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1861 - The Canellas meteorite, an 859-gram chondrite-type meteorite, strikes the earth near Barcelona, Spain 1862 - Adolphe Nicole of Switzerland patents chronograph 1897 - Oldest continuously operating movie theater in the world, the State Theatre first opens in Washington, Iowa (Guinness World Records) 1948 - US grants Israel de facto recognition 1966 - A Lover's Concerto by Mrs Miller hits #95 1976 - Lowell Thomas ends 46 years as radio network reporter 1995 - Dalai Lama proclaims 6-year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima 11th reincarnation of Panchen Lama, Tibet's 2nd most senior spiritual leader 1997 - Baseball's Executive Council suspends NY Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for his suing other team owners 2000 - "Yi Yi" Taiwanese film by Edward Yang debuts at Cannes 2012 - Stanford University scientists develop prototype bionic eye More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1804 - Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's expedition commissioned by Thomas Jefferson sets out from St Louis for Pacific Coast 1913 - Frans Hals museum opens in Haarlem, Netherlands 1945 - Physician Joseph G. Hamilton injects misdiagnosed cancer patient Albert Stevens (CAL-1) with 131 kBq (3.55 µCi) of plutonium without his knowledge. Stevens lives another 20 years, surviving the highest known accumulated radiation dose in any human 1975 - US forces raid Cambodian island of Koh Tang to free Mayaguez ship 1989 - Final TV episode of "Family Ties" airs on NBC with a 36 million audience 1990 - Dow Jones average hits a record 2,821.53 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1867 - Kurt Eisner, German socialist politician, revolutionary and journalist (President of the People's State of Bavaria 1918-19), born in Berlin, Prussia (d. 1919) 1883 - Jan Olieslagers, Belgian aviation and motorcycle pioneer (WWI flying ace, Antwerp Devil), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1942) 1922 - Agha Hasan Abedi, banker 1933 - Lajos Kovacs, Hungarian actor (Wings of Desire) 1933 - John Mortimore, cricketer (England off-spinner 1959-64) 1972 - Mark Ruskell, England-born Scottish politician More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1470 - Charles VIII of Sweden, King of Sweden (1448–57, 1464–65 and 1467-70) and Norway (1449–50), dies at 60 1565 - Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist, dies at 81 1574 - Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru, dies at 95 1864 - William N Green Jr, Union brigadier general, dies 1945 - Heber J. Grant, 7th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies at 88 2006 - Lewis "Lew" Anderson, American actor and musician (The Howdy Doody Show), dies of prostate cancer at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1906 - Bezalel Art School opens in Jerusalem 1943 - German occupiers attempt to confiscate all radios in the Netherlands 1946 - Sarwate and Banerjee add 249 for 10th wkt for Indians v Surrey 1958 - Jordan and Iraq form Arab Federation 1975 - "Rodgers and Hart" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 108 performances 1977 - Howard Stern begins broadcasting at WRNW, Briarcliff Manor NY 1982 - Chicago Cubs win their 8,000th (beat Astros) 2010 - Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Mary J. Blige, Debbie Harry, Lady Gaga, Shirley Bassey, Nile Rodgers and Chic 2017 - Bus plunges off cliff near Marmaris, Turkey, killing at least 23, injuring 11 2017 - 62nd Eurovision Song Contest: Portugal's Salvador Sobral wins singing "Amar Pelos Dois" More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1909 - First Giro d'Italia takes place in Milan - Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna is the winner 1922 - 47th Preakness: L Morris aboard Pillory wins in 1:51.6 1972 - Milwaukee Brewers beat Minnesota Twins, 4-3, in 22 innings (started 5/12) 1981 - Pope John Paul II is shot and critically wounded by Turkish gunman Mehemet Ali Agca in St Peter's Square, Vatican City 2019 - China retaliates against the US as their trade war escalates, raising tariffs on $60 billion worth of goods affecting over 4,000 items 2019 - Actress Felicity Huffman pleads guilty for her part in the US college admissions scandal More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1729 - Henry