|
What happened in history on this day: May 2?
On May 2 in ...
- 649 - Maruta of Tagrit, theology/first mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies.
- 1194 - Portsmouth, England, is granted a Royal Charter.
- 1250 - Toeransa sultan of Egypt, murdered.
- 1345 - "Quaden Maendach" in Gent: Battles between volders and weavers.
- 1459 - Pierozzi Antoninus Italian archbishop of Florence/saint, dies.
- 1488 - Jacob van Horne, Burgundy statesman, dies.
- 1497 - John Cabot departs to North-America.
- 1519 - Leonardo Da Vinci artist/scientist, dies at age 67.
- 1526 - German evangelical monarchy joins Schmalkaldische League.
- 1536 - King Henry VIII accuses Anna Boleyn of adultery and incest with Lord Rochford.
- 1551 - Birth of William Camden English historian (Brittania, Annales).
- 1567 - Marin Drzic Croatian playwright (Dundo Maroje), dies.
- 1595 - King Philip II names Albrecht of Austria land guardian of Netherlands.
- 1598 - France and Spain signs Peace of Vervins.
- 1601 - Birth of Athanasius Kircher German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern).
- 1652 - Frederik Hendriks daughter Albertine Agnes marries Willem Frederik.
- 1660 - Birth of Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane).
- 1668 - First peace of Aken: ends French-Spanish war in The Netherlands.
- 1668 - Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, ends War of Devolution.
- 1669 - Pieter Jansz Post master builder (Waag, Gouda), dies at age 61.
- 1670 - King Charles II charters Hudson Bay Company.
- 1703 - Portugal signs treaty with England to become a Great Covenant.
- 1727 - Paul Aler French jesuit/poet (Gradus ad Parnassum), dies at age 70.
- 1729 - Birth of Catherine II (the Great); empress of Russia (1762-96).
- 1736 - Albert Seba Amsterdam pharmacist, dies at age 71.
- 1740 - Birth of Elias Boudinot in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; lawyer, US Mint Director (1795-1805), member of New Jersey Provincial Congress (1775), President of Continental Congress (1782-1783), signed peace treaty with Great Britain, member of House of Representatives (1789-1795), co-founded American Bible Society (1816), President of American Bible Society.
- 1749 - Empress Maria Theresa signs "Haugwitzschen State reform".
- 1750 - Birth of John André; British spy.
- 1750 - Carlo Goldoni's "La Botega di Caffè" premieres in Mantua.
- 1768 - Birth of Jean-Louis M Alibert French dermatologist.
- 1776 - France and Spain agree to donate arms to American rebels.
- 1779 - Birth of John Galt in Scotland; novelist (Ayrshire Legatees, Lawrie Todd).
- 1780 - William Herschel discovers first binary star, Xi Ursae Majoris.
- 1792 - The US government borrows US$400,000 from the Bank of United States for protecting the frontier.
- 1803 - Robert Livingston of the US signs Treaty of Cession for Louisiana Purchase.
- 1807 - Birth of William Barber; US Mint Chief Engraver.
- 1808 - Uprising against French occupation begins in Madrid.
- 1818 - Herman W Daendels, Governor-General of Guinea (1815-18), dies at age 55.
- 1821 - Birth of Abram Sanders Piatt; US Brigadier General (Union volunteers) (dies 1908).
- 1833 - Russian Czar Nicolas bans public sale of serfs.
- 1837 - Birth of General Henry Martyn Robert; parliamentarian (Robert's Rules of Order).
- 1840 - Birth of Theodor Herzl; founded Zionist movement.
- 1843 - Birth of Elijah McCoy; inventor, granted over 50 patents including a lubricator for steam engines ("the Real McCoy") (born 1929).
- 1845 - August Pauly, German writer (Real Encyclopedia), dies at age 48.
- 1849 - Birth of Fürst Bernhard HM von Bülow; German chancellor/Prussian Prime Minister (1900-09).
- 1849 - David H Chassé, Baron/General (fought Napoleon at Waterloo), dies at age 84.
