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553 - Moon Jaguar becomes the 10th ruler of the Maya city of Copán (modern Honduras), will reign for 25 years 1647 - Alse Young becomes the first person executed as a witch in the American colonies, when she is hanged in Hartford, Connecticut 1942 - Belgium Jews are required by Nazis to wear a Jewish star 1955 - Musical adaptation of the 1927 silent film "7th Heaven", starring Gloria DeHaven and Ricardo Montalbán, opens at ANTA Theater, NYC; runs for 44 performances 1963 - French Championships Men's Tennis: Australian Roy Emerson beats home favourite Pierre Darmon 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 1972 - The British state-owned travel firm Thomas Cook and Son is sold to a consortium of private businesses headed by the Midland Bank 1987 - US Supreme Court ruled dangerous defendants could be held without bail 1987 - Cecilia Bolocco, 22, of Chile, crowned 36th Miss Universe 2002 - Indianapolis 500: Defending champion Hélio Castroneves of Brazil becomes fifth driver in Indy 500 history to win back-to-back races for his second of 4 race victories 2012 - Pope Benedict XVI's butler is arrested for allegedly leaking confidential documents More Historical Events »

Historical Events 961 - German King Otto II crowned 1951 - Vaughan Williams' "Pilgrim's Progress" premieres in London 1969 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono begin their 2nd bed-in for peace at Hotel La Reine Elizabeth, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1984 - Floods kill 14 in Tulsa, Oklahoma 1997 - NHL Western Conference Final: Detroit Red Wings beat Colorado Avalanche, 4 games to 2 2000 - Arthur C. Clarke is knighted "for services to literature" at a ceremony in Colombo, Sri Lanka More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1863 - Bob Fitzsimmons, English boxer (first 3-division world champion; Middleweight 1981-96, Light Heavyweight 1903, Heavyweight 1897-99), born in Helston, England (d. 1917) 1923 - Roy Dotrice, British actor (A Moon for the Misbegotten, Amadeus) and narrator (A Song of Ice and Fire), born in Guernsey, Channel Islands (d. 2017) 1931 - Jim Frey, American MLB manager (Kansas City Royals, American League C'ship 1980; Chicago Cubs), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2020) 1941 - Imants Kalniņš, Latvian classical, choral and rock composer ("Hey, You There!"), born in Riga, Latvian SSR 1957 - Kristina Olsen, American folk singer-songwriter ("I'm Keeping This Life of Mine"), and session musician, born in San Francisco, California 1981 - Eda-Ines Etti, Estonian pop singer (Eurovision), born in Haapsalu, Estonia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1864 - Charles Sealsfield, Austrian-American writer, dies at 71 1907 - Ida McKinley, US First Lady (1897-1901) and wife of the 25th US President William McKinley, dies at 59 1959 - Joe Kelly, American radio and television host (Quiz Kids, 1949-53), dies at 57 1977 - William Powell, American RandB singer (O'Jays - "Love Train"; "Backstabbers"), dies of cancer at 35 1979 - George Brent, American actor (Baby Face, Dark Victory, 42nd St), dies at 75 1995 - Friz Freleng, American animator for Warner Bros cartoons (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies), dies at 88 More Famous Deaths »

1660 - King Charles II of England lands at Dover harbour on his way to London during the Restoration 1787 - Constitutional convention opens at Philadelphia, George Washington presiding 1810 - In the May Revolution, citizens of Buenos Aires expel the Spanish Viceroy Cisneros during Semana de Mayo 1904 - 38th Belmont: George Odom aboard Delhi wins in 2:06.6 1973 - 26th Cannes Film Festival: "The Hireling" directed by Alan Bridges and "Scarecrow" directed by Jerry Schatzberg jointly awarded the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film 1983 - 1st US National Missing Children's Day is proclaimed 1992 - Jay Leno becomes permanent host of US talk show "The Tonight Show" 1992 - Oscar Luigi Scalfaro elected President of Italy 1995 - The Bosnian Serb Army kills 72 youngsters in the Bosnian city of Tuzla 2002 - Super Rugby Final, Jade Stadium, Christchurch: Crusaders win 4th title with a 31-13 thumping of the ACT Brumbies; flyhalf Andrew Mehrtens boots 3 penalties, 2 conversions and a dropped goal for the winners More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1948 - 30th PGA Championship Men's Golf, Norwood Hills CC: Ben Hogan scores a convincing 7 and 6 win over Mike Turnesa in the Tuesday final for his 