William Stiegel, German-American early glassmaker (built American Flint Glassworks at Manheim which had rapid rise and fall), born near Cologne (d. 1785) 1840 - Alphonse Daudet, French writer (Tartarin of Tarascon), born in Nîmes, France (d. 1897) 1886 - Joseph Achron, Lithuanian-American concert violinist and composer (Golem Suite), born in Lozdzieje, Russian Empire (now Lazdijai, Lithuania) (d. 1943) 1930 - Mike Gravel, American politician (US Senator (D) - Alaska, 1969-81), and peace activist (Pentagon Papers), born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 2021) 1937 - Trevor Baylis, English inventor of the wind-up radio, born in Kilburn, London (d. 2018) 1949 - Zoe Wanamaker, American actress (Raggedy Rawney), born in NYC, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1732 - Theodor Schwartzkopff, German composer, dies at 72 1925 - Boris Savinkov, Russian writer and revolutionary, dies in prison under mysterious circumstances at 46 1981 - Carl Weinrich, American organist and composer, dies at 76 2005 - Michael Ross, American serial killer (b. 1959) 2013 - Vladimir Romanovsky, Soviet sprint canoer, dies at 56 2013 - Chuck Muncie, American football running back, dies from a heart attack at 60 More Famous Deaths »

1877 - Ottawa Rough Riders 1st outside competition vs Britannia 1908 - George Bernard Shaw's play "Getting Married" premieres in London 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 1956 - East Pakistan struck by cyclone and tidal waves 1965 - The Rolling Stones record their smash hit single "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" 1967 - Provo disbands in Neth Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 1984 - France performs nuclear test 1996 - "Inherit the Wind" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 45 performances 2018 - 63rd Eurovision song contest won by Netta from Israel in Lisbon, Portugal More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1057 - The Ostromir Gospel, now the oldest surviving Russian manuscript is recorded completed by its scribe Deacon Grigory 1865 - Last land action of Civil war at Palmito Ranch, Texas 1938 - Sandoz Labs begins manufacturing LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) 1970 - KTVM TV channel 6 in Butte, MT (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1986 - Fred Markham (US), unpaced and unaided by wind, is 1st to pedal 65 mph on a level course, Big Sand Flat, California 1997 - Tornado narrowly misses downtown Miami More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1700 - Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect (Palace of Caserta), born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1773) 1751 - Gaetano Manna, Italian composer, born in Naples (d. 1804) 1804 - Robert Baldwin, Canadian politician (popularizer of responsible government in Canada), born in York, Upper Canada (d. 1858) 1947 - Michael Ignatieff, Canadian politician (Leader of the Liberal Party), born in Toronto, Ontario 1950 - Ronnie Foster, American soul, funk, and acid jazz Hammond B-3 organist, keyboard player, and record producer, born in Buffalo, New York 2000 - Sedona Prince, American basketball player (who highlighted gender inequality in US women's basketball), born in Hemet, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1649 - Isaac Doreslaer, English lawyer/diplomat, murdered 1845 - August Wilhelm Schlegel, German poet, translator and critic, dies at 77 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 1973 - Art Pollard, American racecar driver (b. 1927) 1992 - Joe Burke, American baseball executive (president KC Royals 1981-92), dies from lymphatic cancer at 68 2007 - Mullah Dadullah Akhund, Taliban military leader (b. 1966?) More Famous Deaths »

