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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 »

Historical Events 1940 - Admiral Johannes Furstner, Royal Dutch Navy, departs to England 1957 - Bob Merrill's musical "New Girl in Town" opens at 46th St Theater, NYC; runs for 432 performances 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 1987 - Colt revolver (Peacemaker) of 1873 sells for $242,000 1997 - Baseball's Executive Council suspends NY Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for his suing other team owners 2020 - Global death toll from COVID-19 passes 300,000 with 4.4 million confirmed infections More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1316 - Charles IV, King of Bohemia (1346-78) and Holy Roman Emperor (1355-78), born in Prague (d. 1378) 1895 - Renato Lunelli, composer Italian organist, composer, and musicologist, born in Trent, Austria-Hungary (now Trento, Italy) (d. 1967) 1899 - Earle Combs, American Baseball HOF center fielder (9 × World Series 1927, 28, 32, 36–39, 41, 43; New York Yankees), born in Richmond, Kentucky (d. 1976) 1928 - Will "Dub" Jones, American bass singer (The Coasters - "Charlie Brown"), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2000) 1973 - Voshon Lenard, NBA guard (Miami Heat) 1997 - Jennifer Kupcho, American golfer (Chevron Championship 2022; Evian Championship 2019 runner-up), born in Littleton, Colorado More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 649 - Theodore, Greek Pope (642-49) (excommunicated by Paul II), dies 1873 - Gideon Brecher, Austrian physician and writer (b. 1797) 1966 - Megan Lloyd George, English politician (1st female MP for Welsh - Carmarthen), dies at 64 1977 - Robert Maynard Hutchins, American educational philosopher (University of Chicago), dies at 78 1991 - Shintaro Abe, minister of Exterior of Japan (1982-86), dies 2009 - Bob Rosburg, American golfer, broadcaster (PGA Championship 1959), dies of head injuries from a fall at 82 More Famous Deaths »

641 - Eligius (Saint Eloy) becomes bishop of Doornik-Noyon 1364 - Peter Coutherel banished from Leuven 1877 - Caesar Franck's symphonic poem "Lesson Eolides" premieres 1946 - US sentences 58 camp guards of Mauthausen concentration camp to death 1949 - 1st British-produced jet bomber, the Canberra, makes its 1st test flight 1975 - "Rodgers and Hart" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 108 performances 1982 - Braniff Airlines files for bankruptcy 1996 - Severe thunderstorms and a tornado in Bangladesh kill 600 people. 2018 - China's first domestically built aircraft carrier begins sea trials in Dalian, China 2023 - 67th Eurovision Song Contest: Loreen wins for Sweden, for the second time, singing "Tattoo", in Liverpool, England, hosting on behalf of Ukraine More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1638 - Construction of the Red Fort begins at Shahjahanabad, Mughal Empire (now Dehli, India) 1890 - 18th Preakness: W Martin aboard Montague wins in 2:36.75 1917 - 1st appearance of Mary to 3 shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal 1966 - The Rolling Stones release "Paint it Black" in the UK 1973 - "Cyrano" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 49 performances 2000 - In Enschede, the Netherlands, a fireworks factory explodes, killing 22 people, wounding 950, and resulting in approximately €450 million in damage More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1929 - Creed Taylor, American Grammy Award-winning jazz and bossa nova record producer (Stan Getz; Wes Montgomery), and label founder (Impluse!; CTI Records), born in Lynchburg, Virginia (d. 2022) 1937 - Roch Carrier, Canadian novelist (The Hockey Sweater), born in Sainte-Justine, Quebec 1939 - Hildrun Laufer-Claus, German long jumper, born in Dresden, Germany 1949 - Franklyn Ajaye, American comedian and actor (Car Wash, The Jazz Singer, Bridesmaids), born in Brooklyn, New York 1966 - Alison Goldfrapp, English singer-songwriter (Seventh Tree), born in London 1983 - Timnit Gebru, Eritrean-Ethiopian computer scientist (Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Institute), born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1312 - Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1263) 1951 - Marianne Philips, Dutch author (Issue Beukennoot), dies at 65 1975 - Vladislav Zolotaryov, Soviet Russian bayanist (button accordion player), and composer (Six Children's Suites), takes his own life at 53 1984 - Stanislaw Ulam, Polish-American mathematician and nuclear physicist (Manhattan Project, H-bomb), dies at 75 1985 - Leatrice Joy, silent screen star, dies in Riverdale (Bronx) NYC at 91 2009 - Frank Aletter, American character actor (Mac-It's About Time, Tom-Nancy), dies of lung cancer at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1534 - German Duchy of Wurttemberg becomes Lutheran under Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg 1864 - Battle of Spotsylvania, fought near Courthouse, Virginia (Overland Campaign), inconclusive result (US Civil War) 1919 - New York Yankees and Washington Senators play second straight extra inning tie, 4-4 in 15 innings at the Polo Grounds; 0-0 in 12 the previous day 1948 - Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicates due to ill health 1953 - KUHT TV channel 8 (PBS) in Houston, TX, begins broadcasting 1967 - 20th Cannes Film Festival: "Blowup" directed by Michelangelo Antonioni wins