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What happened in history on this day: April 19?
On April 19 in ...
- 607 - Comet 1P/607 H1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0898 astronomical units (AUs) of Earth.
- 843 - Judith, French empress/second wife of Louis de Vrome, dies.
- 1044 - Gothelo duke of Netherlands-Lotharingen, dies.
- 1054 - Leo IX [Bruno von Egesheim und Dagsburg] Pope (1049-54), dies at age 51.
- 1320 - Birth of Pedro I King of Portugal (1357-67).
- 1390 - Robert II King of Scotland, dies.
- 1451 - Alam Shah of Delhi resigns throne.
- 1524 - Pope Clemens VII fires Netherlands inquisitor-General French Van de Holly.
- 1529 - Second Parliament of Spiers bans Lutheranism.
- 1529 - John Cuspinianus [Spiessheimer] German physician, dies at about age 55.
- 1539 - Charles, protestant German monarch, signs Treaty of Frankrfurt.
- 1552 - Mauritius of Saksen captures Karel.
- 1560 - Death of Philipp Melanchthon AKA Philipp Schwartzerd at age 63 in Wittenberg, Germany; enthusiastic supporter of Martin Luther, appointed at the University of Wittenberg as its first professor of Greek (1518), published Loci communes, involved in the founding of the universities of Königsberg, Jena, and Marburg, wrote the Augsburg Confession.
- 1587 - Sir Frances Drake sails into Cadiz Spain and sinks Spanish fleet.
- 1588 - Paolo Veronese [Cagliari] painter, dies.
- 1591 - Chartres surrenders to king Henri IV in France.
- 1605 - Birth of Orazio Benevoli composer.
- 1619 - Theatrum Anatomicum opens in Amsterdam.
- 1645 - Anton van Diemen Governor-General (Netherlands East Indies), dies at about age 51.
- 1645 - William Smith composer, dies at age 42.
- 1658 - Robert Rich second earl of Warwick English Lord High Admiral, dies at age 70.
- 1689 - Christina Queen of Sweden (1644-54), dies.
- 1706 - Galenus Abrahamsz de Haen Dutch baptist leader, dies.
- 1713 - Emperor Karel VI ends Pragmatic Sanctions.
- 1721 - Birth of Roger Sherman signer (Declaration of Independence, Constitution).
- 1721 - Birth of Thomas McKean attorney (signed Declaration of Independence) [or March 19].
- 1728 - Birth of Francisco Albergati Capacelli Italian playwright.
- 1737 - Birth of Geert Reinders Dutch cattle breeder/inoculation propagandist.
- 1739 - Nicholas Saunderson mathematician, dies.
- 1763 - English Parliament bans American colonies from printing their own paper money.
- 1770 - Amsterdam buys Van Aerssens family 1/3 part of Suriname.
- 1770 - Captain James Cook first sees Australia.
- 1774 - CW Glucks opera "Iphigenia in Aulis", premieres in Paris France.
- 1775 - British Marines and Light Infantry under Major John Pitcairn open fire on local militia of Massachusetts at Lexington, killing 19 with no English losses. This begins the American Revolutionary War.
- 1775 - At Concord bridge, British troops are repulsed by Massachusetts militia with heavy losses to the British.
- 1782 - Netherlands recognizes US.
- 1791 - Death of Richard Price; nonconformist minister/writer (Alabi's World).
- 1797 - Byzantine Emperor Constantine VI is blinded and deposed in a coup by his mother Irene, who assumes power.
- 1799 - Death of Pieter Hellendaal at age 78; violinist/organist/composer (Glees).
- 1813 - Death of Dr. Benjamin Rush at age 67; medical doctor, delegate to Continental Congress, signed Declaration of Independence for Pennsylvania, Surgeon-General of Continental Army, president of Philadelphia Medical Society, US Mint Treasurer (1797-1813).
- 1821 - Birth of Mortimer Dormer Leggett; US Major General (Union volunteers) (dies 1896).
- 1825 - 33 patriotic exiles return to Uruguay.
- 1832 - Birth of José Echegaray y Eizaguirre; mathematician/dramatist (Nobel Prize 1904).
- 1832 - Birth of Lucretia Rudolph in Garrettsville, Ohio, USA; spouse of US President James Garfield (1881).
- 1839 - Treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom and Luxembourg a Grand Duchy.
- 1850 - Birth of Theo Mann-Bouwmeester; Dutch actress (Pink Bernd, Hedda Gabler).
- 1852 - Vasili A Zjukovski, Russian folk poet/translator (Homerus), dies at age 69.
- 1853 - Netherlands Van Hall government forms.
- 1858 - Birth of May Robson AKA Mary J Robison in Melbourne, Australia; actress (Apple Annie).
- 1861 - US President Abraham Lincoln orders blockade of Confederate ports.
