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What happened in history on this day: May 8?
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- 535 - John II ends his reign as Catholic Pope.
- 685 - Saint Benedict II dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope.
- 1319 - Haakon V King of Norway (1299-1319), dies.
- 1360 - Treaty of Brétigny signed by English and French.
- 1429 - English forces retreat from Orléans.
- 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion-Kentishmen revolt against King Henry VI.
- 1492 - Birth of Andreas Alciatus [Giovanni Andrea-Alciato], Italian lawyer.
- 1521 - Birth of Peter Canisius [Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs]; first German Jesuit, the "Second Apostle of Germany", sainted.
- 1527 - Birth of Johann Walter composer.
- 1541 - Hernando de Soto reaches the Mississippi River and names it Río de Espíritu Santo.
- 1577 - Viglius ab Aytta Zuichemus lawyer/President (Raad van State), dies.
- 1592 - Birth of Francis Quarles English poet (Argalus and Parthenia, Emblems).
- 1624 - Hung king Bethlen Gábor and emperor Ferdinand II sign Treaty of Vienna.
- 1629 - Birth of Niels Juel Danish Admiral (Oland, Moen, Kjögebocht).
- 1639 - William Coddington founds Newport Rhode Island.
- 1641 - Birth of Nicolaas Witsen etcher/mayor (Amsterdam).
- 1660 - English parliament asks King Charles II to return.
- 1668 - Birth of Alain R Lesage French author (Turcaret ou le Financier).
- 1673 - Birth of Johann Valentin Eckelt composer.
- 1684 - Henri Dumont composer, dies.
- 1689 - English King William III declares war on France.
- 1721 - Michelangiolo dei Conti replaces Pope Clement XI, as Innocent XIII.
- 1725 - John Lovewell US Indian fighter, dies in battle.
- 1737 - Birth of Edward Gibbon England, historian (Decline and Fall of Roman Empire).
- 1741 - France and Bavaria sign Covenant of Nymphenburg.
- 1773 - Ali Bey Egyptian Mameluk head, dies.
- 1784 - Only known deaths by hailstones in US (Winnsborough, South Carolina).
- 1786 - Birth of Thomas Hancock; founded British rubber industry.
- 1792 - British Captain George Vancouver sights, names Mount Rainier, Washington.
- 1792 - US establishes military draft.
- 1794 - Death of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier by guillotine in France; chemist (identified oxygen).
- 1809 - Death of Augustin Pajou at age 78; French sculptor (Bachante).
- 1810 - Birth of James Cooper; US Brigadier General (Union volunteers) (dies 1863).
- 1820 - The US National Botanic Garden is established.
- 1824 - Birth of William Walker; filibuster/President of Nicaragua (1856-57).
- 1828 - Birth of Jean Henri Dunant in Switzerland; writer/founder (Red Cross (Nobel Peace Prize 1901)).
- 1833 - Birth of Frank Wheaton; US Brevet Major General (Union Army) (dies 1903).
- 1834 - Prussia, Austria and Russia sign classified accord about Belgium.
- 1836 - Birth of Bryan Morel Thomas; Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (dies 1905).
- 1839 - Birth of Francis W Warre-Cornish; English vice-provost of Eton/writer.
- 1840 - Alexander Wolcott patents Photographic Process.
- 1842 - Versailles to Paris train catches fire; 50 die.
- 1844 - Karl XIV Johan [Jean B Bernadotte], King of Sweden/Norway, dies.
- 1846 - First major battle of Mexican War fought at Palo Alto, Texas. American brigadier general Zachary Talyor's army defeats a much larger Mexican force.
- 1846 - Birth of Oscar Hammerstein; Germany opera/playwright (Kohinoor).
- 1847 - Robert Thompson patents rubber tire.
- 1853 - Joannes P Roothaan, first Dutch Lieutenant Colonel-General of Jesuits, dies at age 67.
- 1858 - Birth of John Meade Falkner; novelist (Moonfleet).
- 1861 - Láseló Teleki, Hungarian earl/revolutionary, commits suicide.
- 1861 - Richmond, Virginia, is named the capital of the Confederacy.