2nd PGA crown 1956 - Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Haurietis aquas 1981 - Daniel Goodwin scales outside of Chicago's Sears Tower in 7 hours 1991 - Stanley Cup Final, Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, MN: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota North Stars, 8-0 for a 4-2 series win; Penguins' first Final series appearance 2000 - 53rd Cannes Film Festival: "Dancer in the Dark" directed by Lars von Trier and starring Björk (Best Actress) wins the Palme d'Or 2011 - 46th Academy of Country Music Awards: Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert and Brad Paisley win More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1865 - Frederick Augustus III, King of Saxony (1904-18), born in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1932) 1883 - Elsa Maxwell, American writer (Jack Paar Show), born in Keokuk, Iowa (d. 1963) 1932 - John Gregory Dunne, American writer (Up Close and Personal, True Confessions), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2003) 1937 - Mark Shields, American political journalist and commentator (PBS NewsHour, 1988-2020; CNN Capitol Gang, 1998-2005), born in Weymouth, Massachusetts (d. 2022) 1937 - (Trevor) Tom Phillips, English visual artist, printmaker and collagist, born in Clapham, England (d. 2022) 1959 - Cathryn Harrison, English actress (Old Woman in Black Moon), born in London, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1914 - Paolo Giorza, Italian-Australian composer, dies at 81 1981 - Roy Brown, American RandB singer, songwriter ("Good Rockin' Tonight"), dies of a heart attack at 55 1981 - Fredric Warburg, British publisher (Animal Farm) and author, dies at 82 1996 - Bernard Sendall, British deputy director general of British Independent Television Authority and author (Independent Television in Britain), dies at 83 2003 - Sloan Wilson, American novelist ("The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit"; "A Summer Place"), dies at 83 2011 - Leonora Carrington, British-Mexican Surrealist artist, dies aged 94 More Famous Deaths »

1866 - Berkeley, California named (for George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne) 1895 - Henry Irving becomes the first actor to receive a knighthood 1909 - Bristol University granted Royal Charter 1918 - British officer General Poole lands at Murmansk, the Russian port on the Barents Sea 1944 - Icelandic voters severe all ties with Denmark 1970 - The drilling of the Kola Superdeep Borehole begins in the Soviet Union 1978 - American management consultant Marilyn Loden first coins the term "glass ceiling" to describe invisible career barriers for women 1986 - Margaret Thatcher becomes 1st British Prime Minister to visit Israel 1997 - Telstar-5 Proton Launch, Successful 2018 - World's largest cat-proof fence (44 km / 27.3 miles) completed at Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary, central Australia to protect endangered species More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1890 - Tivoli Theater of Varieties opens in London 1895 - Henry Irving becomes the first actor to receive a knighthood 1941 - German battleship Bismarck sinks the British battle cruiser HMS Hood; 1,416 die, 3 survive 1980 - "Rock Lobster" by B-52s hits #56 2009 - 62nd Cannes Film Festival: "The White Ribbon" directed by Michael Haneke wins the Palme d'Or 2018 - Record US fentanyl seizure of 120lbs (54kg) confirmed by police in Nebraska in April, enough to kill 26 million people, one of largest drug busts in US history More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1816 - Emanuel Leutze, American painter (Washington Crossing the Delaware), born in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Württemberg, German Confederation (d. 1868) 1854 - John Riley Banister, American law officer and cowboy, born in Banister Hollow, Camden County, Missouri (d. 1918) 1899 - Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis player (French C'ships 1925-26, Wimbledon 1919-23, 25), born in Paris, France (d. 1938) 1941 - Konrad Boehmer, German-Dutch composer, born in Berlin, Germany (2014) 1970 - Tommy Page, American pop singer ("I'll Be Your Everything"), born in Glenridge, New Jersey (d. 2017) 1981 - Penny Taylor, Australian basketball forward (World C'ship gold 2006; Olympic silver 2004, 08; WNBA C'ship 2007, 09, 14 Phoenix Mercury; 3 x WNBA All-Star), born in Melbourne, Australia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1681 - Nicodemus Tessin the Elder, Swedish architect (Drottningholm Palace), dies at 65 1919 - Amado Nervo [Juan Crisóstomo Ruiz de Nervo], Mexican writer and poet, dies at 48 2004 - Milton Shulman, Canadian author and critic (b. 1913) 2010 - Paul Gray, American heavy metal bassist (Slipknot), dies of a drug overdose at 38 2010 - Tapen Chatterjee, Bengali actor from India (b. 1937) 2021 - Samuel E. Wright, American stage and screen actor and singer (Jesus Christ Superstar; Ball Four; The Little Mermaid; The Lion King), dies of prostate cancer at 74 More Famous Deaths »

