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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Historical Events 1814 - British attack Fort Ontario, Oswego, New York 1908 - 34th Kentucky Derby: Arthur Pickens aboard 66-1 chance Stone Street wins in muddy track conditions; 2:15.20 slowest Derby in history 1938 - MLB Philadelphia Phillies Harold Kelleher pitcher faces 16 batters in 6th, as Cubs score 12 runs, both marks are NL records off one hurler in a single inning 1980 - Siege at Iranian Embassy in London ends as the SAS and police storm the building 1990 - 35th Eurovision Song Contest: Toto Cutugno for Italy wins singing "Insieme: 1992" in Zagreb More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1680 - Giuseppe Porsile, Neapolitan composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples, Spanish Empire (d. 1750) 1873 - Leon Czolgosz, American anarchist and assassin of US President William McKinley, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1901) 1904 - Gordon Richards, British jockey (26 x British flat racing Champion Jockey; 4,870 race wins), born in Donnington Wood, Telford (d. 1986) 1921 - Sonja Oosterman, Dutch pop singer and lyricist (De Marketentsters en De Musketiers), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2008) 1936 - Patrick Gowers, British choral and film score composer (Viri Galilaei; Hamlet; Smiley's People), born in Islington, England (d. 2014) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1678 - Anna M van Schurman, Dutch poet, spoke 10 languages, dies at about 70 1808 - Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist, dies at 50 1864 - John Marshall Jones, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies in battle at 43 1996 - Bernard Benjamin Gillis [Kyanski] British jurist (High Court , 1964-80), dies at 89 2000 - Gino Bartali, Italian cyclist (Tour de France 1938, 48; Giro d'Italia 1936-7, 46), dies of a heart attack at 85 More Famous Deaths »

1883 - John Gordon Cashman publishes the first edition of the "Vicksburg Evening Post" in Mississippi 1919 - Demonstrates organised by students erupt in China, after news from the Paris Peace Conference that the Allies intend to give Shangtung to Japan 1933 - Pulitzer Prize for poetry awarded to Archibald Macleish for "Conquistador" 1961 - Malcolm Ross and Victor Prather reach a record height of 34,668 meters in a balloon 1968 - 1st ABA championship: Pitts Pipers beat NO Buccaneers, 4 games to 3 1977 - US Catholic bishops rescind automatic excommunications for divorced and remarried Catholics (receiving communion still outlawed if the previous marriages were not annulled by Church tribunals) 1991 - Phil Collins, Al Jarreau, Ikutaro Kakehashi and Joe Zawinul receive honorary doctorate degrees from the Berklee College of Music in Boston 1991 - MLB Cleveland Indians' Chris James sets club record for most RBIs in a game (9) 1992 - US Army and Marine Corps forces arrive in Los Angeles to end rioting following the acquittal of four police officers over the beating of Rodney King 2016 - Ohio Governor John Kasich bows out of the race for US Republican Presidential nominee More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1868 - World's largest book, the "Kuthodaw Inscription Shrines," recording the whole of Buddhist scriptures on 729 marble tablets, is completed and opened to the public in Mandalay, Burma 1919 - Demonstrates organised by students erupt in China, after news from the Paris Peace Conference that the Allies intend to give Shangtung to Japan 1958 - Alberto Lleras Camargo chosen as president of Colombia 2002 - 128th Kentucky Derby: Victor Espinoza aboard War Emblem wins in 2:01.13 2013 - 39 people are killed at a funeral in Wukari, Nigeria More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1893 - Edgar Dearing, American actor (Pollyanna, Abraham Lincoln, Free and Easy), born in Ceres, California (d. 1974) 1921 - Edo Murtić, Croatian painter, born in Velika Pisanica, Bjelovar, Croatia (d. 2005) 1933 - J. Fred Duckett, American sports announcer (Houston Astros, Rice University, US Track and Field) and teacher, born in Houston, Texas (d. 2007) 1989 - Rory McIlroy, Irish golfer (Masters 2025; US Open 2011, British Open 2014, PGA C'ship 2012, 14; FedEx Cup 2016, 19, 