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• 1521 - Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason.
• 1590 - Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland.
• 1642 - Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve (1612–1676) founds the Montreal.
• 1673 - Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette begin exploring the Mississippi River.
• 1775 - American Revolutionary War: The Continental Congress bans trade with Canada.
• 1792 - The New York Stock Exchange is formed.
• 1809 - Napoleon I of France orders the annexation of the Papal States to the First French Empire.
• 1814 - Military occupation of Monaco changes from France to Austrian.
• 1814 - The Constitution of Norway is signed and the Denmark Crown Prince Christian VIII of Denmark is elected King of Norway by the Norwegian Constituent Assembly.
• 1849 - A St. Louis Fire (1849) threatens to burn St. Louis, Missouri, to the ground.
• 1860 - German football club TSV 1860 München is founded
• 1863 - Rosalía de Castro publishes Cantares Gallegos, her first book in the Galician language.
• 1865 - The International Telegraph Union (the later International Telecommunication Union) is established.
• 1875 - Aristides (horse) wins the first Kentucky Derby.
• 1895 - The first Omonoia station of ISAP is inaugurated in Greece.
• 1900 - Second Boer War: United Kingdom troops relieve Siege of Mafeking.
• 1902 - Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.
• 1915 - The last The Liberal Party (UK) government (Herbert Henry Asquith) falls.
• 1918 - Almost the entire leadership of Sinn Féin are arrested.
• 1919 - Committee of One Thousand forms to oppose Winnipeg General Strike.
• 1919 - War Department (UK) orders use of National Star Insignia on all airplanes.
• 1933 - Vidkun Quisling and Johan Bernhard Hjort form Nasjonal Samling — the Nazism party of Norway.
• 1940 - World War II: Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium.
• 1940 - World War II: The old city centre of the Dutch town of Middelburg is bombed by the German Luftwaffe, to force the surrender of the Dutch armies in Zeeland.
• 1943 - The United States Army contracts with the University of Pennsylvania's Moore School of Electrical Engineering to develop the ENIAC.
• 1943 - World War II: The Dambuster Raids by No. 617 Squadron RAF on Germany dams.
• 1954 - The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.
• 1963 - Bruno Sammartino defeats Nature Boy Buddy Rogers in 48 seconds in Madison Square Garden for the WWWF Heavyweight Title. It begins the longest heavyweight championship reign in pro wrestling history.
• 1967 - Six-Day War: President Abdul Nasser of Egypt demands dismantling of the peace-keeping UN Emergency Force in Egypt.
• 1969 - Venera program: Soviet Union Venera 6 begins its descent into the atmosphere of Venus (planet), sending back atmospheric data before being crushed by pressure.
• 1970 - Thor Heyerdahl sets sail from Morocco on the papyrus boat Ra II to sail the Atlantic Ocean.
• 1973 - Watergate scandal: Hearings begin in the United States Senate and are television.
• 1974 - Police in Los Angeles, California, raid the Symbionese Liberation Army's headquarters, killing six members, including Camilla Hall.
• 1974 - Thirty-three people are killed by terrorist bombings in Dublin and Monaghan, Ireland.
• 1980 - General Chun Doo-hwan of South Korea declares martial law in order to suppress student demonstrations.
• 1980 - Peru: Terrorist group Shining Path attacked a voting poll in the town of Chuschi, Ayacucho starting the Internal conflict in Peru.
• 1983 - Lebanon, Israel, and the United States sign an Israel-Lebanon peace treaty on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.
• 1984 - Charles, Prince of Wales calls a proposed addition to the National Gallery, London, a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend," sparking controversies on the proper role of the British Royal Family and the course of modern architecture.
• 1987 - An Iraqi Dassault Mirage F1 fires two missiles into the U.S. warship USS Stark (FFG-31), killing 37 and injuring 21 of her crew.
• 1992 - In Thailand, the so-called Black May (1992) begins. Thai people police and protestors start attacking one another. By midnight, the current Politics of Thailand declares a state of emergency, and military troops open fire.
• 1994 - Malawi holds its first multiparty elections.
• 1995 - After 18 years as the mayor of Paris, Jacques Chirac takes office as President of France.
• 1997 - Troops of Laurent Kabila march into Kinshasa.
• 1998 - David Wells of the New York Yankees pitches the 15th perfect game in baseball history against the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium.
• 1999 - Ehud Barak is elected prime minister of Israel.
• 2004 - Massachusetts becomes the first United States state to legalize same-sex marriage
• 2006 - The aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CV-34) sunk in the Gulf of Mexico to be an artificial reef
• 2007 - Trains from North Korea and South Korea cross the 38th Parallel in a test-run agreed by both governments. This is the first time that trains have crossed the Demilitarized Zone since 1953.