- 1862 - Louis Powell Harvey, US Governor of Wisconsin, drowns.
- 1864 - Naval Engagement at Cherbourg, France: USS Kearsage versus CSS Alabama.
- 1866 - Birth of Henri Deterding; Dutch oil magnate (Royal Oil, Shell).
- 1868 - Birth of Max Von Schillings; German composer/conductor (Der Pfeifertag).
- 1873 - Birth of Sydney Barnes; cricket player (probably England's greatest bowler).
- 1876 - Birth of Hendrik, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin/king of Netherlands.
- 1877 - Birth of Ole Evinrude; inventor (outboard marine engine).
- 1879 - Birth of Richard Scheibe; German sculptor (Adler mit Hakenkreuz).
- 1881 - Benjamin Disraeli, first Earl (Beaconsfield)/novelist, dies.
- 1882 - Charles Robert Darwin, evolutionist (On the Origin of Species), dies at age 73 in England.
- 1883 - Birth of Getúlio Vargas; President of Brazil (1930-45, 1951-54), modernizer.
- 1890 - Birth of Lou Bandy AKA Lodewijk F Dieben; revue-artist (Look for the Sun).
- 1891 - Birth of Francoise Rosay in Paris, France; actress (Interlude, Women in Prison, Saraband).
- 1891 - Birth of Ricardo Bacchelli; Italian writer/poet (La Ronda).
- 1895 - Birth of Anton F Pieck; Dutch illustrator (Efteling, Kaatsheuvel).
- 1895 - Victor J van Hinsbergh, South Netherlands engraver (PTT-stempels), dies at age 70.
- 1897 - John J. McDermott of New York wins the first Boston Marathon (15 runners, 24.5 miles) with a time of 2:55:10.
- 1897 - Birth of Vivienne Segal in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Broadway actress (Pal Joey).
- 1898 - Second Boston Marathon won by Ron McDonald of Massachusetts in 2:42:00.
- 1898 - Birth of Constance Talmadge in Brooklyn, New York, USA; comedienne/actress (Intolerance).
- 1899 - Third Boston Marathon won by Lawrence Brignolia of Massachusetts in 2:54:38.
- 1900 - 4th Boston Marathon won by Jim Caffrey of Canada in 2:39:44.4.
- 1900 - Birth of Allen Jenkins in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Girl Habit, Fugitive from a Chain Gang).
- 1900 - Birth of Richard Arthur Warren Hughes; English writer (Fiction as Truth).
- 1900 - Highest-scoring opening game, Philadelphia Phillies beat Boston Braves 19-17 in 10 innings.
- 1900 - Ivan K Aïvazovski, Russian painter (harbor scenes), dies at age 82.
- 1901 - 5th Boston Marathon won by Jim Caffrey of Canada in 2:29:23.6.
- 1902 - 6th Boston Marathon won by Sam Mellor of New York in 2:43:12.
- 1903 - Birth of Eliot Ness; Prohibition Agent for Department of Treasury-Chicago, Untouchables.
- 1904 - 8th Boston Marathon won by Michael Spring of New York in 2:38:04.4.
- 1904 - Much of Toronto, Ontario, Canada is destroyed by fire.
- 1905 - 9th Boston Marathon won by Fred Lorz of New York in 2:38:25.4.
- 1905 - Birth of John S "Jimmy" Thach; US pilot/Admiral (WWII).
- 1906 - 10th Boston Marathon won by Tim Ford of Massachusetts in 2:45:45.
- 1906 - Pierre Curie, French physicist/chemist (Nobel Prize 1903), dies.
- 1907 - 11th Boston Marathon won by Tom Longboat of Canada in 2:24:24.
- 1907 - Birth of Alan Wheatley in England; actor (Adventure of Robin Hood).
- 1907 - Birth of Lina Basquette in San Mateo, California, USA; actress (Paradise Park, Pleasure, Goldie).
- 1909 - 13th Boston Marathon won by Henri Renaud of New Hampshire in 2:53:36.8.
- 1910 - 14th Boston Marathon won by Fred Cameron of Canada in 2:28:52.4.
- 1910 - Halley's Comet seen by naked eye first time this trip (in Curacao).
- 1911 - 15th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Massachusetts in 2:21:39.6.
- 1912 - 16th Boston Marathon won by Mike Ryan of New York in 2:21:18.2.
- 1912 - Birth of Glenn T Seaborg; head of Atomic Energy Commission, chemist, discovered Plutonium, Nobel Prize 1951.
- 1913 - 17th Boston Marathon won by Fritz Carlson of Minnesota in 2:25:14.8.
- 1915 - 19th Boston Marathon won by Edouard Fabre of Canada in 2:31:41.2.
- 1916 - 20th Boston Marathon won by Arthur Roth of Massachusetts in 2:27:16.4.
- 1916 - Italian troops conquer Colonel di Lana at Merano.