1568 - The Netherlands declares independence from Spain 1861 - Virginia citizens vote 3 to 1 in favor of secession from the Union 1865 - Flag flown at full mast over White House for the first time since Lincoln was shot 1915 - Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary during WW I 1928 - Bomb attack on Italian embassy in Buenos Aires, 22 die 1958 - US schools 1st use Cliff's Notes 1965 - Franz Jonas elected President of Austria 1989 - 3rd American Comedy Award: Paula Poundstone 2013 - Patrick Roy is named head coach of the Colorado Avalanche, his former team where he won two Stanley Cups 2014 - "Pauline" a chamber opera by Margaret Atwood and Tobin Stokes premieres at the York Theatre in Vancouver More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1898 - 1st Philippine Expeditionary Troops sail from San Francisco 1922 - Walt Disney incorporates his 1st film company Laugh-O-Gram Films 1926 - Chicago Cub's Hack Wilson is 1st to hit a home run off Wrigley Field scoreboard 1994 - Roman Herzog elected President of Germany 2001 - Marco Siffredi becomes the first person to snowboard down Mount Everest via the Norton Couloir (some share record accreditation with Stefan Gatt) 2021 - 28th Billboard Music Awards: The Weeknd wins 10; Pop Smoke wins 5 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1795 - Charles Barry, British architect, born in London (d. 1860) 1898 - Joseph H. Hazen, Hollywood lawyer (Warner Brothers), born in Kingston, New York (d. 1996) 1934 - Malcolm Gill, deputy head (Bank for Intl Settlements) 1936 - Robert Sangster, horse owner/trainer 1946 - David Graham, Australian golfer (PGA C'ship 1979, US Open 1981), born in Windsor, NSW 1980 - Lane Garrison, American actor (Prison Break), born in Dallas, Texas More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1691 - Adrien Auzout, French astronomer (b. 1622) 1785 - William Woollett, engraver, dies 1838 - Jan Willem Janssens, Dutch nobleman, military officer, and Governor-General of Cape colony and Dutch-Indies, dies at 75 1947 - Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Swiss writer (Le Petit Village), dies at 68 1996 - Rob Hall, New Zealand high altitude climber, dies of exposure on Mount Everest at 35 2001 - Alessadro Natta, Italian political leader (Communist Party), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1803 - 1st US public library opens in Connecticut 1903 - Launch of the White Star Liner SS Ionic. 1915 - Lassen Peak erupts with a powerful force, only mountain other than Mount St. Helens, to erupt in the continental US during the 20th century 1915 - Local train collides with troop train killing 226 in Gretna, Scotland 1950 - Celal Bayar elected President of Turkey 1956 - "Bob Hope Show" last airs on NBC-TV 1967 - Egyptian President Nasser closes the Straits of Tiran to Israel 1970 - Arab terrorists kill 9 children and 3 adults on a school bus 1996 - Emmy 23rd Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 16th time 2022 - Report released on sexual abuse in US Southern Baptist Convention, the country's largest Protestant denomination, details 20 years of suppressing many allegations More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1931 - 1931 George End introduces “Genuine Diamondback Rattlesnake with Supreme Sauce” in a can, by his Florida Products Corporation; the popular item ceases production in 1944 after when the owner dies, a victim of one snake's revenge 1967 - Egyptian President Nasser closes the Straits of Tiran to Israel 1974 - "Julie and Jackie: How Sweet It Is" music and comedy variety special starring Julie Andrews and Jackie Gleason airs on ABC-TV 1977 - Final European scheduled run of the Orient Express (after 94 years) 1983 - Toronto Blue Jay Cliff Johnson hits record 18th pinch hit HR 2015 - Pakistan begin the first test-playing nation cricket tour of Zimbabwe since 2009 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1908 - Rattana Pestonji, Thai filmmaker and cinematographer (Tang), born in Bangkok, Thailand (d. 1970) 1925 - Jean Tinguely, Swiss