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What happened in history on this day: May 31?
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- 70 - Rome captures first wall of the city of Jerusalem.
- 455 - Petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched.
- 1091 - Hendrik van Verdun bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies.
- 1198 - Moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen rabbi of Mainz, dies.
- 1417 - Jacoba van Bavarian becomes countess of Holland/Zealand/Henegouwen.
- 1469 - Birth of Manuel I king of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration.
- 1472 - Birth of Erardus van der Mark prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal.
- 1495 - Emperor Maximilian, Pope Alexander VI, Milan, King Ferdinand, Isabella and Venice sign anti-French Saint League.
- 1504 - Engelbert II earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz, dies.
- 1531 - "Women's Revolt" in Amsterdam: wool house in churchyard aborted.
- 1551 - Aristotele "Basiano" da Sangallo Italian set designer, dies.
- 1557 - Birth of Theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj) czar of Russia (1584-98).
- 1564 - Battle on Gotland: Lübeck and Denmark beat Sweden.
- 1567 - Péreguin de la Grange French minister/martyr of Reform, dies.
- 1594 - Tintoretto Italian Mannerist painter, dies at age 75.
- 1620 - Willem Louis earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies at age 59.
- 1621 - Sir Francis Bacon thrown into Tower of London for one night.
- 1634 - US colony Massachusetts Bay annexes Maine colony.
- 1659 - Netherlands, England and France sign Treaty of The Hague.
- 1664 - Birth of Giulio Alberoni Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal.
- 1665 - Jerusalem's rabbi Sjabtai Tswi proclaims himself Messiah.
- 1665 - Pieter J Saenredam Dutch architectural painter, dies at age 67.
- 1674 - Birth of Friedrich Erhard Niedt composer.
- 1678 - Lady Godiva rides naked through Coventry in a protest of taxes.
- 1696 - Heinrich Schwemmer composer, dies at age 75.
- 1696 - John Salomonsz elected chief of Saint-Eustatius.
- 1701 - Birth of Alexander Cruden compiler of a concordance to King James Bible.
- 1727 - The Equivalent Company is incorporated by royal charter as the Royal Bank of Scotland.
- 1727 - France, England and Netherlands sign accord of Paris.
- 1740 - Frederick-William I king of Prussia (1713-1740), dies at age 51.
- 1744 - French troops conquer Kortrijk.
- 1790 - US copyright law is enacted.
- 1809 - Death of Franz Josef Haydn at age 77 in Vienna; Austrian composer (Jahreszeiten).
- 1810 - Birth of Horatio Seymour; US Governor (Union) (dies 1886).
- 1819 - Birth of Walt Whitman in West Hills, New York, USA; poet (Leaves of Grass).
- 1821 - Cathedral of Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary, first US Catholic cathedral, is dedicated in Baltimore, Maryland.
- 1837 - Astor Hotel (most elaborate in US) opens in New York City.
- 1837 - Birth of Ernest Daudet; French writer (White Terror).
- 1837 - Birth of Stephen Dodson Ramseur; Major General (Confederate Army) (dies 1864).
- 1837 - Birth of William Henry Fitzhugh "Rooney" Lee; Major General (Confederate Army).
- 1837 - Joseph Grimaldi, greatest clown (king of pantomime), dies at age 57.
- 1838 - Birth of Henry Sidgwick; English philosopher (Wife at University).
- 1847 - Rotterdam-Hague Railway opens.
- 1849 - Léonard du Bus de Gisignies, Governor-General of Netherlands-Indies, dies at age 69.
- 1851 - Ship Marco Polo leaves Saint John, New Brunswick, for England.
- 1853 - Elisha Kane's Arctic expedition leaves New York aboard the Advance ship.
- 1857 - Birth of Ambrogio DA Ratti AKA Pope Pius XI in Italy; 259th Roman Catholic Pope (1922-39).
- 1859 - The tower clock known as Big Ben, located at the top of Saint Stephen's Tower, rings out over the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, for the first time.
- 1860 - Birth of Walter Richard Sickert in Munich; Danish/English painter (The Miner).
