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What happened in history on this day: May 9?
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- 1079 - Stanislaus Polish bishop of Cracow, murdered.
- 1092 - Lincoln Cathedral is consecrated in England.
- 1265 - Birth of Dante Alighieri Italian poet (Divina Commedia).
- 1280 - Magnus VI Lagaboeter King of Norway (1263-80), dies at age 42.
- 1336 - Italian poet Francesco Petrarca climbs Mont Ventoux.
- 1386 - Treaty of Windsor between Portugal-England.
- 1443 - Niccoló d'Albergati Italian cardinal, dies.
- 1460 - Court yard episcopal palace Atrecht has witch burnings.
- 1460 - Jean Lavite Atrechts painter, dies.
- 1474 - Peter van Hagenbach Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded.
- 1502 - Christopher Columbus leaves Spain with four ships on his fourth (and final) trip to New World, to search for a sea passage to India.
- 1519 - Austrian adel/burgerij in uprising against central government.
- 1573 - Polish Parliament selects duke of Anjou as king.
- 1588 - Duke Henri de Guises troops occupy Paris France.
- 1590 - Karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon archbishop of Rouen, dies at age 66.
- 1596 - Birth of Abraham van Diepenbeeck painter.
- 1657 - William Bradford Governor (Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts), dies.
- 1667 - Marie Louise de Gonzague-Nevers French Queen of Poland (1645-48).
- 1671 - Colonel Thomas Blood attempts to steal Crown Jewels.
- 1688 - Death of Friederich Wilhelm at age 68 in Potsdam; elector of Brandenburg.
- 1697 - The Royal Palace Tre Kronor in Stockholm, Sweden, is destroyed by fire. The fire started in a roof, which two fire watchmen failed to notice.
- 1719 - King James III of England marries Clementina Sobieski at Bologna, with James not present.
- 1738 - England routes fleet in Mediterranean Sea and West-Indies.
- 1740 - Birth of Giovanni Paisiello Italian composer (Barber of Seville).
- 1753 - King Louis XV disbands French parliament.
- 1754 - First newspaper cartoon in America-divided snake "Join or die".
- 1766 - John Byron back in England after trip around the world.
- 1777 - Birth of Zenas Crane; pioneer rag-content paper manufacturer, revolutionizes printing of paper money.
- 1785 - Birth of James Pollard Espy in Pennsylvania, USA; meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms).
- 1785 - Joseph Bramah receives British patent for beer pump handles.
- 1788 - English parliament accepts abolishing of slave trade.
- 1791 - Death of Francis Hopkinson at age 53 in Pennsylvania, USA; representative of New Jersey in Second Continental Congress, signor of the Declaration of Independence, judge of the Admiralty Court of Pennsylvania (1779-87), United States District Court judge (1789-91).
- 1796 - Birth of August Pauly; German classicus (Real Encyclopedia).
- 1800 - Birth of John Brown; American abolitionist, led attack on Harpers Ferry.
- 1810 - Birth of WFLC Marianne, princess of Orange-Nassau/daughter of King Willem I.
- 1824 - Birth of William Edmonson "Grumble" Jones; Brigadier General (Confederate Army).
- 1837 - Sherrod ship burns in Mississippi River below Natchez, Mississippi; 175 dies.
- 1837 - Birth of Adam Opel; German manufacturer (cycling, motorcars).
- 1844 - Birth of [Maria] Catharina Beersmans; Belgian actress (Bad Herders).
- 1846 - American brigadier general Zachary Talyor's army defeats a Mexican force at Reseca de la Palma.
- 1860 - Birth of James Matthew Barrie in Scotland; novelist (Margaret Ogilvy, Peter Pan, The Little Minister).
- 1860 - India releases its first postage stamps.
- 1862 - Battle of Fort Pickens, Florida (Pensacola), evacuated by Confederates.
- 1862 - US Naval Academy relocated from Annapolis, Maryland, to Newport, Rhode Island.
- 1864 - "Uncle" John Sedgwick, USA general-major, dies in battle at age 50.
- 1864 - Ship battle at Helgoland, Austria-Denmark.
- 1864 - Thomas Donnely Doubleday, USA Colonel, dies in an accident.
- 1873 - Birth of Lilian Mary Baylis; manager (Old Vic and Sadler's Wells Theater).
- 1874 - The first horse-drawn omnibus makes its debut in the city of Mumbai, India.
- 1874 - Victoria Embankment, in London, England, opens.
- 1874 - Birth of Howard Carter in Swaffham, Norfolk, England; British archaeologist/Egyptologist (found King Tutankhamen's tomb).
- 1882 - Birth of Henry J Kaiser; builder (Liberty Ships, Jeeps, Boulder Dam).
- 1883 - Birth of José Ortega y Gasset in Spain, philosopher (Revolt of the Masses).
- 1887 - Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London, England.