Births

• 1155 - Jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225)
• 1443 - Edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England
• 1551 - Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601)
• 1628 - Archduke Ferdinand Charles of Austria, Regent of the Tyrol (d. 1662)
• 1682 - Bartholomew Roberts, AKA Black Bart, notorious Welsh pirate (d. 1722)
• 1706 - Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (d. 1780)
• 1718 - Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English diplomat and politician (d. 1778)
• 1743 - Seth Warner, American revolutionary leader (d. 1784)
• 1749 - Edward Jenner, English medical researcher (d. 1823)
• 1758 - John St Aubyn, British fossil collector (d. 1839)
• 1768 - Caroline of Brunswick, Princess of Wales (d. 1821)
• 1768 - Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general (d. 1854)
• 1794 - Anna Brownell Jameson, British writer (d. 1860)
• 1821 - Sebastian Kneipp, German naturopathist (d. 1897)
• 1836 - Wilhelm Steinitz, Austrian chess player (d. 1900)
• 1836 - Virginie Loveling, Belgian writer and poet (d. 1923)
• 1844 - Julius Wellhausen, German biblical scholar (d. 1918)
• 1866 - Erik Satie, French composer (d. 1925)
• 1868 - Horace Elgin Dodge, American automobile manufacturer (d. 1920)
• 1873 - Henri Barbusse, French novelist and journalist (d. 1935)
• 1873 - Dorothy Richardson, English writer (d. 1957)
• 1879 - Simon Petlyura, Ukrainian independence fighter (d. 1926)
• 1886 - Alfonso XIII of Spain (d. 1941)
• 1888 - Tich Freeman, English cricketer (d. 1965)
• 1897 - Odd Hassel, Norwegian chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate (d. 1981)
• 1898 - Alfred Joseph Casson, Canadian painter (d. 1992)
• 1900 - Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian Muslim cleric (d. 1989)
• 1901 - Werner Egk, German composer (d. 1983)
• 1903 - Cool Papa Bell, baseball player (d. 1991)
• 1904 - Jean Gabin, French actor (d. 1976)
• 1906 - Zinka Milanov, Croatian soprano (d. 1989)
• 1911 - Lisa Fonssagrives, Swedish-born supermodel (d. 1992)
• 1911 - Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish actress (d. 1998)
• 1913 - Hans Ruesch, Swiss racing driver (d. 2007)
• 1918 - Birgit Nilsson, Swedish soprano (d. 2005)
• 1919 - Antonio Aguilar, Mexican singer and actor (d. 2007)
• 1919 - Merle Miller, American biographer (d. 1986)
• 1921 - Dennis Brain, English French horn player (d. 1957)
• 1921 - Bob Merrill, American composer and lyricist (d. 1998)
• 1931 - Marshall Applewhite, American cult leader (d. 1997)
• 1935 - Dennis Potter, English writer (d. 1994)
• 1936 - Dennis Hopper, American actor and director
• 1937 - Hazel R. O'Leary, United States Secretary of Energy
• 1938 - Jason Bernard, American actor (d. 1996)
• 1939 - Gary Paulsen, American author
• 1940 - Alan Kay, American computer scientist
• 1941 - David Cope, American composer and author
• 1942 - Taj Mahal (musician), American musician
• 1943 - Vicky Moscholiou, Greek singer (d. 2005)