- 1861 - The United Kingdom issues first postage stamps for use in Saint Vincent, 1 and 6 pence, depicting Queen Victoria.
- 1862 - Valley Campaign: Federals repulsed at Battle of McDowell, Virginia.
- 1863 - Confederación Granadina becomes Estados Unidos de Colombia.
- 1864 - James Samuel Wadsworth, General-Major (USA), dies in battle at age 56.
- 1864 - Battle of Antietam, Virginia (Spotslyvania Court House, Laurel Hill).
- 1866 - Australian Rules Football is created.
- 1869 - First American transcontinental train departs from Sacramento, California.
- 1871 - Birth of [Émile M] Louis Madelin; French historian (French revolutionary).
- 1871 - English-US treaty ends Alabama dispute.
- 1873 - Birth of Henry Leveson-Gower; cricket player (England captain 1909-10 later official).
- 1873 - John Stuart Mill, great Empiricist philosopher, dies at age 66.
- 1876 - Truganini, last originating Tasmanian, dies.
- 1878 - Paul Hines makes baseball's first unassisted triple play.
- 1879 - George Selden files for first patent for a gasoline-driven automobile.
- 1880 - Gustave Flaubert; French writer (Salammbô), dies.
- 1881 - Henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congolian monarch.
- 1884 - Birth of Harry S Truman in Lamar, Missouri, USA; 33rd US President (Democrat) (1945-1953).
- 1886 - In Atlanta, Georgia, USA, pharmacist (Jacob's Pharmacy) Dr John Styth Pemberton invents a carbonated beverage he calls "Coca Cola" (containing cocaine).
- 1887 - Alexander Ulyanov, brother of Lenin, is hanged for assassination of tsar.
- 1891 - Birth of Chet "Red" Hoff; pitcher (New York Yankees 1911-15), lived to age 107.
- 1893 - Birth of Francis Quimet in Massachusetts, USA; shop assistant who won golf's US Open (1913).
- 1894 - Klara Fey, German orchestra leaser (Die Kleinen Betrachtungen), dies at age 79.
- 1895 - Birth of Edmund Wilson; American critic/writer (Patriotic Gore).
- 1895 - Birth of Fulton J Sheen in El Paso, Illinois, USA; bishop (Life is Worth Living).
- 1895 - China cedes Taiwan to Japan under Treaty of Shimonoseki.
- 1896 - Yorkshire Cricket all out for 887 against Warwickshire.
- 1897 - 22nd Preakness: T Thorpe aboard Paul Kauvar wins in 1:51.25.
- 1899 - Birth of Friedrich August von Hayek in Vienna, Austria; author (The Road to Serfdom), co-recipient of Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (1974) (dies 1992).
- 1901 - In their long-delayed American League home opener, Boston Americans defeats Philadelphia Athletics 12-4.
- 1902 - Birth of Milford "Curly" Page; cricket player (New Zealand bat early 1930s, All Black half).
- 1902 - Mount Pelée erupts, wipes out Saint Pierre, Martinique, kills 30,000.
- 1903 - Birth of Fernandel AKA Fernand Joseph Desire Contandin; French actor (Paris Holiday).
- 1903 - Eugène-Henri-Paul Gauguin; French painter (Tahiti), dies.
- 1904 - Eadweard Muybridge, English photographer (horse trot), dies.
- 1906 - Birth of David Van Vactor in Plymouth, Indiana, USA; composer (Chaconne).
- 1906 - Birth of Roberto Rossellini in Rome, Italy; director (Open City).
- 1907 - Tommy Burns beats Jack O'Brien in 20 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1908 - Birth of Arturo De Cordova [Rodriguez] in Merida, México; actor (Medal for Benny).
- 1909 - Albert Raines runs world record marathon (2:46:04.6).
- 1909 - Friedrich von Holstein, German diplomat, dies.
- 1910 - Birth of Mary Lou Williams; US jazz pianist/composer (Zodiac Suite).
- 1910 - Birth of Ronald Russell; actor/manager (We are Angels, Little Dorrit).
- 1911 - Birth of Robert Johnson; blues singer (King of the Delta Blues Singer).