- 1889 - 15th Kentucky Derby: Thomas Kiley aboard Spokane wins in 2:34.5.
- 1892 - Birth of Zita; empress (Austria), Queen (Hungary).
- 1895 - Birth of Lucian Blaga Romaniams; philosopher/poet (Dogmatic Aeon).
- 1895 - Birth of Richard Barthelmess in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Broken Blossoms, Noose).
- 1896 - First horseless carriage (automobile) show in London, England (features ten models).
- 1899 - The lawn mower is patented.
- 1901 - Australia opens its first parliament in Melbourne.
- 1901 - Birth of Fuzzy Knight in Fairmont, West Virginia, USA; actor (Oklahoma Annie, Cowboy and the Lady).
- 1901 - Birth of George Duckworth; cricket wicket-keeper (England late 1920s early 1930s).
- 1904 - The steam locomotive City of Truro becomes the first steam engine to exceed 100mph.
- 1904 - A fireball is seen over Teleutskoye Lake area of Russia, visible over 455,000 km2 area, creating a ground shock and meteorite shower.
- 1905 - Death of Anna Reeves Jarvis, the inspiration for the modern Mother's Day in the USA.
- 1906 - Birth of Eleanor Estes; author (Ginger Pye, Moffats).
- 1907 - Birth of Baldur von Schirach; German writer/Nazi politician (Frame).
- 1908 - Dirk Fock becomes Governor of Suriname.
- 1910 - Birth of P E Palia; cricket player (appeared in India's first Test-Lord's 1932).
- 1911 - Birth of Harry Simeone in Newark, New Jersey, USA; choral director (Kate Smith Show).
- 1911 - Fire breaks out at Empire Theater in Edinburgh, Scotland.
- 1912 - American Numismatic Association receives federal charter.
- 1912 - Birth of Pedro Armendariz in México; actor (From Russia With Love).
- 1913 - Birth of Victor Smith; Admiral (Australian Chiefs of Staff).
- 1914 - 40th Kentucky Derby: John McCabe aboard Old Rosebud wins in 2:03.4.
- 1914 - Birth of Frank Chacksfield in East Sussex, England; arranger/orchestra leader ("Ebb Tide", "Limelight").
- 1914 - Birth of Hank Snow AKA Clarence Eugene Snow in Brooklyn, Nova Scotia, Canada; country and western singing star (Hank The Yodeling Ranger, Grand Ole Opry, "I Went to Your Wedding", "I'm Movin' On", over 85 singles on the Billboard best seller list, sold nearly 90 million records).
- 1914 - Birth of Theodore Kheel; labor negotiator (Fair Employment Practices).
- 1914 - US President Woodrow Wilson signs a proclamation designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day.
- 1915 - Germany and France fight the Battle of Artois.
- 1916 - British Sir Mark Sykes and French Georges Picot meet over division of Turkey.
- 1917 - Birth of John Arnatt; actor (Circumstantial Evidence).
- 1918 - Birth of Mike Wallace in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA; newscaster (Biography, 60 Minutes).
- 1918 - Birth of Orville Freeman in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; American politician (Senator-Democrat-Minnesota), Secretary of Agriculture (1961-69).
- 1919 - Birth of Arthur English; comedian/actor (Malachi's Cove).
- 1920 - Birth of Richard Adams; author (Day Gone By).
- 1922 - Birth of Sheila Burrell; actress (Black Orchid, Paranoiac, Laughter in Dark).
- 1924 - Birth of Bulat S Okudzjava; Russian author (Student!).
- 1924 - Birth of Connie Russell in New York City, New York, USA; singer (Garroway at Large TV show (1949), variety TV shows of Morey Amsterdam, Ed Sullivan, Steve Allen, Milton Berle, Eddie Cantor).
- 1924 - Birth of Gerard Wernars; Dutch graphic designer (Library stamps 1991).
- 1924 - Birth of Jean J A Girault; French director/screenwriter (l'Amour).
- 1926 - Birth of Alistair MacFarlane; principal (Heriot-Watt University, England).
- 1926 - Birth of Joshua Hassan; chief minister (Gibralter).
- 1926 - Birth of Robin Cooke; president (New Zealand Court of Appeal).
- 1926 - Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett make first flight over North Pole.
- 1927 - 53rd Preakness: Whitey Abel aboard Bostonian wins in 2:01.6.
- 1927 - Australian Parliament first convenes in new capital, Canberra.
- 1927 - Birth of John McDermott; Lord Justice of Appeal (Northern Ireland).
- 1927 - Birth of Manfred Eigen; German physicist/chemist (Nobel Prize 1967).
- 1927 - Tommy Routledge, cricket player (4 Tests for South Africa 1892-96), dies.
- 1928 - Birth of Barbara Ann Scott in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; figure skater (Olympics-gold-1948).
