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What happened in history on this day: May 29?
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- 1138 - Anti-Pope Victor IV (Gregorio) overthrows self for Innocentius II.
- 1167 - Lombard League defeat Frederick Barbarossa at Battle of Legnano.
- 1176 - Battle at Legnano: Lombardi League beats Frederik Barbarossa.
- 1415 - Council of Konstanz.
- 1431 - Joan of Arc is excommunicated, sentenced to be burned at the stake the next day.
- 1453 - Constantine XI Dragases last Byzantine Emperor, dies at age 49.
- 1453 - Constantinople falls to Muhammad II (Turks); ends Byzantine Empire.
- 1453 - French banker Jacques Coeurs possessions confiscated.
- 1500 - Bartholomeu Diaz de Narvaez (Novaez) Portuguese sea explorer, drowns.
- 1506 - Earl Willem I van Nassau-Dillenburg weds countess Walburg van Egmont.
- 1544 - Jacobus Latomus [Jasques Masson] Belgian inquisitor, dies at about age 68.
- 1576 - Spanish army under Mondragón conquerors Zierik sea.
- 1593 - John Penry English congressionalist, executed.
- 1627 - Birth of Anne of Orléans duchess of Montpensier (Grand Mademoiselle).
- 1629 - Arnold Baert Flemish lawyer/member of Great Council, dies at about age 74.
- 1630 - Birth of Charles II king of England (1660-85).
- 1630 - Governor John Winthrop begins "History of New England".
- 1652 - English Admiral Robert Blake drives out Dutch fleet under Lieutenant-Admiral Tromp.
- 1660 - King Charles II restored to English throne.
- 1660 - György Rákóczi II prince of Transsylvania, dies in battle.
- 1673 - Birth of Cornelis van Bijnkershoek lawyer/president of High Council.
- 1680 - Abraham Megerle composer, dies at age 73.
- 1691 - Cornelis Tromp Admiral-General/son of Maarten T, dies at age 61.
- 1692 - Battle at La Hogue: English and Dutch fleet beat France.
- 1692 - Royal Hospital Founders Day first celebrated.
- 1716 - Birth of Louis J M Daubenton French zoologist.
- 1721 - South Carolina formally incorporated as a royal colony.
- 1727 - Peter II Aleksei (11) becomes czar of Russia.
- 1736 - Birth of Patrick Henry; American patriot "Give me liberty or give me death".
- 1753 - Joseph Haydns "Krumme Teufel" premieres.
- 1765 - Patrick Henry historic speech against the Stamp Act, answering a cry of "Treason!" with, "If this be treason, make the most of it!".
- 1790 - Rhode Island becomes last of original 13 colonies ratifying Constitution.
- 1810 - Birth of Erasmus Darwin Keyes; US Major General (Union volunteers) (dies 1895).
- 1810 - Birth of Solomon Meredith; US Brevet Major General (Union volunteers) (dies 1875).
- 1814 - Joséphine, empress of France (1804-14), dies.
- 1816 - Madame L'Ouverture, widow of Haiti's leader Toussaint L'Ouverture, dies.
- 1824 - Birth of Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox; Major General (Confederate Army).
- 1825 - Birth of David Bell Birney; Major General (Union volunteers) (dies 1864).
- 1826 - Birth of Ebenezer Butterick; inventor (tissue paper dress pattern).
- 1827 - Birth of Reuben Lindsay Walker; Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (dies 1890).
- 1829 - Humphry Davy, scientist/inventor (Miner's safety lamp), dies at age 84.
- 1837 - Birth of Alexander F de Savornin Lohmann; Dutch minister/party leader (CHU).
- 1839 - Birth of Ned Gregory; cricket player (brother of Dave, father of Syd Played first Test).
- 1844 - William Crockford, clubman/gambler, dies, leaving a fortune worth US$5 million.
- 1846 - Birth of Albert György, earl Apponyi; Hungarian minister of Education.
- 1848 - Battle at Curtazone: Austrians beat Sardinia-Piemonte.
- 1848 - Wisconsin is admitted as the 30th U.S. state.
- 1849 - Abraham Lincoln says "You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of people some of time, but you can't fool all of the people all of time".