sculptor artist (movement objects), born in Fribourg, Switzerland (d. 1991) 1928 - T. Boone Pickens, American businessperson and oil tycoon (Shamrock, Mesa Petroleum Co) known as the 'Oracle of Oil', born in Holdenville, Oklahoma (d. 2019) 1946 - Howard Kendall, English footballer and football manager (Everton), born in Ryton, County Durham (d. 2015) 1955 - Philip Dybvig, American economist (2022 Nobel Prize - for research on banks and financial crises) 1961 - Dana Williams, American singer (Diamond Rio - Meet in the Middle), born in Dayton, Ohio More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1457 - Saint Rita of Cascia, Italian saint (b. 1381) 1961 - Joan Davis, American actress (I Married Joan), dies of a heart attack at 53 1994 - Mitacq [Michel Tacq], Belgium comic strip artist (Beaver Patrol), dies 2004 - Mikhail Voronin, Russian gymnast who won Olympic gold USSR vault, horizontal bar 1968; World C'ship gold all-round, rings 1966, dies at 59 2019 - Judith Kerr, British children's writer and illustrator (The Tiger Who Came to Tea, Mog books), dies at 95 2020 - Mory Kanté, Guinean singer and kora harp player (Yé ké yé ké), dies at 70 More Famous Deaths »

879 - Pope John VIII gives blessings to duke Branimir and to Croatian people, considered to be international recognition of the Croatian state 1793 - Curacao Island Council forbids criticism of House of Orange 1911 - French troop enter Fez in Morocco to quell anti-European agitation 1943 - Fastest 9 inning AL baseball night game (89 mins), Chicago White Sox beat visiting Washington Senators, 1-0 1972 - Michelangelo's Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is damaged by a vandal 1978 - Yamada Mumon Roshi appointed head of Zen Rinzai Sect 1980 - "Star Wars Episode V - Empire Strikes Back", produced by George Lucas opens in cinemas in UK and North America 1990 - 43rd Cannes Film Festival: "Wild at Heart" directed by David Lynch starring Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern wins the Palme d'Or 2001 - French Taubira law officially recognizes the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity. 2019 - More than 600 people, 75% children, identified as HIV in a month in Sindh province, Pakistan, thought to be due to use of infected needles More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1863 - Siege of Port Hudson, Louisiana, begins 1964 - Fire in Belgian resort kills 19 1968 - Nuclear-powered sub USS Scorpion, with 99 men, reported missing and is later found at the bottom of the ocean off Azores 1972 - "Lost in the Stars" based on the novel "Cry the Beloved Country" by Alan Paton closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 39 performances 1977 - Stevie Wonder's single "Sir Duke", a tribute to Duke Ellington and other musical influences of Wonder's, begins a 3-week run at #1 1977 - Revival of Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick's musical "Fiddler on the Roof", starring Zero Mostel, closes at Winter Garden Theater, NYC, after 167 performances More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1920 - Anthony Steel, British actor and singer (Malta Story, The Wooden Horse), born in London, England (d. 2001) 1923 - Armand Borel, Swiss mathematician (d. 2003) 1943 - Vincent Crane [Cheesman], British rock Hammond organist, and songwriter (The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - "Fire"), born in Reading, Berkshire, England (d. 1989) 1943 - John Dalton, British rock bass player (The Kinks, 1969-76 -"Lola"; "Celluloid Heroes"), born in Enfield, Middlesex, England 1952 - Mr. T [Lawrence Tureaud], American actor (A-Team, Rocky III, T and T), born in Chicago, Illinois 1979 - Jamie Hepburn, Scottish politician, Member of the Scottish Parliament, born in Glasgow, Scotland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1771 - Christopher Smart, English poet and journalist (Ceremony of Carols), dies at 49 1895 - Franz von Suppé, Austrian composer (Poet und Bauer), dies at 76 1990 - Moelvi Mohammed Farouk, Indian spiritual leader, murdered 1992 - Elizabeth David, British cookbook writer (English Bread and Yeast Cookery), dies after a series of strokes at 72 1995 - Les Aspin, American politician, (Rep-D-Wisc, 1971-93) US Secretary of Defense (1993-95), dies of stroke at 56 2023 - Ray Stevenson, Northern Irish actor (King Arthur, Rome), dies at 58 More Famous Deaths »