• 1945 - Tony Roche, Australian tennis player
• 1946 - Udo Lindenberg, German musician
• 1946 - F. Paul Wilson, American novelist
• 1948 - Dick Gaughan, Scottish musician
• 1949 - Bill Bruford, English musician (Yes (band))
• 1950 - Janez Drnovšek, Slovenian politician
• 1952 - Howard Hampton, leader of the New Democratic Party of Ontario
• 1955 - Bill Paxton, American actor and film director
• 1956 - Sugar Ray Leonard, American boxer
• 1956 - Bob Saget, American actor
• 1956 - Dave Sim, Canadian cartoonist
• 1957 - Pascual Pérez (baseball), Major league pitcher
• 1958 - Paul Di'Anno, English singer (Iron Maiden)
• 1959 - Jim Nantz, American broadcaster
• 1960 - Lou DiBella, American boxing promoter
• 1961 - Enya, Irish singer and songwriter
• 1962 - Craig Ferguson, Scottish actor and comedian
• 1962 - Lise Lyng Falkenberg, Danish writer
• 1963 - Page McConnell, American musician and songwriter (Phish)
• 1964 - Menno Oosting, Dutch tennis player (d. 1999)
• 1965 - Trent Reznor, American musician (Nine Inch Nails)
• 1969 - Thom Filicia, American television personality
• 1969 - Alan Doyle, Canadian musician (Great Big Sea)
• 1970 - Jordan Knight, American singer (New Kids on the Block)
• 1970 - Angelica Agurbash, Belarusian singer, actress and model
• 1970 - Matt Lindland, American mixed martial arts fighter
• 1971 - Shaun Hart, Australian footballer
• 1971 - Princess Máxima of the Netherlands
• 1973 - Josh Homme, American musician and songwriter
• 1973 - Matthew McGrory, American actor (d. 2005)
• 1973 - Sasha Alexander, American television actress
• 1973 - Steve Barakatt, Canadian composer
• 1974 - Andrea Corr, Irish singer (The Corrs)
• 1974 - Wiki González, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1974 - Eddie Lewis (soccer), American football (soccer) player
• 1974 - Sendhil Ramamurthy, American actor
• 1975 - Cheick Kongo, French martial artist
• 1975 - Jonti Picking, British cartoonist
• 1975 - Laura Voutilainen, Finnish singer
• 1975 - Kostas Sommer, Greek actor
• 1975 - Alex Wright, German professional wrestler
• 1976 - José Guillén, Dominican baseball player
• 1976 - Lee-Hom Wang, American-born Taiwanese musician, singer, songwriter, and composer
• 1978 - Paddy Kenny, Irish goalkeeper
• 1978 - Carlos Pena, Dominican baseball player
• 1979 - Wayne Thomas, English footballer
• 1980 - Davor Džalto, Serbian art historian
• 1981 - Beñat Albizuri, Spanish cyclist
• 1981 - R.J. Helton, American Idol finalist
• 1981 - Shiri Maimon, Israeli singer
• 1981 - Leon Osman, English footballer
• 1981 - Giannis Taralidis, Greek footballer
• 1982 - Tony Parker, French-American basketball player
• 1983 - Channing Frye, American basketball player
• 1983 - Nicky Hofs, Dutch footballer
• 1984 - Christine Robinson, Canadian water polo player
• 1984 - Christian Bolaños, Costa Rican footballer
• 1985 - Dan Wilson, American professional Motocross and Arenacross rider
• 1986 - Tahj Mowry, American actor
• 1988 - Nikki Reed, American actress