- 1851 - Birth of Léon Bourgeois; French premier (1895-96, Nobel Prize 1920).
- 1860 - Birth of Isaac [Manuel F] Albéniz; Spanish pianist/composer (Iberia) (dies 1909).
- 1861 - Dorothea Dix offers help in setting up hospitals for US Army.
- 1866 - Death of US General Winfield Scott, at West Point.
- 1874 - Birth of Gilbert Keith Chesterton in England; journalist/poet/critic/novelist (Man Who Made Gold).
- 1874 - Constitution of Switzerland takes effect.
- 1877 - John Lothrop Motley, historian (History of United Netherlands), dies at age 63.
- 1880 - Birth of Oswald Spengler in Germany; philosopher (Decline of the West).
- 1883 - Albrecht of Prussia, mistress of John van Rossum, dies at age 73.
- 1883 - WFLC Marianne, princess of Orange-Nassau, dies.
- 1885 - Alfred von Meissner, Austrian physician/writer (Ziska), dies at age 63.
- 1885 - Birth of Erwin F Finlay-Freundlich; British astronomer (theory of relativity).
- 1886 - Chemist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola.
- 1892 - Baha'u'llah [Mirza HA Noeri], Persian founder (Bahá'í), dies at age 74.
- 1892 - Birth of Alfonsina Storni; Argentine poet (La inquietud del rosal).
- 1894 - Birth of Beatrice Lillie in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; comedian/actress (Around the World in 80 Days).
- 1894 - Birth of Josef von Sternberg; Austrian director (Der blaue Engel).
- 1896 - Birth of George L Funke; botanist (Flower Physiology).
- 1897 - 31st Belmont Stakes: J Scherrer aboard Scottish Cheiftain wins in 2:23.25.
- 1897 - Birth of Erich Wolfgang Korngold in Brno, Austria; movie composer (Violanta).
- 1900 - 25th Preakness: H Spencer aboard Hindus wins in 1:48.4.
- 1900 - Trademark "Escalator" registered by Otis Elevator Co.
- 1903 - Birth of Leslie Townes AKA Bob Hope in Kent, England; entertainer/comedian (dies 2003).
- 1905 - Birth of Jan [Johannes] Teulings; Dutch actor/director (That Joyous Eve).
- 1905 - Birth of Sebastian Shaw in Holt, England; actor (Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Chimera, High Season, Spy in Black).
- 1905 - Pogrom against Jewish community in Brisk, Lithuania.
- 1906 - Birth of Terence Hanbury White in Bombay, India; novelist (England Have My Bones).
- 1909 - Birth of Neil Ronald Jones; US sci-fi author (Space War, Twin Worlds).
- 1909 - In Shepard, Texas, USA a meteorite drops through a house.
- 1910 - Mili Alexeyevich Balakirev, Russian composer (Islamej), dies at age 73.
- 1910 - Vatican Pope releases encyclical on Editae Saepe, against church reformers.
- 1911 - At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Ray Harroun wins the first Indianapolis 500 car race.
- 1911 - William Schwenck Gilbert of England, writer (Gilbert and Sullivan), dies at age 74.
- 1912 - Birth of John Hanlo; Dutch poet (Go to the Mosque).
- 1913 - Birth of Iris Adrian in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Blue Hawaii, Bluebeard).
- 1913 - Premiere of Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, with composer Sergei Diaghilev's Ballet Russe dance company, at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, France.
- 1914 - A Norwegian freighter rams Canadian Pacific's liner RMS Empress of Ireland in Saint Lawrence River, Canada, in heavy fog; 1024 die as the ship sinks quickly.
- 1915 - Birth of David Jenklins; librarian (National Library of Wales).
- 1915 - Birth of Igor Buketoff in Hartford, Connecticut, USA; conductor (Iceland Symphony 1964-65).
- 1915 - Birth of Lord Huntingfield; British agent to United Nations Secreteriat.
- 1916 - Official flag of President of US is adopted.
- 1916 - US forces invade Dominican Republic.
- 1917 - Birth of John Fitzgerald Kennedy in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA; US Senator (Democrat-Massachusetts), 35th US President (1961-1963).
- 1918 - Birth of Herb Shriner; humorist/TV host (Herb Shriner Show).