- 1861 - Birth of Emily Perkins Bissell; welfare worker (first Christmas seal drive, 1907).
- 1862 - Robert Hatton, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at about age 34.
- 1862 - Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia (Fair Oaks); USA defeats CSA.
- 1863 - First horse race at Longchamps racecourse in France.
- 1864 - Birth of Albert J M Bakker; Dutch actor (Teun the night watch).
- 1868 - Dr James Moore (United Kingdom) wins first recorded bicycle race, (2k) velocipede race at Parc fde Saint Cloud, Paris.
- 1869 - Heavy rain postpones the Red Stockings baseball game against the Anioch Nine; first rain-out in professional baseball.
- 1870 - US Congress passes first Enforcement Act (rights of blacks).
- 1870 - E J DeSemdt patents asphalt pavement.
- 1872 - Birth of Charles G Abbot; US astronomer (Constant Sun).
- 1872 - Birth of William Heath Robinson in England; illustrator/cartoonist (Don Quixote).
- 1878 - German battleship Grosser Kurfürst sinks, 284 killed.
- 1878 - US Congress accepts decrease in dollar circulation.
- 1879 - First electric railway opens at Berlin Trades Exposition, Germany.
- 1879 - Madison Square Garden opens its doors in New York City.
- 1880 - League of American Wheelmen (first US bicycle association), forms in Newport, Rhode Island.
- 1883 - French fleet under Pierre begins siege of Tamatave, Madagascar.
- 1887 - Birth of Gunnar Olof Björling; Finnish/Swedish language poet (Vilande Dag).
- 1887 - Birth of Saint-John Perse in France; poet/diplomat (Nobel Prize 1960).
- 1888 - Birth of Jack Holt; US golddigger/actor (Cat People, San Francisco, Brimstone).
- 1889 - Birth of Athene Seyler in London, England; actress (Make Mine Mink).
- 1889 - Johnstown Flood; 2,209 die in Pennsylvania, USA.
- 1891 - Work on trans-Siberian railway begins.
- 1892 - Birth of Gregor Strasser; German pharmacist/NSDAP-Reich organization leader.
- 1892 - Birth of Konstatin G Paustovski; Russian author (Bespokojnaja Joenostj).
- 1894 - Birth of Fred Allen in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; comedian (Fred Allen Radio Show).
- 1897 - Birth of Margalo Gillmore in London, England; actress (Skirts Ahoy, High Society).
- 1898 - Birth of Norman Vincent in Peale, Ohio, USA; clergyman (Power of Positive Thinking).
- 1899 - Conference of Bloemfontein fails.
- 1900 - Birth of Helma Wolf-Catz; Dutch author (Undercurrent, Coral Reef).
- 1900 - British troops under Lord Roberts occupy Johannesburg.
- 1900 - James Loudon, Governor-General of Netherlands-Indies (1871-75), dies at age 75.
- 1900 - John Power, Irish baronet/whiskey manufacturer, dies in battle.
- 1900 - US troops arrive in Peking, China, to help put down Boxer Rebellion.
- 1902 - Boer War Ends; Treaty of Vereeniging signed, Britain annexes Transvaal.
- 1906 - Hermann Schell, German theologist (Gott und Geist), dies at age 56.
- 1906 - King Alfonso XIII and Victoria von Battenberg are assassinated in Madrid, Spain.
- 1907 - Taxicabs first begin running in New York City, New York, USA.
- 1908 - Birth of Don Ameche in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA; actor (Cocoon, Trading Places).
- 1908 - C L "Boy" Johnson, cricket player (Test for South Africa 1895-96), dies.
- 1908 - Miss Pottelsberghe de la Pottery is first airplane passenger (Belgium).
- 1909 - First NAACP conference (United Charities Building, New York City).
- 1909 - Birth of Jan Lewando; British director (Marks and Spencer).
- 1909 - Birth of Thor Thorvaldsen in Norway; yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1948, 1952).
- 1910 - The Union of South Africa is formed, incorporating Cape of Good Hope.
- 1911 - The Titanic passenger liner is launched in Belfast, Ireland, with no christening ceremony. It is the largest ship in the world: 825.5 feet, 92.5 feet across beam, 46382 tons displacement.
