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What happened in history on this day: May 13?
On May 13 in ...
- 384 - Servatius/Aravatius, bishop of Tongeren, dies at age 65+.
- 535 - Saint Agapitus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope.
- 609 - Pope Boniface I turns Pantheon into Catholic church.
- 641 - Eligius (Saint Eloy) becomes bishop of Doornik-Noyon.
- 1106 - Henry I of Limburg becomes duke of Netherlands-Lutherans.
- 1110 - Crusaders march into Beirut causing a bloodbath.
- 1314 - Birth of Sergius of Radonesh Russian saint.
- 1364 - Peter Coutherel banished from Leuven.
- 1381 - John of Chatillon Governor/Viceroy of Holland, dies.
- 1390 - Robert II the Steward King of Scotland (1371-90), dies.
- 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
- 1559 - Excavated corpse of heretic David Jorisz burned in Basel.
- 1568 - Mary Queen of Scots is defeated by English at battle of Langside.
- 1588 - King Henri III flees Paris.
- 1619 - Johan van Oldenbarnevelt lands advocate, beheaded.
- 1624 - Admiral Hermites fleet blockade Lima Peru.
- 1637 - Cardinal Richelieu of France creates the table knife.
- 1643 - Battle at Grantham: English parliamentary armies beat royalists.
- 1643 - Heavy earthquake strikes Santiago Chile; kills 1/3 of population.
- 1652 - Ingen Ryuki invited to become the abbot of Sofokuji temple in Nagasaki.
- 1654 - Venetian fleet under Admiral Adeler beats Turkish.
- 1655 - Birth of Innocent XIII [Michelangiolo dei Conti] Italy, 244th Roman Catholic Pope (1721-24).
- 1717 - Birth of Maria Theresa Valperga Amerlia Christina in Vienna, Austria, daughter of the Holy Roman emperor, Karl VI; Empress of Austria (wife of emperor Franz I), queen of Hungary and Bohemia.
- 1729 - Birth of Henry William (Baron) Stiegel early American glassmaker.
- 1730 - Birth of Charles Watson-Wentworth second marquis of Rockingham (Whig) British Prime Minister (1765-66, 1782).
- 1761 - Birth of Adrian Loosjes Pzn publisher/writer (Mauritius Lijnslager).
- 1767 - Mozart's opera "Apollo et Hyacinthus" premieres in Salzburg.
- 1769 - Birth of Joâo VI King of Portugal (1816-26).
- 1777 - University library at Vienna opens.
- 1779 - War of Bavarian Succession ends.
- 1787 - Arthur Phillip sets sails with 11 ships of criminals from England to Australia. On board are 588 men, 292 women, and 28 children.
- 1792 - Birth of Giovanni-Maria Mastai-Ferretti; Pope Pius IX (1846-78).
- 1795 - Birth of Joshua Ratoon Sands; US Commander (Union Navy) (dies 1883).
- 1818 - Birth of James Parsons Major in Somersetshire, England; designer and engraver, designed first US postage stamps (1847 5-cent, 10-cent), banknote engraver with American Banknote Company.
- 1828 - US passes Tariff of Abominations.
- 1830 - Birth of Zebulon Baird Vance; Governor (Confederacy) (dies 1894).
- 1830 - Republic of Ecuador is founded, with Juan Jose Flores as president.
- 1831 - Birth of Willem, baron of Goltstein of Oldenaller; Dutch minister of Colonies.
- 1832 - Georges Cuvier, French zoologist (La Règne Animal), dies at age 62.
- 1835 - John Nash, British town planner/architect (Regent's Park), dies.
- 1839 - Israel Ashkenazi of Shklov, founder of Ashkenazic community (1815), dies.
- 1839 - Joseph Fesch, French cardinal/war commission/earl/senator, dies.
- 1840 - Birth of Alphonse Daudet, French writer (Tartarin of Tarascon).
- 1842 - Birth of Arthur Seymour Sullivan in London, England; composer (Gilbert and Sullivan).
- 1845 - Over 50,000 attend a horse race at Union course in Queen's County, New York, seeing Peytona of Tennessee beat Fashion, champ of the North.
- 1846 - US declares war on México, two months after fighting began.
- 1854 - Birth of Louis H Chrispijn; Dutch director (Lost and Found, Silvia Silombra).
- 1856 - Birth of Peter Henry Emerson; first to promote photography as an independent art.
