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1571 - Pope Pius V forms The Holy League to fight the Ottomans with other Catholic maritime states including Spain, Venice, Naples and Sicily 1868 - Australian Aboriginal Cricket tour of England begins v Surrey Gentlemen 1943 - Agnes Moorehead appears in "Sorry, Wrong Number" on the radio program "Suspense", her most successful appearance 1965 - Dave Davies of The Kinks knocked unconscious in an on stage scuffle with drummer Mick Avory at Cardiff’s Capital Theatre 1968 - Rolling Stones release song "Jumping Jack Flash" 1968 - Unicorn by The Irish Rovers hits #7 1983 - Fire in Nassermeer, Egypt, kills 357 2011 - Oprah Winfrey airs her last show, ending her twenty five year run of The Oprah Winfrey Show 2019 - First ever albino panda footage in the wild released (taken in April) from China's Wolong National Nature Reserve 2021 - Coup in Mali as military Colonel Assimi Goïta ousts country's civilian President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane arresting and detaining them More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1720 - The Ship "Le Grand St Antoine" reaches Marseille, bringing Europe's last major plague outbreak. Kills around 100,000. 1842 - Christian Doppler presents his idea, now known as the Doppler Effect (through the changing colors of binary stars), to the Royal Bohemian Society, Prague 1949 - Chinese Red army occupies Shanghai 1994 - Emmy 21st Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci not nominated 2000 - 53rd Cannes Film Festival: "Dancer in the Dark" directed by Lars von Trier and starring Björk (Best Actress) wins the Palme d'Or 2014 - Senior PGA Championship, GC at Shore Harbor: Colin Montgomerie of Scotland wins first of 3 Champions Tour majors by 4 strokes from Tom Watson More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1818 - Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss cultural historian, born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1897) 1865 - John Mott, American evangelist and organizer (YMCA, Nobel 1946), born in Livingston Manor, Sullivan County, New York (d. 1955) 1945 - Dave Lee Travis [David Griffin], British DJ and presenter (Top of the Pops], convicted of indecent assault, born in Buxton, Derbyshire 1952 - Al Sarrantonio, American writer (999: New Stories of Horror and Suspense), born in NYC, New York 1961 - Hiro Saito, Japanese professional wrestler (All-Japan/NJPW/Calgary), born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan 1979 - Sam Sodje, Nigerian footballer, born in Greenwich, London More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1917 - Maksim Bahdanovič, Belarusian poet, dies at 25 1934 - Gustav Holst, English composer (The Planets; Ode to Death), dies at 59 1945 - Demjan Bednyi, Russian writer and satirist, dies at 62 1954 - Robert Capa, Hungarian war photographer and photojournalist, dies of injuries from a landmine explosion at 40 1966 - Ricardo Castillo, Guatemalan composer, dies at 71 2020 - Marvin Luster, American CFL Hall of Fame defensive back (6 x CFL All Star; Toronto Argonauts, Montreal Alouettes), dies at 82 More Famous Deaths »

1595 - Nomenclator of Leiden University Library appears, the first printed catalog of an institutional library 1861 - Alexandria, Virginia occupied by Federal troops 1887 - Sultan Bargash of Zanzibar grants E African Association at East African harbors 1944 - Enver Hoxha becomes head of Albania's anti fascists 1959 - 1st house with built-in bomb shelter exhibited (Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania) 1968 - French President Charles De Gaulle proposes referendum and students set fire to Paris bourse 1976 - 1st commercial SST flight to North America (Concorde to Washington, D.C.) 1980 - Stanley Cup Final, Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY: In first Finals appearance, NY Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers, 5-4 in OT for a 4 games to 2 series win 1984 - Revival of musical "The Wiz" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC; runs for 13 performances 2021 - India's official COVID-19 death toll passes 300,000 (303,720), the third country to do so, with experts saying it is a vast undercount More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1832 - The First Kingdom of Greece is declared in the London Conference 1923 - Stanley Baldwin succeeds Andrew Bonar Law as British Prime Minister 1988 - Power outage in