- 1917 - 21st Boston Marathon won by Bill Kennedy of New York in 2:28:37.2.
- 1919 - 23rd Boston Marathon won by Carl Linder of Massachusetts in 2:29:13.4.
- 1919 - Birth of Gil Langley; cricket player (Australian wicket-keeper 1951-56).
- 1919 - French assembly decides on 8-hour work day.
- 1919 - Leslie Irvin of US makes first parachute jump and free fall.
- 1920 - 24th Boston Marathon won by Peter Trivoulidas of Greece in 2:29:31.
- 1920 - Birth of Frank Fontaine in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; comedian (Crazy Guggenheim).
- 1921 - 25th Boston Marathon won by Frank Zuna of New Jersey in 2:18:57.6.
- 1921 - Birth of Glyn England; CEO (CEGB, Windcluster Ltd).
- 1921 - Funeral of last German Emperoress, Augusta Victoria.
- 1922 - 26th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Massachusetts in 2:18:10.
- 1922 - Birth of Erich Hartmann; German WWII pilot (downed 352 Russian aircraft).
- 1922 - Birth of Luigi Barbbarito; reverend (Apostolic ProNuncio).
- 1923 - Birth of Hugh O'Brian; actor (Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp).
- 1923 - 27th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Massachusetts in 2:23:37.4.
- 1923 - New Egyptian law allows suffrage for men, except soldiers.
- 1924 - 28th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Massachusetts in 2:29:40.2.
- 1925 - Birth of Hugh O'Brian [Krampke] in Rochester, New York, USA; actor (Wyatt Earp, Search).
- 1926 - 30th Boston Marathon won by Johnny Miles of Canada in 2:25:40.4.
- 1926 - Squire Bancroft [Butterfield], actor/manager (Haymarket), dies at age 84.
- 1927 - 31st Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Massachusetts in 2:40:22.2.
- 1927 - Birth of Don Barbour in Greencastle, Indiana, USA; singer ("Four Freshmen").
- 1928 - 32nd Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Massachusetts in 2:37:07.8.
- 1928 - Birth of Alexis Korner in Paris, France; musician (Blues Inc - "Bootleg Him").
- 1928 - Birth of John Horlock; British vice-chancellor (Open College).
- 1928 - Japanese troops occupy Sjantung-schiereiland.
- 1928 - New York Yankees are out of first place in Major League Baseball for first time since May 1926.
- 1929 - 33rd Boston Marathon won by Johnny Miles of Canada in 2:33:08.6.
- 1929 - Birth of Edward Crook in Detroit, Michigan, USA; middleweight boxer (Olympics-gold-1960).
- 1930 - 34th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar (his 7th win) of Massachusetts in 2:34:48.2.
- 1931 - Birth of Alex Webster; football coach (New York Giants).
- 1931 - Birth of Garfield Morgan; Brtish actor (Odessa File, To Catch a Spy).
- 1931 - Birth of Hendrick J "Kobie" Coetsee in South Africa; minister of Defense/Justice.
- 1932 - 36th Boston Marathon won by Paul de Bruyn of Germany in 2:33:36.4.
- 1932 - Birth of Andrea Mead Lawrence in Rutland, Vermont, USA; alpine slalom skier (Olympics-2 gold-1952).
- 1932 - US President Herbert Hoover suggests five-day work week.
- 1933 - 37th Boston Marathon won by Leslie Pawson of Rhode Island in 2:31:01.6.
- 1933 - Birth of Dick Sargent in Carmel, California, USA; actor (Darrin - Bewitched).
- 1933 - Birth of Harold "Dickie" Bird; cricket player (noted England Test umpire).
- 1933 - Birth of Jayne Mansfield [Vera Jane Palmer] in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Guide for the Married Man, Girl Can't Help It, Too Hot to Handle).
- 1933 - Franklin Roosevelt announces US will leave the gold standard.
- 1934 - 38th Boston Marathon won by Dave Komonen of Canada in 2:32:53.8.
- 1934 - Birth of Dickie Goodman; parody singer ("Flying Saucer").
- 1935 - 39th Boston Marathon won by John A Kelley of Massachusetts in 2:32:07.4.
- 1935 - Birth of Dudley Moore in London, England; actor (10, Arthur, Bedazzled, Six Weeks).
- 1936 - Anti-Jewish riots break out in Palestine.
- 1936 - Birth of Ruby Johnson; American singer ("I'll Run Your Hurt Away").
- 1936 - Birth of Wilfried Martens; premier (Belgium, 1979-81, 1981-92).
- 1937 - 41st Boston Marathon won by Walter Young of Canada in 2:33:20.
- 1937 - Birth of Elinor Donahue in Tacoma, Washington, USA; actress (Betty Anderson - Father Knows Best, Gladys Peterson - Get a Life, Andy Griffith Show, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman).