- 1928 - Birth of Richard A "Pancho" Gonzalez in Los Angeles, California, USA; tennis star (US 1948-49).
- 1929 - New York Giants' Carl Hubbell no-hits Pittsburgh Pirates.
- 1930 - 56th Preakness: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:00.6.
- 1930 - Birth of Joan Sims; actress (Carry on Behind, Carry on Cleo).
- 1931 - 57th Preakness: George Ellis aboard Mate wins in 1:59.
- 1931 - A[lbert] A[braham] Michelson, German-born American physicist (1907 Nobel Prize), dies at age 78.
- 1931 - Birth of Vance DeVoe Brand in Longmont, Colorado, USA; astronaut (Apollo 18, STS-5, 41B, 35).
- 1932 - 58th Preakness: Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 1:59.8.
- 1932 - Birth of Conrad Hunte; cricket player (great West Indian opener 1958-66).
- 1932 - Birth of David Plastow; CEO (Medical Research Council).
- 1932 - Birth of Gavin Lyall; author (Conduct of Major Maxim).
- 1932 - Birth of Geraldine McEwan; actress (Henry V, Miss Jane Marple).
- 1932 - Birth of J Alex McMillan; American politician (Representative-Republican-North Carolina, 1985-).
- 1932 - Piccadilly Circus, London, England, is first lit by electricity.
- 1933 - Birth of Johnny Grant; unofficial mayor of Hollywood.
- 1933 - Spanish anarchists call for general strike.
- 1934 - Birth of Alan Bennett in England; playwright/actor (Secret Policeman's Other Ball, Beyond the Fringe).
- 1934 - Birth of John Robertson; deputy chairman (Barclays de Zoete Wedd).
- 1934 - Birth of Roy Massey; Master of Choristers (Hereford Cathedral).
- 1934 - Donald Bradman out for a Cricket duck against Cambridge University.
- 1936 - Birth of Albert Finney in Salford, United Kingdom; actor (Dresser, Under the Volcano).
- 1936 - Birth of Floyd Robinson; baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Athletics).
- 1936 - Birth of Glenda Jackson in Cheshire, England; actress (Women in Love).
- 1936 - Birth of Terry Downes; middleweight boxing champion (1961-62).
- 1936 - Birth of Terry Drinkwater; TV newsman (CBS).
- 1936 - Italian King Victor Emmanuel III is proclaimed Emperor of Ethiopia.
- 1937 - Birth of Dave Prater in Ocilla, Georgia, USA; rock vocalist (Sam and Dave).
- 1937 - Birth of Sonny Curtis in Meadow, Texas, USA; guitarist (Buddy Holly and The Crickets - "Peggy Sue").
- 1937 - Cincinnati Reds beat Philadelphia Phillies 21-10 (Ernie Lombardi goes 6 for 6).
- 1937 - Walter Mittelholzer, Swiss aviation pioneer, dies in crash at age 43.
- 1938 - Birth of Nokie Edwards; rocker (The Ventures).
- 1939 - Birth of Jim Dent in Augusta, Georgia, USA; PGA golfer (1989 MONY Syracuse Senior).
- 1939 - Birth of Kenneth Warby; fastest man on water at 300 knots (345 mph).
- 1939 - Birth of Ralph Boston in Laurel, Mississippi, USA; long jumper (Olympics-gold/silver/bronze-1960, 1964, 1968).
- 1939 - Catholic church beatifies the first Native American, Kateri Tekakwitha.
- 1940 - Birth of James L Brooks; producer/director (Broadcast News, Taxi, Critic, Simpsons, Mary Tyler Moore).
- 1941 - Birth of Dorothy Hyman in England; sprinter (Olympics-silver-1960).
- 1941 - Birth of Jan Dibbets; sculptor/artist (Dutch Mountains).
- 1941 - Birth of Pete Birrell; rock bassist (Freddie and The Dreamers).
- 1941 - A peace treaty is signed between Vichy France and Siam, granting large areas of Cambodia and Laos to Siam.
- 1941 - English Army breaks German spy codes.
- 1942 - 68th Preakness: Basil James aboard Alsab wins in 1:57.
- 1942 - Birth of John D Ashcroft; American politician (Governor-Missouri).
- 1942 - Birth of Tommy Roe in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; rocker (Hooray for Hazel).
- 1942 - Birth of William Olner; British Member of Parliament.
- 1943 - 5th German Panser army surrenders in Tunisia.
- 1943 - Birth of Bruce Milner; rocker (Every Mother's Son).
- 1943 - Birth of Maurice Foster; cricket player (West Indies batsman of 1970s).
- 1943 - Rotschild-Haddassh University Hospital opens.
- 1944 - Birth of Don Dannemann; rocker (Cyrkle).
- 1944 - Birth of Richard [Richie] Furay in Yellow Springs, Ohio, USA; rock vocalist (Buffalo Springfield, Poco).