Boston Garden in NHL's Stanley Cup finals 1993 - Kim Basinger files for bankruptcy to avoid paying $7.4M settlement 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 2020 - Millions of cicadas in a once in 17-year event about to emerge from the earth in the US south posing crop danger and noise issues, according to scientists from Virginia Tech More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1840 - Frederick Walker, British social realist painter, born in London (d. 1875) 1945 - Priscilla Presley, American actress (Jenna-Dallas, Naked Gun), born in Brooklyn, New York 1963 - Vivian Trimble, American alt-rock keyboardist (Luscious Jackson; Dusty Trails), born in New York City (d. 2023) 1965 - Shinichirō Watanabe, Japanese anime director (Samurai Champloo), born in Kyoto, Japan 1976 - Catherine Cox, Australian netballer, born in Whangarei, New Zealand 1979 - Tracy McGrady, American Basketball Hall of Fame forward (NBA All-Star 2001–07; NBA scoring champion 2003, 04; Toronto Raptors, Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets), born in Bartow, Florida More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1136 - Hugues de Payens, French co-founder of The Knights Templar and its first Grand Master, dies at about 66 1826 - Friedrich Fesca, German violinist and composer, dies of tuberculosis at 37 1956 - Guy Kibbee, American actor (Capt Blood, Babes in Arms), dies at 74 2002 - Wallace Markfield, American writer (b. 1926) 2010 - Ray Alan, English ventriloquist and television entertainer (Lord Charles), dies at 79 2022 - Thomas Ulsrud, Norwegian curler (World C'ship gold [skip] 2014; Olympics silver 2010), dies from cancer at 50 More Famous Deaths »

1844 - Declaration of Bab (Baha'i festival) ('Azamat 7, 1) 1960 - WKBM TV (now WLII) channel 11 in Caguas/San Juan, PR 1st broadcast 1984 - Crime epic film "Once Upon a Time in America" directed by Sergio Leone starring Robert De Niro and James Woods premieres at Cannes 1997 - Mel Karmazin replaces Peter Lund as CEO of CBS TV 2002 - The "55 parties" clause of the Kyoto protocol is reached after its ratification by Iceland 2003 - NHL Eastern Conference Final: New Jersey Devils beat Ottawa Senators, 4 games to 3 2010 - 63rd Cannes Film Festival: "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives" directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul wins the Palme d'Or 2018 - Hamburg, Germany, becomes the first city to ban diesel cars on some roads 2019 - Brazilian cosmetics group Natura buys UK's Avon for $2 billion, creating the world's fourth-largest cosmetics company 2021 - Belarus accused of “state-sponsored hijacking" after diverting commercial Ryanair flight to Minsk to arrest dissident journalist Roman Protasevich More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1894 - William Love hosts groundbreaking ceremonies for Love Canal 1926 - Chicago Cub's Hack Wilson is 1st to hit a home run off Wrigley Field scoreboard 1962 - OAS leader general Raoul Salan sentenced to life 1991 - San Diego Sockers win 4th consecutive Major Soccer League championship 1997 - "King David" closes at New Amsterdam Theater NYC 2018 - Hamburg, Germany, becomes the first city to ban diesel cars on some roads More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1710 - François Gaspard Adam, French sculptor (garden sculptures), born in Nancy, France (d. 1761) 1756 - Nicolas-Joseph Hüllmandel, Alsatian composer, born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1823) 1906 - Hellmuth Christian Wolff, German composer, teacher, musicologist and painter, born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1988) 1910 - Hugh Casson, English architect (Festival of Britain director, President of the Royal Academy), born in London, England (d. 1999) 1928 - Jeannie Carson [Shufflebottom], British-born comedian, actress, singer and dancer (As Long as They're Happy; An Alligator Named Daisy), born in Yorkshire, England 1980 - Chrisl Gethard, American comedian, writer, talk show host and podcaster (Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People), born in West Orange, New Jersey More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1423 - Benedict XIII [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies 1648 - Luis de Nain, painter, dies 1701 - William Kidd, Scottish pirate legend, hanged at London's Execution Dock at about 56 1941 - Slavko Osterc, Slovenian composer (Iz Satanovega Dnevnika (From Satan's Diary); Illusions), and pedagogue, dies at 45 1996 - Patrick Cargill, British actor (Help!, No Wreath for the General, Hammerhead), dies of a brain tumor at 77 2008 - David Mitton, British television director (b. 1939) More Famous Deaths »