- 1912 - Birth of Barbara Pepper in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Doris Ziffel - Green Acres, Rogue Tavern).
- 1912 - Birth of Dave O'Brien in Big Springs, Texas, USA; actor (Kiss Me Kate, First Aid).
- 1912 - Birth of Henry M "Scoop" Jackson; American politician (Senator-Democrat-Washington).
- 1912 - Birth of Martin Schwarzschild; US astronomer (evolution).
- 1913 - 17th Amendment (direct election of Senators) declared ratified.
- 1913 - Alexis Ahlgren runs world record marathon (2:36:06.6).
- 1915 - An LZ-38 Zeppelin makes first zeppelin air raid on London, England.
- 1915 - Birth of Conrad W Mönnich; theologist (Branch of olive).
- 1916 - (to June 1) Battle of Jutland: British-German sea battle off Denmark (10,000 dead). British battle cruiser Invincible explodes, killing all aboard but six. An 11-inch shell hits the midships turret of British Admiral David Beatty's flagship HMS Lion.
- 1916 - Horace Hood, British spy (Battle of Jutland), dies in battle.
- 1916 - Birth of Bert Haanstra in Holten, Netherlands; director (Fanfare).
- 1916 - Birth of John Vivyan; actor (Mr Lucky, Wrong Man, Imitation of Life).
- 1916 - Birth of Judy Campbell; actress (Convoy, Bonnie Prince Charlie).
- 1917 - First jazz record released (Dark Town Strutters Ball).
- 1919 - First wedding held in an aircraft (over Houston, Texas).
- 1919 - US Navy Curtiss NC-4 aircraft commanded by AC Read completes first crossing of Atlantic (15 days), landing at Plymouth, England.
- 1920 - Birth of Edward Bennett Williams; lawyer/team owner (Washington Redskins, Baltimore Orioles).
- 1921 - Birth of Alida Valli in Pola, Italy; actress (Miracle of the Bells, The Third Man).
- 1921 - Birth of Robert Arthur Ley in the United Kingdom; sci-fi author (Telepath, Power of X).
- 1922 - Birth of Denholm Elliott in London, England; actor (Alfie, Cuba, Doll's House, King Rat).
- 1922 - Birth of Elisabeth, arch duchess of Austria/princess of Liechtenstein.
- 1923 - Birth of Clint Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949-).
- 1923 - China and USSR exchange diplomats.
- 1924 - Birth of Russell Endean; cricket player (28 Tests for South Africa, handled the ball 1956).
- 1926 - Birth of Derek Birley; British Vice-Chancellor (Ulster University).
- 1926 - Birth of Probir Sen; cricket wicketkeeper (India in late 1940s/early 1950s).
- 1926 - Portuguese President Bernardino Machedo resigns after coup.
- 1927 - Birth of James Eberle; British Admiral/director (Royal Institute of International Affairs).
- 1927 - Birth of Michael Sandberg; British CEO (Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp).
- 1927 - Detroit Tigers' first baseman Johnny Neun makes an unassisted triple play.
- 1928 - First aerial cross of the Pacific takes off from Oakland, California.
- 1928 - Birth of Jacob Lateiner in Havana, Cuba; pianist/professor (Juiliard).
- 1928 - Birth of Pankaj Roy; cricket player (Indian opener, 413 partnership with Vinoo Mankad).
- 1928 - Charlie Hallows scores his 1,000th run of Cricket season.
- 1929 - Birth of first reindeer born in the US.
- 1929 - Birth of Elaine Stewart in Montclair, New Jersey, USA; actress (Take the High Ground).
- 1929 - Birth of Neil Shaw; British CEO (Tate and Lyle).
- 1930 - Birth of Clint Eastwood in San Francisco, California, USA; actor (Dirty Harry), mayor (Carmel, California).
- 1930 - Birth of William Taylor; British Chairman of Convocation (London University).
- 1930 - Donald Bradman gets his 1,000th run of the English Cricket season.
- 1930 - Building begins on Albert Canal in Belgium.
- 1930 - Comet 73P/1930 (Schwassmann-Wachmann 3) approaches 0.0617 astronomical units (AUs) of Earth.