- 1911 - Birth of Wilhelm F de Gaay Fortman; Dutch lawyer/foreign minister.
- 1912 - Birth of Gertrud Fussenegger [Dorn]; Austrian writer (Mohrenlegende).
- 1913 - Birth of Sidney James [Cohen] in Johannesburg, South Africa; actor (Carry On).
- 1914 - Birth of Lord Murton of Lindisfrarne, deputy chairman (Comm House of Lords).
- 1914 - Paramount Pictures is formed.
- 1915 - 41st Kentucky Derby: Joe Notter aboard Regret wins in 2:05.4.
- 1915 - Birth of John Archer in Osceola, Nebraska, USA; actor (Destination: Moon).
- 1916 - German munitions bunker in Fort Douaumont explodes.
- 1919 - First transatlantic flight take-off by a navy seaplane.
- 1920 - 46th Kentucky Derby: Ted Rice aboard Paul Jones wins in 2:09.
- 1920 - Birth of Sloan Wilson in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA; novelist (Man in the Gray Flannel Suit).
- 1921 - Birth of Graham Leonard; bishop of London.
- 1921 - Sweden abolishes capital punishment.
- 1922 - Birth of Brian Kellett; CEO (Port of London Authority).
- 1923 - Hobbs scores his 100th 100, 116 versus Somerset at Bath.
- 1924 - Lev N Lunts, Russian writer (Outside the Law), dies at age 23.
- 1924 - Memel territories given to Lithuania.
- 1924 - Workers at Werkspoor in Amsterdam strike against third wage cut.
- 1925 - 51st Preakness: Clarence Kummer aboard Coventry wins in 1:59.
- 1925 - Birth of Ali Hassan Mwinyi; President of Tanzania (1985-).
- 1925 - Birth of Lord Jauncey of Tullichettle; Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.
- 1925 - French colonial army beats Rifkabylen in Morocco.
- 1926 - A Philip Randolph organizes Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.
- 1926 - Birth of Don Rickles in Queens, New York, USA; comedian (Don Rickles Show, CPO Sharkey).
- 1926 - Birth of Erico Menczer in Fiume, Italy; cinematographer (Chosen, Miranda).
- 1926 - Birth of David [Frederick] Attenborough in London, England; environmentalist/zoologist/TV host (BBC).
- 1927 - Birth of Ian Denholm; CEO (Murray Investment Trust).
- 1927 - Birth of Philip Wilkinson; deputy chairman (National Westminster Bank).
- 1927 - French aviators Charles Nungesser and François Coli take off from Le Bourget in biplane Oiseau Blanc, attempting to be first Atlantic crossing.
- 1928 - Birth of Theodore Sorensen; presidential advisor (John Kennedy)/author (1000 Days).
- 1929 - Birth of V N M Korte-van Hemel; Dutch Secretary of Justice (CDA).
- 1929 - Jan Mayen island, 500 km NNE of Iceland, is incorporated into Norway.
- 1930 - Birth of Doug Atkins in Humbolt, Tennessee, USA; NFL hall of famer (Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints).
- 1930 - Birth of Gary Snyder [Japhy Ryder]; beat poet (Rip Rap and Cold Mountain Poems).
- 1932 - Birth of Sonny Liston; US heavyweight boxing champ (1962-64) (dies 1970).
- 1934 - Birth of Leonard Hoffmann; high court judge.
- 1934 - Birth of Roger Kendrick; governor (Dartmoor Prison).
- 1935 - Birth of Jack Charlton; soccer manager (Republic of Ireland).
- 1935 - Birth of Salome Jens in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; actress (From Here to Eternity).
- 1935 - Birth of Viscount Falkland; British peer (Liberal-Democrat).
- 1935 - Cincinnati Reds' Ernie Lombardi doubles in 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th innings, beating Philadelphia Phillies 15-4.
- 1936 - Birth of James Darren; actor (Time Tunnel).
- 1936 - Birth of Neville Purvis; British Vice Admiral (Chief of Fleet Support).
- 1936 - Jockey Ralph Neves is unexpectedly revived after being declared dead after a fall; his wife faints when he returns to the track.