- 1918 - Birth of Isabel Dean in England; actress (Five Days One Summer, Virgin Island, Ransom).
- 1919 - Charles Strite patents pop-up toaster.
- 1919 - Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity is tested (and later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington's observation of a total solar eclipse in Principe and by Andrew Crommelin in Sobral, Brazil.
- 1921 - Birth of Clifton James in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Buster and Billie, David and Lisa).
- 1921 - Birth of George Terry; chief constable (Sussex England).
- 1921 - Birth of James Clifton in Spokane, Washington, USA; actor (Live and Let Die).
- 1922 - Ecuador becomes independent.
- 1922 - US Supreme Court rules organized baseball is a sport and not a business and thus not subject to antitrust laws.
- 1923 - Birth of Earl of Morley; Lord Lieutenant (Devon).
- 1924 - Pierre-Paul Cambon, French diplomat (Madrid/London), dies.
- 1925 - Birth of Kenneth Couzens; CEO (Coal Products).
- 1926 - Birth of Charles Denner in Tarnow, Poland; actor (And Now My Love).
- 1927 - Birth of Carl Toms; stage designer (One Million BC, Moon Zero Two).
- 1927 - Birth of Trevor Holdsworth; CEO (National Power).
- 1928 - Birth of Felix Rohatyn in Vienna, Austria; investment banker (New York Big MAC Bonds).
- 1928 - Fritz von Opel reaches 200 kph in experimental rocket car.
- 1929 - Birth of Kenneth Couzens; CEO (Coal Products).
- 1930 - Birth of Eleanor Fazan; opera/show choreographer (Lassiter, Ruling Class).
- 1933 - Frank Sugg, cricket player (batted in two Tests for England 1888), dies.
- 1934 - Eugenie Besserer, actress (Anna Christie, Madame X), dies at age 65.
- 1935 - Birth of André P Brink; South African writer (Dry White Season).
- 1935 - Birth of Denis J Worrall; South African politician/leader (DP).
- 1935 - Birth of Martin Garrod; Commandant General (Royal Marines).
- 1936 - Birth of Arlene McQuade in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Rosalie - Goldbergs).
- 1937 - Birth of Alwin Schockemohle; horse show jumper.
- 1937 - Birth of Irmin Schmidt; rocker (Can).
- 1938 - Birth of Francis Thomas (Fay) Vincent; baseball commissioner.
- 1939 - Birth of Al Unser; auto racer (Indianapolis 500 - 1970, 1971).
- 1939 - Birth of Martin Garrod; Commandant General Royal Marines.
- 1939 - Birth of Nanette Newman; writer/actress (Endless Game, Of Human Bondage).
- 1940 - Adolf Kiefer swims world record 100 yards backstroke (58.8 seconds).
- 1940 - Arthur Seyss-Inquart installed as Reich Commissioner of Hague Netherlands.
- 1940 - Germans capture Ostend and Ypres in Belgium and Lille in France.
- 1941 - Birth of Roy Crewsdon in Manchester, England; rocker (Freddie and The Dreamers).
- 1941 - 293 Disney animators, members of the Screen Cartoonists Guild, stage a strike of the Disney Studios in the USA. More than 1000 picketers appear in the first hour.
- 1942 - Bing Crosby records Irving Berlin's "White Christmas," the best-selling Christmas album in history.
- 1942 - Birth of Kevin Conway in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Flash Point, Cage of Angels).
- 1942 - John Barrymore, American actor (Beloved Rogue, Dinner at 8), dies at age 60.
- 1943 - Birth of Bob Edgar; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Pennsylvania, 1975-87).
- 1943 - Birth of E Thomas Coleman; American politician (Representative-Republican-Missouri, 1976-).
- 1943 - Birth of Terry Pavey; editor (TV Times).
- 1943 - Meat and cheese rationed in US.
- 1944 - Birth of Helmut Berger; actor (Ash Wednesday, Damned, Picture of Dorian Gray).
- 1944 - Birth of Quentin Davies; British Member of Parliament (Conservative).
- 1944 - British troops occupy Aprilia, Italy.
- 1945 - Birth of Lord Fraser of Carmyllie; Minister of State (Scotland).
- 1945 - Birth of Mike Rossi; rocker (Status Quo).