- 1937 - William M Conway, English historian/explorer (Spitzbergen), dies at age 81.
- 1938 - 42nd Boston Marathon won by Leslie Pawson of Rhode Island in 2:35:34.8.
- 1938 - Henry John Newbolt, poet/author (Studies Green and Gray), dies at age 75.
- 1938 - Philadelphia Phillies' Emmett Mueller and Brooklyn Dodgers' Ernie Koy both homer in their first at bat.
- 1939 - Great Britain announces it will defend Denmark, Netherlands, and Switzerland in the event of war.
- 1939 - 43rd Boston Marathon won by Ellison Brown of Rhode Island in 2:28:51.8.
- 1939 - Birth of E Clay Shaw Junior; American politician (Representative-Republican-Florida, 1981-).
- 1939 - Birth of Ellen Weston in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Betty - SWAT).
- 1939 - Birth of Michael John Macaulay; cricket player (Transvaal, Western Province, Orange Free State, North Eastern Transvaal, Eastern Province and South Africa).
- 1939 - Connecticut finally approves Bill of Rights (148 years late).
- 1940 - Lake Shore Ltd train derails, killing 34 near Little Falls, New York.
- 1940 - 44th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Coté of Canada in 2:28:28.6.
- 1940 - Birth of Algy Cluff; CEO (Spectator, Cluff Resources).
- 1940 - Dutch prime minister De Geer declares state of siege.
- 1941 - 45th Boston Marathon won by Leslie Pawson of Rhode Island in 2:30:38.
- 1941 - Birth of Alan Price in Fatfield, Durham, England; rock keyboardist (The Animals - "House of the Rising Sun").
- 1941 - Bulgarian troops invade Macedonia.
- 1941 - Milk is rationed in Holland.
- 1942 - 46th Boston Marathon won by Joe Smith of Massachusetts in 2:26:51.2.
- 1942 - Birth of Alan Price; keyboardist (The Animals).
- 1943 - 47th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Coté of Canada in 2:28:25.8.
- 1943 - Alexander Schmorell, German resistance fighter, is beheaded.
- 1943 - Birth of Mike Kelly; rocker (Duprees).
- 1943 - A Jewish uprising in the Warsaw, Poland, ghetto results in over 50,000 deaths over several weeks.
- 1943 - Kurt Huber, German resistance fighter, is beheaded.
- 1943 - Willy Graf, German resistance fighter, is beheaded.
- 1944 - Allied fleet attacks Sabang Sumatra.
- 1944 - Birth of Bernard Worrell; American keyboardist (Funkadelic - "Cosmic Slop").
- 1944 - Birth of Mark "Flo" Volman; rocker (Flo and Eddie, Turtles - "Eleanor")/DJ (WKRK).
- 1944 - Tommy Hitchcock, polo player (Westchester Cup 1924, 1927), dies at age 44.
- 1945 - 49th Boston Marathon won by John A Kelley of Massachusetts in 2:30:40.2.
- 1945 - Birth of Nuria Ortiz in México; skeet shooter (Olympics-13th-1968).
- 1945 - J P Heyboer, resistance fighter, is executed.
- 1945 - Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel opens on Broadway.
- 1945 - US aircraft carrier Franklin is heavily damaged in Japanese air raid.
- 1946 - Birth of Leon Wessels; South Africa lawyer/underminister of Law and Order.
- 1946 - Birth of Tim Curry in Cheshire, England; actor (Rocky Horror Picture Show, Wiseguy, The Wild Thornberrys, Family Affair).
- 1946 - Birth of Viktor Viktorovich Zabolotsky; Russia, cosmonaut (BST-02).
- 1946 - New York Yankees switch from third base to first base dug out.
- 1947 - 51st Boston Marathon won by Yun Bok Soh of Korea in 2:25:39.
- 1947 - Amateur Athletic Union record for a 25-foot rope climb is set in 4.7 seconds.
- 1947 - Birth of Frits Castricum; journalist/Dutch Member of Parliament (PvdA).
- 1947 - Birth of Murray Perahia in New York City, New York, USA; pianist (Avery Fischer Prize-1975, Grammy 1988).
- 1947 - Birth of Wilf Stevenson; director (British Film Institute).
- 1947 - French ship explodes in Texas City harbor, kills about 522.
- 1947 - NHL Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 2.
- 1948 - 52nd Boston Marathon won by Gerard Coté of Canada in 2:31:02.
- 1948 - ABC-TV network begins in the US.
- 1948 - Chiang Kai-shek elected President of Nationalist China.
- 1949 - 53rd Boston Marathon won by Gosta Leandersson of Sweden in 2:31:50.8.
- 1949 - Birth of Paloma Picasso [Gilot] in Paris, France; artist/jewelry designer/actress (Immoral Tales).
- 1949 - New York Yankees dedicate a plaque for Babe Ruth.
