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What happened in history on this day: May 30?
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- 727 - Hubertus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht/saint, dies at about age 72.
- 1035 - Boudouin IV count of Flanders (988-1035), dies.
- 1035 - Boudouin V van Rijsel becomes earl of Flanders.
- 1087 - German emperor Henry IV crowns his son Koenraad.
- 1100 - Burchard becomes bishop of Utrecht.
- 1220 - Birth of Alexander Nevski [Aleksandr] Russian great ruler (1252-63).
- 1252 - Ferdinand III the holy King of Castilië/León, dies.
- 1381 - English boer uprising begins in Essex.
- 1416 - Jerome of Prague burned as a heretic by the Church.
- 1431 - At Rouen in English-controlled Normandy, Joan of Arc is burned at the stake for heresy, at age 19.
- 1434 - Battle at Lipany.
- 1434 - Prokopius Bohemian leader of taboriets, dies in battle.
- 1498 - Columbus departs with six ships for third trip to America.
- 1522 - French troops driven out of Genoa.
- 1524 - Birth of Selîm II Sari the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74).
- 1527 - The University of Marburg is founded (in Germany).
- 1536 - English king Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour.
- 1539 - Spanish explorer Fernando de Soto discovers Florida.
- 1574 - Charles IX King of France (1560-74), dies.
- 1574 - Henry III follows brother Charles IX as king of France.
- 1574 - Sea battle at Lillo Belgium (Adolf Van Haemstede versus Louis de Boisot).
- 1584 - Earl Adolf van Nieuwenaar/Meurs becomes viceroy of Gelderland.
- 1588 - Spanish Aramada under Medina-Sidonia departs Lisbon to invade England.
- 1593 - Christopher Marlowe, British dramatist (Tamburlaine the Great), killed in a fight in London, England.
- 1623 - Birth of Wallerand Vaillant painter/engraver, baptized.
- 1631 - France/Maximilian van Bavarian signs Accord of Fontainebleau.
- 1635 - Emperor Ferdinand II and Saksen sign Peace of Prague.
- 1640 - André Duchesne French historian/genealogy, dies.
- 1640 - Peter Paul Rubens Flemish painter, dies at age 62.
- 1646 - Spain and Netherlands sign temporary cease fire.
- 1672 - Birth of Peter I "the Great" Romanov; tsar of Russia (1682-1725).
- 1718 - Arnold J van Keppel Earl of Albemarle/General, dies at about age 48.
- 1744 - Alexander Pope English poet (Eloisa to Abelard), dies at age 56.
- 1746 - Birth of Pierre François Dominique Toussaint AKA Toussaint l'Ouverture in Haiti; slave, rebel leader, Commander-in-Chief.
- 1757 - Birth of Henry Addington Viscount Sidmouth (Conservative), British Prime Minister (1801-04).
- 1778 - Death of Voltaire AKA François-Marie Arouet at age 42; French writer (Candide).
- 1783 - Benjamin Tower of Philadelphia publishes first daily newspaper in US.
- 1793 - Georges Couthon is chosen member of French Committee the Salut Public.
- 1800 - Birth of Karl W Feuerbach; German mathematician (Position of Feuerbach).
- 1808 - Napoleon annexes Tuscany and gives it seats in French Senate.
- 1812 - Birth of John Alexander McClernand; US Major General (Union volunteers).
- 1814 - In Paris, France, the Treaty of Paris is signed, bringing peace between Great Britain and her allies and France. France recognizes the Union of Norway and Sweden. The King of Sweden and Norway restores Guadeloupe to France, with England paying 24 million francs to Sweden as compensation. Mauritius and dependencies are ceded to Britain.
- 1821 - James Boyd patents rubber fire hose.
- 1822 - House slave betrays Denmark Vesey conspiracy (results in 37 blacks hanged).
- 1830 - Birth of Edward Winslow Hinks; US Brevet Major General (Union volunteers).
- 1832 - Birth of George Doherty Johnston; Brigadier General (Confederate Army).
- 1835 - Birth of Alfred Austin in Leeds, England; poet laureate of England (Garden).
- 1840 - Dominique J de Eerens, Governor-General of Dutch-Indies, dies at age 59.
- 1842 - John Francis attempts to assassinate Queen Victoria.