1678 - French admiral Jean d'Estrees' naval fleet runs aground on Aves-islands, Curacao, ends French control and ushers in an age of Piracy in the Caribbean 1907 - Bank of San Francisco incorporated 1925 - Communist Party of Holland splits 1946 - 71st Preakness: Warren Mehrtens aboard Assault wins in 2:01.4 1960 - Israeli soldiers capture Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires 1965 - 1st of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 (India) 1977 - Ted Turner manages an Atlanta Braves game 1991 - NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 2 1992 - Film adaptation of Mbongeni Ngema and Hugh Masakala's anti-apartheid musical "Sarafina!", starring Leleti Khumalo, Miriam Makeba, and Whoopi Goldberg, premieres at Cannes Film Festival in France 2002 - Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands unveils the Man With Two Hats monument in Ottawa and Apeldoorn (May 2), 2000, symbolically linking both the Netherlands and Canada for their assistance throughout the Second World War. More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1888 - 16th Preakness: F Littlefield aboard Refund wins in 2:49 1926 - Airship Norge leaves Spitsbergen for 1st air crossing of Arctic Ocean 1950 - Belgium mine disaster at Borinage, 39 die 1972 - Giants trade Willie Mays to Mets for pitcher Charlie Williams and cash 1998 - India conducts three underground nuclear tests in Pokhran, including a thermonuclear device 2019 - South African parliamentary elections return ruling Cyril Ramaphosa's ANC party to power with reduced majority (58%) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1654 - Cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian, author and collector of antiquities, (d. 1737) 1927 - Mort Sahl, American stand-up comedian, political satirist, writer, and TV personality (The Big Party), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2021) 1930 - Edward Kamau Brathwaite, Caribbean poet (Born to Slow Horses) and academic, born in Bridgetown, Barbados (d. 2020) 1938 - Carla Bley [Carla Borg], American musician (Escalator Over the Hill), born in Oakland, California 1963 - Nina Stemme [Thöldte], Swedish dramatic soprano opera singer, born in Stockholm, Sweden 1989 - Cam Newton, American football quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2010, Auburn; NFL MVP 2015; Pro Bowl 2011, 13, 15; Carolina Panthers), born in Atlanta, Georgia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1916 - Max Reger, German composer, pianist and professor (Leipzig Univ), dies at 43 1920 - William Dean Howells, American novelist, critic and editor (A Woman's Reason), dies at 83 1955 - Gilbert Jessop, English cricket batsman (18 Tests; Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1898), dies at 80 1994 - Alfred James Broomhall, British Protestant Christian medical missionary to China, dies at 82 1996 - Nnamdi Azikiwe, 1st President of Nigeria (1963-66), dies at 91 2017 - Jur Mellema, Dutch politician (CHU), dies at 93 More Famous Deaths »

1787 - British Parliament impeaches Warren Hastings, Governor-General of Bengal 1893 - 19th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Kunze aboard Lookout wins in 2:39.25 1906 - Russian Duma (Parliament) meets for 1st time 1929 - 54th Preakness: Louis Schaefer aboard Dr Freeland wins in 2:01.6 1953 - KCBD TV channel 11 in Lubbock, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting 1961 - "Beyond the Fringe" premieres in London 1970 - Atlanta Braves' Hoyt Wilhelm pitches in his 1,000th game, loses to Cards 6-5 1980 - "Happy New Year" closes at Morosco Theater NYC after 17 performances 1991 - Oakland A's Jose Canseco is seen leaving singer Madonna's apartment 2018 - New record auction price for a Latin American artwork of $9.76 million for Diego Rivera's "The Rivals" More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1915 - Canadian physician Cluny Macpherson first presents his gas mask invention to the British War Office 1959 - Giants Jim Hearn allows 2 runs against Pirates, game is suspended, Hearn is released and charged with loss 2 months after his retirement 1972 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1995 - Real Zaragoza of Spain win 35th European Cup Winner's Cup against Arsenal of England 2-1 in Paris 2014 - The African National Congress wins the 2014 South African General Election 2022 - Tom Brady agrees to record 10-year, $375m deal to be Fox Sports’ lead analyst when he decides to finally retire; surpasses $303m the quarterback earned in salary during his NFL career More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1866 - Léon Bakst, Russian painter and scene and costume designer, born in Grodno, Belarus (d. 1924) 1897 - Einar Gerhardsen, Prime minister of Norway (d. 1987) 1928 - Arnold Rüütel, Estonian president 1949 - Nolan Porter, American RandB singer-songwriter ("Keep On Keeping On"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2021) 1973 - Rüştü Reçber, Turkish