- 1950 - 54th Boston Marathon won by Kee Yong Ham of Korea in 2:32:39.
- 1950 - Birth of Jeff Hammond; cricket player (Australian fast bowler on 1973 West Indies tour).
- 1950 - Birth of Marc Demeyer; Belgian bicyclist (Paris-Brussels 1974).
- 1950 - Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th baron Berners/composer, dies at age 66.
- 1951 - In London, England, the first Miss World beauty pagent is held, part of the Festival of Britain. Winner is 21-year-old Kiki Haakonson, Miss Sweden.
- 1951 - 55th Boston Marathon won by Shigeki Tanaka of Japan in 2:27:45.
- 1951 - US General Douglas MacArthur ends his military career.
- 1952 - Birth of Tony Plana; actor (Ugly Betty TV show).
- 1952 - 56th Boston Marathon won by Doroteo Flores of Guatemala in 2:31:53.
- 1953 - Birth of Sara Simeoni in Italy; high jumper (Olympics-gold-1980).
- 1953 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA San Diego Golf Open.
- 1953 - NBC airs the last Victory at Sea TV show. A total of 26 episodes aired.
- 1954 - 58th Boston Marathon won by Veikko Karvonen of Finland in 2:20:39. Seven-time winner of the Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar, runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th.
- 1954 - Joe Laurie Junior, comedian (Can You Top This?), dies at age 61.
- 1955 - 59th Boston Marathon won by Hideo Hamamura of Japan in 2:18:22.
- 1956 - First major league baseball game in New Jersey: Brooklyn Dodgers beat Philadelphia Phillies in Roosevelt Stadium.
- 1956 - 60th Boston Marathon won by Antti Viskari of Finland in 2:14:14.
- 1956 - Birth of Lori West in Denver, Colorado, USA; LPGA golfer (1994 State Farm-5th).
- 1956 - Lionel K P "Buster" Crabb, British diver (WWII), dies at age 47.
- 1956 - Léon N H Jungschlaeger, head military intelligence Netherlands-Indies, dies at age 52.
- 1956 - US actress Grace Kelly marries Monaco's Prince Rainier III (civil ceremony).
- 1957 - Birth of Belinda Lipscomb; vocalist (Midnight Star - "No Parking").
- 1957 - Birth of Rod Morgenstein; rocker (Winger).
- 1957 - Birth of [Boaz] Boo Watson; keyboardist (Midnight Star - "No Parking").
- 1957 - Charles Funk, Encylopediest (Funk and Wagnalls), dies at age 76.
- 1957 - Johan W Albarda, first Dutch SDAP minister (1939-45), dies at age 79.
- 1958 - 62nd Boston Marathon won by Franjo Mihalic of Yugoslavia in 2:25:54.
- 1959 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open.
- 1959 - Uprising in La Paz, Bolivia, fails.
- 1960 - 64th Boston Marathon won by Paavo Kotila of Finland in 2:20:54.
- 1960 - Baseball uniforms begin displaying player's names on their backs.
- 1960 - Birth of Frank Viola in Hempstead, New York, USA; pitcher (Minnesota Twins, New York Mets/Cy Young-1988).
- 1960 - Comiskey Park's famed "exploding" scoreboard begins operating.
- 1961 - 65th Boston Marathon won by Eino Oksanen of Finland in 2:23:39.
- 1961 - Disneyland in Anaheim, California, welcomes its 25-millionth guest.
- 1962 - 66th Boston Marathon won by Eino Oksanen of Finland in 2:23:48.
- 1962 - Birth of Al Unser Junior; Indy-car racer (over ten wins).
- 1962 - Birth of Christa Teno in Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada; LPGA golfer (1989 Mitsubishi-44th).
- 1963 - 67th Boston Marathon won by Aurele Vandendriessche of Belgium in 2:18:58.
- 1964 - Birth of Harris Barton; NFL tackle (San Francisco 49ers).
- 1964 - Birth of Scott Kamienicki; pitcher (New York Yankees).
- 1964 - Cyril Merry, cricket player (West Indies batsman in two Tests 1933), dies.
- 1964 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Invitational.
- 1964 - Rightist coup in Laos, Suvanna Phuma remains premier.
- 1964 - Roger Sessions' opera Montezuma premieres in West Berlin.
- 1965 - First American all-news radio station (WINS 1010 AM in New York City) begins operating.
- 1965 - 69th Boston Marathon won by Morio Shigematsu of Japan in 2:16:33.
- 1965 - Birth of Melita Rühn in Romania; horse vaulter (Olympics-bronze-1980).
- 1965 - George Davis, actor (Private Lives, Devil May Care), dies at age 75.
- 1965 - Electronics magazine publishes an article by Gordon Moore, head of research and development for Fairchild Semiconductor, on the future of semiconductor components. Moore predicts that transistor density on integrated circuits would double every 12 months for the next ten years.
