Tehran, prompting the mass exodus of the once 100,000-strong Jewish community of Iran 1987 - 183 die aboard a Polish jetliner that crashes in Warsaw 1993 - Landslide in Nambija Ecuador, kills 300 2012 - Mark Rothko's "Orange, Red, Yellow" becomes the most expensive contemporary art piece sold at auction for $86.9 million More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1914 - US President Woodrow Wilson proclaims Mother's Day 1956 - War Reparations and Peace Settlement between Philippines and Japan was finally signed at Malacañang Palace under Magsaysay administration 2006 - George Preca is canonized as the first Maltese saint in history 2018 - Nicaraguan anti-government protests involving tens of thousands take place in Managua and Matagalpa y Chinandega 2019 - New Australian $50 bank note misspells responsibility as "responsibilty" on 46 million notes More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1938 - Charles Simic, Serbian-American poet (The World Doesn’t End) and the 15th US poet laureate (2007-08), born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (d. 2023) 1939 - Jim Dent, American golfer on PGA and Seniors tours, born in Augusta, Georgia (d. 2025) 1940 - Dick Morrissey, British jazz saxophonist, born in Horley, Surrey, England (d. 2000) 1948 - Calvin Murphy, American basketball player 1962 - John Corbett, American actor (Northern Exposure - "Chris Stevens"; Sex and the City - "Aidan"; My Big Fat Greek Wedding), and country music singer, born in Wheeling, West Virginia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1919 - James Reese Europe, American ragtime and early jazz arranger, composer, and bandleader in New York, and with the military in France during WWI, dies of a stab wound (received during an argument with one of his drummers), at 38 1937 - Walter Mittelholzer, Swiss aviation pioneer (Swiss Air) and aerial photographer, dies in a climbing accident on an expedition in Styria at 43 2001 - James E. Myers, American songwriter (Rock Around the Clock) and producer, dies at 81 2018 - Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen, Australian heroin smuggler (Bali Nine), dies of stomach cancer at 34 2023 - Jackie Zeman, American actress (General Hospital - "Bobbie Spencer"), dies of cancer at 70 More Famous Deaths »

1907 - Canadian Tommy Burns retains his world heavyweight boxing title after beating Philadelphia Jack O'Brien on points in 20 rounds in Los Angeles, California 1959 - Little Caesars Pizza is founded by Mike Ilitch and his wife Marian Ilitch in Garden City, Michigan 1969 - Cambodia recognizes the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) 1970 - Thousands of students protest against the Vietnam War following the Kent State University shootings in Ohio 1973 - Wounded Knee Occupation ends after 10 weeks as 200 Oglala Lakota of the American Indian Movement surrender the South Dakota hamlet 1976 - The rollercoaster Revolution (roller coaster), the first steel coaster with a vertical flip, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain 1988 - François Mitterrand elected President of France 2013 - 33 people are killed after an overloaded bus falls into a river in Himachal Pradesh, India 2018 - President Trump pulls the US out of the multilateral Iran nuclear deal 2024 - New York has more millionaires than any other city in the world, one in 24, with 744 centi-millionaires worth more than 100 million and 60 billionaires according to new ranking More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1862 - Valley Campaign: Federals repulsed at Battle of McDowell, Virginia 1949 - West German constitution approved 1959 - Three-deck Nile River excursion steamer springs a leak, panicking passengers who capsize the ship; 200 drown just yards from shore 1980 - Sabres take only 15 shots, Islanders 22, in a playoff game 1993 - Lennox Lewis beats Tony Tucker in 12 for heavyweight boxing title More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1750 - Elias Mann, American composer, born in Weymouth, Massachusetts (d. 1825) 1895 - Fulton J. Sheen, America bishop (Life is Worth Living), born in El Paso, Illinois (d. 1979) 1930 - Alex Shigo, American Biologist and Plant Pathologist known for his study of tree decay and contributions to modern arboricultural practices, born in Duquesne, Pennsylvania (d. 2006) 1935 - Lucius Cary, 15th Viscount Falkland, British peer (Lib-Dem), born in UK 1982 - Anthony Roth Costanzo, American operatic countertenor (Akhnaten), actor, and educator, born in Durham, North Carolina More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1688 - Pierre de Troyes, French officer and explorer in North America (re-took James Bay forts from the English), dies at Fort Niagara 1818 - Franz Ignaz Kaa, German composer, dies at 78 1842 - Jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer and naval officer, dies at 51 1984 - Gino Bianco, Brazilian racing driver (b. 1916) 2020 - Roy Horn [Uwe Ludwig Horn], German-American Las Vegas entertainer (Siegfried and Roy), dies of COVID-19 at 75 More Famous Deaths »