1526 - Pope Clement VII, France, Genoa, Venice, Florence and Milan form Anti-French League of Cognac 1893 - Montreal Athletic Association beat Ottawa Generals 2-1, in 1st Cup Game 1900 - Associated Press organizes in NYC as nonprofit news cooperative 1903 - Launch of the White Star Liner SS Ionic. 1972 - US President Nixon begins visit to Moscow 1988 - Károly Grósz succeeds party leader Janos Kádár in Hungary 1996 - "Tartuffe: Born Again" opens at Circle in the Square Theater, NYC; runs for 29 performances 2010 - UEFA Champions League Final, Madrid: Internazionale beats Bayern Munich, 2-0; Inter's 3rd title and first treble (Italian Serie A and Cup) 2016 - Independent Alexander Van der Bellen defeats Freedom Party's Norbert Hofer by just 31,000 votes to become President in Austrian elections 2017 - South Africa's Western Cape province declares a drought disaster - worst for 113 years More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1690 - San Francisco De Los Tejas Mission founded by the Spanish on San Pedro Creek - first Spanish mission in East Texas (later relocated) 1930 - Yankees' future Baseball Hall of Fame 1st baseman Lou Gehrig becomes first to hit 3 HRs three times as NY outscores Philadelphia A's, 20-13; teams combine for then-record 10 homers 1939 - Germany's Adolf Hitler and Italy's Benito Mussolini sign the "Pact of Steel" formalizing the 1936 alliance known as the Rome-Berlin Axis 1957 - South Africa's government approves race separation in universities 1965 - Mad Dog Vachon beats Igor Vodic in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1974 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1821 - Alfred Sully, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1879) 1924 - Charles Aznavour [Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian], French-Armenian singer (Monsieur Carnavel; She; Tin Drum), born in Paris, France (d. 2018) 1940 - E. A. S. Prasanna, Indian cricketer (one of India's big four spinners), born in Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India 1973 - Julian Tavarez, Santiago Dom Rep, pitcher (Cleveland Indians) 1977 - Dre Bly, American Football Player 1989 - Christian Sands, American jazz pianist and composer, born in New Haven, Connecticut More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 748 - Empress Genshō of Japan (b. 680) 1455 - Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, English commander (killed in battle) (b. 1406) 1856 - Jacques-Nicolas-Augustin Thierry, French historian, dies at 61 1880 - Heinrich von Gagern, German liberal politician, dies at 80 1885 - Victor Hugo, French author (Hunchback of Notre Dame, Les Miserables), dies at 83 1910 - Jules Renard, French writer (Le plaisir the rompre), dies at 46 More Famous Deaths »

1216 - French crown prince Louis enters England, having been invited by barons at war with King John 1499 - Francisco De Bobadilla appointed Governor of the Indies, succeeding Christopher Columbus 1864 - General David Hunter takes command of Department of West Virginia 1866 - 1st-class debut of cricketer Fred Grace aged 15 years 159 days at the Magdalen Ground, Oxford 1958 - Indonesian paratroopers reconquer Morotai Island 1961 - Governor Patterson declares martial law in Montgomery, Alabama 1964 - 1st nuclear-powered lighthouse begins operations (Chesapeake Bay) 1977 - Albert Innaurato's "Gemini" premieres in NYC 1992 - New Jersey Senate overrides Governor Florio's veto and lowers sales tax to 6% 2019 - Oldest and most distant gravitational waves detected from collision of two black holes with first intermediate-mass black hole ever discovered, 7 billion light years away More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1979 - Dan White convicted of the voluntary manslaughter of San Francisco mayor George Moscone and openly gay councilor Harvey Milk. The conviction on a lesser charge outraged the gay community and led to the White Night riots. 