- 1944 - Country singer Jimmie Davis becomes Governor of Louisiana.
- 1944 - Joe McCarthy returns as New York Yankees' manager after an illness.
- 1944 - Russians recapture Crimea by taking Sevastopol.
- 1945 - (0001 hours French time) The Second World War in Europe officially ends.
- 1945 - (0015 hours Central European Time) In Karlshorst, Berlin, Germany, a second signing of the military surrender of Germany is held. Surrender is signed by Field Marshal General Wilhelm Keitel, General Admiral Hans Georg von Friedeburg, General Hans Juergen Stumpff, commanders in chief of the German Army, Navy, and Air Force, respectively. Signing on behalf of the Soviet Commander in Chief of the Red Army is General Marshal Zhukov. Signing on behalf of General Eisenhower is Air Chief Marshal Arthur Tedder.
- 1945 - (0400 hours) Soviet forces capture Prague, Czechoslovakia.
- 1945 - Birth of Steve Katz in New York City, New York, USA; rock guitarist/vocalist (Blood, Sweat and Tears).
- 1945 - Clem Hill, cricket player (49 Tests for Australia 1896-1912), dies.
- 1945 - Czechoslovakia is liberated from German occupation.
- 1945 - Jersey liberated from Germans.
- 1945 - Nazi propagandist Max Blokzijl is arrested.
- 1945 - New balata ball used in baseball, 50 percent livilier.
- 1945 - Norwegian Nazi collaborator Vidkun Quisling is arrested.
- 1945 - The Soviet Union celebrates VE Day. In 1418 days of military operations, 20-26 million Soviets were killed, with another 40 million wounded, leaving 25 million homeless. On the German-Russian front, 10 million German troops were killed or wounded. Destruction to the Soviet Union: 70,000 villages, 1700 cities and towns, 84,000 schools, 40,000 hospitals, 43,000 libraries, 32,000 factories, 400 museums, 40,000 miles of railway, and 45 million horses, cattle, and pigs.
- 1946 - NBC debuts TV's first hour-long entertainment show, NBC's Hour Glass.
- 1946 - Birth of Candice Bergen in Beverly Hills, California, USA; actress (Carnal Knowledge, Murphy Brown, Boston Legal).
- 1946 - King Vittorio Emanuele III of Italy abdicates the throne.
- 1947 - Birth of Anthony Corlan in Cork City, Ireland; actor (Something for Everyone).
- 1948 - Birth of John Drayton Mahaffey in Kerrville, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (1978 PGA Champion).
- 1949 - Birth of Billy Joel in Hicksville, Long Island, New York, USA; singer/songwriter/piano player ("Pianoman", "Captain Jack", "Bridge").
- 1949 - Birth of Oleg Yuriyevich Atkov; Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz T-10).
- 1949 - Prince Louis II of Monaco dies.
- 1949 - Prince Rainier III becomes leader of Monaco.
- 1950 - Birth of James A Butts in Los Angeles, California, USA; triple jumper (Olympics-silver-1976).
- 1950 - Birth of Matthew Kelly; actor/TV host (Holding the Fort, Relative Strangers).
- 1950 - Birth of Tom Petersson in Rockford, Illinois, USA; rock bassist (Cheap Trick).
- 1950 - French Foreign minister Robert Schuman announces the Schuman Plan for European integration.
- 1950 - L. Ron Hubbard publishes Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health.
- 1951 - Air raid on Chinese positions at Yalu River.
- 1951 - Birth of Alley Mills in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (Norma Arnold - The Wonder Years).
- 1952 - Birth of Patrick Ryecart; actor (Silas Mariner).
- 1952 - Canada Lee, actor (Lost Boundaries), dies in New York City, New York at age 45.
- 1953 - Birth of Daniel Talbot in Montréal, Québec, Canada; golfer (Québec Open-1979, 1981, 1984).
- 1953 - Birth of Gregory Beecroft in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA; actor (Guiding Light).
- 1953 - Birth of Scott McInnis; American politician (Representative-Republican-Colorado).
- 1955 - Birth of Kevin Peter Hall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Misfits of Science).
- 1955 - Sam and Friends debuts, marking the first television appearance of both Jim Henson and what would become Kermit the Frog and the Muppets.
- 1955 - German Federal Republic joins NATO.
- 1956 - Birth of Wendy Crewson in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; actress (ReGenesis, 24, Crimes of Passion).
- 1956 - Birth of Jeanna Michaels; actress (Dallas, Santa Barbara, General Hospital).
- 1957 - Birth of Fred Markham; first man to pedal a bike 65 mph.
- 1957 - Birth of John Stuper; baseball pitcher (Saint Louis Cardinals).
- 1957 - Ezio F Pinza, Italian bass (Scale of Milan, New York Metropolitan Opera), dies.