- 1936 - Oswald Spengler, German philosopher (Underworld of Abendlandes), dies.
- 1937 - 63rd Kentucky Derby: Charley Kurtsinger on War Admiral wins in 2:03.2.
- 1937 - Birth of Daniël Robberechts; Belgian writer (Labia Majora).
- 1937 - Birth of Dennis DeConcini; American politician (Senator-Democrat-Arizona, 1977-).
- 1937 - Birth of Michael Simmons; Air Marshal (British Ministry of Defense).
- 1937 - Birth of Thomas Pynchon; novelist (V).
- 1938 - Birth of Javed Burki; cricket player (Pakistan batsman in 25 Tests 1960-69).
- 1938 - Birth of Pierre Lucien Claverie; bishop of Oran.
- 1939 - Birth of Otis Paul Drayton in Glen Cove, New York, USA; 4x100 metre runner (Olympics-gold-1964).
- 1939 - Death of Ted Rogers at age 38; pioneer Canadian broadcaster, invented world's first Alternating Current radio, Canada's First Rogers Batteryless (CFRB) began broadcasting as the world's first all electric radio station, started Canada's first FM station.
- 1940 - Birth of James Blyth; CEO (Boots).
- 1940 - Birth of Peter Benchley in New York City, New York, USA; novelist (Jaws, The Deep).
- 1940 - Birth of Rick [Eric Hilliard] Nelson in Teaneck, New Jersey, USA; rock star ("Hello Mary Lou", "It's Late", "Garden Party") (dies 1985).
- 1941 - Birth of James A Traficant Junior; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Ohio, 1985-).
- 1941 - Birth of Jim Mitchum in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA; actor (Blackout, Invincible Six).
- 1941 - German Q-ship Pinguin sinks in Indian Ocean.
- 1941 - HMS Bulldog captures German submarine U-110 off Iceland. An Enigma encoding machine is captured, and captain Fritz-Julius Lemp (responsible for sinking passenger liner Athenia at start of war) is taken prisoner.
- 1942 - First twilight game in 24 years, the Brooklyn Dodgers top New York Giants 7-6 raising $60,000 for Navy Relief Fund.
- 1942 - Battle of Coral Sea ends; American aircraft carrier Lexington sunk by Japanese air attack.
- 1942 - Birth of Euclid "Motorhead" Sherwood; rocker (Mothers Of Invention).
- 1942 - Birth of Norman Lamont; British Member of Parliament/Chancellor of Exchequer.
- 1942 - Birth of Robin Hobbs; cricket player (England leg-spinner 1967-71).
- 1942 - German General Erich von Manstein's army launches a thrust into the Kerch peninsula of the Crimea, shattering three Russian armies, capturing 169,000 prisoners.
- 1943 - 69th Preakness: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 1:57.4.
- 1943 - Admiral Cunningham of British fleet: "Sink, burn and destroy; let nothing pass".
- 1943 - Birth of Paul Samwell-Smith in London, England; rocker (The Yardbirds - "For Your Love").
- 1943 - Birth of Toni Tennille in Montgomery, Alabama, USA; female Beachboy (Captain and Tennille).
- 1943 - Mordicai Anielewicz, commander of Warsaw ghetto uprising, is killed.
- 1944 - First eye bank opens (New York City).
- 1944 - Birth of Gary Glitter [Paul Gadd] in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England; rocker (Rock and Roll Part II).
- 1944 - German submarine U-575 sinks ship Asphodel.
- 1945 - Birth of Arthur Docters van Leeuwen; jurist (Holland's secret service).
- 1945 - Birth of Keith Jarrett; jazz musician/film composer (Nachtfahrer).
- 1945 - Canadian troops move into Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- 1945 - Chinese counter-attack at Tsjangte, supports by US 14th air fleet.
- 1945 - US Secretary of Treasury announces the US cost of the war so far is US$275 billion.
- 1945 - General Von Keitel surrenders to Marshal Zhukov near Berlin, Germany.
- 1945 - (0900 hours US Eastern War Time) In Washington, D.C., US President Harry Truman officially announces the unconditional surrender of Germany. He then calls on Japan to surrender unconditionally, or face "utter destruction".