- 1945 - US 1st Marine Division conquors Shuri-castle Okinawa, Japan.
- 1946 - Birth of Robin Johnson in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (Times Square).
- 1946 - KVP wins Provincial National election in Netherlands.
- 1947 - Birth of Mark Nelson in Brooklyn, New York, USA; crew member (Biosphere 2).
- 1948 - Birth of Anthony Geary in Coalville, Utah, USA; actor (Luke/Bill - General Hospital).
- 1948 - May Whitty, actress (Gaslight, Mrs Miniver, Suspicion), dies at age 82.
- 1949 - Birth of Francis Rossi in London, England; guitarist/vocalist (Status Quo - "Down Down", "Picture of a Matchstick Man").
- 1949 - Birth of Gary Brooker in Essex, England; rock keyboardist (Procol Harum - "A Whiter Shade of Pale", "Conquistador").
- 1949 - NBC TV begins airing Allen Funt's Candid Camera TV show.
- 1950 - Birth of Rebbie [Maureen] Jackson in Gary, Indiana, USA; singer (R U Tuff Enuff).
- 1950 - Birth of Talat Ali; cricket player (Pakistan opening batsman in ten Tests 1972-80).
- 1951 - First North Pole flight in single engine plane-CF Blair.
- 1951 - Death of Fanny Brice AKA Fannie Borach at age 59 of a cerebral hemorrhage; actress (Ziegfeld Follies, The Fleischmann Hour radio show, The Ziegfeld Follies of the Air radio show, Baby Snooks Show).
- 1952 - Second Round Conference between Dutch Antilles and Suriname ends.
- 1952 - Birth of Louise Cooper in the United Kingdom; sci-fi author (Nemesis, Inferno, Infanta, Nocturne).
- 1953 - Birth of Danny Elfman in Los Angeles, California, USA; composer (The Simpsons show theme).
- 1953 - Birth of Ranji Nanan; cricket player (Trinidad off-spinner, 1 Test versus Pakistan 1981).
- 1953 - Birth of Rick Henderson in Beaumont, Texas, USA; singer (Mason Dixon - "Karen Comes Around").
- 1953 - Edmund P Hillary of New Zealand and Nepalese Sherpa Tensing Norkay are first to reach summit of Mount Everest in Nepal, the highest mountain on earth.
- 1954 - (to May 31) First meeting of elite international leaders from Americas and Europe at Bilderberg Hotel in Oosterbeck, Holland.
- 1954 - Pope Pius X issues holy declaration.
- 1955 - Birth of Jerry Dengler in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA; singer (Mason Dixon - "Karen Comes Around").
- 1955 - Birth of John Hinckley Junior; suspect in shooting and wounded of US President Ronald Reagan in 1981.
- 1955 - Birth of Mike Porcaro; rock bassist (Toto - "Roseanna", "Africa").
- 1955 - Jordan government of Tewfik Abdul Huda resigns.
- 1956 - Albert H Edelkoort, theologist (Christusverwachting), dies at age 65.
- 1956 - Arnold Schönberg's Modern Psalm premieres.
- 1956 - Birth of Greg R; rocker (Bad).
- 1956 - Birth of LaToya Yvette Jackson in Gary, Indiana, USA; singer ("If You Feel the Funk").
- 1956 - Birth of Larry Blackmon; rocker (Cameo - "Alligator Woman").
- 1956 - Hermann Abendroth, German conductor (Gewandhausorkest), dies at age 73.
- 1957 - Algerian rebels kill 336 collaborators.
- 1957 - George Bacovia [Vasiliu], Romanian poet/composer (Plumb), dies at age 75.
- 1957 - Laos Government of Prince Suvanna Phuma resigns.
- 1957 - New York City Mayor Robert Wagner says he plans to confer with the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers about the proposed move to the west coast.
- 1958 - Birth of Annette Bening in Topeka, Kansas, USA; actress (American Beauty, Grifters, Bugsy, Valmont, The American President).
- 1958 - Birth of Ivar Sisniega in México; pentathlete (Olympics-1980).
- 1958 - Birth of Sam Clancy; WLAF defensive assistant coach (Barcelona Dragons).