- 1853 - Birth of Marie Verstraete; actress (Louise - Frou Frou).
- 1853 - Franconi's Hippodrome opens (New York City, New York).
- 1857 - LC Alfred the Musset, French poet (Lesson caprices Marianne), dies.
- 1859 - Britain's Prince Albert opens the Royal Albert Bridge, which spans the River Tamar from Plymouth to Cornwall.
- 1860 - Birth of D'Arcy Thompson; zoologist/classicist (On Growth and Form).
- 1860 - Birth of Theodor Herzl in Austria; journalist/founder (Zionist movement).
- 1862 - Birth of Marie F M Emmanuel; French composer/musicologist (Salamine).
- 1863 - Confederate General Thomas Jackson attacks Chancellorsville, Virginia; is wounded by his own men; South defeats North.
- 1865 - US President Andrew Johnson offers $100,000 reward for capture of CSA President Jefferson Davis.
- 1869 - Birth of Tyrone Power in London, England; actor (Alexanders Ragtime Band).
- 1872 - Birth of G G van der Hoeven; Dutch editor-in-chief (NRC).
- 1876 - In Cincinnati, Ohio, Chicago's Ross Barnes hits the first home run in the history of baseball's National League.
- 1878 - US Congress repeals the 20-cent piece act.
- 1885 - Good Housekeeping magazine goes on sale in the USA for the first time.
- 1885 - Birth of Hedda Hopper AKA Elda Furry in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, USA; gossip columnist (From Under My Hat).
- 1885 - Congo Free State is established by King Leopold II of Belgium.
- 1887 - Birth of Edward Collins New York, USA; Hall of Fame infielder (Chicago White Sox, Athletics).
- 1887 - Hannibal W Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.
- 1889 - Abyssinian emperor Menelik II and Italy sign Treaty of Wichale.
- 1890 - Birth of Edward Elmer "Doc" Smith; US sci-fi author (Triplanetary).
- 1890 - Territory of Oklahoma is created.
- 1892 - Birth of Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen; the Red Baron, German WWI ace.
- 1895 - Birth of Peggy Bacon in Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA; author/illustrator (Off With Their Heads).
- 1898 - Birth of Jef [Josephus C F] Last; Dutch poet/politician (The Spark).
- 1900 - Birth of Helen Morgan; singer/actress (Applause, Frankie and Johnny).
- 1901 - Birth of Lev N Lunts in Russia; writer (Outside the Law, City of Truth).
- 1901 - Birth of Robert Elliott Storey Wyatt; cricket player (England batsman 1927-37).
- 1902 - Birth of Brian Aherne in Worcester, England; actor (Simon Templar - The Saint radio show, Juarez, GE Theatre, Rawhide, Twilight Zone, Robert Montgomery Presents).
- 1902 - Birth of Erin O'Brien-Moore in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Peyton Place, Our Little Girl).
- 1902 - The first science fiction film, A Trip To The Moon, is released.
- 1903 - 29th Kentucky Derby: Hal Booker aboard Judge Himes wins in 2:09.
- 1903 - Birth of Benjamin Spock in New Haven, Connecticut, USA; pediatrician/author (Common Sense Book of Baby Care) (dies 1998).
- 1904 - 30th Kentucky Derby: Shorty Prior aboard Elwood wins in 2:08.5.
- 1905 - Birth of Alan Rawsthorne in Haslingden, England; composer (Cortéges).
- 1906 - 32nd Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Troxler aboard Sir Huon wins in 2:08.8.
- 1906 - Birth of Aileen Riggin in Newport, Rhode Island, USA; springboard diver (Olympics-gold-1920, 1924).
- 1907 - Jules baron de Trooz forms Belgian Government.
- 1907 - Birth of Pinky Lee AKA Pincus Leff in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; children's show host (Pinky Lee Show) (dies 1993).
- 1908 - Birth of William Bakewell in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Stage manager - Pinky Lee Show).
- 1910 - Birth of Laurie Nash; cricket player (Tasmanian fast-bowler, two Tests for Australia).