soccer goalkeeper (120 caps, record appearance holder, FIFA World Cup All Star Team: 2002; Fenerbahçe, Barcelona, Beşiktaş), born in Korkuteli, Turkey 1977 - Amanda Borden, American gymnast (World silver 1994, Olympic gold 1996), born in Cincinnati, Ohio More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 995 - Boudouin, bishop of Utrecht 1798 - George Vancouver, British explorer, (surveyed Pacific coast from San Francisco to Vancouver Island), dies at 40 1989 - Woody Shaw, American jazz trumpeter (Rosewood), dies from complications after being stuck by a subway train at 44 1992 - Sylvia Syms [Blagman], American jazz and cabaret singer and actress ("I Could Have Danced All Night"; South Pacific - "Bloody May"), dies of a heart attack at 74 1995 - Harold Berens, comedian, dies at 92 1999 - Shel Silverstein, American writer and cartoonist (Now Here's My Plan: A Book of Futilities; The Giving Tree) and songwriter ("A Boy Named Sue"; "The Cover Of The Rolling Stone"), dies at 68 More Famous Deaths »

328 - Athanasius is elected Patriarch bishop of Alexandria 1588 - Duke Henri de Guise's troops occupy Paris 1864 - Battle of Cloyd's Mt, and Swift Creek, Virginia (Drewery's Bluff, Fort Darling) 1929 - WJW-AM in Cleveland Ohio begins radio transmissions 1949 - Britain's 1st launderette opens in Queensway, London 1965 - Luna 5 launched (USSR) 1st attempt to soft land on Moon (fails) 1978 - American publishing heiress Patty Hearst returns to jail, after legal appeals to her bank robbery conviction fail 1989 - NY Mets Kevin Elster, errors after 88 errorless games at shortstop 1992 - 37th Eurovision Song Contest: Linda Martin for Ireland wins singing "Why Me" in Malmo 2006 - George Preca is canonized as the first Maltese saint in history More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1901 - A financial panic begins in the USA following the struggle between two groups to control the railroads between the Great Lakes and the Pacific 1971 - 23rd Emmy Awards: All in the Family, Jack Klugman and Jean Stapleton win 1978 - American publishing heiress Patty Hearst returns to jail, after legal appeals to her bank robbery conviction fail 1989 - NY Mets Rick Cerone, errors after 159 errorless games as catcher 2017 - Moon Jae-in elected President of South Korea after a snap election to replace Park Geun-hye 2019 - At least 65 migrants drown off the coast of Tunisia when their boat capsizes after leaving Libya according to the UN More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1914 - Carlo Maria Giulini, Italian conductor, born in Barletta, Italy (d. 2005) 1928 - Páll Pampichier Pálsson, Austrian-Icelandic composer, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1966) 1948 - Calvin Murphy, American basketball player 1955 - Myra Blackwelder, American golfer (LPGA Rookie of the Year 1980), born in Lexington, Kemtucky 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 1977 - Iñigo Landaluze, Spanish cyclist More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1822 - Charles Duquesnoy, French composer, dies at 62 1966 - Alfred Mendelsohn, Romanian composer, and conductor (Romanian National Opera, 1944-63), and teacher, dies at 56 1982 - Ab Visser, Dutch poet and writer (Man Without a Head), dies at 69 1990 - Patrick Piggott, British pianist, composer, and musicologist (The Life and Music of John Field; The Innocent Diversion - Music in the Life and Writings of Jane Austen), dies at 74 1995 - Abha Gandhi, servant to Gandhi, dies at 68 2011 - Wouter Weylandt, Belgian cyclist, dies at 26 More Famous Deaths »

1877 - 1st Westminster Dog Show held 1907 - Boston Doves pitcher "Big Jeff" Pfeffer no-hits Cincinnati Reds, 6-0 at South End Grounds, Boston 1929 - Jan Mayen island, 500 km NNE of Iceland, incorporated into Norway 1956 - John Osborne's "Look Back in Anger" premieres in London 1994 - Jim Cartwright's play "The Rise and Fall of Little Voice" closes at Neil Simon Theater, NYC after 9 performances 2018 - Largest-ever wave at 23.8m recorded in the South Hemisphere at Campbell Island by New Zealand scientists 2018 - Ebola outbreak declared in north-west Democratic Republic of Congo with 2 confirmed cases and 17 deaths 2019 - Singapore passes sweeping "anti-fake news" laws bill 2021 - Bombings outside a school in Kabul, Afghanistan, kill at least 50 people, mostly teenage girls, amid growing fears