- 1945 - (1500 hours London time) In London, England, Prime Minister Winston Churchill formally proclaims an end to war in Europe.
- 1946 - Boston Red Sox' player Johnny Pesky scores six runs in one game.
- 1947 - A movement among Saint Louis Cardinals' players to protest its first meeting with Jackie Robinson and the Brooklyn Dodgers is aborted by a talk from owner Sam Breadon.
- 1947 - Birth of Felicity Lott; English soprano (We come to the river).
- 1947 - Birth of Phil Sawyer; rocker (Spencer Davis Group - "Gimme Some Lovin'").
- 1947 - Birth of Rick Zehringer in Celina, Ohio, USA; rocker (McCoys).
- 1948 - Birth of John Reid; British Member of Parliament.
- 1948 - Birth of Maurizio Nichetti; actor (Icicle Thief, Volcano).
- 1948 - Donald Bradman scores 146 Australia versus Surrey, 174 minutes, 15 fours.
- 1949 - West German constitution approved.
- 1950 - Birth of Mark Blankfield in Pasadena, Texas, USA; comedian (Fridays, Good and Evil).
- 1950 - China's Chiang Kai-shek asks US for weapons.
- 1951 - Birth of Chris Frantz in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, USA; rock drummer (Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club).
- 1951 - Birth of Deborah Harmon; actress (Ted Knight Show, MASH, Just the 10 of Us).
- 1951 - Birth of Philip Bailey; rocker (Earth Wind and Fire - "Shining Star", "Easy Lover").
- 1951 - Dacron men's suits introduced.
- 1951 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak.
- 1952 - Birth of Beth Henley in Jackson, Mississippi, USA; actress/playwright (Miss Firecracker).
- 1952 - Birth of Charles J Camarda in New York City, New York, USA; PhD/astronaut.
- 1952 - Mad Magazine debuts.
- 1954 - First shot-put over 60 feet (18.29 metre)-Parry O'Brien, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- 1954 - Birth of David Keith in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; actor (Back Roads, Firestarter).
- 1955 - Birth of Alex Van Halen in Nijmegen, Netherlands; rock drummer (Van Halen - "1984", "Jump").
- 1955 - Birth of Stephen Furst in Norfolk, Virginia, USA; actor (Animal House, Elliot - St Elsewhere).
- 1956 - Birth of Jeff Madrigali in Walnut Creek, California, USA; soling yachter (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1957 - Birth of Deana Deardruff; American 4 X 100 metre swimmer (Olympics-gold-1972).
- 1957 - Birth of Jeff Wincott in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; actor (Night Heat).
- 1958 - US Vice President Richard Nixon is shoved, stoned, booed and spat upon by protesters in Peru.
- 1959 - Three-deck Nile excursion steamer springs a leak panicking passengers who capsize ship; 200 drown just metres from shore.
- 1959 - Birth of Ronnie Lott in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA; NFL defensive back (San Francisco 49ers).
- 1960 - Hugo Alfven, Swedish composer (Midsommarvaka), dies at age 88.
- 1960 - USSR and Cuba resume diplomatic relations.
- 1960 - Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Betsy Rawls Peach Blossom Golf Open.
- 1961 - First practical sea water conversion plant-Freeport, Texas, USA.
- 1961 - Alan Shepard receives NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Washington.
- 1961 - Birth of Riaz Poonawala; cricket player (Indian 12th man/United Arab Emirates bat 1994 ICC Trophy).
- 1961 - James Fairfax, actor (Gale Storm Show), dies at age 63.
- 1962 - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum opens at Alvin Theater in New York City for 965 performances.
- 1962 - First Atlas Centaur Launch.
- 1962 - Birth of Terry Baker; Canadian Football League kicker (Montreal Alouettes).
- 1962 - London, England trolley buses go out of service.
- 1963 - Birth of Clemens Lothaller in Austria; cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-13 backup).
- 1963 - US President John Kennedy offers Israel assistance against aggression.
- 1964 - Birth of Cheryl Richardson in Palo Alto, California, USA; actress (Jennie - General Hospital).