- 1931 - Birth of John Robert Schrieffer; American physicist (Nobel Prize 1972).
- 1931 - Birth of Shirley Verrett in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; American mezzo-soprano (Cassandra - Les Troyens).
- 1931 - Birth of Steve Horn; American politician (Representative-Republican-California).
- 1932 - Birth of Elizabeth Southey; British CEO (National Federation of Women's Institutes).
- 1932 - Birth of George Vallings; British Vice-Admiral.
- 1932 - Birth of Ronald Hampel; British CEO (ICI).
- 1934 - Birth of Bent Peter Rasch in Denmark; canoe (Olympics-gold-1952).
- 1934 - Birth of Jim Hutton in Binghamton, New York, USA; actor (Ellery Queen).
- 1935 - Birth of Bruce Bolton; cricket player (two Tests New Zealand versus England 1959).
- 1935 - Earthquake kills 50,000 in Quetta, Pakistan.
- 1937 - German battleships bomb Almeria, Spain.
- 1938 - Bill Edrich scores his 1,000th run of cricket season, all at Lord's.
- 1938 - Birth of John Prescott; British Member of Parliament.
- 1938 - Birth of Peter Yarrow in New York City, New York, USA; musician (Peter, Paul and Mary - "Puff the Magic Dragon").
- 1939 - Birth of Terry Waite; Anglican Church envoy/Lebanese hostage.
- 1940 - Birth of Augie Mayer; rocker (Sir Douglas Quintet).
- 1940 - Birth of Elfi Mikesch; cinematographer (Erotique, Out of America, Malina).
- 1940 - General-Major Bernard Montgomery leaves Dünkirchen.
- 1941 - Birth of Gil [Walter] Morgan in Haddock, Georgia, USA; PGA golfer (1990 Kemper Open).
- 1941 - Birth of Johnny Paycheck in Greenfield, Ohio, USA; singer ("Take This Job and Shove It").
- 1941 - Birth of June Clark; British Professor of Nursing (Middlesex University).
- 1941 - Birth of Kenneth Cooper in New York City, New York, USA; harpsichordist/professor (Barnard, Brooklyn).
- 1941 - British troops vacate Crete.
- 1941 - German occupiers of Netherlands forbid Jews access to beach and swimming pools.
- 1942 - 25th PGA Championship: Sam Snead wins at Seaview CC in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
- 1942 - Birth of Happy Hairston; NBA star (Cincinnati, Detroit, Los Angeles).
- 1942 - Birth of John Daniel; British Vice-Chancellor (Open University).
- 1942 - Luftwaffe bombs Canterbury, England.
- 1943 - "Archie" comic strip first broadcast on radio.
- 1943 - Birth of Joe Namath in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, USA; NFL quarterback (New York Jets), the $400,000 man (1969 Superbowl).
- 1943 - Birth of Sharon Gless in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Chris Cagney - Cagney and Lacey).
- 1943 - Saint Louis Cardinals' Mort Cooper pitches first of back-to-back one-hitters.
- 1943 - Japanese forces are driven from Aleutian Islands, Alaska.
- 1944 - In Italy, retreating Germans burn two ships in a special museum near Lake Nemi outside Rome. The ships had been used in the lake as floating entertainment palaces in time of Caligula, about year 12-41.
- 1944 - Birth of Mick Ralphs; guitarist (Mott the Hoople, Bad Company).
- 1946 - Birth of Debbie Moore; founder/CEO (Pineapple Dance Studios).
- 1946 - Birth of Maeve Kinkead in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Guiding Light).
- 1946 - Birth of Rainer Werner Fassbinder; German director (Marriage of Maria Braum).
- 1946 - Birth of Steve Bucknor; cricket player (West Indian Test umpire, FIFA referee).
- 1947 - 79th Belmont Stakes: Ruperto Donoso aboard Phalanx wins in 2:29.6.
- 1947 - Adrienne Ames, actress (Black Sheep, 24 Hours), dies at age 39.
- 1947 - Communists grab power in Hungary.
- 1947 - Eastern DC-4 crashes between Port Deposit and Perryville Maryland, kills 53.