about US military withdrawal 2021 - Indian Medical Association calls for a national lockdown, criticizing President Modi's government's response as recorded COVID-19 deaths pass 4,000 a day More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1942 - German summer offensive opens in Crimea 1950 - President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek asks US for weapons 1967 - The Philippine province of Davao is split into three: Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental 1971 - Courtney, Courtney, and Link's musical "Earl of Ruston" closes at Billy Rose Theater, NYC, after 5 performances 1993 - Lennox Lewis beats Tony Tucker in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 2018 - President Trump pulls the US out of the multilateral Iran nuclear deal More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1839 - Adolphe-Basile Routhier, French Canadian lyricist ("O! Canada"), born in Saint-Placide, Quebec (d. 1920) 1927 - Ian Denholm, Scottish shipping CEO (Murray Investment Trust), born in Kilmacolm, Scotland (d. 2018) 1968 - Chris Lighty, music executive and manager (Violator), born in The Bronx New York (d. 2012) 1969 - Akebono Taro, American born Japanese sumo wrestler (1st non Japanese to reach rank of Yokozuna), born in Waimānalo, Hawaii 1978 - Jang Woo Hyuk, Korean singer, rapper, and dancer (HOT; JTL), and actor, born in Daegu, South Korea 1987 - Felix Jones, American football player (Dallas Cowboys), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1278 - Emperor Duanzong of China (b. 1268) 1788 - Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian-born physician and naturalist (b. 1723) 1846 - Giacomo Cordella, Italian composer, dies at 59 1864 - Leroy Augustus Stafford, Confederate American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies from injuries incurred 3 days earlier during the Battle of the Wilderness in northern Virginia, at 42 1957 - Jan Sluyters, Dutch painter (Moderne Kunstkring), dies at 75 1992 - Sergey Vladimirovich Obraztsov, Soviet puppet master, dies at 90 More Famous Deaths »

1867 - Blacks stage ride-in to protest segregation in New Orleans 1910 - 35th Preakness: R Estep aboard Layminster wins in 1:40.6 1924 - Peruvian Torre forms APRA, Alianza Popular Revolutionaria Americana 1951 - International Olympic committee allows Russia to participate in 1952 Olympics 2007 - Ehud Netzer of Hebrew University announces he has discovered the tomb of Herod the Great at Herodium, West Bank 2008 - Dmitry Medvedev is sworn in as the 3rd President of the Russian Federation 2012 - NATO air strike kills 14 and woulds 6 civilians in Afghanistan's Badghis Province 2013 - The Dow Jones Industrial average and SandP 500 set record highs 2014 - Fighting between pro-Russian and Kiev forces continue amid fears internationally of a civil war in Ukraine 2017 - “Baahubali 2: The Conclusion” becomes the highest grossing Indian box office film ever earning $120 million More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1579 - Congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands 1913 - Plot by English suffragettes to blow up part of St Paul's cathedral thwarted when the bomb is discovered 1960 - 86th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack on Venetian Way wins in 2:02.4 1979 - 5th UNCTAD-conference opens in Manila 1994 - Edvard Munch's painting "The Scream" is recovered 3 months after it was stolen 2012 - Vladimir Putin sworn in for third six-year term as President of Russia More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1748 - Olympe de Gouges [Marie Gouze], French playwright and revolutionary (Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen), born in Montauban, France (d. 1793) 1763 - Józef Antoni Poniatowski, Polish general and marshal of France, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1813) 1873 - Clarence Dickinson, American composer, born in Lafayette, Indiana (d. 1969) 1882 - Willem Elsschot [Alfons Josephus de Ridder], Flemish writer (Mend), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1960) 1901 - Gary Cooper, American actor (Sgt York, High Noon), born in Helena, Montana (d. 1961) 1945 - Robin Strasser, American actress (Dorian-One Life to Live, Another World), born in NYC, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1673 - Johannes Teellinck, Dutch vicar, dies at about 58 1884 - Judah P. Benjamin, 3rd Confederate States Secretary of State and 2nd Confederate States Secretary of War, dies at 72 1932 - Albert Thomas, French socialist politician (Minister of Armament WW1), dies at 53 1956 - Josef Hoffmann, Austrian architect (Vienna Secession Movement), dies at 85 1957 - Wilhelm Filchner, German explorer who led the German Antarctic expedition of 1911–12, dies at 79 2000 - Douglas Fairbanks Jr, American actor (Prisoner of Zenda; Gunga Din), and decorated US naval officer (WWII Beach Jumpers), dies of a heart attack at 90 More Famous Deaths »