1979 - Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: 4 consecutive titles for Montreal Canadiens; beat NY Rangers, 4-1 for a 4 games to 1 series win 1983 - David Bowie's "Let's Dance" single goes #1 2005 - 50th Eurovision Song Contest: Helena Paparizou for Greece wins singing "My Number One" in Kiev 2018 - Truckers begin a 10 strike in Brazil, blocking roads in protest at the price of diesel leading to country-wide shortages 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 » Famous Birthdays 1843 - Louis Renault, French lawyer, born in Autun, France (d. 1918) 1901 - Horace Heidt, American orchestra leader (Swift Show Wagon), born in Alameda, California (d. 1986) 1909 - François-Albert Angers, Quebec economist (d. 2003) 1932 - Gabriele Wohmann, German writer, born in Darmstadt (d. 2015) 1967 - Rogel Nachum, Israeli Men's triple jumper (Olympics 1996) 1987 - Ashlie Brillault, American actress (Lizzie Guire), born in San Francisco, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 987 - Louis V, last Carlovingians King of France (966-987), dies 1686 - Otto von Guericke, German scientist, inventor, and politician, dies at 83 1894 - Emile Henry, French anarchist (b. 1872) 1968 - Doris Lloyd, English American actress (Oliver Twist), dies of heart strain at 71 1975 - Boris Klyuzner, Russian Soviet composer, dies at 65 1990 - Moelvi Mohammed Farouk, Indian spiritual leader, murdered More Famous Deaths »

1310 - Shoes were made for both right and left feet 1704 - Elias Neau forms school for slaves in NY 1830 - D Hyde patents fountain pen 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 1948 - Cleveland Indians tie AL record of 18 walks (beat Red Sox 13-4) 1961 - 86th Preakness: Johnny Sellers aboard Carry Back wins in 1:57.6 1985 - 38th Cannes Film Festival: "When Father Was Away on Business" directed by Emir Kusturica wins the Palme d'Or 1994 - Sushmita Sen from India is crowned the 43rd Miss Universe at 18 years old 2003 - Laureus World Sports Awards, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco: Sportsman: Lance Armstrong (rescinded); Sportswoman: Serena Williams; Team: Brazil Men's National Football team 2021 - One of Sri Lanka's worst ecological disasters as cargo ship MS X-Press Pearl, carrying toxic chemicals, catches fire off the country's coast and begins spilling debris More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1926 - Thomas Edison says Americans prefer silent movies over talkies 1930 - 1st airplane catapulted from a dirigible, Charles Nicholson, pilot 1956 - Atomic fusion (thermonuclear) bomb dropped from plane at Bikini Atoll 1986 - Christy Fichtner, 23, (Texas), crowned 35th Miss USA 1994 - Bobcat Goldthwait charged with misdemeanors for fire on The Tonight Show 2018 - President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela wins a second term in an election marked by boycotts and accusations of vote rigging More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1754 - Hans Gram, Danish-born American composer (d. 1804) 1895 - R. J. [Reginald Joseph] Mitchell, English airplane designer (Supermarine Spitfire), born in Butt Lane, England (d. 1937) 1937 - Dave Hill, American golfer (13 PGA Tour titles), born in Jackson, Michigan (d. 2011) 1965 - Bruno Marie-Rose, French runner (world record 200 m indoor) 1966 - Mindy Cohn, American actress (The Facts of Life - "Natalie"), born in Los Angeles, California 1981 - Rachel Platten, American singer-songwriter (“Fight Song”), born in New York City More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1597 - Dutch commander Matthijs Heldt, dies in battle 1751 - Domingo Miguel Bernaube Terradellas, Spanish composer, dies at 38 1875 - Amalia of Oldenburg, Queen of Greece, German born consort of King Otto of Greece, dies at 58 1910 - Jean-Baptiste Theodore Weckerlin, French composer, dies at 88 1932 - Bipin Chandra Pal, Indian nationalist and freedom fighter, dies at 73 1994 - Vivien John, English painter and daughter of Augustus John, dies at 79 More Famous Deaths »

1506 - Christopher Columbus selects his son Diego Columbus as sole heir 1517 - Philip van Bourgondie installed as bishop of Utrecht 1828 - U.S. President John Quincy Adams signs the Tariff of 1828/Tariff of Abominations into law to protect industry in the North 1893 - Heavy rain washes "quick clay" into a deep valley killing 111 in Norway 1941 - Germany occupiers in Holland forbid bicycle taxis 1958 - "South Pacific" soundtrack album goes #1 and stays #1 for 31 weeks 1968 - Frank Howard fails to homer, after hitting 10 in 6 consecutive games 1983 - Weird Al Yankovic gives live performance at Wax Museum in Washington, D.C. 1984 - 109th Preakness: Puerto Rican jockey Ángel Cordero Jr., aboard Gate Dancer wins his second Pimlico