- 1947 - Henri G Casadesus, French altviolist/composer (viola d'amour), dies at age 66.
- 1947 - Italian Government of Gasperi forms.
- 1948 - Birth of Duncan L Hunter; American politician (Representative-Republican-California, 1981-).
- 1948 - Birth of John "Bonzo" Bonham in Birmingham, England; drummer (Led Zeppelin - "Stairway to Heaven").
- 1948 - Birth of Lynda Bellingham; actress (Sweeney, Scarlet Tunic).
- 1948 - Birth of Rhea Perlman in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (Carla - Cheers, Zena - Taxi).
- 1948 - Tommy Lasorda strikes out 25 Amsterdam Rugmakers (in 15 innings).
- 1949 - 31st PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Hermitage Country Club, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
- 1949 - Birth of Steven Kampmann in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Kirk - Newhart).
- 1949 - Charley Lupica begins stay on 4-foot-square platform atop a 60-foot pole, vowing to stay until Cleveland Indians clinch pennant. (They don't, and he comes down 117 days later.)
- 1950 - Birth of Gregory Harrison in Catalina, California, USA; actor (Trapper John, Logan's Run).
- 1950 - Birth of Tom Berenger in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Big Chill, Someone to Watch Over Me).
- 1950 - Due to rain, Indianapolis 500 shortened to 345 miles, Johnny Parson wins.
- 1950 - Laker takes 14-12-2-8 in Test Cricket trial.
- 1951 - Netherlands and South Africa sign cultural accord.
- 1952 - Walter Schellenberg, German lawyer/headed spy (Venlo), dies.
- 1953 - Lebanese President Camille Shamun disbands government.
- 1955 - "Wild Bill" Vukovich killed in the Indianapolis 500.
- 1955 - Birth of Ben de Lisi; British fashion designer.
- 1955 - Birth of Laura Baugh in Gainesville, Florida, USA; LPGA golfer (1994 Youngstown Classic-9th).
- 1955 - Construction begins on Soviet cosmodrome launch facilities.
- 1955 - Great Britain proclaims emergency crisis due to railroad strike.
- 1955 - US Supreme Court orders school integration "with all deliberate speed".
- 1956 - Birth of Bart van Poppel; Dutch bassist/guitarist/singer (Tambourine).
- 1956 - Birth of Yoshiko Sakakibara in Chiba, Japan; actress (Sailor Moon, Vampire Hunter).
- 1956 - Mickey Mantle homerun just misses (18 inches) clearing Yankee Stadium's roof.
- 1957 - Birth of Jim Craig in North Easton, Massachusetts, USA; hockey goalie (Olympics-gold-1980).
- 1957 - Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island.
- 1958 - Birth of Angel Franco in Asuncion, Paraguay; golfer (1993 Nike Dominion).
- 1958 - Birth of Gary George Hallberg in Berwyn, Illinois, USA; PGA golfer (1983 Andy Williams).
- 1958 - Birth of Kyle Secor in Tacoma, Washington, USA; actor (Tim Bayliss - Homicide).
- 1958 - Birth of Mkhuseli Jack; South African UDF-leader (consumer boycotts).
- 1958 - Dick Dale invents "surf music" with "Let's Go Trippin".
- 1958 - US performs nuclear test at Bikini Island (atmospheric tests).
- 1959 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Cavalier Golf Open.
- 1960 - Birth of Chris Elliott in New York City, New York, USA; actor/comedian (Get a Life, David Letterman Show).
- 1960 - Birth of Norm Johnson; NFL place kicker (Seattle Seahawks, Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 1960 - Birth of Peter Winterbottom; British rugby player.
- 1960 - Willem Elsschot [Alfons de Ridder], Flemish writer (Kas), dies at age 78.
- 1961 - Benfica wins 6th Europe Cup 1 at Bern, Switzerland.
- 1961 - Birth of Harry Enfield in London, England; comedian (Dermot - Men Behaving Badly, Saturday Live).
- 1961 - Birth of Lea Thompson in Rochester, Minnesota, USA; actress (Back to the Future, Caroline In The City, Casual Sex, Space Camp).