1771 - Samuel Hearne explores Copper Mine River of Canada 1800 - Indiana Territory organized 1862 - Battle of West Point, Virginia at Eltham's Landing, Barnhamsville 1934 - Princess Juliana of the Netherlands opens Juliana Canal between Maastricht and Maasbracht 1960 - Webster and Fain's musical "Christine", based on Hilda Wernher's novel "My Indian Family", closes at 46th St Theater, NYC, after 12 performances 1992 - US space shuttle STS-49 launched, the maiden voyage of Endeavour 1992 - Champion Puerto Rican jockey Ángel Cordero Jr. retires after winning 7,057 thoroughbred horse races 2007 - Ehud Netzer of Hebrew University announces he has discovered the tomb of Herod the Great at Herodium, West Bank 2011 - 137th Kentucky Derby: John Velazquez aboard Animal Kingdom wins in 2:02.04 2013 - 4 people are killed after the Mayon Volcano erupts in the Philippines More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1697 - Stockholm's medieval royal castle is destroyed by fire, the Codex Gigas (world's largest extant medieval illuminated manuscript) survives by being thrown out a window 1930 - Duleepsinhji scores 333 for Sussex v Northants in 330 mins 1987 - 105°F in Sacramento, California 1989 - Panamanian voters reject dictator Manuel Noriega's bid for presidency 2019 - Hackers seize control of the computer system of the US city of Baltimore, demanding a ransom in Bitcoins to unlock them More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1868 - Władysław Reymont [Rejment], Polish novelist (Chłopi (The Peasants) - Nobel Prize for Literature, 1924), born in Kobiele Wielkie, Petrokov Governorate, Congress Poland, Russian Empire (now Poland) (d. 1925) 1923 - Anne Baxter, American actress, (The Razor's Edge; All About Eve), and singer, born in Michigan City, Indiana (d. 1985) 1950 - Tim Russert, American television journalist and host of NBC's Meet the Press, born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2008) 1953 - Ian McKay, British soldier (VC recipient), born in Wortley, South Yorkshire, England (d. 1982) 1979 - Nikki Hayes [Eimear O' Keeffe], Irish radio personality, born in Bray, Ireland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 685 - Marwan I, 4th Umayyad Caliph (684-85), dies (date disputed) 1868 - Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, English statesman (Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, 1830-34; Slavery Abolition Act 1833). and carriage designer, dies at 89 1941 - David Wijnkoop, Dutch socialist, and later communist politician, and journalist, dies of a heart attack at 65 1990 - Berta Waterstradt, German writer and actress, dies at 82 1995 - Maria Luisa Bemberg, Argentine filmmaker, dies at 73 More Famous Deaths »

878 - Battle of Edington: Alfred the Great and his West Saxon army defeat Viking army of Guthrum the Old [earliest possible date] 1787 - 1st African American Masonic Lodge (African # 459) forms Prince Hall, Boston 1853 - 1st major US rail disaster kills 46 at Norwalk, Connecticut 1934 - MLB Boston Red Sox score 12 runs in 4th inning, including record 4 consecutive triples hit by Carl Reynolds, Moose Solters, Rick Ferrell, and B Walters 1944 - 70th Kentucky Derby: Conn McCreary aboard Pensive wins in 2:04.2 1975 - 3 people die in tornado that strikes Omaha, Nebraska 1978 - 104th Kentucky Derby: Steve Cauthen wins aboard Affirmed - first and only Derby victory and 1st-leg of Triple Crown 1987 - Mario Andretti sets one-lap speed record at Indy at 218.204 MPH 1996 - Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Hartford, Connecticut on WCCC 106.9 FM 2012 - Greek parliamentary election results in 60% support for parties opposed to austerity measures More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1915 - The Allies on Cape Helles launch three attacks to enlarge their beachheads; after terrible losses, they advance about three miles 1935 - British King George V and Queen Mary celebrate their Silver Jubilee 1979 - Louis LaRusso II's stage drama "Knockout", starring Danny Aiello, opens at the Helen Hayes Theater, NYC: runs for 154 performances 1984 - Jose Napoleon Duarte wins El Salvador presidential election 2013 - Brazilian neobank Nubank founded in Brazil by David Vélez, Cristina Junqueira and Edward Wible More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1861 - Motilal Nehru, Indian lawyer and freedom fighter, born in Agra, British India (d. 1931) 1890 - Claire Whitney, American silent film actress (Blind Fools, Haunted Mine), born in New York City (d. 1969) 1922 - Pat Harder, American NFL fullback (Cardinals, Lions), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1992) 1927 - Ettore Manni, Italian actor (Street People, Divine Nymph, Fatal Desire, Heroes in Hell), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1979) 1946 - David Avshalomov, American classical composer, vocalist, and conductor, born in New York City More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1727 - Catharine I of Russia [Marta Samuilovna], wife of Peter the Great, dies at about 42 1951 - Henri Carton de Wiart, Belgian count and politician (Prime Minister of Belgium 1920-21), dies at 82 1951 - Élie Cartan, French mathematician (b. 1869) 1989 - Earl Blaik, American College Football coach (NCAA C'ship 1944–46; AFCA Coach of the Year 1946; Army) and executive (AD Army 1948–59, dies at 92 2007 - Đorđe Novković, Croatian pop singer-songwriter (Pro Arte), and television personality (Hrvatski Idol), dies at 63 More Famous Deaths »

1665 - Dutch politician Nicolaas Witsen visits the politically powerful Patriarch Nikon, head of the Russian Orthodox church in Moscow 1917 - Eugene Bullard gains his pilot's license from Aéro-Club de France and becomes the 1st African-American military pilot (French Air Service) 1921 - First ranger for Cleveland Metroparks is hired 1962 - "West Side Story" soundtrack album goes #1 and stays #1 for 54 weeks, more than 20 weeks longer than any other album 1971 - Courtney, Courtney, and Link's musical "Earl of Ruston" opens at Billy Rose Theater, NYC, runs for 5 performances 1999 - 34th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw win 2008 - American/Columbia Records releases "Home Before Dark", the twenty-seventh studio album by Neil Diamond; tops charts in US, UK and NZ 2018 - Childish Gambino [Donald Glover] releases the music video to new single "This is America" to wide acclaim 2020 - São Luis, in Maranhão state becomes the first Brazilian city to enter lockdown because of COVID-19 as its health services struggle to cope 2021 - Baltimore Orioles pitcher John Means no-hits Seattle Mariners, 6-0 at T-Mobile Park, Seattle More Historical Events »