- 1845 - Birth of Amadeus I, duke of Aosta/king of Spain (1870-73).
- 1846 - Birth of Peter Carl Fabergé in Russia; goldsmith/jeweler/egg maker.
- 1848 - William G Young patents ice cream freezer.
- 1848 - Second battle at Gioto: Sardinia-Piemonte beats Austrians.
- 1858 - Hudson Bay Company's rights to Vancouver Island are revoked.
- 1862 - Battle of Booneville, Mississippi - captured General Beauregard evacuates Corinth, Mississippi.
- 1864 - James Barbour Terrill, US attorney/Confederate Brigadier-General, dies at age 26.
- 1867 - Birth of Arthur Vining Davis in Sharon, Massachusetts, USA; CEO (Alcoa-1910-57).
- 1868 - Memorial Day first observed when two women in Columbus, Mississippi place flowers on both Confederate and USA graves.
- 1872 - Mahlon Loomis patents wireless telegraphy.
- 1879 - Birth of Colin Blythe; cricket player (outstanding English slow lefty pre-WWI).
- 1879 - Gilmore Garden (New York City) is renamed Madison Square Garden.
- 1881 - Birth of George von Küchler; German fieldmarshal (Invasion Netherlands).
- 1883 - Rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, USA, is going to collapse causes a stampede that kills 12.
- 1888 - Birth of James A Farley; US postmaster general (1933-38).
- 1889 - The brassiere is invented.
- 1894 - Birth of Hubertus J van Mook; Dutch minister of Colonies (1942-45).
- 1895 - Birth of Maurice Tate; cricket player (great England pace bowler of 1920s).
- 1895 - W G Grace scores his 1,000th Cricket run of the season after 22 days.
- 1896 - First car accident occurs: Henry Wells hits a bicyclist in New York City.
- 1896 - Birth of Howard Hawks in Goshen, Indiana, USA; director/producer (Rio Bravo, Scarface).
- 1899 - 24th Preakness: R Clawson aboard Half Time wins in 1:47.
- 1901 - Birth of Cornelia Otis Skinner in Chicago, Illinois, USA; writer (When Our Hearts Were Young and Gay).
- 1901 - The Hall of Fame for Great Americans is dedicated on the campus of New York University.
- 1902 - Birth of Stepin Fetchit [Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry] in Key West, Florida, USA; actor (In Old Kentucky, Miracle in Harlem).
- 1903 - 28th Preakness: W Gannon aboard Flocarline wins in 1:44.8.
- 1903 - Birth of Countee Cullen in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; poet (Black Christ and Other Poems).
- 1904 - Birth of Ernesto de la Guardia Junior; President of Panamá (1956-60).
- 1906 - 40th Belmont Stakes: Lucien Lyne aboard Burgomaster wins in 2:20.
- 1907 - 41st Belmont Stakes: G Mountain aboard Peter Pan wins.
- 1908 - The Emergency Currency Act authorizes $500, $1000, and $10000 national bank notes, and allows chartered banks to substitute other securities besides US bonds as reserves against circulating currency. The Act is to remain in effect until June 30, 1915.
- 1908 - First US federal workmen's compensation law approved.
- 1908 - 42nd Belmont Stakes: Joe Notter aboard Colin wins.
- 1908 - Birth of Hannes OG Alfvén; Swedish physicist (Nobel Prize 1970).
- 1908 - Birth of Melvin Jerome Blanc AKA Mel Blanc in San Francisco, California, USA; voice actor (Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig) (dies 1989).
- 1909 - Birth of Benny Goodman in Chicago, Illinois, USA; jazz clarinetist and big-band leader, the "King of Swing".
- 1909 - Birth of George Headley; cricket player (in Panamá All-time great West Indies batsman).
- 1909 - Reuben Siegel lays cornerstone of first home in Tel-Aviv.
- 1910 - 44th Belmont Stakes: James Butwell aboard Sweep wins in 2:22.
- 1911 - Birth of Douglas Fowley in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Grandpa - Pistols 'n' Petticoats).
- 1912 - Birth of Hugh Griffith in Anglesey, Wales; actor (Ben Hur, Mutiny on the Bounty, Oliver!).
- 1912 - Birth of Joseph Stein; dramatist/playwright (Fiddler on the Roof).
- 1912 - US Marines are sent to Nicaragua.