- 1966 - 70th Boston Marathon won by Kenji Kimihara of Japan in 2:17:11.
- 1966 - Birth of Paul Reiffel; cricket player (Victorian and Australian pace bowler).
- 1966 - Birth of Randolph Keys; NBA forward (Milwaukee Bucks).
- 1966 - In first regular season game at Anaheim Stadium, California Angels lose 3-1 to Chicago Cubs.
- 1966 - Väinö A Tanner, Finnish premier (1926-27)/minister, dies at age 85.
- 1967 - Casino Royale James Bond film premieres in theaters.
- 1967 - 71st Boston Marathon won by Dave McKenzie of New Zealand in 2:15:45.
- 1967 - The Beatles sign a contract to stay together for ten years (they don't).
- 1967 - Death of Konrad Adenauer at age 91 in Rhöndorf, Germany; Oberbürgermeister of Cologne (1917), co-founder of the CDU political party, first chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1949-63).
- 1968 - Birth of Bekka Bramlett; country singer (Bekka and Billy).
- 1968 - 72nd Boston Marathon won by Amby Burfoot of Connecticut in 2:22:17 (first American to win since 1957).
- 1968 - Belgian construction workers strike.
- 1968 - Birth of Ashley Taylor Judd [Ciminella] in Granada Hills, California, USA; actress (Kuffs, Sisters).
- 1968 - Birth of Brent Mayne in Loma Linda, California, USA; catcher (New York Mets).
- 1968 - Birth of Keith McCants; NFL defensive end (Arizona Cardinals).
- 1968 - Birth of Roger Reinson; Canadian Football League linebacker (Calgary Stampeders).
- 1968 - Birth of Thomas Nock in Zurich, Switzerland; actor (Tartort, Gemini - Twin Stars).
- 1968 - National League owners approve expansion for two new teams.
- 1968 - Tommy Bridges, American baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), dies at age 61.
- 1969 - Birth of Carlos Reyes in Miami, Florida, USA; pitcher (Oakland Athletics).
- 1969 - Birth of James Westphal in Oak Park, Illinois, USA; 10km runner.
- 1970 - 24th Tony Awards: Borstal Boy and Applause win.
- 1970 - Birth of Michael Barrow; NFL linebacker (Houston Oilers, Carolina Panthers).
- 1970 - Birth of Rick Hamilton; WLAF linebacker (Barcelona Dragons).
- 1970 - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Raleigh Ladies Golf Invitational.
- 1971 - 75th Boston Marathon won by Alvaro Mejia of Colombia in 2:18:45.
- 1971 - Birth of Otis Scott in Gainesville, Florida, USA; 400 metre/800 metre runner.
- 1971 - Charles Manson sentenced to life (Sharon Tate murder).
- 1971 - Sierra Leone becomes a republic.
- 1971 - USSR Salyut 1 launched; first manned lab in orbit.
- 1972 - Bangladesh becomes a member of the British Commonwealth.
- 1972 - Birth of Eric Jack; NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons).
- 1972 - Birth of Jeff Wilkins; NFL kicker (San Francisco 49ers).
- 1972 - Hungary revises constitution.
- 1972 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1973 - George Steinbrenner replaces Mike Burke with Gabe Paul as New York Yankees' president.
- 1973 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk.
- 1973 - Death of Hans Kelsen in Berkeley, California at age 91 (born in Prague, Austria-Hungary 1881); jurist, developed the "pure theory" of law, professor in Vienna, Cologne, Geneva and Prague, judge on the Austrian Constitutional Court (1920-30), taught at Harvard and University of California at Berkeley, author (Hauptprobleme der Staatsrechtslehre 1911, Allgemeine Staatslehre 1925, Reine Rechtslehre 1934, The Law of the United Nations 1950, Was ist Gerechtigkeit 1953).
- 1974 - Baltimore Orioles' player Al Bumbry hits an inside-the-park homerun against the New York Yankees.
- 1974 - Birth of Ante Moric; Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics-1996).
- 1975 - Birth of Jason Gillespie; cricket player (South Africa fast bowler, Australia 1996).
- 1975 - Birth of Nazarena Almada; Miss Argentina-Universe (1997).
- 1975 - Birth of Temoc Suarez in Greenwood, South Carolina; soccer forward (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1975 - India launches first satellite with help of USSR.
- 1976 - 5th Boston Women's Marathon won by Kim Merritt of Wisconsin in 2:47:10.
- 1976 - 80th Boston Marathon won by Jack Fultz of Washington DC in 2:20:19.
- 1976 - Birth of Vanessa Guzman; Miss México-Universe (1996).
- 1978 - Birth of Adrienne Parker; Miss Tennessee Teen-USA (1996).