classic 2020 - Greenhouse gas emissions dropped 17% worldwide in April 2020 when world was in lockdown, in study published in "Nature Climate Change" More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1585 - Spain confiscates English ships 1892 - National Society of Colonial Dames of America founded 1953 - Nuclear explosion in Nevada (fall-out in St George, Utah) 1973 - "Daisy A Day" by Jud Strunk hits #14 1982 - Sophia Loren jailed in Naples, Italy for tax evasion 1999 - Lazio of Italy win 39th European Cup Winner's Cup against Mallorca of Spain 2-1 in Birmingham More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1927 - John Thompson, American football executive (GM Seattle Seahawks 1976-82; NFL Executive of the Year 1978), born in South Bend, Washington (d. 2022) 1934 - James Charles Lehrer, news anchor (McNeil-Lehrer Report), born in Wichita, Kansas 1953 - Dawud M. Mu'Min, American convicted murderer (d. 1997) 1953 - Shavarsh Karapetyan, Soviet Armenian finswimmer 1955 - Ed Whitson, pitcher (NY Yankees, San Diego Padres) 1992 - Sam Smith, British singer-songwriter ("Stay With Me"), born in London, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1895 - Jose Marti y Perez, Cuban poet (Versos sencillos) essayist and politician (fought for independence from Spain), dies fighting the Battle of Dos Rios at 42 1998 - Dorothy Donegan, American boogie-woogie, swing jazz, and classical pianist, and vocalist, dies of cancer at 76 1999 - Jonathan "Candy" Candido, American actor and radio performer (Peter Pan; The Great Mouse Detective), dies at 85 2007 - Dean Eyre, New Zealand politician (b. 1914) 2021 - Joey Cathcart, American rock guitarist (Nelson - "Love and Affection"), dies of brain cancer at 53 2021 - Alix Dobkin, American folk and feminist singer-songwriter (Lavender Jane Loves Women), dies of a brain aneurysm and stroke at 80 More Famous Deaths »

1945 - MLB Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia A's both have 7 straight games postponed due to rain 1950 - "Liar" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 12 performances 1961 - "Donnybrook!" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 68 performances 1974 - 99th Preakness: Miguel Rivera aboard Current Little wins in 1:54.6 1980 - Belgium 3rd government of Martens forms 1980 - Gwangju Massacre: Students in Gwangju, South Korea begin demonstrations, calling for democratic reforms 1980 - Mount St Helens erupts in Washington state, causing the largest landslide in history, killing 57 people and costing $1 billion in damage 1993 - Italian police arrest Mafia boss Benedetto "Nitto" Santapaola 1994 - Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip 2021 - India records the highest recorded daily COVID-19 death toll to date in the world with 4,529 deaths More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1765 - Fire destroys a large part of Montreal, Quebec 1864 - Battle of Yellow Bayou, Louisiana (Bayou de Glaize, Old Oaks) 1871 - Warren Wagon Train raid: Native American Comanche and Kiowa warriors attack a corn train led by Henry Warren near Graham, Texas, killing 7 waggoners. William T. Sherman pursues and captures 3 leaders, Satanta (White Bear), Satank (Sitting Bear) and Addo-eta ( Big Tree). 1974 - India becomes the sixth nation to explode an atomic bomb 1980 - Mount St Helens erupts in Washington state, causing the largest landslide in history, killing 57 people and costing $1 billion in damage 1990 - Edmonton right wing Jari Kurri sets record for scoring in a Stanley Cup Finals game with 3 goals and 2 assists in 7-2 win at Boston Garden More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1871 - Franiska [Franny] zu Reventlow, German writer and feminist, born in Husum, Germany (d. 1918) 1926 - Dirch Passer, prolific Danish actor (Going for Broke; Mig og mafiaen), born in Østerbro, Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1980) 1951 - James Stephens, American actor (Paper Chase, Devil's Island), born in Mount Kisco, New York 1956 - James Moginie, Australian rock musician, and songwriter (Midnight Oil - "Beds Are Burning"; "Blue Sky Mine"), born 64) Kalamunda, Western Australia, Australia 1971 - Karyn Bye-Dietz, American ice hockey forward (Olympic Gold-1998 and Silver-2002), born in River Falls, Wisconsin 1971 - Desiree Horton, American helicopter pilot/television reporter, born in North Hollywood, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1410 - Rupert, King