- 1912 - Wilbur Wright, US aviation pioneer, dies.
- 1913 - First Balkan War ends, by Treaty of London.
- 1913 - Treaty between Turkey and Albania recognizing Albania independence.
- 1914 - Birth of Bobby Sherwood in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; orchestra leader, musical director, host (The Milton Berle Show (1952-53), The Red Buttons Show, Quick as a Flash, Stars on Parade, Masquerade Party, The Bert Parks Show).
- 1914 - Cunard ocean liner RMS Aquitania, largest at 45,647 tons, sails on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England to New York City.
- 1916 - Birth of Dr Joseph W Kennedy; scientist (one of four discoverers of plutonium).
- 1919 - Lord John Raleigh, British physicist (Nobel Prize 1904), dies.
- 1920 - Birth of George London in Montréal, Quebec, Canada; baritone (Dr Greenvil-La Traviata).
- 1920 - Birth of John Heawood; actor/singer/choreographer (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang).
- 1921 - In Tulsa, Oklahoma, 19-year-old Dick Rowland is accused of assaulting 17-year-old Sarah Page. Because Rowland is black and Page is white, a mob burns the all-black Greenwood District over four days. 600 businesses destroyed, about 300 people killed, 10,000 people made homeless.
- 1921 - Salzburg, Austria, votes to join Germany.
- 1922 - Birth of Harry Clement Stubbs; American sci-fi author (Needle, Iceworld).
- 1922 - Chicago Cubs swap Max Flack for Saint Louis Cardinals Cliff Heathcote during the middle of a doubleheader. Both play for both teams that day.
- 1922 - David Mendes Chumaceiro, Curaçaos poet (Adelfas), dies at age 45.
- 1922 - Latvia and Vatican sign accord.
- 1922 - In Washington, D.C., the Lincoln Memorial is dedicated by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, William Howard Taft.
- 1922 - In Nagai, Japan, a meteorite falls harmlessly to the ground.
- 1923 - Birth of Jimmy Lydon in Harrington Park, New Jersey, USA; actor (Richard - Love That Jill, The First Hundred Years, The Gale Storm Show).
- 1923 - Charles Fichardt, cricket player (South Africa batsman in two Tests 1892-96), dies.
- 1924 - Birth of Norbert Schemansky; American middle heavyweight (Olympics-gold-1952).
- 1925 - Birth of Gerard John Toorenaar; political commissar in Amsterdam (1975-79).
- 1925 - British mariners shoot on demonstrators.
- 1925 - Peter DePaolo becomes first man to average over 100 mph at Indianapolis 500.
- 1925 - Roger Hornsby replaces Branch Rickey as manager of Saint Louis Cardinals.
- 1926 - Birth of Edouard Van Remoortel in Brussels, Belgium; conductor (1958-62 Saint Louis Symphony).
- 1927 - Birth of Clint Walker in Hartford, Illinois, USA; actor (Kodiak, Cheyenne, Dirty Dozen, Centennial).
- 1927 - Birth of Dick Noel in Brooklyn, New York, USA; TV host (It's a Small Wonder).
- 1927 - Birth of Evelyn Wesler Zemel; American author (American Glass Animals).
- 1927 - Walter Johnson records 113th and last shutout of his career.
- 1928 - Birth of Agnès Varda; French photograph/director (Cléo de 5 à 7, Le bonheur).
- 1928 - Birth of John Keith Wright; English economist/assistant Secretary of State (1971-84).
- 1929 - Birth of Michael Mellinger in Bavaria, Germany; actor (Goldfinger).
- 1930 - Bill Arnold wins Indianapolis 500 car race (average 161.6 kph).
- 1931 - Philadelphia Phillies' Chuck Klein homers off Ben Cantwell (Boston Braves) in both ends designated hitter.
- 1932 - Birth of Pauline Oliveros in Houston, Texas, USA; composer (Sound Patterns).
- 1932 - New York Yankees dedicate a plaque to Miller Huggins.
- 1934 - Death of Heihatjirô Tôjô, Japanese Admiral (Russian-Japanese War).
- 1934 - Birth of Alexei A Leonov in Siberia, USSR; cosmonaut (Voskhod II, Soyuz 19).