- 1911 - French troops occupy Fès El Bali, Morocco.
- 1912 - Birth of Axel Springer; German newspaper magnate.
- 1912 - Birth of Marten Toonder; writer/cartoonist (Mr Bommel).
- 1913 - Birth of Nigel Patrick in London, England; actor/director (Sapphire, Prize of Gold).
- 1914 - Birth of Dennis Dyer; cricket player (opened batting for South Africa versus England 1947).
- 1915 - Birth of Van Alexander in New York City, New York, USA; orchestra leader (Gordon MacRae Show).
- 1916 - US President Woodrow Wilson signs Harrison Drug Act.
- 1917 - Cincinnati Reds' Fred Tooney and Chicago White Sox' Hippo Vaughn pitch duel no-hitter, Vaughn gives up two hits and a run in the 10th, so Cincinnati wins 1-0.
- 1918 - General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
- 1919 - Birth of Than Wyenn in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Pete Kelly's Blues).
- 1920 - First game of National Negro Baseball League played in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- 1921 - Beginning of third anti-German revolt in Upper-Silesia.
- 1921 - Birth of Satyajit Ray in Calcutta, India; director (Goddess, Adversary).
- 1922 - Birth of Abraham Rosenthal; editor (New York Times).
- 1923 - Senator Walter Johnson pitches his 100th shutout, beats New York Yankees 3-0.
- 1924 - Birth of Theodore Bikel; Austrian/American folk singer/actor (The Russians Are Coming, Another Day, Dynasty, Falcon Crest).
- 1924 - Netherlands refuses to recognize USSR.
- 1925 - Birth of David Ironside; cricket player (South Africa swing bowler in 3 Tests versus New Zealand 1953-54).
- 1925 - Birth of John Neville; actor (Adventures of Baron Münchausen, X-Files, Amazon, The Eleventh Hour).
- 1925 - Birth of Roscoe Lee Browne in Woodbury, New Jersey, USA; actor (All in the Family, McCoy, Maude, Sanford and Son, Good Times, Barney Miller, Saunders - Soap, The Cosby Show (1986, Emmy award)).
- 1927 - International Economic Conference (52 countries including USSR) opens.
- 1927 - Pulitzer prize awarded to Louis Bromfield (Early Autumn).
- 1929 - Birth of Sydney Gedye; cricket player (opening batsman in four Tests for New Zealand 1964).
- 1930 - Birth of Morris Courtright; manned spaceflight pioneer and Arizona State legislator.
- 1930 - Des Moines (Western League) defeats Wichita 13-6 in baseball to open first ballpark with permanently installed lights.
- 1932 - Birth of Bruce Glover in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Diamonds are Forever).
- 1932 - Pulitzer prize awarded to Pearl S Buck (The Good Earth).
- 1933 - Scottish newspaper Inverness Courier reports on a couple's claim to have seen "an enormous animal rolling and plunging on the surface" of Loch Ness.
- 1933 - Birth of Bunk Gardner; rocker (Mothers Of Invention).
- 1933 - In Germany, Adolf Hitler bans trade unions.
- 1935 - Birth of Faisal II, son of Ghasi I; King of Iraq (1939-58).
- 1935 - Birth of Hussain ibn Talal; King of Jordan (1952-99).
- 1935 - Birth of Link Wray; rocker (Link Wray and His Ray Men).
- 1935 - France and the Soviet Union conclude negotiations for a five-year Treaty of Mutual Assistance.
- 1936 - Peter and the Wolf premieres in Moscow.
- 1936 - 62nd Kentucky Derby: Ira Hanford aboard Bold Venture wins in 2:03.6.
- 1936 - Birth of Michael Rabin in New York City, New York, USA; violinist (In Memorium).
- 1936 - Birth of Quinn Redeker in Woodstock, Illinois, USA; actor (Dan Raven, The Young and the Restless).
- 1936 - Emperor Haile Selassie and family flee Abyssinia.