- 1958 - Juan Ramón Jiménez, Spanish poet (Nobel Prize 1956), dies at age 76.
- 1958 - Real Madrid wins third Europe Cup 1 in Brussels, Belgium.
- 1959 - Birth of Mel Gaynor in Glasgow, Scotland; rock drummer (Simple Minds - "Water Front").
- 1959 - Birth of Rupert Everett in Norfolk, England; actor (My Best Friend's Wedding, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Next Best Thing).
- 1959 - Birth of Tamayo Otsuki; actress (Mrs Yamagami - Davis Rules).
- 1959 - Charles de Gaulle forms French Government.
- 1960 - Birth of Adrian Paul in London, England; actor (Dance to Win, Highlander).
- 1960 - Everly Brothers' song "Cathy's Clown" hits number one.
- 1961 - Birth of David Palmer; heavy metal drummer (ABC, AC/DC).
- 1961 - Birth of Melissa Etheridge; US singer/songwriter/guitarist ("Never Enough", "Come to My Window").
- 1961 - Birth of Todd Boonstra in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; cross country skier (Olympics-1994).
- 1961 - The US Department of Agriculture officially begins its Food Stamp program.
- 1962 - Birth of Eric Davis in Los Angeles, California, USA; outfielder (Cincinnati Reds).
- 1962 - Birth of Gerry Norquist in Portland, Oregon, USA; Nike golfer (1990 Boise Open-5th).
- 1962 - The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presents the 4th Annual Grammy Awards. Some winners:
- Record of the Year: Henry Mancini for "Moon River";
- Best Solo Vocal Performance, Female: Judy Garland for "Judy At Carnegie Hall";
- Best Solo Vocal Performance, Male: Jack Jones for "Lollipops And Roses";
- Best Rock and Roll Recording: Chubby Checker for "Let's Twist Again";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Recording: Ray Charles for "Hit The Road Jack";
- Best Country and Western Recording: Jimmy Dean for "Big Bad John".
- 1963 - Birth of Lisa Whelchel in Fort Worth, Texas, USA; actress (Blair - Facts of Life, The Mickey Mouse Club).
- 1963 - Birth of Tracey E Bregman Recht in Munich, Germany; actress (Days of Our Lives).
- 1965 - Birth of Charlie Hayes in Hattisburg, Mississippi, USA; third baseman (Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees).
- 1965 - Birth of Emilio Sanchez in Madrid, Spain; tennis player (Olympics-bronze-1988).
- 1965 - Birth of Jammo Myllys in Savonlinna, Finland; hockey goalie (Team Finland, Olympics-bronze-1998).
- 1965 - Philadelphia Phillies' Dick Allen hits 529-foot homerun out of Connie Mack Stadium.
- 1966 - Birth of Floyd Turner; NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts).
- 1966 - Carol Mann wins LPGA Baton Rouge Ladies Golf Invitational.
- 1967 - Australian Paul McManus waterskis barefoot for 1:30:19.
- 1967 - Birth of Bill Risley in Chicago, Illinois, USA; pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays).
- 1967 - Birth of Karina Orum in Denmark; golfer (Scandinavian champion 1989).
- 1967 - Birth of Mike Keane in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; NHL right wing (Colorado Avalanche).
- 1967 - Birth of Ray Bernard; Canadian Football League linebacker (Montreal Alouettes).
- 1967 - Pope Paul VI names 27 new cardinals, including Karol Wojtyla, archbishop of Krakow (later becomes Pope John Paul II).
- 1967 - Death of Georg Wilhelm Pabst, in Vienna, Austria; German film director (Der Schatz, Geheimnisse einer Seele, Die Büchse der Pandora, Die Dreigroschenoper and Kameradschaft).
- 1968 - Birth of Brian Roche; NFL tight end (San Diego Chargers).
- 1968 - Birth of Duane Young; NFL tight end (San Diego Chargers).
- 1968 - Manchester United becomes the first English team to win European Championship soccer tournament beating Benfica of Portugal 4-1 at Wembley after an added 30 minutes.
- 1968 - US Truth in Lending Act signed into law.
- 1968 - United Nations resolves sanctions on white-minority-ruled Rhodesia.