- 1935 - Babe Ruth's final Major League Baseball game, goes hitless for Boston Braves against Philadelphia Phillies. Ruth played 22 seasons, winning ten World Series tournaments, and scoring 714 home runs.
- 1936 - Birth of Keir Dullea in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; actor (2001, 2010, David and Lisa, Guiding Light, Loving Friends and Perfect Couples).
- 1936 - Birth of Roy Harford; cricket player (brother of Noel New Zealand wicketkeeper versus India 1968).
- 1936 - Birth of Ruta Lee in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; actress (Operation Eichmann, Marjorie Morningstar, Pantomime Quiz, High Rollers, Roseanne).
- 1937 - 20th PGA Championship: Denny Shute at Pittsburgh FC Aspinwall Pennsylvania.
- 1937 - 61,756, second-largest crowd in Polo Grounds history, sees Brooklyn Dodgers end Carl Hubbell's consecutive-game winning streak at 24 over two seasons.
- 1937 - Memorial Day Massacre - Chicago police shoot on union marchers at Republic Steel Plant in Chicago, Illinois, USA; ten die.
- 1938 - Birth of Wilfried A de Pree; Dutch Member of Parliament (PvdA)/theologist.
- 1938 - New York Yankees sweep Boston Red Sox 10-0 and 5-4 in front of 83,533 at Yankee Stadium.
- 1939 - Birth of Michael J Pollard in Passaic, New Jersey, USA; actor (Bonnie and Clyde, Roxanne, Many Loves of Dobie Gillis).
- 1940 - Birth of David Ackroyd in Orange, New Jersey, USA; actor (I Come in Peace, Memories of Me).
- 1940 - Y de Smit-Rog, eldest Dutchman, dies at age 104.
- 1941 - First anti-semitic measures in Serbia.
- 1941 - English Army enters Baghdad, chasing pro-German coup government.
- 1941 - Germans capture Crete.
- 1942 - Operation Millennium begins, the first British 1000 bomber attack on a German city. Arthur Harris gambles all available aircraft in his command: front line, reserves, and much of the training organization. 95 fighters and Blenheim bombers begin with attacks on airfields, losing three aircraft in the process. Then 1047 bombers attack Cologne, dropping 915 tons of incendiaries and 840 tons of high explosives. Total loss of British planes is 41 aircraft. Over 600 acres are devastated, including 328 large factories, hundreds more smaller factories, some 2500 fires started, 469 people killed, 12,840 buildings destroyed, and 45,132 made homeless. This is the first bombing/reconnaissance mission of the Mosquito aircraft.
- 1942 - Birth of Dan Miller; American politician (Representative-Republican-Florida).
- 1942 - Birth of Lenny Davidson in London, England; rock guitarist (Dave Clark Five - "Glad All Over").
- 1942 - Satchel Paige pitches five innings to defeat Dizzy Dean All-Stars 8-1.
- 1943 - Birth of Gale Sayers; NFL running back (Chicago Bears).
- 1943 - US troops reconquer Attu Aleutians.
- 1944 - Jessie Ralph, actress (Good Earth, San Francisco), dies at age 79.
- 1945 - Birth of Meredith MacRae in Houston, Texas, USA; actress (Petticoat Junction, My Three Sons).
- 1946 - Birth of Candy Lightner; political activist/founder (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers).
- 1946 - Boston Braves' Bernard Malamud's homerun shatters Bulova clock in Ebbets Field.
- 1946 - United Airlines Flight 521 crashes on takeoff at LaGuardia Airport (New York), 42 die.
- 1949 - Birth of Bob Willis; cricket player (superb England fast bowler 1971-84).
- 1949 - German Democratic Republic constitution approved.
- 1949 - NPS/VHP win first general election in Suriname.
- 1950 - Patty Berg wins LPGA Eastern Golf Open.
- 1950 - Birth of Stephen Tobolowsky; actor (CSI Miami, Deadwood).
- 1951 - Birth of Stephen Tobolowsky in Dallas, Texas, USA; actor (Single White Female, Thelma and Louise).
- 1951 - Ezzard Charles beats Joey Maxim in 15 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1952 - Charlie Grimm succeeds Tommy Holmes as manager of Boston Braves.
- 1953 - First Major League Baseball TV network baseball game: ABC debuts Game of the Week on Saturday afternoons. Cleveland Indians 7, Chicago White Sox 2.