1882 - Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy sign the Triple Alliance 1910 - Funeral for Britain's King Edward VII held in Westminster Abbey, has one of the largest assemblages of European royalty 1961 - 86th Preakness: Johnny Sellers aboard Carry Back wins in 1:57.6 1961 - White mob attacks "Freedom Riders" in Montgomery, Alabama 1963 - Sukarno appointed president of Indonesia 1980 - Drummer Peter Criss quits rock band Kiss 1985 - US began broadcasts to Cuba on Radio Marti 1988 - Howard Stern fans disrupt rival radio station WMMR's and DJ John DeBella's "Louie Louie" parade in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1989 - Toonces The Cat takes the wheel on "Saturday Night Live" 2015 - 5 major world banks (JPMorgan, Barclays, Citigroup, RBS and UBS) fined US$5.7bn for manipulating currency markets - some of the largest ever fines More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1217 - Second Battle of Lincoln fought near Lincoln, England, resulting in the defeat of Prince Louis of France by William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke 1347 - Rienzo calls Rome for people's tribunal 1903 - Britain's House of Commons begins a debate on the charges of poor administration and ill treatment of natives in Belgium's colony in the Congo Free State 1911 - Edwin Boaler Alletson hits 189 in 90 mins Notts v Sussex 1967 - BBC bans the Beatles' "A Day in the Life" because of drug references 1973 - 2 motorcycle racers killed and a dozen injured in a crash during the 1973 Nations Grand Prix in Monza,Italy More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1726 - Francis Cotes, English painter (d. 1770) 1922 - Clifford Charles Butler, English physicist (hyperon and meson types of particles) and vice chancellor of Loughborough University, born in Reading, England (d. 1999) 1936 - Anthony Zerbe, Cal, actor (Harry-O, Centennial, They Call Me Mr Tibbs) 1943 - Al Bano [Albano Carrisi], Italian-Albanian pop singer, actor, and winemaker, born in Cellino San Marco, Italy 1943 - Iain Vallance [Baron Vallance of Tummel], CEO (British Telecom) 1964 - Earl Charles Spencer, English peer, brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, born in London, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1722 - Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist, dies at 52 1942 - Hector Guimard, French Art Nouveau architect and designer (entrances to Paris Metros), 1949 - Randolph West, American biochemist, known for the Dakin-West reaction (b. 1890) 1989 - Gilda Radner, American comedian and actress (SNL, 1975-80; Haunted Honeymoon), dies of ovarian cancer at 42 2007 - Norman Von Nida, Australian golfer, coach, broadcaster (British Open 1948 3rd), dies at 93 2009 - Lucy Gordon, British model and actress (b. 1980) More Famous Deaths »

1585 - Spain confiscates English ships in Spanish harbors - beginning of the The Anglo-Spanish War 1930 - White women win voting rights in South Africa 1944 - German defense line in Italy collapses 1959 - The USS Triton, the first submarine with two nuclear reactors, is completed 1972 - 25th Cannes Film Festival: "The Working Class Goes to Heaven" directed by Elio Petri and "The Mattei Affair" directed by Francesco Rosi jointly awarded the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film 1981 - Pirate Jim Bibby gives up a leadoff single to Brave Terry Harper, then retires next 27 batters 1982 - Sophia Loren jailed in Naples, Italy for tax evasion 1990 - "Elvis" TV Drama about early life of Elvis Presley last airs on ABC 2012 - UEFA Champions League Final, Munich: Chelsea beats Bayern Munich, 4-3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw at the end of extra time; Blues' first title 2021 - New York Yankees pitcher Cory Kluber no-hits Texas Rangers, 2-0 at Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1892 - National Society of Colonial Dames of America founded 1911 - Maurice Ravel's opera "L'heure espagnole" premieres at the Opéra-Comique in Paris 1987 - 1st American Comedy Award: Johnny Carson and Betty White 1992 - Englishman Dave Gauder, 224 lbs, pulls 196 ton jumbo jet, 3 inches 1992 - 27th Amendment ratified, prohibits Congress from raising its salary 2019 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Bethpage State Park: Defending champion Brooks Koepka leads wire-to-wire; wins despite 5 bogeys on last 8 holes by 2 strokes from world #1 Dustin Johnson More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1908 - Percy Williams, Canadian athlete (Olympic gold 100m / 200m 1928), born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 1982) 1939 - Tomasz Sikorski, Polish minimalist composer (Solitude of