22), born in Holywood, Northern Ireland 1994 - Pauline Ducruet, daughter of HSH Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, born in Princess Grace Hospital Centre, La Colle, Monaco More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1859 - Joseph Diez Gergonne, French mathematician, dies at 87 1919 - Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak politician, French army general (WWI), Czecho-Slovak nationalist resistance leader, aviator, and astronomer, dies in a plane crash at 38 1971 - Donald Dexter Van Slyke, American chemist (Micromanometric analysis), dies at 88 1975 - Moe Howard [Moses Horowitz], American actor and comedian (The 3 Stooges), dies at 77 1999 - Brinsley Ford, British art historian and CEO (National Art Collections Fund), dies at 90 More Famous Deaths »

1837 - The University of Athens is founded by King Otto of Greece - first modern university in the Eastern Mediterranean 1902 - 28th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Winkfield on Alan-a-Dale wins in 2:08.75 1922 - Salt layer find at Winterswijk 1953 - Westchester conference of American Library Association proclaims "Freedom to Read" 1968 - Holland Pirate Radio Station VRON becomes Radio Veronica Intl 1970 - World premiere of The Beatles' "Let it Be" documentary film directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, in New York City 1982 - NY Times reports that military will get 25% of NASA's budget 1992 - NY Met Eddie Murray is 24th to hit 400 HRs 2018 - Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan becomes NFL's first $30m per season player after agreeing to $150m contract extension 2018 - Indian government confirms around 110 people have died in dust storms in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh in the last 9 days More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1765 - 1st North American medical college opens in Philadelphia 1830 - First regular steam train passenger service in the US starts in South Carolina, with U.S.-built locomotive “The Best Friend of Charleston” 1867 - Hudson's Bay Company gives up all claims to Vancouver Island 1900 - 26th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Boland aboard Lieut Gibson wins in 2:06.25 2018 - Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan becomes NFL's first $30m per season player after agreeing to $150m contract extension More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1895 - Ernst Kantorowicz, German-American historian (Laudes regiae), born in Posen, Prussia (d. 1963) 1920 - John Lewis, American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer (Modern Jazz Quartet, 1952-97), born in La Grange, Illinois (d. 2001) 1964 - Ron Hextall, Canadian ice hockey goalie (Vezina and Conn Smyth Trophy 1987) and executive (GM Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins), born in Brandon, Manitoba 1968 - Shane Minor, American country music singer, born in Modesto, California 1979 - Genevieve Nnaji, Nigerian actress and director (Lionheart), born in Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1763 - George Psalmanazar, British impostor (b. 1679) 1764 - Francesco Algarotti, Italian art collector and encyclopedist (Viaggio in Russia), dies at 53 1983 - Armando José Fernandes, Portuguese neoclassical composer, dies at 76 2005 - Pierre Moerlen, French rock-jazz fusion drummer and percussionist (Gong; Mike Oldfield), dies at 52 2008 - Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo, Spanish former Primer Minister (b. 1926) More Famous Deaths »

1809 - Dartmoor Prison in England opens to house French prisoners of war 1906 - Tsar Nicolas II of Russia dismisses his moderate Prime Minister Witte and appoints Ivan Goremykin, a conservative bureaucrat 1950 - Dutch PM Malan recognizes South-Africa but not People's Republic of China 1956 - US Lab detects high-temperature microwave radiation from Venus 1979 - 14th Academy of Country Music Awards: Kenny Rogers and Barbara Mandrell win 1985 - US performs underground nuclear test "Towanda" at Nevada Test Site, with an estimated 150 ton yield 1993 - "Tango Passion" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 5 performances 1998 - 124th Kentucky Derby: Kent Desormeaux aboard Real Quiet wins in 2:02.20 2011 - E. coli O104:H4 outbreak