- 1857 - Birth of Ronald Ross in England; pathologist (Nobel Prize 1902).
- 1861 - Queen Victoria announces England's position of neutrality in the War Between the States.
- 1864 - Junius Daniel, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies at age 35.
- 1865 - South Brownsville, Texas, (Palmito Ranch) final engagement of American Civil War; Private John J Williams of 34th Indiana is last man killed.
- 1867 - Birth of Frank Brangwyn in Wales; painter/muralist/cartoonist (Willam Morris).
- 1874 - Pope Pius IX issues encyclical On the Greek-Ruthenian rite.
- 1876 - Amersfoort-Zutphen railway opens.
- 1882 - Birth of Georges F Braque; French cubist painter (The Bike).
- 1882 - Toba-Indians kill 20 members of French expedition.
- 1883 - Birth of Henk JFM Sneevliet; leader RSAP/editor Spartacus (Dutch-Indies).
- 1884 - Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is founded.
- 1885 - Juliana Horatia [Gatty] Ewing, author (Lob Lie-by-the-Fire), dies.
- 1886 - Birth of Joseph Achron; Latvia/US violinist/composer (Golem suite).
- 1887 - 15th Preakness: William Donohue aboard Dunboyne wins in 2:39.5.
- 1888 - Birth of Inge Lehmann in Denmark; discovered the inner core of the Earth, a zone of solid material, at a depth of 5150 km, in the early 1930s.
- 1888 - Princess Isabel of Brazil signs "Lei Auréa" abolishing slavery.
- 1890 - 18th Preakness: W Martin aboard Montague wins in 2:36.75.
- 1890 - Lord Salisbury (England) offers Germany Heligoland in exchange for Zanzibar, Uganda and Equatoria.
- 1891 - 17th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Kingman wins in 2:52.25.
- 1891 - Birth of Fritz Rasp in Bayreuth, Germany; actor (Diary of a Lost Girl).
- 1896 - Birth of Charles F Pahud de Mortanges; Dutch equestrian (Olympics-gold-1928, 1932).
- 1903 - Birth of Paul Page in Birmingham, Alabama,USA; actor (Girl From Havana, Moth).
- 1904 - Birth of Tim Wall; cricket player (18 Tests for Australia 1928-34).
- 1905 - James J Jeffries retires as boxing champion.
- 1907 - Birth of Daphne du Maurier; English writer (Rebecca, Parasites).
- 1908 - Birth of Michael Richardson; commandant (Home for Disabled Sailors).
- 1909 - Christian National Labor Workers (CNV) party begins in Netherlands.
- 1911 - 37th Kentucky Derby: George Archibald aboard Meridian wins in 2:05.
- 1911 - Birth of Maxine Sullivan [Marietta Williams]; US singer/actress (Going Places).
- 1911 - Birth of Robert Middleton AKA Samuel Messer in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; actor (Barney - The Monroes, The Honeymooners, Burke's Law, Rawhide, Tales of Wells Fargo, The Untouchables, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Gunsmoke).
- 1912 - Birth of Helen Craig in San Antonio, Texas, USA; actress (Snake Pit, They Live by Night).
- 1912 - Royal Flying Corps is established in England.
- 1913 - First four-engine aircraft built and flown (by Igor Sikorsky in Russia).
- 1913 - Birth of William R Tolbert; President of Liberia (1971-80).
- 1914 - Birth of Johnnie Wright; country singer (Johnnie and Jack).
- 1914 - Birth of Joe Louis; world heavyweight boxing champion (1937-49).
- 1914 - R E Foster, only dual England captain at cricket and soccer, dies.
- 1915 - Birth of John Habakkuk; principal (Jesus College in Oxford).
- 1916 - First observance of Indian (Native American) Day in the USA.
- 1916 - 42nd Kentucky Derby: Johnny Loftus aboard George Smith wins in 2:04.
- 1916 - Sholem Aleichem, yiddish writer (Fiddler on the Roof), dies.
- 1918 - First US airmail stamps issued (24 cents).
- 1918 - Birth of John Johnston; British diplomat (Rhodesia, Malaysia).
- 1920 - Birth of Ratu Kasmisere Mara; Prime Minister of Fiji (1960-70, 1970-)/President (1994-).
- 1921 - Birth of Syd[ney G] Vincent; British mine workers' leader.