- 1978 - Birth of Whitney Metzler; 400 metre medley swimmer (Olympics-8th-1996).
- 1978 - Birth of James Franco; American actor (Freaks and Geeks).
- 1978 - Yitzhak Navron elected fifth President of Israel.
- 1978 - Death of Joe Dougherty, first voice of Porky Pig (born 1898).
- 1979 - Birth of Challen Sievers in Downers Grove, Illinois; rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-1996).
- 1979 - Birth of Mariah Billado; Miss Vermont Teen-USA (1997).
- 1979 - Birth of Kate Hudson; American actress (Party of Five, True Hollywood Story).
- 1979 - Following a 6-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees' Goose Gossage and Cliff Johnson brawl, Gossage sustains a sprained ligament in his left thumb.
- 1980 - Johnny Logan wins the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song, "What's Another Year".
- 1980 - Ethel Wilson, actress (Aunt Harriet - Aldrich Family), dies at age 88.
- 1980 - Tony Beckley, actor (Assault, When a Stranger Calls), dies at age 51.
- 1981 - Birth of Catalina Sandino Moreno; actress (Current TV).
- 1981 - With a 6-1 opening day victory over the Seattle Mariners, the Oakland Athletics establish a major league record by winning eleven consecutive season openers.
- 1981 - Beth Daniel wins LPGA Florida Lady Citrus Golf.
- 1981 - Birth of Hayden Christensen in Vancouver, BC, Canada; Canadian actor (Higher Ground).
- 1982 - Rosie Ruiz, marathon race cheater, arrested for forgery.
- 1982 - USSR Salyut 7 space station put into orbit.
- 1982 - 11th Boston Women's Marathon won by Charlotte Teske of Germany in 2:29:33.
- 1982 - 86th Boston Marathon won by Alberto Salazar of Oregon in 2:08:51.
- 1983 - France performs nuclear test.
- 1983 - The last episode of the Disney TV show Gun Shy airs.
- 1983 - Jerzy Andrzejewski, writer (Ashes and Diamonds), dies at age 73.
- 1983 - Lorene Scott, actress (Faraway Hill), dies at age 74.
- 1984 - Advance Australia Fair is proclaimed as Australia's national anthem, and green and gold as the national colours.
- 1984 - Nemesis, death star of dinosaurs first appears in print (Nature magazine).
- 1985 - 16th Space Shuttle Mission (51-D)-Discovery 4 returns to Earth.
- 1985 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk.
- 1985 - Death of Willie Mabon at age 59 in Paris, France; rhythm-and-blues singer ("I Don't Know", "I'm Mad", "Poison Ivy").
- 1986 - Death of Alvin Childress at age 78; actor (Amos - Amos 'n' Andy TV show).
- 1986 - Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes in 15 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1987 - Birth of Courtland Mead; American actor (Recess, NYPD Blue, Lloyd in Space).
- 1987 - The first TV appearance of The Simpsons on The Tracy Ullman Show.
- 1987 - Brendon Kuruppu scores 201 on Test Cricket debut (Sri Lanka versus New Zealand).
- 1987 - Milt Kahl dies of cancer (born 1909). He worked on Walt Disney Company animation for 22 short films, and 24 feature films.
- 1987 - Gregory Robertson does 200-mph free fall to save unconscious skydiver.
- 1987 - Hugh "Lumpy" Brannum, American actor (Mr Green Jeans), dies at age 77 (born 1910).
- 1987 - Jacqueline Blanc sets women's downhill ski speed record (124.902 mph).
- 1987 - Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Santa Barbara Golf Open.
- 1987 - Last wild condor captured on California wildlife reserve.
- 1987 - Los Angeles Clippers end season with a terrible 12-70 record.
- 1987 - Maxwell D Taylor, US commander of 101st airborne (WWII), dies at age 85.
- 1987 - Milwaukee Brewers score five runs in 9th to win 6-4 and record 12th straight American League win.
- 1987 - USSR performs underground nuclear test.
- 1989 - Daphne Du Maurier, English writer (Rebecca, Jamaica Inn), dies at age 82.
- 1989 - Seven crew members die when a gun turret explodes on the U.S. battleship Iowa.
- 1989 - Kevin Elster (New York Mets), sets errorless shortstop mark at 73.
- 1990 - Contra guerrillas, leftist Sandinistas and incoming government agree to truce in Nicaragua's civil war.
- 1990 - Detroit Pistons and Philadelphia 76'ers get into a fight accruing $162,500 in fines (an NBA record).
- 1991 - Battle of the Ages: Heavyweight champion Evander Hollyfield beats 42-year old George Foreman in 12 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1991 - Greyhound Bus posts $195 million loss for 1990.
- 1992 - Dottie Mochrie wins LPGA Sega Women's Golf Championship.