1626 - Dutch colonist Peter Minuit organizes the purchase of Manhattan Island from Native Americans for 60 guilders worth of goods, believed to have been Canarsee Indians of the Lenape 1853 - 1st major US rail disaster kills 46 (Norwalk, Connecticut) 1913 - King Nikita I of Montenegro vacates Skoetari, northern Albania 1921 - Teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League merge to form the American Soccer League (ASL); collapses 1933 1937 - German airship Hindenburg explodes in flames at Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 35 of the 97 on board and 1 on the ground 1953 - MLB St. Louis Browns Alva "Bobo" Holloman, in his first start game as starting pitcher, no-hits visiting Philadelphia A's, 6-0 1956 - WRCB TV channel 3 in Chattanooga, TN (NBC) begins broadcasting 2002 - Entrepreneur Elon Musk founds SpaceX 2006 - 132nd Kentucky Derby: Edgar Prado aboard Barbaro wins in front of 157,532 fans 2019 - World Snooker Championship, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield: Englishman Judd Trump wins his first world crown beating John Higgins of Scotland, 18-9 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1889 - Exposition Universelle (World's Fair) in Paris opens with the recently completed Eiffel Tower serving as the entrance arch 1941 - Joseph Stalin becomes Premier of the Soviet Union, replacing his foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov 1943 - British 1st army opens assault on Tunis 1968 - Giants reliever Lindy McDaniel sets NL record of 225th consecutive errorless game (108 chances consecutively since June 16, 1964) 2001 - During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque 2007 - "Shrek the Third" directed by Chris Miller and Raman Hui with voices by Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy premieres in Westwood Ca. More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1800 - Ferdinand Marcucci, Italian harpist and composer, born in Florence (d. 1871) 1871 - Victor Grignard, French chemist (Nobel 1912 - development of the Grignard reaction), born in Cherbourg, France (d. 1935) 1918 - Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, 1st President of the United Arab Emirates, born in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, birth date disputed (d. 2004) 1944 - Anton Furst, American production designer (Batman), born in London (d. 1991) 1960 - Bart de Boer, Dutch guitarist (Ivy Green) 1969 - Mark Thomas, NFL defensive end (Carolina Panthers, Packers, Bears) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1642 - Frans Francken the Younger, Flemish painter, dies on 61st birthday 1708 - François de Laval, French clergyman, 1st Roman Catholic bishop of Québec, and saint, dies at 85 1963 - Ted Weems [Wemyes], American jazz trombonist, violin player and big band leader (Somebody Stole My Girl; Heartache), dies of emphysema at 61 2014 - Farley Mowat, Canadian author, dies at 92 2015 - Errol Brown, British-Jamaican singer-songwriter (Hot Chocolate - "You Sexy Thing"), dies at 71 2022 - George Pérez, American comic book artist (The Avenger; Teen Titans), dies of pancreatic cancer at 67 More Famous Deaths »