- 1922 - 48th Kentucky Derby: Albert Johnson aboard Morvich wins in 2:04.6.
- 1923 - Pulitzer prize awarded to Willa Carter (One of Ours).
- 1926 - Birth of Beatrice Arthur [Frankel] in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Maude, Dorothy - The Golden Girls).
- 1926 - German Government of Luther falls.
- 1927 - "Black Friday" on Berlin Stock Exchange.
- 1927 - Birth of Clive Barnes; drama critic (New York Times, New York Post).
- 1927 - Birth of Herbert Ross; director/choreographer (Footloose).
- 1930 - Birth of Mike Gravel; American politician (Senator-Republican-Alaska).
- 1930 - Farmer killed by hail in Lubbock, Texas, USA; this is the only known fatality due to hail.
- 1930 - Fridtjof Nansen, diplomat (Nobel Prize 1922), dies.
- 1931 - Birth of Eileen Diss; theatrical designer (August, Secret Places, Betrayal).
- 1931 - Birth of Jim Jones; reverend, American cult leader (People's Temple), poisoned over 900 in Guyana (Jonestown Massacre) (dies 1978).
- 1931 - Birth of Sydney Lipworth; CEO (Monopolies and Mergers Commission).
- 1931 - Birth of William Utting; chief inspector (British Social Services).
- 1931 - Paul Doumer is elected president of France.
- 1933 - 59th Preakness: Charley Kurtsinger aboard Head Play wins in 2:02.
- 1933 - Birth of Sid Morrison; American politician (Representative-Republican-Washington, 1981-).
- 1936 - Birth of Alan Rayfield; governor (Long Latin Prison).
- 1936 - Birth of Rafael Campos in Santiago, Dominican Republic; actor (Tonka).
- 1936 - Quiroga Government takes office in Spain.
- 1937 - Birth of John Cope; Member of Parliament/Paymaster General.
- 1937 - Birth of Judith Somogi in New York City, New York, USA; conductor (Frankfurt Opera-1982).
- 1937 - Birth of Roger [Joseph] Zelazny; sci-fi author (6 Hugo awards, Chronicles of Amber).
- 1937 - Birth of Zohra Lampert in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Doctor's Hospital).
- 1938 - Birth of Buck Taylor in Hollywood, California, USA; actor (Monroes, Gunsmoke).
- 1938 - US Congress passes the $1.156 billion Naval Expansion Bill.
- 1939 - 65th Preakness: George Seabo aboard Challedon wins in 1:59.8.
- 1939 - Birth of Harvey Keitel in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Taxi Driver, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, The Path to 9/11, Fail Safe).
- 1939 - Birth of Terry Dill in Fort Worth, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (1992 Bank One Senior Classic).
- 1939 - Birth of William W Cobey Junior; American politician (Representative-Republican-North Carolina, 1985-87).
- 1939 - SS Saint Louis departs Hamburg with 937 Jews as fugitives.
- 1940 - Thailand issues its first postage stamps with its new country name.
- 1940 - Birth of Bruce Chatwin in England; writer (On the Black Hill).
- 1940 - Birth of Richard Brooks; singer (Impressions).
- 1940 - British planes bomb factory at Breda.
- 1940 - German 9th Panzer Division breaks through the frontier with Netherlands, and rushes to bridges in the Dordrecht - Moerdijk - Rotterdam area, cutting the Netherlands in two.
- 1940 - Churchill says "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat".
- 1940 - Dutch Queen Wilhelmina flees to England.
- 1940 - German breakthrough at Grebbelinie.
- 1941 - Birth of Imca Marina [Bijl]; singer ("Viva España", "Bella Italia", "Oh Brazil").
- 1941 - Birth of Ritchie Valens in Pacoima, California, USA; singer ("Come On, Let's Go", "Donna", "La Bamba").
- 1941 - Birth of Senta Berger in Vienna, Austria; actress (Cast a Giant Shadow).
- 1941 - Martin Bormann is named head of Nazi Party Chancellery in Germany.
- 1941 - Trial against resistance fighter comte d'Estienne d'Orves begins.
- 1942 - Birth of Vladimir A Dzhanibekov; Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 27, 39, T-6, T-12, T-13).
- 1942 - Helicopter makes its first cross-country flight.
- 1942 - Pitcher Jim Tobin belts three homeruns in a game.
- 1943 - In Tunisia in North Africa, German Afrika Korps commander General Dietloff Juergen von Arnim surrenders 275,000 troops.