- 1953 - 23rd French Men's Tennis: Ken Rosewall beats Vic Seixas (6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2).
- 1953 - 23rd French Women's Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats Doris Hart (6-2, 6-4).
- 1953 - Birth of Colm Meaney; actor (Star Trek: Deep Space 9, Star Trek: The Next Generation).
- 1953 - The Auckland Harbour Bridge officially opens in Auckland, New Zealand.
- 1954 - Dutch bishops forbid membership to non-catholic sporting clubs.
- 1954 - Emile Zatopek runs world record 5km (13:57.2).
- 1955 - Birth of Nicky "Topper" Headon; English drummer (The Clash - "Complete Control").
- 1955 - Said el-Mufti forms Jordan Government.
- 1955 - Tunisia begins domestic self governing.
- 1956 - US performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests).
- 1957 - Birth of Allison Roe in Auckland, New Zealand; marathon runner (New York City-1981).
- 1957 - Birth of Chris Van Jaarsveld; guitarist (Sleeze Beez).
- 1957 - Real Madrid wins second Europe Cup 1 in Madrid, Spain.
- 1957 - Test Cricket debut for Rohan Kanhai versus England at Edgbaston.
- 1957 - Toivo R Pekkanen, Finnish writer (Black Ecstacy), dies.
- 1958 - Birth of Marie Fredriksson in Össjo, Sweden; singer (Roxette - "Must Have Been Love").
- 1958 - Birth of Michael E Lopez-Alegria in Madrid, Spain; US Navy Lieutenant Commander/astronaut (STS 73, sk 92).
- 1958 - Birth of Ted McGinley in Newport Beach, California, USA; actor (The Love Boat, Married With Children, Dynasty, Hope and Faith).
- 1958 - US performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests).
- 1958 - Unidentified American soldiers killed in WWII and Korean War buried in Arlington, Virginia, USA.
- 1959 - Iraq terminates military assistance pact with US due to neutrality.
- 1959 - President Somoza ends emergency crisis in Nicaragua.
- 1959 - President Stroessner disbands Paraguay's parliament.
- 1959 - World's first hovercraft (SR-N1) tested at Cowes, England.
- 1960 - Birth of Stephen "Tea Tower" Duffy; rocker (Lilac Time - "Paradise Song").
- 1960 - Boris Pasternak, Russian poet (Dr Zhivago), dies at age 70.
- 1961 - Birth of Ralph Carter in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Michael Evans - Good Times).
- 1961 - Birth of Trey Parker; rapper/actor (Newsies, Hull High).
- 1961 - Dutch DC-8 crashes after takeoff at Lisbon, Portugal, 62 die.
- 1961 - Rafael L Trujillo Molina, dictator of Dominican Republic (1930-61), murdered at age 69.
- 1962 - 69 killed in bus crash (Ahmedabad, India).
- 1962 - Birth of John Alt; NFL tackle (Kansas City Chiefs).
- 1962 - Birth of Tonya Pinkins in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (Livia Frye - All My Children).
- 1963 - Birth of Helen Patricia Sharman in Great Britain; cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-12).
- 1964 - Beyond the Fringe closes at John Golden Theater in New York City after 673 performances.
- 1964 - Birth of Nhi Lan Le in Vietnam; US fencer-foil (Olympics-1996).
- 1964 - Birth of Wynonna [Christina Judd] in Ashland, Kentucky, USA; singer (Judds - "Why Not Me", "Love Can Build A Bridge").
- 1964 - San Francisco Giants sweep New York Mets 5-3 and 8-6 in 23 innings, records include elapsed time of 9:50, 47 strikeouts, 7:22 for second game and New York's 22 K's in second games.
- 1964 - Birth of Tom Morello; guitarist (Audioslave, Rage Against The Machine).
- 1965 - Birth of Tammy Parks in Rockville Centre, New York, USA; actress (Attack of the 60-foot Centerfold).
- 1965 - Birth of Tyronne Stowe; NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks).
- 1965 - France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker, Algeria.
- 1965 - Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open.
- 1965 - Viet Cong offensive against US base Da Nang begins.
- 1966 - 300 US airplanes bomb North Vietnam.
- 1966 - Birth of Gary Martin; cricket pace bowler (Zimbabwe ODI).