- 1961 - Chuck Berry's amusement park Berryland opens in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.
- 1961 - Judge Irving Kaufman orders Board of Education of New Rochelle to integrate.
- 1961 - Union of South Africa becomes the Republic of South Africa, leaving the British Commonwealth.
- 1961 - Northern Cameroons joins Nigeria.
- 1962 - CBS-TV airs the Tell It To Groucho TV show for the last time.
- 1962 - Adolf Eichmann, war criminal, hanged for crimes against Jews in WWII at Ramie Prison in Israel at age 56.
- 1962 - Birth of Corey Hart in Montréal, Canada; vocalist ("I Wear My Sunglasses at Night").
- 1962 - Birth of Henry Williams; Canadian Football League receiver (Edmonton Eskimos).
- 1962 - Birth of Joe Orsulak in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, USA; outfielder (Florida Marlins).
- 1962 - Birth of Noriko Hidaka; actor (Ranma 1/2, Baoh, Akazukin Chacha).
- 1963 - Birth of Wendy Smith; rocker (Prefab Sprout - "2 Wheels Good").
- 1963 - Carel C van Essen, archaeologist (Art of Ancient Rome), dies at age 63.
- 1964 - Birth of Scotti Hill in Manhasset, New York, USA; rock guitarist (Skid Row - "Psycho Love").
- 1964 - Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open.
- 1964 - San Francisco Giants beat New York Mets, 8-6, in 23 innings (second game) (7 hours 32 minutes).
- 1965 - Birth of Annette Renee Peters [nee Hand] in Reno, Nevada, USA; 1500/3000 runner.
- 1965 - Birth of Brooke Shields in New York City, New York, USA; model/actress (Blue Lagoon, Suddenly Susan).
- 1965 - Jim Clark becomes first foreigner in 49 years to win Indianapolis 500 car race.
- 1966 - Birth of Jessica Monroe in Palo Alto, California, USA; Canadian rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1966 - Birth of Roshan Mahanama; cricket player (Sri Lankan opening batsman).
- 1967 - Bayern München wins 7th Europe Cup II at Neurenberg, Germany.
- 1967 - Birth of Kenny Lofton in East Chicago, Illinois, USA; outfielder (Cleveland Indians).
- 1967 - Birth of Sandrine Bonnaire in Clermont, France; actress (Vagabond, Police).
- 1968 - Birth of Duane Causwell; NBA center (Miami Heat, Sacramento Kings).
- 1969 - Birth of Juliet Haslam in Adelaide, South Australia; field hockey midfielder (Olympics-1996).
- 1970 - In Chimbote, Peru, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake occurs. About 50,000 people were killed; 20,000 missing and presumed dead; and 150,000 injured in Ancash and La Libertad Catastrophic debris avalanche of rock, ice and mud buries the town of Yungay, which had a population of about 20,000.
- 1970 - Birth of Cory Mantyka; Canadian Football League guard (British Columbia Lions).
- 1970 - Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA O'Sullivan Ladies' Golf Open.
- 1971 - Birth of Brad Elberg; Canadian Football League running back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers).
- 1971 - Birth of Lenny McGill; NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons).
- 1971 - Birth of Murray Hocking in Victoria, Australia; badminton player (Olympics-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Sarah O'Hare, model (Cosmopolitan - January 1994).
- 1971 - Birth of Troy Malave in Cumana, Venezuela; outfielder (Boston Red Sox).
- 1971 - Bert "Dainty" Ironmonger, cricket player (74 wickets in 14 Tests after age 46), dies.
- 1972 - Ajax wins Europe Cup 1 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
- 1972 - Birth of Bryan Walker; safety (Washington Redskins).
- 1972 - Birth of Eileen Richetelli in Milford, Connecticut, USA; diver (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Dominique van Roost in Verviers, Belgium; tennis star (1995 Futures-Great Britain).
- 1973 - Birth of Marty Janzen in Miami, Florida, USA; pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays).
- 1973 - Birth of Tyrone Williams; NFL defensive back (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31).
- 1973 - Glenn Turner scores his 1,000th cricket run of English season.
- 1974 - Adelle Davis, US nutrionalist (Let's stay healthy), dies at age 70.