1874 - Dutch 2nd Chamber passes child labor law 1915 - German U-20 captures and sinks Britsih schooner Earl of Lathom 1948 - 1st squadron of jet aircraft aboard a carrier 1952 - Pulitzer prize awarded to Herman Wouk for this novel "The Caine Mutiny" 1955 - West Germany is granted full sovereignty by its three occupying powers 1964 - Separatists riot in Quebec 1987 - France performs nuclear test at Mururoa atoll 2008 - American/Columbia Records releases "Home Before Dark", the twenty-seventh studio album by Neil Diamond; tops charts in US, UK and NZ 2018 - Electric cigarette explodes killing a man in St. Petersburg, Florida, first death from a vaping product 2022 - WHO study of excess deaths worldwide says 15 million more people have died than normal, far above the official COVID-19 death toll of 6 million More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1905 - Robert S Abbott published 1st issue of newspaper "Chicago Defender" 1924 - Unions terminate Twentse textile strike 1925 - Yankee Everett Scott is benched, ending his 1,307-game playing streak 1951 - "Out of This World" closes at New Century Theater NYC after 157 performances 1966 - Stanley Cup Final, Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI: Montreal Canadiens earn back-to-back titles; beat Detroit Red Wings, 3-2 in OT for a 4-2 series victory 1984 - 29th Eurovision Song Contest: Herreys for Sweden wins singing "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" in Luxembourg More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1906 - Ursula Jeans, British actress (Cavalcade, Over the Moon, I Lived With You), born in Simla, British India (d. 1973) 1914 - Frank Carlson, American jazz and session drummer (Woody Herman, 1937-42 - "The Golden Wedding"), born in New York City (d. 1996) 1923 - Richard Wollheim, British philosopher (deeply engaged with issues that were central to the visual arts), born in London (d. 2003) 1940 - Lucy Simon, American folk singer-songwriter (Simon Sisters), Grammy Award-winning record producer (In Harmony) and theater composer (The Secret Garden; Doctor Zhivago), born in New York City (d. 2022) 1952 - Campbell McComas, Australian impersonator and broadcaster, born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2005) 1978 - Santiago Cabrera, Venezuelan-Chilean-British actor (Isaac Mendez - Heroes), born in Caracas, Venezuela More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 984 - Gerberga of Saxony, Queen of Western Francia 1964 - Howard Zahniser, American environmental activist (father of Wilderness Act), dies of heart failure at 58 1979 - Shirley O'Hara, actress (Wild Party), dies at 68 1983 - John Williams, British actor (Family Affair, Dial M for Murder), dies at 80 1995 - Mikhail Botvinnik, Russian influential World Chess Champion, dies at 83 2011 - Yosef Merimovich, Israeli football player, 1948-58, and manager, 1958-89, dies at 86 More Famous Deaths »

1799 - Fourth Anglo-Mysore War: The Battle of Seringapatam ends the Siege of Seringapatam when the city is assaulted and the Sultan of Mysore Tipu Sultan is killed by the besieging British army, under the command of General George Harris 1917 - A flotilla of US destroyer ships arrive in Queenstown, Ireland, to aid in convoying ships to England 1942 - Battle of Coral Sea begins (1st naval battle fought solely in air) between Japanese, US and Australian navies and air forces 1963 - Pitcher Bob Shaw sets record of 5 balks in a game 1973 - 1st TV network female nudity-Steambath (PBS)-Valerie Perrine 1982 - British destroyer HMS Sheffield hit by Exocet rocket off Falkland Islands: 20 of her crew died. 1986 - President Babrak Karmal resigns as party leader of Afghanistan 1990 - Latvia's parliament votes 138-0 (1 abstention) for Independence 2013 - Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeats Robert Guerrero to retain his WBC Welterweight title 2013 - Juventus F.C. win their 29th Serie A football title More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1899 - 25th Kentucky Derby: Fred Taral aboard Manuel wins in 2:12 1910 - Canadian Currency Act, 1910, receives Royal Assent 1923 - New York state revokes its Mullan-Gage Act Prohibition law; federal Volstead Act still in place 1927 - 1st balloon flight over 40,000 feet (Scott Field, Illinois) 1968 - 94th Kentucky Derby: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Forward Pass wins 1973 - Longest baseball game in Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium, Phillies beat Braves 5-4 in 20 innings More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1807 - Thomas Duncan, Scottish painter, born in Kinclaven, Perthshire, Scotland (d. 1845) 1882 - Wilhelm Lehmann, German writer, born in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela (d. 1968) 1902 - Cvjetko Rihtman, Bosnian composer, born in Rijeka, Croatia (d. 1989) 1909 - Howard Da Silva [Silverblatt], American actor (1776, The Lost Weekend, The Blue Dahlia), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1986) 