- 1966 - Graham Hill wins Indianapolis 500 car race (232.2 kph).
- 1966 - US launches Surveyor 1 to the Moon.
- 1967 - Biafra declares independence from Nigeria.
- 1967 - Birth of Benoît Gauthier in Saint Jerome, Québec, Canada; canoeist (Olympics-1996).
- 1967 - Groundbreaking begins in Florida for Walt Disney World.
- 1967 - Birth of Rechelle Hawkes in Albany, West Australia; field hockey midfielder (Olympics-1996).
- 1967 - Claude Rains, actor (Invisible Man), dies at age 77.
- 1967 - Robert "Evel" Knievel's motorcycle jumps sixteen automobiles.
- 1967 - New York Yankees' Whitey Ford, nearing 41, announces his retirement from baseball.
- 1968 - Birth of Amy Fuller in Westlake, California, USA; rower (Olympics-1992, 1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Tim Burgess; English rock vocalist (Charlatans - "Only One I Know").
- 1968 - President Charles de Gaulle disbands French parliament.
- 1968 - University church in Leipzig, German Democratic Republic, blown up.
- 1968 - West German Parliament accepts emergency crisis law.
- 1969 - Derek Clayton runs world record marathon (2:08:33.6) at Antwerp, Belgium.
- 1969 - Gibraltar adopts constitution.
- 1969 - People revolt in Willemstad, Curaçao.
- 1970 - Birth of Sam Rogers; NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills).
- 1971 - 36 hospitalized during Grateful Dead concert; after drinking LSD-laced apple juice.
- 1971 - Birth of Drahomir Kadlec in Pribham, Czechoslovakia; hockey defenseman (Team Czechoslovakia Republic).
- 1971 - Birth of Jiri Slegr in Jihlava, Czechoslovakia; NHL defenseman (Edmonton Oilers, Olympics-gold-1998).
- 1971 - Birth of Kyle Vander Kuyp; Australian 110 metre hurdler (Olympics-1996).
- 1971 - Rodd Redwing, actor (Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory), dies at age 66.
- 1971 - Train crash at Duivendrecht, Netherlands, five die.
- 1971 - US Mariner 9 launched (first satellite to orbit Mars).
- 1971 - Willie Mays hits his 638th homerun, sets National League record of 1,950 runs scored.
- 1971 - Birth of Patrick Dahlheimer; guitarist (Live).
- 1972 - Three Japanese PFL terrorists kill 24, wound 72 at Tel Aviv's Lod International Airport, Israel.
- 1972 - Birth of Allen Aldridge; NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32).
- 1972 - Birth of Anthony Cook; NFL defensive end/defensive tackle (Tennessee Oilers).
- 1972 - Birth of Jeff Jones; NFL tackle (Detroit Lions).
- 1972 - Birth of Manny Ramirez in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; outfielder (Cleveland Indians).
- 1972 - Birth of Renita Farrell in Townsville, Queensland, Australia; field hockey midfielder (Olympics-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Terry Wilburn; WLAF running back (Barcelona Dragons).
- 1973 - Ajax wins third Europe Cup.
- 1973 - Birth of Christine Pavone; Miss USA-Connecticut (1997).
- 1973 - Birth of Je'Rod Cherry; safety (New Orleans Saints).
- 1973 - Birth of Jennifer Darst in Dallas, Texas, USA; pairs skater (and Arthur Reid).
- 1973 - Birth of Steve Charbonneau; Canadian Football League defensive linebacker (Montreal Alouettes).
- 1973 - Swift & Company changes its company name to Esmark.
- 1973 - Hal Hastings, orchestra leader (Chevrolet on Broadway), dies at age 66.
- 1973 - Death of William Spier at age 66 of a heart attack; producer/director (Suspense radio show, The Adventures of Sam Spade radio show).
- 1974 - 10th Mayor's Trophy Game, New York Yankees beat New York Mets 9-4.
- 1974 - Birth of David Wilkie Ellensburg; NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens).
- 1974 - Birth of Cee-Lo; singer (Gnarls Barkley and Goodie Mob).
- 1975 - European Space Agency (ESA) forms.
- 1975 - Michel Simon, actor (Panic, Plague, Two of Us), dies at age 80.
- 1976 - 22nd LPGA Championship won by Betty Burfeindt.