strikes Europe, mostly in Germany, leaving more than 30 people dead and many others sick 2019 - Drone delivers a kidney for transplant surgery in Baltimore, Maryland, for the first time More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1876 - Ross Barnes hit 1st home run in National League 1906 - 32nd Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Troxler aboard Sir Huon wins in 2:08.8 1968 - 22nd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 2 1981 - Radio Shack re-releases Model III TRSDOS 1.3 with 2 fixes 1999 - John Elway announces his retirement from the NFL More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1844 - Elijah McCoy, Canadian-American inventor of African descent, notable for his 57 US patents (lubrication of steam engines), born in Colchester, Ontario (d. 1929) 1904 - Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgarian composer, born in Belogradchik, Bulgaria (d. 1979) 1929 - Edward Levy, American composer, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2002) 1973 - Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, German film director and screenwriter (The Lives of Others), born in Cologne, Germany 1987 - Nana Kitade, Japanese singer and songwriter, born in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 373 - Athanasius, Greek early church Father, theologian and Patriarch of Alexandria (298-373) (b. 298) 1985 - Bridget D'Oyly Carte, British theater and hotel director, dies of lung cancer at 77 1990 - Oleg Anatolyevich Yakovlev, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 49 1992 - Wilbur Mills, American politician (US Representative from Arkansas, 1939-77), famous for his involvement in a sex scandal with Fanne Foxe, dies at 82 2017 - Leo Thorsness, American Vietnam War pilot (Medal of Honor), dies at 85 More Famous Deaths »

1778 - American Revolution: The Battle of Crooked Billet begins in Hatboro, Pennsylvania. 1863 - Battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi 1927 - Imperial Airways is the first British airliner to serve cooked meals 1946 - The Paris Peace Conference concludes that the islands of the Dodecanese should be returned to Greece by Italy 1950 - Gwendolyn Brooks is the first African American awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry for "Annie Allen" 1977 - American golfer Gene Littler wins the Houston Open, his 29th and final PGA title 1980 - 15th Academy of Country Music Awards: Larry Gatlin and Crystal Gayle win 1995 - Montreal Canadiens lose 2-0 at Buffalo to miss Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in 25 years 2004 - Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia join the European Union, celebrated at the residence of the Irish President in Dublin. 2005 - 17-year old Lionel Messi scores his 1st senior league goal for FC Barcelona in 2-0 win against Albacete Balompié, at the Spotify Camp Nou in Barcelona More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1759 - British fleet occupies Guadeloupe, West Indies, capturing it from France 1795 - Kamehameha I, King of Hawaiʻi defeats Kalanikupule and conquers island of Oʻahu at Battle of Nuʻuanu [approx. date] 1921 - Drusian sultan Pasja al-Atrasj elected governor of Suwayda 1947 - Radar for commercial and private planes is first demonstrated 1954 - WAPA TV channel 4 in San Juan, PR (NBC/SFN) begins broadcasting More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1915 - Archie Williams, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m 1936), born in Oakland, California (d. 1993) 1928 - Raoul Servais, Belgian cartoonist and filmmaker (Harpya, Palme d'Or 1979), born in Ostend, Belgium (d. 2023) 1930 - Little Walter [Marion Walter Jacobs], blues singer-songwriter and harmonica player, born in Marksville, Louisiana (d. 1968) 1941 - Juraj Hatrík, Slovak composer (Monumento malinconico; Dispute Over a Plastered Dwarf), and educator, born in Orkucany, Slovak Republic (d. 2021) 1987 - Shahar Pe'er, Israeli tennis player (5 WTA singles titles), born in Jerusalem, Israel More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1896 - Nasr-ed-Din, shah of Persia (184.-96), murdered at 65 1963 - Lope K. Santos, Filipino writer and Father of the Philippine National Language and Grammar, dies at 83 1971 - Glenda Farrell, American actress (Golddiggers of 1935: Grand Slam; Exposed), dies of lung cancer at 66 2014 - Assaf Dayan, Israeli actor (He Walked Through the Fields), dies at 68 2017 - Mike Lowry, American politician (Rep-D-WA, 1979-89, Governor of Washington 1993-97), dies at 78 More Famous Deaths »