of Germany (1400-10), dies at 58 1956 - Maurice Tate, English cricket all-rounder (39 Tests, 155 wickets, 1 x 100, 5 x 50), dies at 60 1967 - Richard Ainley, British actor (I Dood It, As You Like It, Above Suspicion), dies from barbiturate poisoning at 56 1985 - Tex Terry, American actor (Apache Rose, Timberjack), dies at 82 2004 - Lincoln Kilpatrick, American actor (BJ-Leslie Uggams Show), dies at 72 2014 - Jerry Vale [Gennaro Vitaliano], American pop singer ("Arriverderci Roma"; "Have You Looked Into Your Heart"), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1590 - Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland 1648 - Emperor Ferdinand III defeats Maximilian I of Bavaria 1744 - French army takes Austrian Netherlands 1903 - Cleveland Indians beat NY Highlanders 9-2 in Columbus Ohio 1944 - Chinese and US armed forces take Myitkyina Airport, Burma 1969 - Russian probe Venera 6 landed on Venus 1974 - Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) explode four bombs in Republic of Ireland, killing 33 civilians, wounding 300 (highest number of casualties in a single incident during "The Troubles") 1990 - European court rules on pension rights for men and women 2005 - Singer Kylie Minogue is diagnosed with breast cancer at 36 2015 - Canada defeats Russia to win gold at the 2015 IIHF World Championship More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1527 - Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore Florida with 600 men, by 1536 only 4 are still alive 1648 - Emperor Ferdinand III defeats Maximilian I of Bavaria 1673 - Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette begin exploring Mississippi 1964 - First Tim Horton's coffee and donut shop opens in Hamilton, Ontario by NHL player Tim Horton 1970 - Hank Aaron becomes 9th player to get 3,000 hits 2015 - 22nd Billboard Music Awards: Taylor Swift wins top artist and 7 other awards More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1758 - John St Aubyn, British fossil collector, born in Golden Square, London (d. 1839) 1873 - Dorothy M. Richardson, English novelist (Pilgrimage), born in Abington, Berkshire (d. 1957) 1898 - A. J. Casson, Canadian painter (member of Group of Seven), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1992) 1926 - Tenniel Evans, British actor and clergyman (10 Rillington Place, My Brother's Keeper), born in Nairobi, Kenya (d. 2009) 1931 - [Walter] Dewey Redman, American jazz saxophonist, born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2006) 1969 - Paige Turco, actress (Melanie-Guiding Light), born in Boston, Massachusetts More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1916 - Boris Borisovich Galitzine, Russian physicist (b. 1862) 1917 - Belva Ann Lockwood, American attorney (1st lady to argue in Supreme Court), dies at 86 1936 - Panagis Tsaldaris, twice Greek prime minister (b. 1868) 1944 - Félix Éboué, French colonial administrator, dies at 60 2010 - Yvonne Loriod, French pianist, composer (Mélopées africaines), and teacher, dies at 86 2010 - Walasse Ting, Chinese-American painter (b. 1929) More Famous Deaths »

1763 - Samuel Johnson 1st meets his future biographer James Boswell in London 1938 - Australian cricketer Donald Bradman scores 278 vs MCC in 349 mins with 35 fours and 1 six 1940 - Nazis forbid non-professional auto workers 1958 - Eli Beeding experiences 83 g deceleration on a rocket sled, New Mexico 1961 - 13th Emmy Awards: Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr and Barbara Stanwyck win 1969 - Barbra Streisand appears at a Friars Club Tribute 1977 - Muhammad Ali beats Alfredo Evangelist in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1984 - Guinea-Bissau adopts constitution 1994 - Jacqueline Onassis admitted to hospital for cancer treatment 2019 - Brooks Koepka fires tournament record equalling, and course record 63 (-7) to lead the PGA Championship by 1 stroke after the 1st round at Bethpage Black, NY More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1571 - German astronomer Johannes Kepler, by his own calculations, is conceived at 4:37 AM 1605 - Camillo Borghese elected to succeed Pope Leo XI, becomes Pope Paul V 1914 - Ewing Field baseball park opens near Masonic Street, San Francisco. Relocated a year later. 