- 1958 - Death of Bill Goodwin of a heart attack at age 47; announcer (The Burns and Allen Show radio show, The Bob Hope Radio Show), spokesman (Swan Soap, Maxwell House Coffee, Carnation Evaporated Milk).
- 1958 - Birth of Esko Rechardt in Finland; yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1980).
- 1958 - Botvinnik recaptures world chess championship.
- 1959 - Birth of Andrew Jones; cricket player (highly consistent for New Zealand at first drop).
- 1959 - Birth of Asantha De Mel; cricket player (pioneering Sri Lankan Test opening bowler).
- 1959 - Dorothy Rigney, husband John, and Hank Greenberg resign from Chicago White Sox.
- 1960 - Birth of Iain Butchart; cricket all-rounder (Zimbabwe, Test versus Pakistan 1995).
- 1960 - Birth of Jim Reilly; rocker (Red Rockers).
- 1960 - Birth of Tony Gwynn in Los Angeles, California, USA; outfielder (San Diego Padres).
- 1960 - Nigeria becomes a member of the British Commonwealth.
- 1960 - US is first country to legally allow use of the birth control pill.
- 1960 - US sends U-2 spy plane over USSR.
- 1961 - Birth of John Corbett; actor/singer (Chris - Northern Exposure, Sex and The City, Lucky).
- 1961 - Baltimore Orioles' player Jim Gentile hits two grand slams (nine RBIs) versus Minnesota Twins.
- 1961 - Birth of Rene Capo in Pinal del Rio, Cuba; half-heavyweight judoka (Olympics-1996).
- 1961 - US Federal Communications Commission Chairman Newton N Minow criticizes TV as a "vast wasteland" in a speech to the National Association of Broadcasters.
- 1962 - Birth of David Gahan in Epping, Essex, England; rock vocalist (Depeche Mode - "Dreaming of Me").
- 1962 - Birth of Paul Heaton; rocker (The Housemartins - "Happy Hour, Over There").
- 1962 - Laser beam successfully bounced off Moon for first time.
- 1962 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island.
- 1963 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1964 - Birth of Miloslav Mecir in Czechoslovakia; tennis player (Olympics-gold-1988).
- 1964 - Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev visits Egypt.
- 1965 - Birth of Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot; rocker (Curiosity Killed the Cat - "Keep Distance").
- 1965 - Birth of Marc Logan; NFL running back (Washington Redskins).
- 1965 - Birth of Steve Yzerman in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada; NHL forward (Team Canada, Detroit Red Wings).
- 1965 - Leopold Figl, premier of Austria, dies at age 62.
- 1965 - Luna 5 launched (USSR); first attempt to soft land on Moon (fails).
- 1966 - Birth of Mark Tinordi in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada; NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals).
- 1966 - People's Republic of China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor.
- 1966 - Wilhelmus M Bekkers, bishop of Dukeenbosch, dies.
- 1967 - First flight of Fokker F-28 Fellowship.
- 1967 - Elmar Berkovich, Dutch industrial designer (Eindhoven theater), dies.
- 1968 - Birth of Bruce Pickens; NFL cornerback (Oakland Raiders).
- 1968 - Birth of David Benoit; NBA forward (Utah Jazz, New Jersey Nets).
- 1968 - Birth of Marie-José Pérec in Guadeloupe; French 200 metre/400 metre runner (Olympics-2 gold-1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Vince Workman; NFL running back (Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers, Baltimore Colts).
- 1968 - Harold Gray, US comic strip artist (Little Orphan Annie), dies at age 74.
- 1968 - Death of Marion Lorne at age 81 of a heart attack; actress (Mr. Peepers, Aunt Clara - Bewitched).
- 1968 - Phil Arnold, actor (Skidoo, Errand Boy, Damn Yankees), dies at age 58.
- 1969 - BPAA All-Star Bowling Tournament is won by Billy Hardwick.
- 1969 - Birth of Carla Overbeck in Pasadena, California, USA; soccer defender (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Renn Crichlow in Ottawa, Canada; canoeist (Olympics-1992, 1996).
- 1970 - 100,000s in the USA demonstrate against Vietnam War.
- 1970 - Birth of Doug Christie; NBA guard/forward (Toronto Raptors).
- 1970 - Walter Reuther, United Auto Workers' union leader/president (CIO), dies in a jet crash.
- 1970 - Birth of Ghostface Killah; rapper (Wu-Tang Clan).
- 1971 - Elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3:01:42).
- 1971 - Friends of Earth returns 1500 non-returnable bottles to Schweppes.
- 1971 - Largest walk-in crowd (31,626) in Baltimore Orioles' history.
- 1971 - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA San Antonio Alamo Golf Open.
- 1971 - Birth of Mike Myerson; guitarist (Heartland).
- 1971 - In Los Angeles, California, the 23rd Annual Emmy Awards are presented, hosted by Johnny Carson.
- Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series: Hal Holbrook for The Bold Ones: The Senator
- Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: George C. Scott for "The Price" of ITV Saturday Night Theatre
- Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series: Jack Klugman for The Odd Couple
- Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series: Susan Hampshire for The First Churchills
- Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series: Jean Stapleton for All in the Family
- Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: Lee Grant for The Neon Ceiling
- Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Comedy: Edward Asner for Mary Tyler Moore
- Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama: David Burns for "The Price" of ITV Saturday Night Theatre
- Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Comedy: Valerie Harper for Mary Tyler Moore
- Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama: Margaret Leighton for "Hamlet" of Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy: Jay Sandrich for episode "Toulouse Lautrec Is One Of My Favorite Artists" of Mary Tyler Moore
- Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction and Electronic Camerawork: Gordon Baird, Tom Ancell, Rick Bennewitz, Larry Bentley, and Jack Reader for The Andersonville Trial
- Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction of a Variety, Musical or Dramatic Program: Dominic Frontiere for Swing Out, Sweet Land
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety or Music: Mark Warren for Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama - A Single Program: Fielder Cook for "The Price" of ITV Saturday Night Theatre
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama - A Single Program of a Series with Continuing Characters and/or Theme: Daryl Duke for episode "The Day the Lion Died" of The Bold Ones: The Senator
- Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction: John Rook for "Hamlet" of Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music: Sterling Johnson for Peggy Fleming at Sun Valley
- Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama - Original Teleplay: Tracy Keenan Wynn and Marvin Schwartz for Tribes
- Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music: Bob Ellison and Marty Farrell for Singer Presents Burt Bacharach
- Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama - Adaptation: Saul Levitt for The Andersonville Trial
- Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy: James L. Brooks and Allan Burns for episode "Support Your Local Mother" of Mary Tyler Moore
- Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety or Music: Herbert Baker, Hal Goodman, Larry Klein, Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller, Norman Steinberg, and Flip Wilson for The Flip Wilson Show
- Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama: Joel Oliansky for episode "To Taste of Death But Once" of The Bold Ones: The Senator
- Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for News and Documentary Programming - Regularly Scheduled News Programs and Coverage of Special Events: Larry Travis for "Los Angeles Earthquake: Sylmar V.A. Hospital" of CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite
- Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction or Scenic Design - For a Dramatic Program or Feature Length Film, a Single Program of a Series or a Special Program: Peter Roden for "Hamlet" of Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design: Martin Baugh and David Walker for "Hamlet" of Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing: Theodore Soderberg for Tribes
- Outstanding Achievement in Live or Tape Sound Mixing: Henry Bird for "Hamlet" of Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Entertainment Programming - For a Series or a Single Program of a Series: Michael Economou for episode "A Continual Roar of Musketry" of The Bold Ones: The Senator
- Outstanding Achievement in Video Tape Editing: Marco Zappia for Hee Haw
- Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Editing: Don Hall, Jack Jackson, Bob Weatherford, and Dick Jensen for Tribes
- Outstanding Single Program - Variety or Musical - Variety and Popular Music: Singer Presents Burt Bacharach
- Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition - For a Special Program: Walter Scharf for episode "The Tragedy of The Red Salmon" of The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau
- Outstanding Variety Series - Musical: The Flip Wilson Show
- Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition - For a Series or a Single Program of a Series (First Year of Music's Use Only): David Rose for episode "The Love Child" of Bonanza
- Outstanding Single Program - Variety or Musical - Classicial Music: "Leopold Stokowski" of NET Festival
- Outstanding Achievement in Cultural Documentary Programming - Programs: Robert Hughes for Arthur Penn, 1922-: Themes and Variants and Ronald Priessman for Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
- Special Classification of Outstanding Program and Individual Achievement - Programs: Disneyland
- Outstanding Series - Comedy: All in the Family
- Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming - Programs: Sesame Street
- Special Classification of Outstanding Program and Individual Achievement - Individuals: Harvey Korman for The Carol Burnett Show
- Outstanding Achievement in Daytime Programming - Programs: Stuart Schulberg for Today
- Outstanding New Series: All in the Family
- Outstanding Series - Drama: The Bold Ones: The Senator
- Outstanding Variety Series - Talk: The David Frost Show
- Outstanding Achievement in Choreography: Ernie Flatt for The Carol Burnett Show
- Outstanding Single Program - Drama or Comedy: The Andersonville Trial
- Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming - Individuals: Burr Tillstrom for Kukla, Fran and Ollie
- Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Entertainment Programming - For a Special or Feature Length Program Made for Television: Robert E. Collins for Peggy Fleming at Sun Valley
- 1972 - Birth of Dan Hollander in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA; figure skater (1996 Great Lakes champion).
- 1972 - Birth of Dave Barr; WLAF quarterback (Scotland Claymores).
- 1972 - Birth of Simon Hollingsworth; Australian 400 metre hurdler (Olympics-1992, 1996).