- 1936 - Birth of Engelbert Humperdinck AKA Arnold George Dorsey in Madras, India; singer ("After The Lovin'", "Release Me", "Quando Quando Quando").
- 1937 - Birth of Lorenzo Music in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (voice of Garfield the cat, voice of the unseen Carlton the Doorman - Rhoda TV show), writer/producer (The Bob Newhart Show).
- 1938 - Birth of Constantine Bereng Seeiso; king Moshushoe II of Lesotho.
- 1938 - Pulitzer prize awarded to Thornton Wilder (Our Town).
- 1939 - Lou Gehrig ends 2,130 consecutive game streak, New York Yankees beat Detroit Tigers 22-2.
- 1940 - Birth of Bryan Davis; cricket player (brother of Charlie; West Indies batsman versus Australia 1965).
- 1940 - Birth of Roger Robinson in Seattle, Washington, USA; actor (Warren - Friends, Newman's Law).
- 1940 - Birth of Sari van Heemskerck Pillis-Duvekot; Dutch Member of Parliament (VVD).
- 1941 - Birth of Jules Wijdenbosch; premier of Suriname.
- 1941 - The Federal Communications Commission agrees to let regular scheduling of TV broadcasts by commercial TV stations begin on July 1.
- 1941 - Martin Bormann succeeds Rudolf Hess as Adolf Hitler's deputy.
- 1941 - German-occupied Netherlands lays off Jewish journalists.
- 1942 - 68th Kentucky Derby: Wayne D Wright aboard Shut Out wins in 2:04.4.
- 1942 - Japanese troops occupy Mandalay, Burma.
- 1942 - British cruiser Edinburgh is scuttled following German torpedo raids 150 miles north of Murmansk, Soviet Union, carrying 93 cases of four 28-pound bars of gold, partial payment from the Soviet Union to the USA for weapons and military supplies.
- 1943 - German troops vacate Jefna Tunisia.
- 1944 - Birth of John Verity; rocker (Argent).
- 1945 - Allies occupy Wismar, Germany.
- 1945 - Birth of Robert Henrit; English pop drummer (Argent, The Kinks - "Waterloo Sunset").
- 1945 - Birth of Goldy McJohn; rocker (Steppenwolf).
- 1945 - Birth of Randy Cain; American soul singer (Four Gents, The Delfonics).
- 1945 - (1200 hours Greenwich mean time) The unconditional surrender of about one million men of the German army in Italy goes into effect. German command radio calls on remaining troops to surrender.
- 1945 - Martin Bormann, propaganda minister for Adolf Hitler, dies.
- 1945 - (1500 hours Moscow time) Berlin, Germany, capitulates. Capturing the city are the First White Russian and the First Ukranian armies. In twelve days of defence of the city, 343,000 Germans were killed.
- 1945 - (1630 hours) New Zealand 2nd Division of the British 8th Army accepts the surrender of the German garrison in the port of Trieste, Yugoslavia.
- 1946 - Birth of Lesley Gore in Tenafly, New Jersey, USA; singer ("It's My Party").
- 1946 - Prisoners begin revolt at Alcatraz prison in California.
- 1947 - Birth of Bill Lowery; American politician (Representative-Republican-California, 1981-).
- 1947 - Birth of Jo Ann Pflug in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; actress (MASH, Candid Camera, Rituals).
- 1948 - Birth of Larry Gatlin in Seminole, Texas, USA; country singer (Gatlin Brothers - "Broken Lady").
- 1949 - Arthur Miller wins Pulitzer Prize for Death of a Salesman.
- 1949 - Birth of Joey Phillips; percussionist (Atlantic Star - "Touch a Four Leaf Clover").
- 1949 - Bolivian state of siege proclaimed.
- 1949 - Don Newcombe, first start, shuts out Cincinnati Reds on five hits to win 3-0.
- 1950 - Birth of Lou Gramm in Rochester, New York, USA; rocker (Foreigner - "I Want to Know What Love Is").
- 1950 - Dutch first Chamber accepts laws on immigration.