- 1964 - Birth of Eric Brittingham; rocker (Cinderella - "Heartbreak Station").
- 1964 - Birth of Melissa Gilbert [Boxleitner/Brinkman] in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Little House on the Prairie).
- 1965 - First shot put over 70 feet (Randy Matson 70 feet 7 inches).
- 1965 - H T W Hardinge, cricket player (scored 25 and five in only Test for England), dies.
- 1966 - Birth of Eddie Brown; Canadian Football League slot back (Edmonton Eskimos).
- 1966 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open.
- 1966 - Last game at old Busch Stadium, Saint Louis Cardinals lose 10-5 to San Francisco Giants.
- 1966 - In Canada, CBC TV airs the final installation of news show This Hour has Seven Days.
- 1966 - Baltimore Orioles' outfielder Frank Robinson hits the first ball ever completely out of Baltimore's Memorial Stadium, travelling 541 feet.
- 1967 - Barbara Payton, actress (Dallas, Trapped, Bad Blonde), dies at age 39.
- 1967 - Elmer Rice, New York playwright/director/novelist, dies at age 74.
- 1967 - Death of LaVerne Andrews from cancer at age 55; singer (Andrew Sisters, 19 gold records, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree", "Rum and Coca Cola").
- 1968 - Birth of Franklin Langham in Augusta, Georgia, USA; Nike golfer (1993 Permian Basin Open).
- 1968 - Birth of John Johnson; NFL linebacker (New Orleans Saints).
- 1968 - Jim (Catfish) Hunter of Oakland Athletics pitches perfect game vs Minnesota Twins (4-0).
- 1968 - Pulitzer prize awarded to William Styron (Confessions of Nat Turner).
- 1969 - Birth of Brad Culpepper; NFL defensive tackle (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
- 1969 - Birth of Duane Forde; Canadian Football League fullback (Calgary Stampeders).
- 1969 - Birth of Swift Burch; Canadian Football League defensive end (Montreal Alouettes).
- 1969 - Cambodia recognizes German Democratic Republic.
- 1969 - Pope Paul VI publishes constitution Sacra Ritum Congregation.
- 1970 - Birth of Christine Stark in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; volleyball player (Olympics-1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Marco Heering; soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles).
- 1970 - Birth of Michael Bevan; cricket player (dashing New South Wales and Australian lefty bat).
- 1970 - Construction workers break up an anti-war rally in New York City's Wall Street.
- 1970 - NBA championship: New York Knicks beat Los Angeles Lakers, 113-99.
- 1971 - Birth of Carlos Brooks; NFL cornerback (Arizona Cardinals).
- 1971 - Birth of Chris Wolf; actor/musician (Guys Next Door).
- 1971 - Birth of Stephen Ingram; NFL tackle/guard (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
- 1971 - Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden, New York.
- 1972 - Birth of Chris Sanders; NFL wide receiver (Tennessee Titans / Houston Oilers).
- 1972 - Birth of Keelin Curnuck; Miss New York USA (1996)/Ms Venus Swimwear (1994).
- 1972 - Sabena aircraft at Lod International airport, Tel Aviv, Israel, captured by Palestinians.
- 1973 - Birth of Wolf Wigo in Abington, Pennsylvania, USA; water polo driver (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Indians surrender after holding South Dakota hamlet of Wounded Knee for ten weeks.
- 1973 - Ralph Miller, last 19th century baseball player, dies in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA at age 100.
- 1974 - 50 MPH speed limit in Britain lifted.
- 1974 - Birth of Calvin Branch; cornerback (Oakland Raiders).
- 1974 - Birth of Colin Daynes in Windsor, Ontario, Canada; 68kg Greco Roman wrestler (Olympics-1996).
- 1974 - Birth of Korey Stringer; NFL tackle (Minnesota Vikings).
- 1974 - Canadian Government of Pierre Trudeau falls.
- 1974 - In Japan, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake occurs, on the Izu Peninsula. The earthquake killed 30 people, injured 82, and destroyed 121 homes. Approximately 1,510 houses damaged.