1940 - Nazis forbid non-professional auto workers 1968 - Earthquake kills 47 in Japan 1983 - Chinese American architect I. M. Pei is awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize in New York More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1824 - Levi Parsons Morton, American ambassador and politician (R) (Vice President of the United States 1889-93, Governor of New York 1895-96), born in Shoreham, New York (d. 1920) 1904 - Hugh Plaxton, Canadian ice hockey left wing (Olympic gold 1928; Montreal Maroons) and politician (House of Commons of Canada 1935-40), born in Barrie, Ontario (d. 1982) 1916 - Adriana Caselotti, voice of Snow White in Disney's animated film, born in Bridgeport, Connecticut (d. 1997) 1946 - Roger Earl, British drummer (Foghat - "Slow Ride"), born in Hampton Court Palace, London, England 1972 - Keith Burns, American NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Greeleyville, South Carolina 1975 - Tonéx, American singer More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1265 - Saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165) 1835 - Felicia Dorothea Hemans, English-Welsh poet ("The boy stood on the burning deck", "The stately homes of England"), dies of dropsy at 41 1971 - Barney Stanley, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame forward (Stanley Cup 1915, Vancouver Millionaires; coach Chicago Black Hawks 1927-28), dies at 77 1983 - Carel Brons, Dutch composer, dies at 52 2001 - Brian Pendleton, English musician (The Pretty Things) (b. 1944) 2020 - Tony Yates, American college basketball point guard (National C'ship 1961, 62; Cincinnati Bearcats) and head coach (Cincinnati 1983-89), dies at 82 More Famous Deaths »

1882 - May Laws: Russian Tsar Alexander III bans Jews from living in rural Romania 1912 - 37th Preakness: Clarnence Turner on Colonel Holloway wins in 1:56.6 1948 - 73rd Preakness: Eddie Arcaro wins aboard Citation, 2nd leg of successful Triple Crown 1951 - First vaginoplasty procedure (sex reassignment surgery) in the UK performed on Roberta Cowell by Harold Gillies 1966 - 1st day of Sunday play in County Cricket, Essex v Somerset 1988 - 2nd American Comedy Award: Robin Williams and Tracey Ullman 2005 - Laureus World Sports Awards, Casino Estoril, Portugal: Sportsman: Roger Federer; Sportswoman: Kelly Holmes; Team: Greece Men's National Football team 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. 2010 - English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (88,335): Chelsea beats Portsmouth,1-0; Didier Drogba scores 59' winner; Blues' 6th title 2010 - 135th Preakness: Martin Garcia aboard Lookin At Lucky wins in 1:55.47 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1941 - British attack Halfaya-pass and Fort Capuzzo in Egypt and Libya 1960 - KHVO TV channel 13 in Hilo, HI (ABC) begins broadcasting 1961 - Pope John XXIII publishes encyclical Mater et Magistra 1981 - SCTV Network 90, sequel to Second City Television, debuts on NBC 1982 - 107th Preakness: Jack Kaenel aboard Aloma's Ruler wins in 1:55.4 2007 - 42nd Academy of Country Music Awards: Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley win More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1773 - Klemens von Metternich, Austrian leading statesman (Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs 1809-48, host Congress of Vienna 1814-15), born in Coblenz, Archbishopric of Trier (d. 1859) 1903 - Maria Reiche, German-born mathematician and archaeologist (d. 1998) 1914 - Norman "Norrie" Paramor, British composer, arranger, pianist, bandleader, and record producer (Cliff Richard: The Shadows; Helen Shapiro), born in London, England (d. 1979) 1922 - Enrico Berlinguer, Italian communist/Secretary-General (CPI) [or May 25] 1931 - James Mitchell, American session baritone saxophone (The Memphis Horns; Stax Records), born in Memphis, Tennesee (d. 2000) 1980 - Josh Beckett, American baseball player More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1855 - Jan Mazereeuw, Frisian farmer/sect leader, dies at 75 1899 - Francisque Sarcey, French writer (Le Temps), dies at 70 1996 - Claus Bremer, German dramatist, dies at 71 1996 - George Tindley, American soul singer and songwriter, dies at 58 2003 - June Carter Cash, American Grammy Award-winning country singer (The Carter Family; Johnny Cash Show), songwriter ("Ring Of Fire"), and actress, dies from complications after heart valve replacement surgery at 73 2021 - Fred Martinelli, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Ashland University 1959-93), dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »

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 »