- 1943 - Birth of Mary Wells in Detroit, Michigan, USA; singer ("My Guy" (1964)).
- 1943 - German and Italian forces in Africa surrender.
- 1944 - 70th Preakness: Conn McCreary aboard Pensive wins in 1:59.2.
- 1944 - Birth of Carolyn Franklin; American singer/songwriter ("Baby Baby Baby", "Angel").
- 1944 - Birth of Clive Radley; cricket player (England batsman in 8 Tests 1978).
- 1945 - Birth of Magic Dick [Richard secondalwitz]; harmonicaist (J Geils Band - "Centerfold").
- 1945 - US troops conquer Dakeshi, Okinawa, Japan.
- 1946 - Birth of Danny Klein in New York City, New York, USA; rock bassist (J Geils Band - "Centerfold").
- 1946 - Birth of Tim Pigott-Smith; actor (Sweet William, Jewel in Crown).
- 1946 - Sarwate and Banerjee add 249 for 10th wicket for Indians versus Surrey.
- 1946 - US convicts 58 camp guards of Mauthausen concentration camp to death.
- 1947 - Birth of Ralph Cole; guitarist (Lighthouse).
- 1947 - Birth of Overend Pete Watts; rock bassist (Mott the Hoople - "All the Young Dudes").
- 1947 - Birth of Stephen R Donaldson; American sci-fi author (Lord Foul's Bane).
- 1947 - US Senate approves the Taft-Hartley Act limiting the power of unions.
- 1949 - First British-produced jet bomber, Canberra, makes its first test flight.
- 1949 - Birth of Franklin Ajaye in Brooklyn, New York, USA; comedian/actor (Jazz Singer, Car Wash, Deadwood).
- 1949 - Birth of Zoe Wanamaker; actress (Raggedy Rawney, Poirot, My Family).
- 1950 - Birth of Danny Kirwan; rocker (Fleetwood Mac).
- 1950 - Birth of John "Jocko" Marcellino; rocker/actor (Tagget, Hot to Trot, Rain Man).
- 1950 - Birth of Peter Gabriel in London, England; rocker ("Sledgehammer", "Shock the Monkey", "Solsbury Hill", Genesis - "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway").
- 1950 - Birth of Stevie Wonder AKA Steveland Morris in Saginaw, Michigan, USA; singer/songwriter ("I Just Called To Say I Love You", "Superstition", "You are The Sunshine of My Life", "My Cherie Amour").
- 1950 - Diner's Club issues its first credit cards.
- 1951 - Birth of Paul Thompson; rock drummer (Roxy Music - "Avalon").
- 1951 - Birth of Selina Scott; TV newscaster (West 57th).
- 1951 - Marianne [Goudeket-]Philips, author (Issue Beukennoot), dies at age 65.
- 1952 - Birth of John R Kasich; American politician (Representative-Republican-Ohio, 1983-).
- 1952 - Birth of Sew Shivnarine; cricket player (3 Tests for West Indies 1978, later USA captain).
- 1952 - Minor-league Bristol pitcher Ron Necciai strikes out 27 in 9-innings.
- 1952 - Pandit Nehru becomes premier of India.
- 1953 - New York Giants' Willie Mays and Darryl Spencer each hit two homeruns and a triple.
- 1954 - Pajama Game opens at Saint James Theater in New York City for 1063 performances.
- 1954 - Labour Party wins British municipal elections.
- 1954 - Robin Roberts gives up a homerun then retires the next 27 men in a row.
- 1954 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak.
- 1955 - Mickey Mantle hits three consecutive homeruns of at least 463 feet.
- 1956 - Aleksandr A Fadejev, Russian author (Young Guard), commits suicide at age 54.
- 1956 - Birth of Aleksandr Yuriyevich Kaleri in Russia; cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-14).
- 1956 - Birth of Darius Rucker; lead vocalist (Hootie and the Blowfish - "Let Her Cry").
- 1957 - Birth of Claudie André-Deshays in France; cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-24).
- 1958 - Birth of Frances Barber in Wolverhampton, England; actress (Castaway).
- 1958 - French settlers riot against French army in Algeria.
- 1958 - Jordan and Iraq form the Arab Federation.
- 1958 - Pierre Pflimlin forms French Government.
- 1958 - Rioters attack US Vice President Richard Nixon in Venezuala.