Sounds), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1988) 1946 - Michele Placido, Foggia Italy, actor (La Lupa, Poliziotti) 1970 - K. J. Choi, South Korean golfer (Players C'ship 2011; 8 PGA Tour titles), born in Wando, South Korea 1971 - Psicosis [Dionicio Castellanos Torres], Mexican professional wrestler, born in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico 1972 - Aleksandr Golubev, Russian speed skater (Olympic gold 500m 1994), born in Karavaievo, Russia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1303 - Ivo of Kermartin, Catholic saint and patron of Brittany, dies at 49 1526 - Emperor Go-Kashiwabara, 104th Emperor of Japan (1500-26), dies at 63 1795 - Josiah Bartlett, American physician and statesman (signed US Declaration of Independence), dies at 65 1971 - Ogden Nash, American humorous poet (I'm a Stranger Here Myself, Masquerade Party), dies at 68 1998 - Sōsuke Uno, Japanese prime minister (b. 1922) 2007 - Dean Eyre, New Zealand politician (b. 1914) More Famous Deaths »

1848 - Opening of the first German National Assembly (Nationalversammlung) in Frankfurt, Germany 1863 - US General Ulysses S. Grant begins siege on Vicksburg, Mississippi; after 47 days of battle siege, Confederate Lt. General John C. Pemberton’s troops surrender 1922 - Dutch 2nd Chamber agrees to 48 hour work week (was 45 hrs) 1933 - Tennessee Valley Act (TVA) Act signed by FDR, to build dams 1943 - Allied bombers attack Pantelleria, an Italian island 100 km southwest of Sicily 1953 - American Jacqueline Cochran becomes the first woman to break the sound barrier 1955 - Queen Juliana opens E55 fair in Amsterdam, Netherlands 1964 - US Supreme Court rules it unconstitutional to deprive naturalized citizens of citizenship if they return to home country for more than 3 years 1971 - US President Richard Nixon rejects 60 demands of Congressional Black Caucus 1991 - France performs nuclear test at Mururoa atoll More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1765 - Fire destroys a large part of Montreal, Quebec 1812 - John Bellingham, a Liverpool merchant who assassinated British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval on May 11, is hung for the crime at the Old Bailey in London 1869 - Robert Tanner Freeman is 1st African American to graduate from Harvard Dental School 1956 - Queen Juliana opens Rembrandt fairs in Amsterdam, Netherlands 1967 - Tennessee Governor Ellington approves repeal of the Butler Act (or "Monkey Law") - prohibiting the teaching of evolution, upheld in 1925 Scopes Trial 1990 - TV movie "Return To Green Acres" airs More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1885 - Eurico Gaspar Dutra, Brazilian leader, President of Brazil (1945-50), born in Cuiabá, Brazil (d. 1974) 1892 - Ezio Pinza, Italian American operatic bass (NY Metropolitan Opera, 1926-48), and Tony Award-winning singer (South Pacific), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1957) 1922 - George Kitson, British principal of the Central School of Speech and Drama, born in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland (d. 2010) 1943 - Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka, Fijian-born American professional wrestler, born in Suva, British Fiji (d. 2017) 1944 - Peter Ryan, British national director (Police Training) 1947 - John Bruton, Irish politician, Prime Minister of the Republic of Ireland (1994-97), born in Dunboyle, Ireland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1848 - William Leidesdorff, Mixed-race early Californian businessman, dies at 37 1922 - Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, French physician (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1907), dies at 76 2000 - Gideon William Waldrop, American composer and educator (Julliard School, 1961-85), dies at 80 2007 - Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, French physicist and Nobel Prize laureate (1991), dies at 74 2009 - Wayne Allwine, American voice actor (3rd Mickey Mouse, 1977-2009), dies at 62 2021 - Franco Battiato, Italian pop, rock, and new wave singer, songwriter (“La Voce del Padrone” (“The Master’s Voice”), and filmmaker ("Lost Love"), dies at 76 More Famous Deaths »