- 1950 - Dutch Prime Minister Malan recognizes South Africa but not People's Republic of China.
- 1952 - The world's first-ever jet airliner (the BOAC De Havilland Comet 1) makes its maiden voyage, flying from London to Johannesburg.
- 1952 - Birth of Christine Baranski in Buffalo, New York, USA; actress (Maryann - Cybil, Birdcage).
- 1953 - 79th Kentucky Derby: Hank Moreno aboard Dark Star wins in 2:02.
- 1953 - Birth of "Keith" Jamaal Wilkes; NBA forward (Golden State-Rookie of Year 1975).
- 1953 - Feisal II installed as king of Iraq.
- 1953 - Hussein I installed as king of Jordan.
- 1954 - Birth of Bulelani T Ngcuka; South African attorney/leader (UDF).
- 1954 - Stan Musial hits five homeruns in a doubleheader.
- 1955 - Birth of Ian Callen; cricket player (one Test Australia versus India 1978, six wickets).
- 1955 - Birth of Jay Osmond; rocker (Osmond Brothers).
- 1955 - India poses discrimination "onaanraakbaren" punishable.
- 1955 - Pulitzer prize awarded Tennessee Williams for Cat on Hot Tin Roof.
- 1956 - US Lab detects high-temperature microwave radiation from Venus.
- 1956 - US Methodist church disallows race separation.
- 1957 - Birth of Domonic L Pudwill Gorie in Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA; US Navy/astronaut (STS-91).
- 1957 - Joseph McCarthy, communist-hunting American senator (Republican-Wisconsin), dies at age 47.
- 1958 - New York Yankees threaten to broadcast games nationwide if National League goes ahead with plans to broadcast games into New York City.
- 1959 - 85th Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Tomy Lee wins in 2:02.2.
- 1959 - Birth of Brian Tochi in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Dr Alan Poe - St Elsewhere, Renegades).
- 1960 - Birth of Ravi Ratnayeke; cricket player (Sri Lankan pace bowler and opening batsman).
- 1960 - Pulitzer prize awarded to Allen Drury (Advise and Consent).
- 1961 - Birth of Doctor Robert [Bruce R Howard]; rocker (Blow Monkeys - "Wicked Ways").
- 1961 - J C White, cricket player (49 wickets in 15 Tests for England 1921-31), dies.
- 1962 - Benfica wins 7th Europe Cup I.
- 1962 - Birth of Elizabeth Berridge in Westchester, New York, USA; actress (Amadeus, Funhouse, The John Larroquette Show, Powers That Be).
- 1962 - Birth of Nancy Harvey in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada; LPGA golfer (1995 Youngstown-11th).
- 1962 - Organization of the Secret Army strikes in Algeria.
- 1962 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island.
- 1963 - Birth of Jos van Eck; Dutch soccer player (Sparta).
- 1963 - Birth of Kenton Leonard; Canadian Football League cornerback (Calgary Stampeders).
- 1963 - Jack Crawford, cricket player (469 runs and 39 wickets in 12 Tests), dies.
- 1963 - Van Wyck Brooks, US historian (Ordeal of Mark Twain), dies at age 77.
- 1964 - 90th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Northern Dancer wins in 2:00.
- 1964 - The Beatles' "Second Album" goes #1 and stays #1 for for five weeks.
- 1964 - Birth of Kelly Michael Gibson in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; PGA golfer (1995 Bob Hope-7th).
- 1964 - Mad Dog Vachon beats Verne Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA champion.
- 1965 - The "Early Bird" satellite is used to transmit television pictures across the Atlantic Ocean.
- 1965 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Golf Invitational.
- 1965 - Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open.
- 1966 - Pulitzer prize awarded Arthur M Schlesinger Junior (Thousand Days).
- 1967 - Birth of Kerryn McCann; Australian marathon runner (Olympics-1996).
- 1967 - Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 2.
- 1968 - 22nd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 2.
- 1968 - Birth of Reggie Slack; Canadian Football League quarterback (Saskatchewan Roughriders).