- 1958 - Stan Musial is 8th Major League Baseball batter to get 3,000 hits.
- 1959 - NBC airs the Kraft Music Hall TV show for the final time.
- 1960 - First launch of Delta satellite launching vehicle; it fails.
- 1960 - Birth of Richard M "Dick" van de Toorn; actor (Pastorale).
- 1960 - Birth of Julianne Phillips; actress (Sisters).
- 1960 - Birth of Shannon Vessup-Millen in Los Angeles, California, USA; WPVA volleyball player (National-9th-1991).
- 1960 - Philadelphia Phillies lose third consecutive 1-0 game.
- 1961 - Birth of Dennis Rodman; NBA forward (Chicago Bulls).
- 1961 - Gary Cooper, two time Academy award winning actor (High Noon), dies at age 60.
- 1962 - Frank Jenks, actor (Colonel Flack), dies of cancer at age 60.
- 1962 - Death of H Trendley Dean, doctor (introduced fluoridation into water).
- 1962 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Western Golf Open.
- 1963 - Birth of Julian Brookhouse; rocker (Curiosity Killed the Cat - "Keep Your Distance").
- 1964 - Birth of Tom Verica; actor (The Nine, American Dreams, Providence).
- 1964 - Birth of Jose Rijo; pitcher (New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds).
- 1964 - Birth of Sam Randolph in Santa Barbara, California, USA; Nike golfer (1993 New England-second).
- 1964 - Birth of Stephen Colbert; comedian (The Colbert Report).
- 1965 - Several Arab nations break ties with Federal Republic of Germany after it establishes diplomatic relations with Israel.
- 1966 - US Federal education funding is denied to 12 school districts in the South because of violations of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
- 1966 - Birth of Darius Rucker; singer (Hootie and the Blowfish).
- 1967 - Death of Frank McGrath at age 64 after a heart attack; actor (Wagon Train TV show).
- 1967 - New York Yankees' Mickey Mantle hits career homerun #500 off Baltimore Orioles' Stu Miller.
- 1967 - Octagonal boxing ring is tested to avoid corner injuries.
- 1968 - 1,000,000 French demonstrate against Charles de Gaulle and Pompidou.
- 1968 - Birth of Susan Floyd; actress (Law and Order, Then Came You).
- 1968 - Birth of James Harris; NFL defensive end (Minnesota Vikings).
- 1969 - Birth of Lyle Mouton in Lafayette, Louisiana, USA; outfielder (Chicago White Sox).
- 1970 - Birth of Doug Evans; NFL defensive back (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31).
- 1970 - Birth of Giuseppe Busillo; hockey forward (Team Italy 1998).
- 1970 - Birth of Mark Beaufait in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA; American hockey forward (Olympics-1994).
- 1970 - Birth of Mitch Lyons; NFL tight end (Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 1970 - Birth of Selwyn Jones; NFL defensive back (Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32).
- 1971 - Birth of Hamish Pepper in Auckland, New Zealand; laser single handed yachter (Olympics-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Michael Sirotka in Chicago, Illinois, USA; pitcher (Chicago White Sox).
- 1971 - Birth of Rob Fredrickson; NFL linebacker (Oakland Raiders).
- 1971 - Birth of Tom Nalen; NFL center (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32).
- 1972 - 115 die in nightclub atop seven-story Sennichi department store (Osaka, Japan).
- 1972 - Birth of Darryl Sydor in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars).
- 1972 - Birth of Josh Heinrich; NFL/WLAF defensive end (Detroit Lions, Barcelona Dragons).
- 1972 - Death of Dan Blocker at age 41 following surgery; actor (Hoss Cartwright - Bonanza TV show).
- 1972 - Milwaukee Brewers beat Minnesota Twins, 4-3, in 22 innings (started May 12).
- 1973 - Birth of Brooke Jennifer Gambrell in Boise, Idaho; Miss America-Idaho (1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Michelle Mouser; Miss USA-Ohio (1997).
- 1973 - Judy Rankin wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open.
- 1973 - Tennis hustler Bobby Riggs, age 55, beats Margaret Smith Court 6-2, 6-1 in a Mother's Day match at San Diego Country Estate in California, USA. Riggs wins a $5000 bet that he could win.
- 1974 - Birth of Albert Connell; wide receiver (Washington Redskins).