- 1992 - Frankie [Francis Alex] Howerd, actor (Mr Mustard- Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Carry on Doctor, Up the Front, That Was the Week That Was), dies from a heart attack at age 70.
- 1992 - Pat Thompson, actress (Strictly Ballroom), dies at age 51.
- 1992 - Robert F Clayton, drummer (Jody Grind), dies at age 26 in a car crash.
- 1992 - Death of Robert Paul Haynes at age 26 in a car crash; bassist (Jody Grind).
- 1992 - Death of Benny [Alfred Hawthorn] Hill, British comedian and actor (The Benny Hill Show), of a heart attack at age 67 (born 1924).
- 1993 - 22nd Boston Women's Marathon won by Olga Markova of Russia in 2:25:27.
- 1993 - 97th Boston Marathon won by Cosmas N'deti of Kenya in 2:09:33.
- 1993 - A 51-day stand-off at the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, ends with a fire and shooting that kills 86 people (17 children), including leader David Koresh.
- 1993 - Fire in psychiatric institute in South Korea kills 40.
- 1993 - George Mickelson, Governor of South Dakota, and seven others, die in a plane crash.
- 1993 - Death of Steve Douglas at age 55 of heart failure in Los Angeles during a recording session with Ry Cooder; saxophonist (Ritchie Valens, Duane Eddy and the Rebels).
- 1994 - Graeme Obree bicycles world record 10km (11:25.88).
- 1994 - Inkatha ends boycott of South African multi-racial election.
- 1994 - Michel van Rooy, Dutch actor (Doctor Vlimmen, The Attack), dies at age 43.
- 1994 - Rodney King awarded US$3,800,000 in compensation for police beating.
- 1994 - US Supreme Court outlaws excluding people from juries because of gender.
- 1995 - J[oseph] Peter Grace, CEO (W R Grace), dies at age 82.
- 1995 - Oklahoma City bombing: 168 people, including 8 Federal Marshals and 19 children, are killed at the Murrah Federal Building.
- 1996 - Norman Oldfield, cricket player (scored 99 runs in Test for England), dies.
- 1996 - Texas Rangers score 16 in 8th inning versus Baltimore Orioles.
- 1996 - South Africa defeats Pakistan to win the Pepsi Cup in Sharjah.
- 1997 - Death of El Duce; American singer/drummer (The Mentors) (born 1958).
- 1998 - Death of Octavio Paz, Mexican diplomat and writer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1914).
- 1999 - The US Navy kills a civilian guard in the Naval Base at Vieques, an island east of Puerto Rico which the Navy has used since 1943. The death of the civilian officer sparks off a civil disobedience campaign throughout the island of Puerto Rico to protest the presence of the Navy on the island.
- 2000 - Microsoft launches the Pocket PC, a specification for handheld computers. The Pocket PC runs Windows CE 3.0, and includes several applications: music player, word processor, Internet browser, and more. The operating system proves to be more successful than previous Microsoft offerings, and soon threaten Palm's dominance.
- 2003 - Death of Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Leader/Head of the International Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, 5th Caliph of Promised Messiah (born 1928).
- 2004 - Death of Norris McWhirter, Scottish co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records (born 1925).
- 2005 - Pope Benedict XVI (Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger) succeeds Pope John Paul II, becoming the 265th pope.
- 2006 - Han Myeong Sook becomes the first female Prime Minister of South Korea.
- 2007 - US and allied air forces conduct massive exercises over South Korea with over 500 planes.
- 2008 - In Quito, Ecuador, a nightclub fire started by fireworks kills 14.
- 2008 - A ticket of passenger Lillian Asplund who survived the Titanic sinking sells at auction in England for 33,000 pounds sterling.
- 2008 - Death of Cardinal Alfonso López Trujillo, head of the Pontifical Council for the Family, at age 72.
- 2009 - English author J.G. Ballard (Crash, Empire of the Sun) dies at age 78 after a long illness (born 1930).
- 2009 - In Shanghai, People's Republic of China, round 3 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Sebastian Vettel.
- 2016 - Birth of Prince Alexander, Duke of Södermanland.
- 2018 - Swaziland changes its English name, officially becoming the Kingdom of Eswatini.
- 2018 - Miguel Díaz-Canel is sworn in as President of Cuba, marking the first time since 1959 that Cuba has had a president other than Fidel or Raúl Castro.
- 2021 - NASA's Ingenuity helicopter, part of the Mars 2020 mission, performs the first powered flight on another planet in history.
- 2021 - Raúl Castro resigns as First Secretary of the Cuban Communist Party, ending more than 62 years of rule by the Castro brothers in Cuba.
- 2021 - Death of Walter Mondale, 42nd Vice President of the United States (born 1928).
- 2022 - Death of Kane Tanaka at age 119 in Japan; oldest living person.
- 2023 - Death of Moonbin at age 25, found dead in his home in Seoul, Korea; musician (ASTRO band).
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