the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film 1972 - Milwaukee Brewers beat Minnesota Twins, 4-3, in 22 innings (completed 5/13) 1976 - 20th European Cup: Bayern Munich beats Saint-Etienne 1-0 at Glasgow 1995 - Jose Mesa gets 1st of his M.L. record 37 consecutive saves 2001 - 46th Eurovision Song Contest: Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL for Estonia wins singing "Everybody" in Copenhagen More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1525 - Battle at Biblingen: Zwabische Union beats rebel Wurttemberg farmers 1789 - William Wilberforce makes his first major speech on abolition in the UK House of Commons, reasoning the slave trade morally reprehensible and an issue of natural justice 1911 - 1st Inter-Empire Championships open in London 1942 - Russia occupies Crackow, until Aug 23, 1943 1952 - Gaj Singh is crowned Maharaja of Jodhpur 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 » Famous Birthdays 1496 - Gustav I, King of Sweden (1523-60) who abolished Sweden's elective monarchy, born in Rydboholm Castle, Sweden (d. 1560) 1806 - Amos Beebe Eaton, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Catskill, New York (d. 1877) 1923 - Hector Laing, English biscuit manufacturer (McVitie and Price), pilot and Director of the Bank of England (d. 2010) 1938 - Millie Perkins, American actress (Diary of Anne Frank, Table for 5, Shooting), born in Passaic, New Jersey 1948 - Steve Winwood, English singer, songwriter and musician (Spencer Davis Group - "Gimme Some Lovin'"; Traffic - "Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys"; solo - 'Higher Love"; "While You See A Chance"), born in Birmingham, England 1966 - Rafael Bournigal, Dominican infielder (Oakland A's), born in Azua, Dominican Republic More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1878 - Catherine Beecher, American educator (championed higher education for women), dies at 77 1909 - Bertha Townsend, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1888-89), dies at 40 1935 - Józef Piłsudski, Father of the Second Polish Republic who served as its Chief of State (1918-22), Marshall of Poland and later its de facto leader (1926-35), dies at 67 1963 - Stanisław Wiechowicz, Polish composer, dies at 69 1998 - Hermann Lenz, German writer (Swabian Chronicles), dies at 75 2001 - Alexei Tupolev, Russian aircraft designer (b. 1925) More Famous Deaths »

1310 - Fifty-four members of the Knights Templar are burned at the stake in France for being heretics 1911 - The United States becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty 1926 - Airship Norge leaves Spitsbergen for 1st air crossing of Arctic Ocean 1950 - Belgium mine disaster at Borinage, 39 die 1968 - Toronto Transit Commission opens the largest expansion of its Bloor-Danforth Line, going to Scarborough in the east, Etobicoke in the west 1970 - Henry Marrow is murdered in a violent racially-motivated crime in Oxford, North Carolina. 1988 - France performs nuclear test 1991 - NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 2 2015 - Record price for a work of art at auction: Picasso's The Women of Algiers (Version ‘O’) sells for US$179.3 million at Christies in New York 2018 - Mass murder-suicide in Margaret River, Australia, grandfather shoots six members of his family and himself More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1887 - 13th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Lewis aboard Montrose wins in 2:39.25 1927 - England's football team beat Belgium 9-1 1956 - Pinky Lee Show last airs on NBC-TV 1975 - Israel signs an agreement with European Economic Market 2013 - English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (86,254): Wigan Athletic upsets Manchester City, 1-0; Ben Watson scores 90+1' winner 2022 - First ever US government report into Indian boarding school deaths released (not complete), documents more than 500 deaths across 400 schools and 50 gravesites over 150 years More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1731 - Johann Gottfried Seyfert, German composer and violinist, born in Augsburg, Electorate of Bavaria (now Germany) (d. 1772) 1752 - Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840) 1954 - Lubomir Stoykov, Bulgarian journalist and broadcaster 1967 - Eric Young, infielder (Colorado Rockies), born in New Brunswick, New Jersey 1987 - Louis Murphy, American college football player 1997 - Coi Leray [Collins], American rapper (No More Parties), born in Boston, Massachusetts More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1778 - William Pitt the Elder, British Prime Minister (Whig, 1756-61, 66-68) known as the `Great Commoner', dies at 69 1881 - Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Swiss writer (Journal Intime), dies at 59 1907 - John Albert Delany, Australian composer, dies at 54 1916 - Karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer (Schwarzschild effect), dies on the Eastern front at 42, mere months after working out a solution to Einstein's Theory of Relativity 2019 - Harold Lederman, American boxing judge and analyst (HBO), dies of cancer at 79 2022 - Henk Groot, Dutch soccer attacking midfielder/forward (39 caps; Ajax, Feyenoord), dies at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1559 - Scottish Protestants under John Knox uprise against queen mother Mary 1775 - American Revolution: Green Mountain Boys capture Fort Ticonderoga, New York 1913 - Yanks commit 8 errors and still beat