- 1973 - Death of Jack E. Leonard AKA Leonard Lebitsky at age 62 of complications from diabetes following heart surgery; insult comedian (Ed Sullivan Show, Hollywood Palace).
- 1973 - For second time, Johnny Bench hits three homeruns in a game.
- 1974 - Birth of Pete Kelley; 218.25 pounds (99kg) US weightlifter (Olympics-14th-1996).
- 1974 - Birth of Shin Yahata; hockey forward (Team Japan 1998).
- 1974 - Birth of Stephane Yelle in Ottawa, Canada; NHL center (Colorado Avalanche).
- 1974 - House Judiciary Committee begins formal hearings on President Richard Nixon impeachment.
- 1975 - American Brian Oldfield hurls shotput 22.86 metres (world record).
- 1976 - Birth of Faye Johnstone in Auckland, New Zealand; archer (Olympics-1996).
- 1976 - Sally Little wins LPGA Ladies Masters at Moss Creek Golf Tournament.
- 1977 - Birth of Dan Regan; trombonist (Reel Big Fish).
- 1977 - The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners, 12-4, when the two new American League's teams meet for the first time.
- 1977 - Hotel Poland in Amsterdam destroyed by fire, 33 killed.
- 1977 - James Jones, US writer (Bad Blood, From Here to Eternity), dies at age 55.
- 1978 - In Rome, the corpse of former Italian prime minister Aldo Moro is found in a red Renault 4 automobile.
- 1978 - Musical Ain't Misbehavin' opens at Longacre Theater in New York City for 1604 performances.
- 1978 - PSV beats Bastica, 3-0, to win UEFA Cup in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
- 1978 - Birth of Marwan al-Shehhi, United Arab Emirates hijacker (dies 2001).
- 1979 - Laos recognizes the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR).
- 1979 - US and USSR sign Salt 2 treaty, limiting nuclear weapons.
- 1979 - A Unabomber bomb injures Northwestern University graduate student John Harris.
- 1979 - Birth of Pierre Bouvier in Canada; musician (Simple Plan).
- 1980 - Birth of Angela Nikodinov in Spartanburg, South Carolina; figure skater (1997 Pacific Senior champion).
- 1980 - Birth of Tatewin Means; Miss South Dakota Teen USA (1996).
- 1980 - In Florida, Liberian freighter Summit Venture hits the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay, sending 35 people to death as a 1,400-foot section of the bridge collapses.
- 1981 - Nelson Algren, American writer (Man with the Golden Arm), dies at age 72 (born 1909).
- 1981 - C E "Nip" Pellew, cricket player (10 Tests 484 runs at age 37), dies.
- 1982 - Sally Little wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic.
- 1982 - Birth of Rachel Boston; actress (American Dreams).
- 1982 - Ab [Albert] Visser, poet/writer (Kaïn sloeg Abel), dies.
- 1983 - 18th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama and Willie Nelson win.
- 1984 - Chicago White Sox beat Milwaukee Brewers, 7-6, in 25 innings (started May 8; 8 hour 6 minute game-longest timed baseball game).
- 1984 - Alexander Calder's Big Crinkly 24-foot high standing mobile statue sells for US$852,000.
- 1985 - Edmond O'Brien, American actor (Sam Benedict, Johnny Midnight), dies at age 69 of Alzheimer's disease (born 1915).
- 1986 - Death of Herschel Bernardi at age 62; actor (Arnie TV show, Lieutenant Jacoby - Peter Gunn, The Jetsons, Hail to the Chief, the voice on the Charlie the Tuna commercials).
- 1986 - Tenzing Norgay, Tibetan climber (one of first pair to peak of Mount Everest 1953), dies at age 71 (born 1914).
- 1987 - A Soviet-made Il-62 airliner, operated by LOT Polish Airlines crashes near the Kabacki forest in Poland, killing all 183 people on board.
- 1987 - Obafemi Awolowo, President of Nigeria (1979-83), dies at age 78.
- 1987 - At Comiskey Park, Baltimore Orioles' Eddie Murray becomes the first Major League Baseball player to hit home runs from both sides of the plate in consecutive games.
- 1988 - Oakland Athletics winning streak hits 14.
- 1988 - Queen Elizabeth II opens the new Australian House of Parliament in Canberra.
- 1988 - Eighth Belgian Government of Martens forms.
- 1989 - Journalists petition Chinese Government for freedom of press.
- 1989 - Death of Keith Whitley at age 33; American country singer ("Don't Close Your Eyes") (born 1955).
- 1989 - New York Mets' Kevin Elster errs after 88 errorless games at shortstop.
- 1989 - New York Mets' Rick Cerone errs after 159 errorless games as catcher.
- 1989 - Paul J Steenbergen, actor (Ciske de Rat), dies at age 82.
- 1989 - Andrew Peacock deposes John Howard as Australian federal opposition leader.