1750 - -18] Tax revolt in Gorinchem 1881 - Frederick Douglass appointed recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia 1894 - 19th Preakness: Fred Taral aboard Assignee wins in 1:49.25 1957 - Prayer Pilgrimage, biggest civil rights demonstration to date (DC) 1973 - Five British Army soldiers are killed by a Provisional Irish Republican Army booby-trap bomb in Omagh, County Tyrone 1976 - Earthquake in Uzbekistan: thousands killed 1981 - Islanders score 5 power play goals against Flyers in a playoff 1987 - Musical revue "Stardust - The Mitchell Parish Musical", featuring songs of the Lithuanian-American lyricist, closes at Biltmore Theater, NYC, after 101 performances 1989 - Nelson Mandela receives a BA from University of South Africa 2023 - Nepali Sherpa Kami Rita Sherpa (53) climbs of Mt. Everest for a record 27th time More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1863 - Battle of Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi 1865 - The International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunication Union) is established 1899 - Victoria and Albert Museum foundation laid, London, England 1900 - "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is first published by L. Frank Baum with illustrations by William Wallace Denslow in Chicago 1980 - Major race riot in Miami, Florida - 16 killed, 300 injured 1990 - European court rules on pension rights for men and women More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1846 - Edmund Bishop, English Roman Catholic historian and Secretary of Thomas Carlyle, born in Totnes, England (d. 1917) 1912 - Archibald Cox, American lawyer and special prosecutor (Watergate), born in Plainfield, New Jersey (d. 2004) 1945 - George Miller, American politician (Rep-D-CA, 1975-2015), born in Richmond, California 1953 - Nicholas Bacon, premier baronet of England 1960 - Fiona Hutchison, actress (One Life to Live, Guiding Light), born in Miami, Florida 1973 - Jenny Scheinman, American jazz and session violinist (Bill Frisell; Allison Miller), and singer, born in San Francisco, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1606 - Forges Dimitri #1, Tsar of Russia (1605-06), murdered 1797 - Michel-Jean Sedaine, French dramatist (Le Philosophe sans le savoir), dies at 77 1889 - William Roxby Beverly, artist, dies 1944 - Félix Éboué, French colonial administrator, dies at 60 1999 - Henry Jones, American actor (Vertigo, Phyllis, Falcon Crest, Gun Shy), dies from complications from a fall at 86 2022 - Vangelis [Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou], Greek composer, keyboardist, and Academy Award winner (Chariots of Fire), dies at 79 More Famous Deaths »

1763 - Samuel Johnson 1st meets his future biographer James Boswell in London 1914 - American Horseshoe Pitchers Association organizes in Kansas City 1941 - Nazis forbid Dutch Organization of Actors (NOT) 1946 - Irving Berlin, Dorothy and Herbert Fields' musical "Annie Get Your Gun" starring Ethel Merman and featuring "There's No Business Like Show Business" opens at Imperial Theater, NYC 1963 - "Beast in Me" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 4 performances 1969 - US nuclear sub Guitarro sinks off San Francisco 1977 - 5 die as NY Airway helicopter topples on Pan Am building in NYC 1986 - Bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy) comes back from the dead on TV show "Dallas" 1988 - US Supreme Court rules trash may be searched without a warrant 2019 - South African Saray Khumalo is the first black African woman to climb Mt Evervest More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1861 - Kentucky proclaims its neutrality 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 1941 - Italian army under Aosta surrenders to Britain at Amba Alagi, Ethiopia 1957 - US launches its 3rd atomic submarine, USS Skate, at Groton, Connecticut 1997 - Atlanta Braves beat St Louis Cardinals, 1-0 in 13 innings 2014 - Paris Saint-Germain F.C. and Manchester City F.C. are each fined €60 million for breaching Fair Play Regulations More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1929 - Betty Carter [Lillie Mae Jones], American jazz singer and scat vocalist, born in Flint, Michigan (d. 1998) 1931 - Donald James Martino, American classical composer (Notturno - Pulitzer Prize, 1974), born in Plainfield, New Jersey (d. 2005) 1961 - Kevin McDonald, Canadian comedian and actor 1968 - Patrick Waite, British reggae-rock bassist (Musical Youth - "Pass the Dutchie"), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1993) 1984 - Pania Rose, Australian fashion model, born in Perth, Western Australia 1984 - Rick Rypien, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Alberta, Canada (d. 2011) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1703 - Charles Perrault, French author and fairy tale writer (Tales of Mother Goose), dies at 75 1782 - Daniuel Charles Solander, botanist, dies 1977 - Edouard Van Remoortel, Belgian conductor (St Louis Symphony, 1958-62), dies at 50 2013 - Bernard Waber, American children's book author ("The House on East 88th Street"; "Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile"), dies from kidney failure at 88 2013 - Paul Shane, English comedian and actor, dies at 72 2016 - Julia Meade [Kunz], American actress and TV hostess (Spotlight Playhouse), dies at 90 More Famous Deaths »