1954 - Julie Budd, American singer ("Child of Plenty"), born in Brooklyn, New York 1976 - Ben Grieve, American baseball player, born in Arlington, Texas More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1506 - Husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat (b. 1438) 1992 - Gregor Mackenzie, Labour Party (UK) politician (b. 1927) 2001 - Bonnie Lee Bakley, American second wife of actor Robert Blake murdered in her car outside a Studio City, California restaurant at 44 2013 - Morgan Morgan-Giles, British Naval officer and politician, dies at 98 2018 - Paul Bloodgood, American artist, dies at 58 of Alzheimer's disease 2018 - Luyanda Ntshangase, South African footballer (Maritzburg United), is struck by lightning and dies at 21 More Famous Deaths »

1624 - Spanish silver fleet sails to Panama 1815 - Battle at Tolentino: Austria beats King Joachim of Naples 1900 - 26th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Boland aboard Lieut Gibson wins in 2:06.25 1923 - 1st nonstop north American transcontinental flight (NY-San Diego) completed 1942 - German Luftwaffe again bombs Exeter, destroying its town centre 1945 - Allies arrest German physicist Werner Heisenberg 1948 - Pulitzer prize awarded to James Michener and Tennessee Williams 1952 - 1st landing by an airplane at geographic North Pole 1999 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 11,000 for the first time in its history at 11,014.70. 2021 - World Snooker Championship, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield: Englishman Mark Selby wins his 4th world title with an 18-15 win over countryman Shaun Murphy More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1864 - 3rd day in Battle at Alexandria Louisiana: Confederate assault 1948 - Pulitzer prize awarded to James Michener and Tennessee Williams 1967 - African American students seize finance building at Northwestern University 1975 - Christa Vahlensieck runs female world record marathon (2:40:15.8) 1980 - Texas Ranger Ferguson Jenkins becomes 4th to win 100 games in AL and NL 1995 - "My Thing of Love" opens at Beck Theater NYC for 16 performances More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1889 - Beulah Bondi, American actress (It's a Wonderful Life), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1981) 1917 - James Penberthy, Australian composer, born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1999) 1924 - Yehuda Amichai, Israeli poet (Now and In Other Days), born in Würzburg, Germany (d. 2000) 1949 - Albert Sacco Jr., American chemical engineer and astronaut (STS 73), born in Boston, Massachusetts 1969 - Karen Kraft, American rower (Olympic silver 1996), born in San Mateo, California 1983 - Márton Fülöp, Hungarian footballer and goalkeeper, born in Budapest (d. 2015) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1763 - George Psalmanazar, British impostor (b. 1679) 1918 - Charlie Soong, Chinese Methodist missionary and key player in the Xinhai Revolution of 1911, dies at 55 1964 - Diana Wynyard, British stage and film actress (Cavalcade), dies of renal disease at 58 1983 - Vaughn Taylor, American actor (Jailhouse Rock, Johnny Jupiter), dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 72 1999 - Joe Adcock, American baseball utility, manager (Milwaukee Braves; 2-time MLB All Star), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 71 2011 - Sergo Kotrikadze, Georgian footballer (b. 1936) More Famous Deaths »

1668 - Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1st peace of Aachen: ends War of Devolution, French-Spanish war in The Netherlands 1672 - John Maitland becomes Duke of Lauderdale and Earl of March. 1907 - Jules baron de Trooz forms Belgian government 1969 - British liner Queen Elizabeth II leaves Southampton on maiden voyage to NY 1970 - KOAI (now KNAZ) TV channel 2 in Flagstaff, AZ (NBC) 1st broadcast 1979 - -May 10] Vivekananda (Sri Lanka) begins nonstop ride, cycling 187 hrs, 28 min, around Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka 1987 - 113th Kentucky Derby: Chris McCarron aboard Alysheba wins in 2:03.4 1994 - Dr Kervokian found innocent on assisting suicides 1995 - Expos bat out of order against Mets in 6th inning 2019 - A clean-up on Mt Everest has removed three metric tons (6,613 pounds) of rubbish and four bodies in just two weeks More Historical Events »