1804 - The New Hague Theater opens in The Hague, Netherlands 1864 - Battle of Jenkin's Ferry, Arkansas; Confederate General William Reid Scurry is killed 1922 - Chicago pitcher Charlie Robertson throws a perfect game as the White Sox beat Detroit Tigers, 2-0 at Navin Field 1945 - Adolf Hitler commits suicide along with his new wife Eva Braun in the Fuhrerbunker in Berlin as the Red Army captures the city 1967 - MLB Baltimore Orioles' Stu Miller and Steve Barber lose 2-1 despite no-hitting Tigers 1988 - NY Knights 1st arena football game beats Cobras 60-52 (10,157 in LA) 1990 - As Met pitcher David Cone argues a call at 1st base, 2 Braves score 2015 - US senator Bernie Sanders announces he will seek the Democratic Party's nomination for President 2018 - Superhero film "Avengers: Infinity War" sets new record for an opening weekend earning $250 million in the US, $630 million worldwide 2020 - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail V. Mishustin says he has COVID-19 More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1665 - Naval battle in Bay of Barbados between attacking Dutch fleet led by Michiel de Ruyter damages ships but fails to take the English-held fort 1962 - NASA civilian pilot Joseph A. Walker takes X-15 to 75,190 m 1962 - LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Mickey Wright wins her 8th major title in a playoff with Ruth Jessen 1988 - NY Yank Dave Winfield gets his 29th RBI of April-Sets AL and ties ML Rec 2000 - Pope John Paul II canonizes Polish nun Sister Faustina [Helena Kowalska] as a Catholic saint More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1912 - Manuel Gutiérrez Mellado, Deputy Prime Minister of Spain (1976-81) and Minister of Defense (1977-79), born in Madrid (d. 1995) 1931 - Bill Clay, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri), born in St. Louis, Missouri 1969 - Joey Restivo, American pop-rock percussionist (Linear - "Sending All My Love"), born in Brooklyn, New York 1982 - Cleo Higgins, British singer and actress (Cleopatra), born in Birmingham, England 1983 - Yamini, Tamil singer, born in India More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 535 - Amalaswintha, queen of Ostrogoths, murdered in the bath at about 37 1660 - Peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer and historian, dies at 84 1976 - Edvard Fliflet Braein, Norwegian composer (Ut mot havet (Out To Sea); Anne Pedersdotter), dies at 51 2005 - Ron Todd, British trade unionist (TGWU General Secretary, 1985-92), dies at 78 2015 - Ben E. King [Nelson], American soul singer (Stand By Me), dies at 76 More Famous Deaths »

1943 - German pastor and anti-Nazi dissident Dietrich Bonhoeffer arrested by the Gestapo 1951 - China seizes the assets of the Asiatic Petroleum Company, a joint venture between the Shell and Royal Dutch oil companies in retaliation for the Hong Kong Government's requisitioning of the tanker Yung Hao 1965 - Malta becomes 18th member of Council of Europe 1971 - Boeing receives contract for Mariner 10, Mercury exploration 1982 - American mafia hitman Richard Kuklinski murders pharmacist Paul Hoffman by beating him with a tire iron 1997 - MLB Kansas City Royals Chili Davis is 75th to hit 300 HRs 2005 - New Zealand's first civil union takes place 2016 - Canadian musician Drake releases "Views", his 4th studio album 2019 - Indonesia announces plan to relocate its capital from Jakarta due to the city sinking, according to a government minister 2023 - 72-hour ceasefire in Sudan breaks down between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, as air and artillery strikes on Khartoum resume More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1540 - Emperor Charles declares all privileges of Ghent ended 1707 - English and Scottish parliaments accept Act of Union; creates the United Kingdom of Great Britain (comes into being 1st May) 1964 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1991 - "Don't Rock the Jukebox" single released by