Tigers 10-9 in 10 innings 1932 - Government declares "Wilhelmus" as the Netherlands' national anthem 1933 - Deutsche Arbeitsfront (DAF) forms 1936 - Manuel Azaña elected the second President of the Spanish Republic 1941 - 66th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro wins aboard Whirlaway, 2nd leg of successful Triple Crown 1972 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1973 - 27th NBA Championship: NY Knicks beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 1 2021 - NBC says it will not televise the 2022 Golden Globes because of criticism of its lack of diversity More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1676 - Bacon's Rebellion begins, frontiersmen vs Virginia government 1905 - 31st Kentucky Derby: Jack Martin aboard Agile wins in 2:100.75 1915 - Canadian physician Cluny Macpherson first presents his gas mask invention to the British War Office 1993 - Bill Walton is inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 1994 - Barbra Streisand's begins 1st concert tour in 30 years, at the Capitol Centre in Landover, Maryland (after "warm-up" shows in Las Vegas and London) 2003 - The May 2003 tornado outbreak sequence takes place. More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1705 - Gallus Zeiler, German composer, born in Kempten (d. 1755) 1760 - Johann Peter Hebel, German writer (Allemannische Gedichte), born in Basel (d. 1826) 1951 - Steve Gunderson, American politician (Rep-R-WI, 1981-97), born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin 1969 - Dennis Bergkamp, Dutch football player (Ajax; Netherlands), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands 1970 - Perry Blake, Irish singer-songwriter (The Hunchback of San Francisco), born in Sligo, Ireland 1981 - Katori Hall, American playwright and actress (The Hot Wing King), born in Memphis, Tennessee More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1691 - Colonel John Birch, English soldier (b. 1615) 1891 - Karl Wilhelm von Nägeli, Swiss botanist (famous for his work on plant cells), dies at 74 1995 - Jimmy Raney, American jazz guitarist, dies at 67 2010 - Frank Frazetta [Frazzetta], American fantasy illustrator of comic book, paperback, album cover art, dies of a stroke at 82 2020 - John Teerlinck, American NFL defensive end (SD Chargers) and coach (annual award for NFL best defensive line coach named after him), dies at 69 2021 - Néstor Montelongo, Uruguayan soccer utility (36 caps; Montevideo Wanderers, Peñarol, Nacional, Racing), dies at 66 More Famous Deaths »

1901 - Cleveland's Earl Moore no-hits Chicago White Sox 9 inn but loses in 10th 4-2 1914 - J.T. Hearne becomes the first bowler to take 3000 first-class wickets. 1916 - Disastrous wind-blown fire in Ellendale, North Dakota destroys three blocks of businesses, a church, and 21 homes 1945 - Czechoslovakia liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day) 1958 - "Vertigo", American film noir psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak, is released 1974 - US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee begins formal hearings on Nixon impeachment 1980 - 35 motorists die when roadway collapses after Liberian freighter 'Summit Venture' rams Sunshine Skyway Bridge, during a squall (Tampa Bay, Florida) 1992 - America Cup finals begin in San Diego 1992 - Salem Village Witchcraft Victims' Memorial dedicated in Danvers (formally Salem Village) to mark 300 year anniversary of trials 2018 - Walmart takes a majority stake in Indian online retailer Flipkart for 16 billion More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1967 - 1st flight of Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1980 - 35 motorists die when roadway collapses after Liberian freighter 'Summit Venture' rams Sunshine Skyway Bridge, during a squall (Tampa Bay, Florida) 1988 - Belgium: 8th government of Martens forms 1993 - Paraguay holds its first presidential and parliamentary elections in 50 years 1997 - San Diego Padres retire #35 worn by pitcher Randy Jones 2016 - Rodrigo Duterte wins Philippine presidential election, promising war on drug trade and killing of criminals More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1796 - August Pauly, German writer (Real Encyclopedia), born in Benningen am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (d. 1845) 1850 - Edward Weston, English-born American electrical engineer who invented the portable voltmeter, born in Wolverhampton, England (d. 1936) 1888 - Rolf de Maré, Swedish art collector and museum director, born in Stockholm (d. 1964) 1922 - Sheila Burrell, British actress (Black Orchid, Paranoiac, Laughter in Dark), born in Blackheath, London (d. 2011) 1975 - Tamia [Washington], Canadian RandB, hiphop, and pop singer, born in Windsor, Ontario 1980 - Tony Schmidt, German racing driver More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1791 - Francis Hopkinson, American judge, signer of the Declaration of Independence, author, flag designer (first American flag), and composer (The Battle of the Kegs), dies from an apoplectic seizure at 53 1958 - Bill Goodwin, American television announcer (Jolson Story, Burns and Allen), dies at 47 1968 - Harold Gray, American comic strip artist (Little Orphan Annie), dies at 74 1970 - Percy Brier, Australian composer, dies at 84 1986 - Dirk de Vroome, Dutch campaigner and Limbourg activist, dies at 60 2011 - Wouter Weylandt, Belgian cyclist, dies at 26 More Famous Deaths »