- 1974 - FC Magdenburg wins 14th Europe Cup II.
- 1975 - Avery Brundage, CEO (International Olympic Committee, 1952-72), dies at age 87.
- 1976 - The first steel coaster with a vertical flip opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
- 1976 - Birth of Oleg Tverdovsky in Donetsk Ukraine; NHL defenseman (Winnipeg Jets).
- 1977 - David Berkowitz pleads guilty in "Son of Sam" 44-caliber shootings.
- 1977 - Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic.
- 1978 - ABC TV airs The Stars Salute Israel at 30.
- 1978 - Birth of Cindy Parlow in Memphis, Tennessee; soccer forward (Olympics-1996).
- 1978 - Birth of Sandra Kleinova in Prague, Czechoslovakia; tennis star (1995 Futures-Turku-Finland).
- 1978 - Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Women's International Golf Tournament.
- 1978 - Reinhold Messner (Italy) and Peter Habeler (Austria) make the first ascent of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen.
- 1978 - Norway opens a natural gas field in the Polar Sea.
- 1979 - Birth of Jayna Cronin in Geneva, New York; dance skater (and Dreger-1997 National-13th).
- 1979 - Talcott Parsons, US sociologist, dies at age 76.
- 1979 - The Woolworth's store in Manchester city centre in England is seriously damaged by fire; 10 shoppers die.
- 1980 - Buffalo Sabres take only 15 shots, New York Islanders 22, in a playoff game.
- 1980 - World Health Organization announces smallpox has been eradicated.
- 1981 - Ron Davis pitches 10th consecutive strike out, one short of record.
- 1981 - Margaret Lindsay, actress (G Men, Lady Killer, Jezebel), dies from emphysema at age 40.
- 1981 - Maurice Fernandes, cricket captain (West Indies in first Test win, 1930 versus England), dies.
- 1982 - Death of Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver (racing accident) (born 1950).
- 1983 - Janet Coles wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament.
- 1984 - Thames Barrier to stop flooding in London officially completed.
- 1984 - The longest game in Major League Baseball history begins at 7:30 PM between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago White Sox. The game will be played over the course of 2 days, lasting 25 innings, with a total time of 8 hours and 6 minutes.
- 1984 - The Soviet Union announces that it will boycott the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
- 1984 - Denis Lortie kills three government employees in the National Assembly of Quebec building.
- 1984 - France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island.
- 1984 - Minnesota Twins' Kirby Puckett debuts with four singles.
- 1985 - 20th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama and Judds win.
- 1985 - Dolph Sweet, actor (Gimme a Break, Gil McGowan - Another World), dies of cancer at age 64.
- 1985 - France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island.
- 1987 - U.S. Senator Gary Hart drops out of the running for the Democratic presidential nomination, amid allegations of an extramarital affair with Donna Rice.
- 1988 - Amateur referees work New Jersey Devils-Boston Bruins playoff games, as NHL referees walk-off, due to a restraining order brought by the Devils.
- 1988 - François Mitterrand elected President of France.
- 1988 - Juli Inkster wins LPGA Crestar Golf Classic.
- 1988 - Robert A Heinlein, American science-fiction writer (Friday), dies of heart failure at age 80 (born 1907).
- 1989 - US space shuttle STS-30 lands.
- 1990 - Cuyahoga County voters approve sin tax to build Cleveland Gateway.
- 1990 - Tomas O'Fiach [Tomas Seamus Fee], Irish cardinal-archbishop, dies (born 1923).
- 1991 - US Central Intelligence Agency director William H Webster resigns.
- 1991 - Lloyd Ford, stuntman, dies at age 79.
- 1992 - Addeke H Boerma, director-general (FAO), dies at age 80.
- 1992 - Brian Moore, writer (Catholics), dies of heart failure at age 59.
- 1992 - Gul Mahomed, cricket player (8 Tests for India and one for Pakistan), dies.
- 1992 - Margaretha D Ferguson-Wigerink, author (Fear on Java), dies.
- 1992 - Richard Derr, actor (When Worlds Collide), dies at age 74 of cancer.