- 1969 - Birth of Toby Borland in Quitman, Louisiana, USA; pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies).
- 1969 - Birth of Wiltrud Probst in Nuremberg, Germany; tennis star (1992 Belgian Open).
- 1969 - Britain's Trans-Arctic expedition makes first crossing of Arctic Sea ice.
- 1970 - John Gunther, author/host (John Gunther's High Road), dies at age 68.
- 1970 - USSR performs nuclear test (underground).
- 1972 - Birth of Bill Curley; NBA forward (Portland Trail Blazers, Minnesota Timberwolves).
- 1972 - Birth of David Hendrix; NFL strong safety (San Diego Chargers).
- 1972 - Birth of Kenny McEntyre; WLAF cornerback (London Monarchs).
- 1972 - Birth of Kevin McDougal; Canadian Football League quarterback (Winnipeg Blue Bombers).
- 1972 - Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship.
- 1973 - Birth of Emma Johnson in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; swimmer (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Etdrick Bohannon; NBA forward (Indiana Pacers).
- 1973 - Birth of Jason Dawe in North York, Ontario, Canada; NHL left wing (Buffalo Sabres).
- 1973 - Birth of Malcolm Allen in Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia; swimmer (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Columbia Records fires president Clive Davis for misappropriating $100,000 in funds.
- 1974 - Birth of Barbara Mulej in Kranj, Slovenia; tennis star (1992 Futures Germany).
- 1974 - Birth of Kenny Bynum; running back (San Diego Chargers).
- 1974 - Birth of Robyn Petroskey in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; figure skater (1996 Midwest champion).
- 1974 - Northern Ireland is brought under direct rule from Westminster.
- 1974 - The CBS TV network airs the last The Sonny and Cher Show TV show in the USA.
- 1975 - Birth of Alexander Zhurik; hockey defenseman (Belarus, Olympics-1998).
- 1975 - Birth of Bianca Langham; Australian field hockey fullback/halfback (Olympics-1996).
- 1975 - Birth of Melanie Janine Brown "Scary Spice" in Leeds, England; vocalist (Spice Girls).
- 1976 - Only homerun of Joe Niekro's 22-year career, comes off brother Phil.
- 1976 - In the Burma - China border region, magnitude 6.9 and 7.0 earthquakes occur, less than two hours apart.
- 1977 - A J Foyt wins Indianapolis 500 (average speed of 161.331 mph) for a record fourth time.
- 1977 - Birth of Brent Roberts in Leesville, Louisiana; diver (Olympics-1996).
- 1977 - Birth of Danny Gerard in Mount Vernon, New York; actor (Alan Silver - Brooklyn Bridge).
- 1977 - NBC News and Information Service (24 hour news) ends on radio.
- 1977 - Sandra Spuzich wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open.
- 1977 - Golfer Sue Press hits consecutive holes-in one.
- 1977 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk.
- 1978 - Ali Soilih is found dead in the Comoros, allegedly shot when trying to escape.
- 1978 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Golden Lights Golf Championship.
- 1978 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk.
- 1979 - Birth of Luann Roberts; Miss Alabama Teen USA (1996).
- 1979 - Bishop Abel Muzorewa is sworn in as Zimbabwe's Prime Minister.
- 1979 - At Dodger Stadium, Dusty Baker, Rick Sutcliffe, Steve Garvey, Gary Thomasson, Derrel Thomas, Joe Ferguson and Davey Lopes set a team record by hitting seven home runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers crush the Cincinnati Reds 17-6.
- 1979 - Mary Pickford, Canadian actress (Coquette, Suds, Secrets), dies at age 86 (born 1892).
- 1980 - Attempted assassination of Vernon Jordan Junior, National Urban League president.
- 1980 - Birth of Valérie Hould-Marchand in Riviere-Du-Loup, Quebec, Canada; synchronized swimmer (Olympics-silver-1996).
- 1980 - Larry Bird beats out Magic Johnson for NBA rookie of year.
- 1980 - 53rd US National Spelling Bee: Jacques Bailly wins spelling "elucubrate".
- 1981 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1982 - US Pentagon plans first strategy to fight a nuclear war.
- 1982 - Romy Schneider, American actress (Cardinal), dies of cardiac arrest at age 43 (born 1938).