- 1990 - Luigi Nono, Italian composer (Intolleranza), dies at age 66.
- 1990 - Death of Pauline Frederick at age 84; NBC news correspondent.
- 1990 - Sampdoria wins 30th Europe Cup II.
- 1991 - James L Reinsch, media advisor (Franklin Roosevelt/Winston Churchill/John Kennedy), dies.
- 1991 - Ronnie Brody, British actor (Superman III, What's Up Nurse), dies at age 72.
- 1992 - After trailing 9-0, Saint Louis Cardinals beat Atlanta Braves 12-11.
- 1992 - Michelle McLean, 19, of Namibia, crowned 41st Miss Universe.
- 1992 - Mike Tyrell [Red Baron], British air acrobat, dies in an accident.
- 1992 - NBC airs the final episode of The Golden Girls TV show.
- 1993 - Freya Stark, English author (Sunday Bloody Sunday), dies at age 61.
- 1993 - Landslide in Nambija, Ecuador, kills 300.
- 1993 - Meg Mallon wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic.
- 1993 - Paraguay holds its first presidential and parliamentary elections in 50 years.
- 1995 - Cleveland Indians tie record of scoring eight runs before making an out, they beat Minnesota Twins 10-0.
- 1995 - Kinshasa, Zaire under quarantine after an outbreak of Ebola virus.
- 1995 - Percy Mansell, cricket player (355 runs in 13 Tests for South Africa), dies.
- 1997 - First US ambassador since Saigon fell arrives in Vietnam.
- 1997 - San Diego Padres retire #35 worn by pitcher Randy Jones.
- 1998 - Death of Alice Faye at age 83 of stomach cancer; actress/singer (20th Century Fox musicals in the 1930s, Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show radio show, The Dean Martin Show TV show, Hollywood Palace TV show).
- 1998 - Dana International, a singer from Israel, wins the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
- 2002 - The 38-day stand-off in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem comes to an end when the Palestinians inside agree to have 13 suspected militants among them deported to several different countries.
- 2002 - The German city of Aachen presents its Charlemagne (Karl) prize to the Euro. The prize is accepted by the president of the European Bank, Wim Duisenberg.
- 2002 - In Kaspiysk, Russia, a remote-control bomb explodes during a holiday parade, killing 43 and injuring at least 130.
- 2003 - Death of Russell B. Long, U.S. Senator from Louisiana (born 1933).
- 2004 - Chechen president Akhmad Kadyrov is killed by a landmine placed under a VIP stage during a World War II memorial parade in Grozny.
- 2004 - Canada wins the World Ice Hockey Championship in Prague, Czech Republic.
- 2004 - Death of Alan King AKA Irwin Kniberg at age 76 from lung cancer; standup comedian and actor (33 times on Ed Sullivan Show TV show, co-hosted Tony Awards and the Oscar Awards).
- 2006 - After 14 days trapped underground, miners Todd Russell and Brant Webb are rescued in Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia.
- 2006 - Delmon Young of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays is suspended for 50 games by the International League for throwing a bat which hit a replacement umpire in the chest.
- 2007 - Subtropical storm Andrea forms off the coast of Florida, the earliest subtropical storm since Ana in 2003.
- 2009 - In the Indonesian parliamentary election, the president's Democrat Party takes first place with 20.85% of the vote.
- 2010 - Death of Lena Horne at age 92; American nightclub singer, actress ("Stormy Weather", "Cabin in the Sky").
- 2010 - The International Monetary Fund approves a nearly $40 billion three-year loan to Greece.
- 2010 - Dallas Braden pitches the 19th perfect game in Major League Baseball history, giving the Oakland Athletics a 4-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Oakland.
- 2010 - An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 strikes offshore near the Indonesian island of Sumatra, near Aceh province.
- 2010 - Tim Clark of South Africa scores a 5-under 67 to win The Players Championship of golf with a record 36-hole comeback at TPC Sawgrass in Florida. Clark earns US$1.71 million for his win.
- 2011 - Death of Lidia Gueiler Tejada, 67th President of Bolivia (born 1921).
- 2016 - Rodrigo Duterte wins presidential election in Philippines.
- 2017 - South Korea elects Moon Jae-in as president, with 41 percent of votes.
- 2018 - The opposition-led Pakatan Harapan coalition, led by former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, secures a parliamentary majority in the Malaysian Parliament, ending the 61-year rule of the Barisan Nasional coalition since independence in 1957.
- 2020 - Several Chinese and Indian soldiers are injured in a cross-border clash at the Nathu La crossing. About 150 troops participated in the face-off, which involved fistfights and stone-throwing.
- 2022 - Andy Warhol's Shot Sage Blue Marilyn sells at auction for US$195 million.
- 2022 - Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka resigns.
- 2022 - Presidential election in the Philippines is won by Ferdinand Marcos junior, son of previous president of the same name.
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