- 1968 - Birth of Will Furrer; WLAF quarterback (Amsterdam Admirals).
- 1968 - Donald L Hall, airplane designer (Spirit of Saint Louis), dies at age 69.
- 1968 - Gold reaches record high (US$39.35 per ounce) in London, England.
- 1968 - Israeli television begins transmitting.
- 1969 - Birth of Brian Lara; cricket player (West Indies left-hand bat, smashed world records in 1994).
- 1969 - Birth of Glen Young; NFL linebacker (San Diego Chargers).
- 1969 - British liner Queen Elizabeth 2 leaves England on its maiden voyage to New York.
- 1969 - Death of Franz von Papen at age 89 in Obersasbach, Germany; Chancellor of Germany (1932), vice chancellor (1933), ambassador to Austria, ambassador to Turkey.
- 1970 - 96th Kentucky Derby: Mike Manganello on Dust Commander wins 2:03.4.
- 1970 - Birth of Vania Thomas; Miss US Virgin Islands Universe (1997).
- 1971 - Birth of Greg Bishop; NFL guard (New York Giants).
- 1971 - In the Andreanof Islands, Alaska, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurs.
- 1971 - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open.
- 1972 - Birth of Erik Maes; Dutch soccer player (MVV).
- 1972 - Birth of Jill Savery in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA; synchronized swimmer (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Peter Ogilvie in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; 100 metre sprinter (Olympics-1996).
- 1972 - Electrical fire in Sunshine Silver mine - 126 die (Kellogg, Idaho, USA).
- 1972 - J Edgar Hoover, head of US FBI (1924-72), dies at age 77.
- 1972 - Lieutenant General Vernon A Walters becomes deputy director of US Central Intelligence Agency.
- 1972 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1973 - Alan Carney, actor (Herbie - Take it from Me), dies at age 61.
- 1973 - Birth of Rich Yurkiewicz; NFL/WLAF linebacker (Atlanta Falcons, Amsterdam Admirals).
- 1973 - Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sells a US 1868 3-cent rose George Washington postage stamp with "B" grill embossing for US$23,000 The stamp is one of four known; this is the first time one is sold at public auction.
- 1974 - Birth of Miles Joseph in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA; soccer forward (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1974 - Former US Vice President Spiro Agnew is disbarred.
- 1975 - Apple Records closes down.
- 1975 - Birth of Mark Johnson in Dayton, Ohio; baseball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1975 - Birth of Murray William Burdan in Wellington, New Zealand; swimmer (Olympics-1996).
- 1976 - Birth of Ailleen Damiles; Miss Universe-Philippines/Miss Photogenic (1996).
- 1976 - Joanne Carner wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic.
- 1977 - Birth of Amy D'Entremont in Stonehamm, Massachusetts; figure skater (1995 New England Junior champion).
- 1977 - Birth of Jenna Von Oy; actress (Six LeMeure - Blossom, The Parkers).
- 1978 - NBA championship: Portland Trail Blazers win in four games.
- 1979 - Death of Giulio Natta, Italian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1903).
- 1979 - 14th Academy of Country Music Awards: Kenny Rogers and Barbara Mandrell win.
- 1980 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1980 - In Sweden, employers lock out 770,000 workers, after labor unions reject a government wage proposal of a 2.3 percent increase. Unions had demanded 11 percent.
- 1980 - Clarrie Grimmett, cricket player (36 Tests for Australia, 216 wickets), dies.
- 1980 - Joseph Doherty and three other Irish Republican Army men arrested for murder.
- 1980 - The South African government bans the Pink Floyd song "Another Brick in the Wall (Part Two)". The song had been adopted as the anthem for black children who boycotted schools because of inferior education standards.
- 1980 - Pope John Paul II begins African tour.
- 1981 - 107th Kentucky Derby: Jorge Velasquez on Pleasant Colony wins in 2:02.
- 1982 - Beth Daniel wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic.
- 1982 - Falklands War: Argentine cruiser General Belgrano sunk by British submarine HMS Conqueror, killing 323 men.