- 1974 - Birth of Bindi Mansfield in Mooerbank, New South Wales, Australia; diver (Olympics-1996).
- 1974 - Birth of Jim Carey in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA; NHL goalie (Washington Capitals).
- 1974 - Birth of Steve Martin; defensive tackle (Indianapolis Colts).
- 1974 - Israel and Syria sign an agreement concerning Golan Heights.
- 1974 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk.
- 1975 - Fred Newman makes 12,874 baskets in a one-day basketball exhibition.
- 1976 - Jacques Monod, French biochemist, dies.
- 1976 - Martha Mitchell, wife of former Attorney General John Mitchell, dies in New York at age 57.
- 1977 - Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani becomes heir apparent to throne of Qatar.
- 1977 - Death of Ben Grauer of heart attack at age 68; American child actor, TV and radio announcer (NBC, 1932-73).
- 1977 - Trans-Alaska oil pipeline completed.
- 1979 - Nigel Howard, cricket player (England captain 1951-52 tour of India), dies.
- 1979 - Radio City Music Hall (New York City) reopens.
- 1979 - Zimbabwe proclaims independence.
- 1980 - Police and youthful rebels battle in Zurich, Switzerland.
- 1981 - Cathy Reynolds wins LPGA Golden Lights Golf Championship.
- 1983 - 37th NBA Championship: Philadelphia 76ers sweep Los Angeles Lakers in four games.
- 1983 - Death of Jack Dempsey, American heavyweight champion boxer (born 1895).
- 1984 - Viv Richards hits 189 (170 balls) versus England, ODI cricket record.
- 1984 - 57th US National Spelling Bee: Daniel Greenblatt wins spelling "luge".
- 1984 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1985 - 41 Tornados in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, and Ontario, Canada kill 41 and injure more than 1,000.
- 1985 - Guatemala adopts constitution.
- 1985 - New Orleans Saints franchise is sold for US$70,204,000.
- 1986 - The 1986 FIFA World Cup begins in Mexico.
- 1986 - Death of Jane Frank (Jane Schenthal Frank), American artist (born 1918).
- 1986 - Death of James Rainwater, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1917).
- 1987 - Cindy Rarick wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic.
- 1987 - Dorothy Patrick, actress (Torch Song, New Orleans, High Wall), dies.
- 1987 - Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 3.
- 1988 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan addresses 600 Moscow State University students, during his visit to the Soviet Union.
- 1989 - C L R James, cricket writer (distinguished Trinidadian), dies.
- 1989 - Dr Charles A Hufnagel, artificial heart valve pioneer, dies at age 72.
- 1989 - US Speaker of the House Jim Wright resigns.
- 1989 - Terry Drinkwater, CBS news correspondent, dies at age 53 of cancer.
- 1990 - 63rd US National Spelling Bee: Amy Marie Dimak wins spelling "fibranne".
- 1990 - BPAA US Women's Bowling Open won by Dana Miller-Mackie.
- 1990 - New York City's Zodiac killer shoots third victim, Joseph Ponce.
- 1990 - The TV show The Seinfeld Chronicles debuts.
- 1991 - Angus Wilson [Johnstone-W], British writer (Wrong Set), dies.
- 1991 - Oldest bride - Minnie Munro, 102, weds Dudley Reid, 83, in Australia.
- 1991 - Sides in Angola sign a treaty ending 16-year civil war.
- 1992 - 46th Tony Awards: Dancing at Lughnasa and Crazy For You win.
- 1992 - Barb Mucha wins LPGA Oldsmobile Golf Classic.
- 1992 - Lutz Stavenhagen, top aid to Chancellor Helmut Kohl, dies at age 52.
- 1992 - NBC airs the final episode of the sitcom Night Court.
- 1993 - John Granger, actor (Advise and Consent), dies at age 69.
- 1993 - President Dobrica Cosic of Yugoslavia flees.
- 1994 - Doug Freeman, cricket player (two Tests of leg-spin for New Zealand 1933), dies.
- 1994 - San Diego Padres score 13 in second versus Pittsburgh Pirates.