- 1982 - Falklands War: In the Battle of Goose Green, British paratroopers defeat a larger force of Argentine troops in the first land battle of the war.
- 1983 - Indianapolis 500: Tom Sneva wins his first race after three previous runner-up finishes.
- 1983 - Birth of Richard Jackson in Redlands, California; actor (Ryan Meyers - Saved by the Bell).
- 1983 - Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic.
- 1983 - Yuri Dumchev of USSR throws discus a record 71.86 metres.
- 1984 - Eric Morecambe, British comedian (Morecambe and Wise), suffers a heart attack during a performance in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire and dies in hospital at age 58.
- 1984 - Birth of Carmelo Anthony, American basketball player.
- 1984 - Boston Red Sox retires number 9 (Ted Williams) and number 4 (Joe Cronin).
- 1985 - At Heysel Stadium, Liverpool, England, 39 die and 500 are injured in rioting between British and Italians at European Cup soccer match in Brussels, Belgium; English clubs banned from playing in European competition for five years.
- 1985 - Madge West, actress (Grandma - McLean Stevenson Show), dies at age 93.
- 1986 - 59th National Spelling Bee: Jon Pennington wins spelling "odontalgia".
- 1987 - Alain Vincx, Belgian stuntman, dies in an accident at age 40.
- 1987 - Robin Ventura sets a college baseball record with hits in 57 games.
- 1988 - Graeme Hick scores his 1,000th run of first-class cricket season.
- 1988 - President Zia ul-Haq fires government/disbands parliament in Pakistan.
- 1988 - Sherri Turner wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic.
- 1989 - Death of John Cipollina, American musician (Quicksilver Messenger Service) (born 1943).
- 1989 - Birth of Danielle Riley Keough, granddaughter of Elvis Presley; model.
- 1989 - Philadelphia Phillies' third baseman Mike Schmidt, 39, retires.
- 1990 - Boris Yeltsin is elected President of the Russian Republic.
- 1990 - New York Mets fire manager Davey Johnson and hire Bud Harrelson.
- 1990 - Rickey Henderson steals record 893rd base, breaking Ty Cobb's record.
- 1991 - In Bari, Red Star Belgrade, Beograd wins Champions Cup in football.
- 1991 - Coral Browne, Australian actress, (Dreamchild, Ruling Class), dies of cancer at age 77.
- 1991 - Crevena Zvezda wins 36th Europe Cup I.
- 1992 - Bill Beyers, actor (Wally - Capitol), dies of AIDS at age 37.
- 1992 - Karl Carstens, president of RFA (1979-84), dies.
- 1992 - New York Mets score in 9th to end home shut-out streak at three games.
- 1992 - Buena Vista releases the film Sister Act to theaters.
- 1992 - Pippa Steele, actress (Vampire Lovers), dies of cancer at age 44.
- 1992 - Chicago White player Sox Tim Raines steals his 700th career base.
- 1993 - Billy Conn, boxer (fought Joe Louis 1951), actor (Pittsburgh Kid), dies of pneumonia at age 75.
- 1993 - Neo-Nazis kill five Turkish women in Solingen, Germany.
- 1993 - Texas Rangers' player Jose Canseco pitches 8th inning in 15-1 loss to Boston Red Sox, he gives up three runs on two hits and three walks, and he damages his arm.
- 1993 - Tiny Hofman, Amsterdam activist (Nieuwmarkt), dies at age 68.
- 1994 - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat closes at Minskoff Theater in New York City after 223 performances.
- 1994 - Al Unser Junior wins 78th Indianapolis 500 in 3:06:29.006 (255.89 kph).
- 1994 - Beth Daniel wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic.
- 1994 - Erich Honecker, President of German Democratic Republic (1971-89), dies in Santiago, Chile at age 81 (born 1912).
- 1994 - Great comet-iceball seen above North Sea.
- 1994 - Harry Levin, literary Scholar, dies at age 81.
- 1994 - Hungary's Socialist Party wins parliamentary election.
- 1994 - Jose Bohr, actor (El Traidor, Sueno de Amor), dies at age 92.
- 1994 - Patty Sheehan wins J C Penney/LPGA Skins Golf Game.