- 1982 - Death of Helmut Dantine, American actor/director/producer, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, of a massive coronary at age 64 (born 1917).
- 1982 - Hugh Marlowe, actor (Ellery Queen, Jim Matthews - Another World), dies at age 71.
- 1982 - The Weather Channel (United States) airs on cable television for the first time.
- 1983 - Death of Norm Van Brocklin, former National Football League quarterback (born 1926).
- 1983 - In Coalinga, California, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurs, injuring 487.
- 1984 - Mattingly's single breaks up Lamarr Hoyt's perfect game bid.
- 1984 - Piet van Aken, Flemish writer (Failing God, Niggers), dies at age 64.
- 1984 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1984 - Death of Jack Barry at age 66 of cardiac arrest; game show emcee (Twenty One TV show, The Joker's Wild TV show).
- 1984 - The Liverpool International Garden Festival opens in Liverpool, England.
- 1984 - Cleveland Indians' Andre Thornton ties record for most walks (6 in 16 innings).
- 1985 - Microsoft introduces the Excel spreadsheet program for the Macintosh. Despite Lotus Development releasing Jazz four months before Excel ships, Excel quickly dominates the market, increasing sales of the Macintosh just as VisiCalc and Lotus 1-2-3 had done for their platforms earlier.
- 1985 - Hal LeRoy, dancer/actor (Harold Teen), dies at age 71 after cardiac surgery.
- 1985 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1986 - Dynamo Kiev wins 26th Europe Cup II.
- 1986 - Transportation Expo 86 opens in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- 1987 - 113th Kentucky Derby: Chris McCarron aboard Alysheba wins in 2:03.4.
- 1988 - Baltimore Orioles sign a 15-year lease to remain in Baltimore and get a new park.
- 1988 - Cincinnati Reds manager Pete Rose is suspended for 30 days for pushing an umpire.
- 1989 - The first crack in the Iron Curtain - Hungary dismantles 150 miles of barbed wire fencing along the border with Austria.
- 1990 - Birth of Kay Panabaker; actress (Summerland, Phil of the Future).
- 1990 - David Rappaport, 3-foot 11-inch actor (Wizard, L.A. Law), shoots himself to death at age 38.
- 1990 - South African government and African National Congress open talks to end apartheid.
- 1990 - In London, England, a man brandishing a knife robs courier Nicholas Lane of bearer bonds worth 292 million pounds sterling (the largest mugging to date).
- 1990 - Agreement is reached between German Democratic Republic and Federal Republic of Germany on the exchange of currency as the East takes on the Deutsches-mark as its currency. The currencies are to be exchanged 1:1 with some variations for given categories of exchange. At a maximum 6,000 east marks may be exchanged at the 1:1 rate.
- 1991 - Pope John Paul II's encyclical on Centesimus annus is published.
- 1992 - 118th Kentucky Derby: Pat Day aboard Lil E Tee wins in 2:03.
- 1992 - Wilbur Mills, American politician (Representative-Democrat-Arkansas)/involved with Fanne Foxe, dies at age 82.
- 1992 - Yugoslav Army seizes Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic.
- 1993 - Julio Gallo, wine maker (Gallo), dies in a car accident at age 82.
- 1993 - Kristi Albers wins Sprint Golf Classic.
- 1993 - Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Sprint Senior Challenge Golf Tournament.
- 1993 - Will Weng, Sunday Times crossword puzzle editor (1968-78), dies at age 86.
- 1994 - Bus crashes into a tree at Gdansk, Poland, 30 killed.
- 1994 - Dr Kevokian found innocent on assisting suicides.
- 1994 - Louis Calaferte, writer (Requiem of the Innocents), dies at age 65.
- 1995 - Montreal Expos bat out of order against New York Mets in 6th inning.
- 1995 - Michael Hordern, actor (Fool, Green Man, Scoop), dies at age 83.
- 1995 - Serb missiles explode in the heart of Zagreb, killing six.
- 1997 - Mercury Mail announces its one millionth internet subscriber.