Deaths

• 1189 - Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159)
• 1336 - Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (b. 1288)
• 1365 - Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328)
• 1395 - Constantine Dragas, Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm
• 1464 - Thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, English politician (executed) (b. 1427)
• 1510 - Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (b. 1445)
• 1521 - Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478)
• 1536 - George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford, English diplomat
• 1575 - Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1504)
• 1626 - Joan Pau Pujol, Catalan composer (b. 1570)
• 1643 - Giovanni Picchi, Italian composer
• 1727 - Catherine I of Russia (b. 1684)
• 1729 - Samuel Clarke, English philosopher (b. 1675)
• 1765 - Alexis Claude Clairault, French mathematician (b. 1713)
• 1797 - Michel-Jean Sedaine, French dramatist (b. 1719)
• 1801 - William Heberden, English physician (b. 1710)
• 1809 - Leopold Auenbrugger, Austrian physician (b. 1722)
• 1822 - Armand-Emmanuel du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, French-Russian statesman (b. 1766)
• 1829 - John Jay, first Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1745)
• 1838 - Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, French diplomat (b. 1754)
• 1838 - René Caillé, French explorer (b. 1799)
• 1839 - Archibald Alison (Scottish author), Scottish author (b. 1757)
• 1868 - Isami Kondo, Shinsengumi Commander (b. 1834)
• 1875 - John C. Breckinridge, Vice President of the United States (b. 1821)
• 1879 - Asa Packer, railroad magnate and founder of Lehigh Valley Railroad (b. 1805)
• 1886 - John Deere, American blacksmith and manufacturer (b. 1804)
• 1888 - Giacomo Zanella, Italian poet (b. 1820)
• 1916 - Boris Borisovich Galitzine, Russian physicist (b. 1862)
• 1917 - Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke, ruler of Sarawak (b. 1829)
• 1919 - Guido von List, German occult author (b. 1848)
• 1935 - Paul Dukas, French composer (b. 1865)
• 1936 - Panagis Tsaldaris, twice Greek prime minister (b. 1868)
• 1938 - Jakob Ehrlich, Austrian politician and zionist (b. 1877)
• 1947 - George William Forbes, Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1869)
• 1963 - John Wilce, physician and former head football coach at the Ohio State University (b. 1888)
• 1974 - Ernest Nash, German born archaeologist (b. 1898)
• 1985 - Abe Burrows, songwriter, composer, and writer (b. 1910)
• 1987 - Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish economist, Nobel Prize in Economics laureate (b. 1898)
• 1992 - Lawrence Welk, American musician (b. 1903)
• 1995 - Hector "Toe" Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and NHL coach (b. 1912)
• 1996 - Kevin Gilbert, gjbhoughboughbuoghbu9(b. 1966)
• 1996 - Scott Brayton, American race car driver (b. 1959)
• 1999 - Bruce Fairbairn, Canadian record producer and musician (b. 1949)
• 2000 - Donald Coggan, 101st Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1909)
• 2001 - Frank G. Slaughter, American novelist and physician (b. 1908)
• 2002 - Dave Berg (cartoonist), American cartoonist (b. 1920)
• 2002 - Sharon Sheeley, American songwriter (b. 1940)
• 2002 - David Smith (wrestler), English professional wrestler (b. 1962)
• 2002 - Ladislao Kubala, Hungarian-Spanish footballer (b. 1927)
• 2003 - Pop Ivy, American and Canadian football coach (b. 1916)
• 2004 - Jørgen Nash, Danish artist (b. 1920)
• 2004 - Tony Randall, American actor (b. 1920)
• 2004 - Ezzedine Salim, leader of Iraqi Governing Council (b. 1943)
• 2005 - Frank Gorshin, American actor (b. 1934)
• 2006 - Cy Feuer, American playwright (b. 1911)
• 2006 - Eric Forth, British Member of Parliament (b. 1944)
• 2006 - Captain Nichola Goddard, Canadian soldier (b. 1980)
• 2007 - Lloyd Alexander, author (b. 1924)

Holidays and observances

• Día das Letras Galegas (Galician Literature Day) — holiday in Galicia (Spain), honouring the Galician language.
• Norwegian Constitution Day or Syttende Mai.
• Bahá'í Faith — Feast of 'Azaamat (Grandeur) — First day of the fourth month of the Bahá'í Calendar.
• International Day Against Homophobia aka IDAHO.
• Ascension in 2007
• World Telecommunication Day

Liturgical Feast days Saints in the Roman Catholic Church:

• Saint Adrian of Alexandria
• Saint Dietmar
• Saint Montanus
• Saint Paschal Baylon or Pascal Baylon
• Saint Pamphamer
• Saint Pamphalon
• Saint Solochon
• Saint Victor

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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