Alan Jackson (ASCAP Award Country Song of the Year, 1992; Billboard Song of the Year, 1991) 1995 - Longest sausage ever, at 28.77 miles, made in Kitchener, Ontario More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1896 - Walter Mehring, German writer (Die Gedichte, Lieder und Chansons des Walter Mehring), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1981) 1901 - G. O. Sayles, English historian, born in Chesterfield, England (d. 1994) 1932 - King Hu, Chinese film director and actor (wuxia films), born in Beijing, Republic of China (d. 1997) 1947 - Sam Francis, American far-right conservative columnist and editor (The Washington Times, 1991-95), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 2005) 1954 - Deborah Iyall, American artist and singer (Romeo Void), born in Soap Lake, Washington More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1943 - Joseph Achron, Lithuanian-American concert violinist and composer (Golem Suite), dies at 56 1975 - Darwin Judge, USMC-corporal, 1 of last US soldiers killed in Vietnam 1982 - Herbert Collum, German composer, dies at 67 1997 - Peter Tali Coleman, Governor of American Samoa (1956-61, 1978-85, 1989-93), dies at 77 2020 - Trevor Cherry, English soccer defender (27 caps; Leeds United, Huddersfield Town, Bradford City) and manager (Bradford City), dies at 72 More Famous Deaths »

1728 - 82 survivors of the Dutch ship Zeewijk sail into Batavia on a hand-built boat, ten months after being shipwrecked off the western coast of Australia 1930 - 1st night organized baseball game played in Independence, Kansas 1965 - "My Name is Barbra", Barbra Streisand's first television special, premieres on CBS 1965 - William F. Raborn Jr. replaces John A. McCone as 7th head of CIA 1967 - Muhammad Ali refuses induction into army and stripped of boxing title 1980 - US Secretary of State Cyrus Vance resigns in protest over the Iran hostage rescue attempt 1993 - Zambian national football team dies in a plane crash near Libreville, Gabon that kills 30 people 1995 - Gas explosion in South Korean metro, 103 die 2018 - Danny DeVito Day declared in Jersey for 17th November by Mayor John Moor of Asbury Park 2019 - American diver Victor Vescovo makes the deepest dive ever to the bottom of the Mariana trench at 10,927m (35,849ft), and finds a plastic bag More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1253 - -May 7th) Utrecht destroyed by fire 1796 - Armistice of Cherasco between Sardinia and Napoleon Bonaparte at Cherasco, Piedmont gives France territories of Piedmont, Savoy and Nice 1988 - NJ Devils set all time playoff mark for penalty minutes 1997 - Ringo Starr's fourth All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include: Peter Frampton, Jack Bruce, Gary Brooker, Simon Kirke, and Mark Rivera 2022 - Russian missiles strike Ukrainian city of Kyiv during a visit by UN Secretary-General António Guterres More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1922 - Alistair MacLean, Scottish novelist (The Guns of Navarone), born in Shettleston, Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1987) 1933 - Oliver "Bops Junior" Jackson, American jazz drummer, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1994) 1944 - Alice Waters, American chef (Chez Panisse, farm-to-table movement), born in Chatham Borough, New Jersey 1968 - Howard Donald, British pop musician (Take That - "Back For Good"), born in Droylsden, Lancashire, England 1968 - Andy Flower, Zimbabwean cricket wicketkeeper and captain (63 Tests, 12 x 100, HS 232no, 160 dismissals; Mashonaland, Essex CCC, South Australia), born in Cape Town, South Africa More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1946 - Louis Bachelier, French mathematician who pioneered mathematical finance introducing Brownian motion, dies at 76 1978 - Mohammed Daoud Khan, 1st President of Afghanistan (1973-78) and Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1953-63), dies at 68 1995 - Andrew Salkey, Panamanian-born novelist, dies at 67 1999 - John Stears, British Academy Award-winning film special effects expert (Dr. No; Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; Star Wars), dies following a stroke at 64 2007 - Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher, dies at 94 More Famous Deaths »