- 1995 - Margaret Chase Smith, US Representative and Senator (Republican-Maine), dies at age 97.
- 1996 - Jeremy Sinden, actor (Chariots of Fire, Ascendancy, Harem), dies at age 45.
- 1996 - Space Shuttle STS 77 (Endeavour 11), lands.
- 1997 - 70th National Spelling Bee: Rebecca Sealfon wins spelling "euonym".
- 1997 - Death of George Fenneman at age 77 of emphysema; announcer and host (You Bet Your Life radio and TV shows, Dragnet, Your Funny, Funny Films, Anybody Can Play).
- 1997 - John Sengstacke, publisher (Defender), dies at age 84.
- 1997 - Spanish scientists announce new human species in 780,000-year-old fossil.
- 1998 - Death of Barry M. Goldwater, American politician (born 1909).
- 1999 - Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station.
- 1999 - Cathy O'Dowd, a South African mountaineer, conquers the summit of Mount Everest from both the north and south sides.
- 1999 - Nigeria terminates military rule, and the Nigerian Fourth Republic is established with Olusegun Obasanjo as president.
- 2004 - Death of Archibald Cox, American Watergate special prosecutor (born 1912).
- 2004 - Death of Samuel Dash, American Congressional counsel (born 1925).
- 2004 - In Washington, D.C., the National World War II Memorial is formally dedicated by U.S. President George W. Bush.
- 2005 - A French referendum on the draft European Union constitution votes 55 percent to reject it.
- 2007 - Inauguration of newly elected President Umaru Yar'Adua of the Federal Republic of Nigeria at the Abuja Eagle Square in Lagos; first civilian-to-civilian transfer of power in Nigeria.
- 2008 - In Panama City, Panama, a helicopter crashes into a warehouse, killing eleven people, including Chile's national police chief, General Jose Alejandro Bernales.
- 2008 - The Los Angeles Lakers advance to the NBA finals by beating the San Antonio Spurs 100-92 in Game Five.
- 2008 - An earthquake measuring 6.1 hits southern Iceland, 50km from Reykjavik.
- 2008 - In the USA, Bear Stearns shareholders vote 84 percent in favor of selling the 85-year-old investment banking company to JPMorgan Chase & Company for US$9.32 a share, a total of US$1.5 billion. Shares in the company had traded at a record high of US$173 in January 2007.
- 2009 - Jay Leno ends 17 years hosting NBC's The Tonight Show.
- 2009 - Buena Vista releases the film Up to theaters.
- 2009 - Heritage Auction Galleries conducts their Signature auction in Long Beach, California. A 1856-O Coronet double eagle, SP-63 PCGS, finest known sells for US$1,437,500.
- 2010 - Germany's Lena wins the Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Satellite".
- 2010 - Death of Hollywood actor Dennis Hopper (Easy Rider, Apocalypse Now, and Blue Velvet) at age 74 in Venice, California, from prostate cancer.
- 2011 - Death of Ferenc Mádl, 2nd President of Hungary (born 1931).
- 2013 - Chinese meat company Shuanghui International announces deal to acquire American meat company Smithfield Foods, world's largest pork producer, for US$4.7 billion.
- 2017 - Death of Konstantinos Mitsotakis, 76th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1918).
- 2017 - Death of Manuel Noriega, Panamanian dictator (born 1934).
- 2018 - Canadian government announces it is buying Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project from Texas-based Kinder Morgan.
- 2020 - Death of Abderrahmane Youssoufi, 12th Prime Minister of Morocco (born 1924).
- 2021 - Chelsea beats fellow English club Manchester City in the final 1-0 to win the UEFA Champions League for the second time.
- 2021 - Death of Gavin Macleod, actor (Captain Merrill Stubing - The Love Boat).
- 2022 - Presidential election in Colombia; Gustavo Petro receives 40% of votes, Rodolfo Hernández receives 28%.
- 2022 - At BEXCO Centre in Busan, Republic of Korea, finals of Mid-Season Invitational e-sports tournament held. Royal Never Give Up of People's Republic of China defeats T1 of the Republic of Korea in League of Legends.
- 2022 - Death of Lester Piggott at age 86; English jockey (27-year career, 4493 wins in Britain), trainer, tax-evader.
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