1248 - Archbishop Konrad von Hochstaden lays cornerstone for Cologne Cathedral 1525 - The battle of Frankenhausen: German peasant army surrounded, 5,000 slaughtered ; ends the peasants' uprising 1928 - Mickey Mouse makes his 1st ever appearance in silent film "Plane Crazy" 1944 - Dwight D. Eisenhower, Bernard Montgomery, Winston Churchill and King George VI discuss the plan for D-Day 1967 - Paul McCartney meets his future wife, American photographer Linda Eastman 1976 - The Provisional Irish Republican Army kill 3 Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) officers in County Fermanagh and 1 in County Down 1983 - Madison Hotel (Boston) destroyed by implosion 2008 - California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage after the state's own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional. 2018 - Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim is released from prison after being pardoned by King Muhammad V 2022 - Hassan Sheikh Mohamud elected President of Somalia in a vote restricted to the country's 328 members pf parliament amid security concerns More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1864 - Battle of New Market, Virginia 1911 - The Georgios Averof cruiser is bought by Greece 1943 - Joseph Stalin dissolves the Comintern (or Third International) to avoid upsetting his Western allies with claims he was trying to foment revolution globally 1988 - 2nd American Comedy Award: Robin Williams and Tracey Ullman 2018 - Controversial Kerch bridge linking Russia and annexed Crimea opened by Russian President Vladimir Putin. At 19km the longest bridge in Europe. 2018 - Flyover collapses in Varanasi, India, killing at least 18 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1795 - Adolf Bernhard Marx [Samuel Moses Marx], German music theorist and pedagogue, born in Halle, Duchy of Magdeburg, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1866) 1891 - Mikhail Bulgakov, Russian playwright and novelist (The Master and Margarita, Black Snow), born in Kiev, Russian Empire (d. 1940) 1911 - Leo Fuchs, Polish-born Jewish American actor (The Six Million Dollar Man, Avalon), born in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1994) 1914 - Pierre Froidebise, Belgian organist, composer, and musicologist, born in Chey, Belgium (d. 1962) 1939 - Dudley Wysong, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1966 runner-up), born in McKinney, Texas (d. 1998) 1940 - Álvaro Mejía, Colombian athlete (Boston Marathon 1971 2:18:45), born in Medellín, Colombia (d. 2021) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1685 - Henri Otto, Spanish marquis of Caretto/Savona/Grana, dies 1773 - Alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer, dies at 62 1824 - Alexander Campbell, Scottish composer and writer (associate of Walter Scott), dies at 60 1886 - Emily Dickinson, American poet (Collected Poems), dies of nephritis at 55 1972 - Nigel Green, South African-born British character actor (Zulu, Skull, Tobruk, Ipcress File), dies of an accidental barbiturate overdose at 47 1998 - Earl Manigault, American basketball player (b. 1944) More Famous Deaths »

1889 - The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) is launched in London, England, led by Benjamin Waugh 1918 - Sunday baseball is made legal in Washington, D.C. 1920 - Washington Senator Walter Johnson wins his 300th game vs Detroit 1944 - 91 German bombers harass Bristol 1960 - Michael Flanders and Donald Swann's musical review "At the Drop of a Hat" closes at John Golden Theater, NYC, after 216 performances 1975 - US forces raid Cambodian island of Koh Tang to free Mayaguez ship 1981 - NASA launches space vehicle S-192 1994 - FA Cup Final: Manchester United defeat Chelsea 4-0 at Wembley Stadium, London 1995 - Dalai Lama proclaims 6-year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima 11th reincarnation of Panchen Lama, Tibet's 2nd most senior spiritual leader 2002 - Ten members of the Darwin-based Network Against Prohibition invade the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory of Australia. More Historical Events »