- 1974 - Birth of Lisa Jacob; 800 metre freestyle relay (Olympics-1996).
- 1975 - Birth of Chris Crawford; NBA forward (Atlanta Hawks).
- 1975 - Bob Wills, actor (Lone Prairie), dies at age 69.
- 1975 - Hail stones as large as tennis balls hit Wernerville, Tennessee.
- 1975 - NHL Stanley Cup: Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Islanders 4-3.
- 1976 - Ninth and final ABA championship: New York Nets beat Denver Nuggets, 4 games to 2.
- 1977 - Birth of Samantha Morton; actress (Max and Ruby).
- 1977 - Birth of Diane Halber in Torrance, California; figure skater (1996 National Collegiate champion).
- 1977 - Birth of Sara DeCosta; ice hockey goalie (USA, Olympics-1998).
- 1978 - Albert Roberts, cricket player (5 Tests for New Zealand, 7 wickets), dies.
- 1978 - Henry Rono of Kenya sets record for 3,000 metre steeplechase (8:05.4).
- 1978 - Joie Chitwood drives a Chevette car 5.6 miles on just two (side) wheels.
- 1978 - The final episode of US TV show Bionic Woman airs.
- 1979 - Birth of Mickey Madden; bassist (Maroon 5).
- 1979 - Nelly Aenders, actress (In Pyama), dies at age 65.
- 1979 - Sandra Post wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament.
- 1979 - Shah and family sentenced to death in Teheran, Iran.
- 1979 - Birth of Carl Philip, Prince of Sweden.
- 1980 - Cincinnati Reds' Ray Knight hits two homeruns in 5th inning versus New York Mets.
- 1981 - Pope John Paul II is shot and seriously wounded while passing through Saint Peter's Square in Rome, in an open car. Four shots are fired by Mehmet Ali Agca, two striking the Pope, the other two wounding American Ann Odre and Jamaican Rose Hill.
- 1981 - Dinamo Tbilisi wins 21st Europe Cup II.
- 1981 - Death of Joan Weber at age 45 of heart failure at a mental institution in Ancora, New Jersey, USA; singer ("Let Me Go Lover" (1954)).
- 1982 - Chicago Cubs win their 8,000th baseball game (beat Houston Astros).
- 1982 - Irmgard Keun, West German writer (Blühende Neurosen), dies at age 72.
- 1982 - Soyuz T-5 is launched; Berezovoi and Lebedev begin 211 days in space.
- 1982 - Terri Lea Utley, age 20, of Arkansas, crowned 31st Miss USA.
- 1983 - Reggie Jackson is first major league player to strike out 2,000 times.
- 1984 - Amy Alcott wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic.
- 1984 - In Bosnia and Herzegovina, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurs.
- 1985 - Carlton Fisk becomes the 5th catcher to steal 100 bases.
- 1985 - Laura Elena Martinez-Herring, age 21 of Texas, crowned 34th Miss USA.
- 1985 - Trailing 8-0, the New York Yankees rally to beat the Minnesota Twins 9-8.
- 1985 - Leatrice Joy, silent screen star, dies in Riverdale (Bronx) New York City, New York at age 91.
- 1985 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mayor Wilson Goode orders police to storm the radical group MOVE's headquarters to end a stand-off. The police drop an explosive device into the headquarters, killing 11 MOVE members and destroying the homes of 61 city residents in the resulting fire.
- 1985 - Death of Selma Diamond at age 64 of lung cancer; actress and scriptwriter (Mildred Rafkin - Too Close For Comfort TV show, Selma Hacker - Night Court TV show).
- 1986 - Birth of Robert Pattinson; actor (Twilight Saga).
- 1986 - In the Georgia-Turkey border region, a magnitude 5.7 earthquake occurs.
- 1987 - Ajax wins 27th Europe Cup II.
- 1988 - Birth of Casey Donovan; singer (Australian Idol TV show (2004)).
- 1989 - Approximately 2,000 students begin hunger strike in Tiananmen Square, China.
- 1989 - Minnesota Twins' Kirby Puckett becomes the 35th to hit four doubles in a game.
- 1989 - Trinidad and Tobago ties US 1-1, in third round of 1990 world soccer cup.
- 1989 - The 600th episode of US TV show Soul Train airs.
- 1990 - Dottie Mochrie wins LPGA Crestar Golf Classic.
- 1991 - Apple releases Macintosh System 7.0 operating system.