- 1993 - Sixteen-year old Keron Thomas disguises himself as a motorman and takes New York City subway train and 2,000 passengers on a three hour ride.
- 1993 - ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Phil Ware.
- 1993 - Lennox Lewis beats Tony Tucker in 12 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1994 - 500th commentary by Andy Rooney on TV show 60 Minutes.
- 1994 - Cobina W "Coby" Molenaar, peace activist, dies at age 88.
- 1994 - Colorado Silver Bullets (all-female pro baseball team) first game.
- 1994 - Ernesto Pérez Balladares elected President of Panamá.
- 1994 - George Peppard, American actor (Breakfast at Tiffanys, The A-Team), dies at age 65 (born 1928).
- 1994 - José Maria Figueres becomes President of Costa Rica.
- 1994 - Laura Davies wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic.
- 1994 - US President Bill Clinton announces US will no longer repatriate boat people.
- 1994 - The Vietnamese ship Chanoco I and the Taiwanese ship Unihumanity collide in the Long Tau river near Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, spilling about 233,000 litres of oil into the river.
- 1994 - Steven Keats, actor (Death Wish), dies of apparent suicide at age 48.
- 1996 - New York Yankees' pitcher Dwight Gooden wins his first American League game beating Detroit Tigers 10-3.
- 1996 - South Africa's Constitution Assembly adopts permanent post-apartheid constitution.
- 1996 - The first Goethe Institute in Eastern Germany is opened in Weimar.
- 1997 - Kai-Uwe Von Hassel, German President of Bundestag (CDU 1969-72), dies.
- 1997 - German President, Roman Herzog, receives the Karlspreiz (Charlemagne prize) in Aachen, Germany for his contributions to a "Citizens Europe".
- 1998 - Paramount releases the film Deep Impact to theaters.
- 1999 - Nancy Mace becomes the first female cadet to graduate from The Military College of South Carolina.
- 1999 - Jimmy Glass scores the goal that keeps Carlisle United in the Football League.
- 1999 - Death of Dana Plato at age 34 by suicide drug overdose; actress (Kimberly Diff'rent Strokes).
- 2003 - Birth of Moulay Hassan, son of King Mohammed VI and Princess Lalla Salma.
- 2005 - Death of Lloyd Cutler, American attorney and Presidential advisor (born 1917).
- 2007 - Devolved government is restored to Northern Ireland, with Ian Paisley as First Minister and Martin McGuinness as Deputy First Minister.
- 2008 - Start of armed clashes and fighting in Lebanon.
- 2008 - Silvio Berlusconi is sworn into office as Italy's Prime Minister.
- 2009 - Fannie Mae, the largest provider of U.S. home mortgage funding, reports a US$23.2 billion loss in the first quarter, and seeks US$19 billion in additional funding from the US Treasury.
- 2010 - Eurozone leaders approve a $100 billion loan package for Greece.
- 2018 - U.S. President Donald Trump announces his intention to withdraw the United States from the Iranian nuclear agreement.
- 2018 - (to May 12) The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 is held in Lisbon, Portugal, and is won by Israeli entrant Netta Barzilai with the song "Toy".
- 2019 - A British teenager, Isabelle Holdaway, 17, is reported to be the first patient ever to receive a genetically modified phage therapy to treat a drug-resistant infection.
- 2021 - Death of Lee Han-dong, 33rd Prime Minister of South Korea (born 1934).
- 2022 - John Lee is elected Chief Executive of Hong Kong.
- 2022 - Jo Schoonbroodt of Maastricht, Netherlands, age 71, completes running a marathon race in a time of 2 hours 54 minutes 19 seconds, to become the fastest septuagenarian in history.
- 2022 - Death of Fred Ward at age 79; boxer, lumberjack, actor (Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins movie (1985), Gus Grissom - The Right Stuff movie (1983), Escape from Alcatraz movie (1979), Tremors movie (1990)).
- 2022 - Death of Dennis Waterman at age 74; British actor (George Carter - The Sweeney TV show, Minder and New Tricks TV show).
- 2023 - An uncrewed PRoChinese spacecraft touches down at a spaceport in the Gobi desert. The secret mission was launched nine months earlier.
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