- 1976 - Birth of Omri Hairi Katz in Los Angeles, California; actor (Marshall Teller - Eerie Indiana).
- 1976 - Bobby Unser sets world record for the fastest pit stop (4 seconds).
- 1977 - Cleveland Indians' Dennis Eckersley no-hits California Angels, 2-0.
- 1977 - Death of Paul Desmond at age 52 of lung cancer; jazz saxophonist (Dave Brubeck Quartet).
- 1978 - Birth of Krassmira Todorava; Miss Bulgaria Universe (1997).
- 1979 - Jack Raine, actor (Quartet), dies at age 82.
- 1979 - In the Sumbawa Island region, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurs. At least 22 people killed, 70 injured, and extensive damage and landslides on Lombok Island.
- 1979 - Nottingham Forrest wins 24th Europe Cup 1 at Munich, Germany.
- 1979 - Pat Underwood makes his pitching debut for Detroit Tigers, beats brother Tom.
- 1979 - Ted Coombs begins a 5,193-mile roller skate from Los Angeles to New York City.
- 1980 - Detroit Tigers' relief pitcher John Hiller, 37, (who had a 1971 heart attack), retires.
- 1980 - J Turner's painting Juliet and Her Nurse sells for US$6.4 million in New York City.
- 1980 - Minnesota Twins' Ken Landreaux ends his hitting streak after 31 games.
- 1980 - First papal visit to France since 1814.
- 1980 - Death of Carl Radle of a kidney ailment; bassist (Derek and the Dominoes - Layla").
- 1981 - Los Angeles Dodgers are quickest to get 1,000,000 attendence (22 games).
- 1981 - Ziaur Rahmen, President of Bangladesh, is assassinated by a group of rebel officers.
- 1981 - Birth of Blake Bashoff; actor (Lost, Judging Amy).
- 1982 - Sandra Spuzich wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic.
- 1982 - Spain becomes the 16th member of NATO and the first nation to enter the alliance since Federal Republic of Germany's admission in 1955.
- 1982 - Indianapolis 500: 1973 winner Gordon Johncock wins his second race over 1979 winner Rick Mears by 0.16 seconds, the closest finish to date.
- 1983 - Alfred M Gruenther, US General/NATO-commander (1953-56), dies at age 84.
- 1983 - American League president Lee MacPhail suspends New York Yankees' owner George Steinbrenner for one week, for his public criticism of umpires.
- 1983 - Surrey all out for 14 versus Essex, their lowest score ever.
- 1984 - Bomb explodes in rebel leader Eden Pastora headquarters in Nicaragua.
- 1984 - Liverpool wins 29th Europe Cup 1 in Rome, Italy.
- 1984 - National League suspends Mario Soto five days for Cincinnati Reds - Chicago Cubs fight on May 27th.
- 1985 - NHL Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 1.
- 1986 - Ariane-2 (ESA) launched.
- 1986 - Bobby Rahal is first to average over 170mph in the Indianapolis 500.
- 1986 - France performs nuclear test.
- 1986 - Death of Joe Brown at age 60 of a heart attack; Canadian country singer (The Family Brown, 1985 Juno award).
- 1987 - Frank Carlson, American politician (Governor/Representative/Senator-Republican-Kansas), dies at age 94.
- 1987 - Mike Tyson TKOs Pinklon Thomas in six rounds for World Boxing Council heavyweight boxing title.
- 1987 - North American Philips Company unveils compact disc video.
- 1987 - Tony Tucker TKOs Buster Douglas in ten rounds for International Boxing Federation heavyweight boxing title.
- 1988 - Ella Raines, actress (Uncle Harry, Runaround, Impact), dies of throat cancer at age 66.
- 1989 - Student protesters in Tiananmen Square, China unveil a 10m (33 feet) high Goddess of Democracy statue.
- 1989 - Zinka Milanov, Metropolitan Opera diva, dies of a stroke at age 83.
- 1990 - In northern Peru, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurs. Three events about 1.5 and 4.8 seconds apart. At least 135 people killed, more than 800 injured and severe damage.
- 1990 - In Romania, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake occurs. Felt in Bulgaria, USSR, Hungary, Greece, Poland, Turkey and Yugoslavia.
- 1991 - 64th US National Spelling Bee: Joanne Lagatta wins spelling "antipyretic".