- 1995 - Tim Mara, owner (New York Giants), dies at age 59.
- 1996 - Death of Elsbeary Hobbs at age 59; singer (The Drifters).
- 1996 - Mark Van Thillo and Abigail Alling, former biospherian win $100,000 lawsuit against Biospheric Development for Space Biospheres Ventures.
- 1996 - Neela Sanjiva Reddy, President of India (1977-82), dies.
- 1996 - Paul Peter Piech, artist, dies at age 76.
- 1996 - Peter Gordon Dorrell, archaeologist/photographer, dies at age 68.
- 1996 - Timothy Francis Leary, Harvard professor/LSD guru, dies of cancer at age 75 (born 1920).
- 1996 - FIFA decides to give the FIFA World Cup 2002 to Japan and South Korea, becoming the first World Cup with co-host countries in the history of the event, as well as the first World Cup in Asia.
- 1997 - Canadian Donovan Bailey beats American Michael Johnson in 150-metre race.
- 1997 - Death of James Bennett Griffin, American archaeologist (born 1905).
- 1997 - Rosie Will Monroe, World War II icon (Rosie the riveter), dies at age 76.
- 1997 - Official opening of the Confederation Bridge, between Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, Canada. The 13 kilometre bridge is the world's longest bridge spanning ice covered waters.
- 2000 - Death of John Coolidge, son of American President Calvin Coolidge (born 1906).
- 2001 - Death of Arlene Francis at age 93 of Alzheimer's and cancer in San Francisco, California, USA; actress and broadcaster (25 Broadway shows, host of NBC-TV's Home show, panelist on What's My Line 1950-75).
- 2002 - The 2002 FIFA World Cup begins, co-hosted by South Korea and Japan.
- 2003 - Eric Rudolph, suspected in the Centennial Olympic Park bombing in 1996, is captured in Murphy, North Carolina.
- 2003 - The Chinese Fu Shan Hai bulk carrier collides with a Polish freighter in Danish waters near Bornholm Island sinks near Sweden's coast, leaking over 116,000 litres of oil, washing up on Sweden's southeastern coast.
- 2007 - A calendar blue moon occurs in the Western Hemisphere and parts of the Eastern Hemisphere.
- 2007 - Valdis Zatlers is elected President of Latvia, defeating Aivars EndzinÜ in the Latvian presidential election.
- 2008 - Usain Bolt of Jamaica sets a world record of 9.72 seconds in the 100-metre sprint at the Reebok Grand Prix at Icahn Stadium in New York.
- 2008 - NASA's Discovery space shuttle blasts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a 14-day mission to the International Space Station, delivering a cylinder for Japan's Kibo science lab, and also a new pump to repair the station's toilet.
- 2009 - In Valencia, Spain, round 5 of the FIA World Touring Car Championship is held. Race 1 is won by Yvan Muller; race 2 is won by Augusto Farfus.
- 2009 - In Mugello, Italy, round 5 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Casey Stoner.
- 2010 - A lost 3300-year-old Egyptian tomb believed to belong to a mayor of the ancient capital of Memphis, is rediscovered by archaeologists in the desert sands south of Cairo.
- 2010 - Israeli marines stop six ships, 700 people, and 10,000 tonnes of supplies reaching the Gaza Strip, storming one Turkish aid ship and killing at least nine pro-Palestinian Turkish activists, claiming defence from attack by clubs, knives, and gunfire.
- 2010 - German President Horst Koehler resigns effective immediately, following criticism of remarks he made about German military deployments abroad, saying it was sometimes necessary to deploy troops "to protect our interests... for example free trade routes".
- 2010 - Chris Haney, co-creators of the Trivial Pursuit board game (1979), dies in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at age 59, after a long illness.
- 2017 - Death of István Szondy, Hungarian modern pentathlete (born 1925).
- 2018 - The U.S. announces that it will extend its tariffs on imported steel (25%) and aluminium (10%) to include the EU, Mexico and Canada, starting at midnight.
- 2022 - Israel and the United Arab Emirates conclude a free-trade agreement.
- 2023 - Death of Jacky Oh at age 32 in Miami, Florida, USA; actor (Wild 'N Out).
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