- 1992 - Three astronauts simultaneously walk in space for the first time.
- 1992 - Ajax wins 21st UEFA Cup.
- 1992 - Concrete foundation for ballpark at Gateway (Jacobs Field) is poured.
- 1992 - NBC-TV airs the final episode of Night Court TV show.
- 1992 - Falun Gong introduced by Li Hongzhi.
- 1993 - Borolas [Joaquin Garcia], Mexican comedian (Santa Sangre), dies of heart attack at age 71.
- 1993 - Evert "Eef" Dolman, Dutch cyclist (Olympics-gold-1964), dies at age 47.
- 1993 - Kansas City Royals' player George Brett hits his 300th homerun.
- 1993 - CBS' TV show Knots Landing ends 14-year run with 334th show.
- 1993 - Methane gas explosion in Secunda coal mine South Africa, kills 50.
- 1993 - Birth of Alexander Montagu, Viscount Mandeville, British noble.
- 1994 - Ruth Gillette, actress (Wild Gold), dies of cancer at age 88.
- 1994 - The Israeli Defense Forces withdraw from Jericho.
- 1995 - An earthquake hits the regions of Kozani and Grevena in Greece, with an intensity of 6.6 on the Richter scale. 25 people injured, 12,000 homes damaged or destroyed. Damage estimate at US$450 million.
- 1995 - Cecil Marley, cricket player (WICBC president 1971-74, Jamaican captain 1946), dies.
- 1995 - Chelsi Smith, 21, of USA, crowned 44th Miss Universe; Shanna Lynn Moakler, (age 19, Miss New York), replaces Chelsi Smith as Miss USA.
- 1995 - New Zealand beats US for the America's Cup.
- 1996 - Severe thunderstorms and a tornado in Bangladesh kill 600.
- 1996 - CBS airs the 200th episode of the TV show Murphy Brown.
- 1997 - Eddie Murray is sixth baseball player to play in 3,000 games.
- 1998 - India carries out two more nuclear tests at Pokhran. The United States and Japan impose economic sanctions on India.
- 1998 - Sony CEA releases the Gran Turismo video game for the PlayStation in the US.
- 1998 - (to May 14) Riots directed against Chinese Indonesians break out in Indonesia. Indonesian natives destroy and burn Chinese Indonesian-owned properties and kill and rape more than 1,000 Chinese Indonesians.
- 1999 - Carlo Azeglio Ciampi is elected President of Italy.
- 2001 - Silvio Berlusconi and the Italian House of the Liberties coalition win general elections.
- 2004 - NBC airs the final episode of TV show Frasier.
- 2004 - In India, the Congress Party wins a surprise victory in the elections to the Lok Sabha.
- 2005 - Uzbek troops kill up to 700 during protests in eastern Uzbekistan over the trials of 23 accused Islamic extremists. President Islom Karimov defends the act.
- 2005 - The United States Department of Defense issues a list of bases to be closed as part of the Base Realignment and Closure process (BRAC 2005).
- 2005 - The syndicated Star Trek: Enterprise TV show broadcasts its final episode in North America.
- 2006 - Liverpool F.C. defeat West Ham United F.C. on penalties in the 2006 FA Cup Final following a 3-3 draw after extra time.
- 2006 - In New York City, USA, Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sells at auction a strip of six USA 1847 10-cent Washington stamps on 1848 cover for US$1,380,000.
- 2008 - In Jaipur, India, seven bombs explode in the crowded streets of the walled quarter, killing 61 people and wounding 216. An 8th bomb explodes outside a nearby Hindu temple.
- 2009 - In France, a new law is given final approval to disconnect people from the Internet who are caught downloading content illegally three times.
- 2009 - The European Commission slaps a record 1.06 billion euro (US$1.45 billion) fine on Intel for antitrust violations, and orders it to halt illegal efforts to squeeze out Advanced Micro Devices. The antitrust fine, imposed after an eight-year investigation, is the biggest the European Union's executive Commission has imposed on a company.
- 2009 - Death of Frank Aletter at age 83 from cancer; actor (Bringing Up Buddy, The Cara Williams Show).
- 2016 - Laos bans all timber exports.
- 2020 - Death of Chedli Klibi, 4th Secretary General of the Arab League (born 1925).
- 2022 - The government of India imposes an export ban on wheat.
- 2022 - Death of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan at age 73; President of the United Arab Republic.
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