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Historical Events

1868 – “Decoration Day”, later called Memorial Day is first observed in Northern US states
1913 – Treaty of London signed by the Great Powers, the Ottoman Empire and the victorious Balkan League (Serbia, Greece, Kingdom of Bulgaria, and Montenegro) bringing an end to the First Balkan War
1933 – Patent on invisible glass installation
1954 – Hector Villa-Lobos’ “Odisseia de Uma Raca” premieres
1981 – Bangladesh President Ziaur Rahman is shot by group of rebel officers
1993 – Indianapolis 500: Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi passes reigning F1 World Champion Nigel Mansell with 16 laps to go for his second race win

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Famous Birthdays

1901 – Cornelia Otis Skinner, American actress and writer (When Our Hearts Were Young and Gay), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1979)
1902 – Seton Lloyd, English Archaeologist (Arzawa civilization, Turkey), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1996)
1910 – Inge Meysel, German actress (None, Ida Rogalski), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2004)
1926 – Edouard Van Remoortel, Belgian conductor (1958-62 St Louis Symphony), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1977)
1963 – Helen Patricia Sharman, Great Britain, cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-12)
1964 – Andrea Montermini, Italian racing driver

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Famous Deaths

1940 – Y de Smit-Rog, oldest citizen of Netherlands, dies at 104
1989 – Zinka Milanov, Croatian soprano (Ljubljana Opera 1927, NY Metropolitan Opera), dies of a stroke at 83
1992 – Daniel Addes, actor (Victor-Sunst Grill), dies at 59
1995 – Lofty England, English automotive engineer and race team manager (b.1911)
1997 – West Arkeen, American musician, best known for co-writing several Guns N’ Roses songs (It’s So Easy, The Garden), dies of a drug overdose at 36
2019 – Leon Redbone [Dickran Gobalian], American blues and jazz musician (“Seduced”; Theme to Mr. Belvedere), dies at 69

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Historical Events

1576 – Spanish army under Cristóbal de Mondragón conquers Zierik sea
1721 – South Carolina formally incorporated as a royal colony
1971 – “Court Room” by Clarence Carter hits #61
1983 – Yuri Dumchev of USSR throws discus a record 71.86 m
2018 – Heatwave in Karachi, Pakistan, kills 65 as temperatures soar above 110 degrees Fahrenheit
2019 – Transgender no longer classified as a mental health illness by the World Health Organization

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Famous Birthdays

1904 – Hubert Opperman, Australian road cyclist, politician (multi-distance world records), born in Rochester, Victoria (d. 1996)
1907 – Desmond Shawe-Taylor, British critic and writer (co-author of The Record Guide), born in Dublin (d. 1995)
1911 – James Marjoribanks, British ambassador to the European Economic Community, born in Colinton, Scotland (d. 2002)
1953 – Big Daddy Graham [Edward Gudonis], American comedian, writer, actor, recording artist, and radio personality, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
1975 – Mel B {Melanie Brown], English pop singer “Scary Spice” (Spice Girls), and television personality (America’s Got Talent; X-FActor), born in Leeds, England
1978 – Sébastien Grosjean, French tennis player (Davis Cup 2001; world #4 2002), born in Marseille, France

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Famous Deaths

1968 – Jacques Chardonne [Boutelleau], French writer (l’Epithalame), dies at 84
1977 – Ba Maw, Burmese politician (b. 1893)
1979 – John H. Wood, Jr., American federal judge (b. 1916)
1994 – Erich Honecker, German politician, Head of State of East Germany (1971-89), dies in Chile at 81
2003 – David Jefferies, British motorcycle racer, dies at 30
2004 – Archibald Cox, American lawyer and special prosecutor (Watergate), dies at 92

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Historical Events

1937 – Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opens to vehicular traffic
1953 – Premier of 1st animated 3-D cartoon in Technicolor-“Melody”
1961 – Amnesty International founded in London (Nobel Peace Prize 1977)
1974 – 26th Emmy Awards: M*A*S*H, Alan Alda and Mary Tyler Moore win, 1st Daytime Award presentation and “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” wins 5 awards, including Cicely Tyson for Dramatic Performance
1989 – Indianapolis 500: Emerson Fittipaldi of Brazil first foreign winner since 1966; completes final lap under caution after crashing with Al Unser Jr
1993 – 200,000 demonstrate against mafia terror

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Famous Birthdays

1851 – Dick Barlow, English cricket all-rounder (17 Tests, 2 x 50, 34 wickets, BB 7/40; Lancashire CCC), born in Bolton, England (d. 1919)
1928 – Arno Marsh, American jazz saxophonist (Woody Herman), and band leader, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 2019)
1957 – Ben Howland, American college basketball coach, born in Lebanon, Oregon
1959 – Bernardine Evaristo, English writer (“Girl, Woman, Other” – 1st woman of Black heritage to win the Booker Prize), born in London, England
1970 – Glenn Quinn, Irish actor (d. 2002)
1986 – Seth Rollins [Colby Lopez], American professional wrestler (WWE), born in Buffalo, Iowa

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Famous Deaths

1672 – John Trevor, English politician (b. 1626)
1685 – Pieter de la Court, economist/historian, dies at about 67
1787 – Leopold Mozart, Austrian violinist, composer, father and teacher of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, dies at 67
1996 – Julian Krein [Yulian Kreyn], Russian composer (Razrusheniye (Destruction)), and musicologist, dies at 83
2006 – Thorleif Schjelderup, Norwegian author and ski jumper (b. 1920)
2008 – David Mitton, Scottish-born director (b. 1938)

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Historical Events

308 – Marcellus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope, serving until his death in 309
1960 – Military coup overthrows democratic government of Turkey
1965 – 10th European Cup Final, San Siro, Milan: Jair da Costa scores winner as defending champions Internazionale beat Benfica, 1-0
1967 – James Lipton and Laurence Rosenthal’s musical “Sherry!”, based on George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart’s play “The Man Who Came to Dinner” closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 72 performances
1981 – 34th Cannes Film Festival: “Man of Iron” directed by Andrzej Wajda wins the Palme d’Or
2018 – IPL Cricket Final, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai: Chennai Super Kings beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets; Shane Watson top scores, 117 no (57); SK’s 3rd IPL title

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Famous Birthdays

1861 – Victoria Earle Matthews, American author and activist, born in Fort Valley, Georgia (d. 1907)
1884 – Max Brod, Czech-born Israeli composer, writer, and biographer of Kafka, born in Prague (d. 1968)
1911 – Torolf Elster, Norwegian journalist and writer (Frihet och demokrati), born in Kristiania, Norway (d. 2006)
1947 – Liana Alexandra, Romanian pianist and composer, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2011)
1967 – Doug West, NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves)
1970 – Tim Farron, British politician

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Famous Deaths

1580 – Jonker Barthold Entens van Mentheda until Middelstum, dies
1902 – Jan Ferguut [Jan van Droogenbroeck], Belgian poet, dies at 67
1972 – Roy K. Marshall, American astronomer and TV scientist (Nature of Things), dies at 64
2007 – Izumi Sakai, Japanese pop singer (Zard – “Makenaide (Please Don’t Lose)”), dies from head injuries after a fall, while undergoing cancer treatments at 40
2009 – Clive Granger, Welsh-born British economist (Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences 2003), dies at 74
2011 – Margo Dydek, Polish basketball player (b. 1974)

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