- 1991 - Arturo Barrios runs world record one-hour distance (21,096 km).
- 1991 - US Supreme Court rules prosecutors can be sued for legal advice they give police and can be held accountable.
- 1992 - Daniel Addes, actor (Victor - Sunset Grill), dies at age 59.
- 1992 - Karl Carstens, President German Federal Republic (1979-84), dies at age 77.
- 1992 - New York Lotto pays US$30 million to one winner (numbers are 12-15-30-33-40-48).
- 1992 - New York Yankees' pitcher Scott Sanderson becomes 9th to beat all 26 teams.
- 1992 - United Nations votes for sanctions against Serb-led Yugoslavia to halt fighting.
- 1993 - Betsy King wins J C Penney/LPGA Skins Game Golf Tournament.
- 1993 - Kelly Robbins wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic.
- 1993 - Death of Sun Ra AKA Herman S Blount at age 79 from strokes; American blues pianist/orchestra leader (Solar Arkestra) (born 1914).
- 1994 - Ezra Taft Benson, US minister of Agriculture/leader of Mormon Church (1985-94), dies at age 94.
- 1994 - Juan Carlos Onetti, Uruguayan writer (La vida breve), dies at age 85.
- 1994 - Baron Marcel Bich, Italian/French baron/pen manufacturer (Bic), dies at age 79.
- 1996 - 69th US National Spelling Bee: Wendy Guey wins spelling "vivisepulture".
- 1996 - Albert Belle uses a forearm to break up a double play and nearly breaks Milwaukee Brewers' second baseman Fernando Vina's nose. Belle gets a two-game suspension.
- 1997 - Ken Dryden becomes president of NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs.
- 1998 - Pakistan conducts a second nuclear explosion following its first test.
- 1998 - In the Afghanistan - Tajikistan border region, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake occurs. At least 4,000 people killed, many thousands injured and homeless.
- 2001 - A break in Petrobras' Paulinia oil pipeline dumps 220,000 litres of fuel oil in a residential neighborhood 30km from Sao Paulo, in Brazil.
- 2001 - South Korean freighter Dayong collides with the a Hong Kong vessel in dense fog at the mouth of the Yangtze River, near Jigujiao, China, spilling about 815,000 litres of toxic styrene.
- 2003 - Buena Vista releases the film Finding Nemo to theaters.
- 2004 - Thousands of people in Hong Kong take to the streets to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre.
- 2006 - Death of Robert Sterling at age 88 in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Topper TV show).
- 2008 - The Boston Celtics advance to the NBA finals with their 89-81 Game 6 win over the Detroit Pistons.
- 2008 - In Dublin, Ireland, diplomats from 111 countries, have formally adopt the Convention on Cluster Munitions treaty banning cluster bombs. The United States, Russia, China, Israel, India, and Pakistan didn't participate.
- 2009 - Death of Luís Cabral, first President of Guinea-Bissau (born 1931).
- 2009 - Death of Ephraim Katzir, 4th President of Israel (born 1916).
- 2009 - Death of Gaafar Nimeiry, 5th President of the Sudan (born 1930).
- 2010 - Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches the 20th perfect game in Major League Baseball history, defeating the Florida Marlins 1-0.
- 2010 - Dario Franchitti of Scotland wins his second Indianapolis 500 race.
- 2012 - Death of Andrew Huxley, British Nobel physiologist (born 1917).
- 2014 - Buena Vista releases the film Maleficent to theaters.
- 2016 - Former Chad President Hissène Habré is sentenced to life in prison for crimes against humanity committed during his tenure from 1982 to 1990, the first time an African Union-backed court convicts a former ruler of a country within its jurisdiction.
- 2019 - (to July 14) The 2019 Cricket World Cup is held in England and Wales; the series is won by England.
- 2020 - A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, carrying the Crew Dragon space capsule with two American astronauts, Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, destined for the International Space Station. This is the first manned spacecraft to take off from U.S. soil since the retirement of the Space Shuttle in 2011, and the world's first space launch of humans by any private company.
- 2020 - Death of Yawovi Agboyibo, 8th Prime Minister of Togo (born 1943).
- 2023 - Death of John Beasley at age 79 in hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, USA; actor (Rudy, Everwood TV show).
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