- 1997 - Republic of Texas security chief Robert Scheidt surrenders.
- 1997 - Death of John Carew Eccles, Australian neurophysiologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (born 1903).
- 1997 - Tony Blair is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
- 1998 - 124th Kentucky Derby: Kent Desormeaux aboard Real Quiet wins in 2:02.4.
- 1998 - The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the EU's monetary policy.
- 1998 - Dutch economist Wim Duisenberg is elected as the first president of the European Central Bank.
- 1999 - Norman J. Sirnic and Karen Sirnic are murdered by the serial killer Angel Maturino Resendiz in a parsonage in Weimar, Texas (his fourth and fifth victims in his fourth slaying incident).
- 2000 - Death of Bob Homme at age 81 of prostate cancer; host of CBC TV show The Friendly Giant.
- 2000 - Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the U.S. military.
- 2003 - Fox releases the film X2: X-Men United to theaters.
- 2005 - A blast at an illegal munitions store in northern Afghanistan kills 28 people and injures at least 13 others.
- 2005 - Trailing 9-3 after eight innings, the Saint Louis Cardinals mount their greatest ninth-inning comeback in franchise history defeating the Cincinnati Reds 10-9 at the Great American Ballpark.
- 2005 - Death of Wee Kim Wee, President of Singapore (born 1915).
- 2005 - The Pontiac Grand Am car ceases production at the 100 year-old Lansing Car Assembly plant.
- 2008 - In Saada, north Yemen, a bombing at the Ben Salman mosque kills at least 15 and injures 55.
- 2008 - A plane crashes in southern Sudan, killing at least 22, including Sudan's defence minister Dominic Dim Deng and senior presidential adviser Justin Yak. The plane's pilot reported engine trouble, but the plane blew up before he could make an emergency landing.
- 2008 - Maiden voyage of Royal Caribbean International's Independence of the Seas cruise ship.
- 2008 - Marvel Entertainment releases the film Iron Man to theaters in the USA. Marvel produced the film itself, at a cost of about US$150 million plus US$75 million in marketing.
- 2008 - In the Patagonia region of Chile, volcano Chaiten begins erupting for the first time in over 9000 years. Two nearby towns are completely evacuated.
- 2008 - Death of Mildred Loving in the USA, at age 68. Loving was a black who married a white, and the ACLU fought for court recognition that the state could not infringe on marriage.
- 2009 - At Churchill Downs, the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race takes place. Canadian horse Mine That Bird wins, the second-biggest upset in Derby history.
- 2009 - Marilyn French, author of The Women's Room, dies of heart failure at age 79 in New York.
- 2009 - The Pilgrim's Plunge water ride opens at Holiday World in Indiana, USA, the world's largest water ride drop at 131 feet high and 45-degree slope.
- 2010 - The Eurozone and the International Monetary Fund agree to a 110 billion euro bailout package for Greece. The package involves sharp Greek austerity measures.
- 2012 - A pastel version of The Scream, by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, sells for US$120 million in a New York City auction, setting a new world record for an auctioned work of art.
- 2015 - Birth of Princess Charlotte of Cambridge.
- 2021 - The SpaceX Crew-1 mission ends, returning four crew members of Expedition 64 and 65 to Earth from the International Space Station aboard Crew Dragon Resilience.
- 2022 - Death of Kailia Posey in Whatcom County, Washington, USA, by suicide at age 16; actor (Toddlers & Tiaras).
- 2023 - About 11,500 film and television writers of the Writers Guild of America go on strike in the USA; previous strike was 15 years ago.
- 2023 - Death of Tori Bowie at age 32, found dead; American track-and-field athlete (2017 World Championships - gold), co-founder and president of Saysh.
|
|
vvv advertisement vvv
^^^ advertisement ^^^
You can pick a particular day to view that day's events in history.
Bookmark this URL: http://kpolsson.com/thisday/ and revisit each day.
(this URL will automatically re-direct to the file containing the current day's events)
Or, visit my Timelines of History page.
|