1729 – Johann Sebastian Bach’s “St Matthew Passion” premieres in Leipzig
1738 – Premiere in London of “Serse”, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel
1902 – Pope Leo XIII encyclical “On Church in US”
1918 – Georges Clémenceau publishes secret French/Austrian documents
1935 – 39th Boston Marathon won by John A Kelley in 2:32:07.4
1937 – Stanley Cup Final, Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI: Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers, 3-0 for a 3-2 series win; back-to-back titles for Red Wings
1961 – Meredith Willson’s musical “The Music Man”, starring Robert Preston and Barbara Cook, closes at Majestic Theater, NYC. after 1375 performances, 5 Tony Awards, and a Grammy
1994 – Jazz singer Tony Bennett records a session for “MTV’s Unplugged” series at Sony Studios, NYC, featuring the Ralph Sharon trio, and guest appearances by Elvis Costello, and k.d.lang; album release wins 2 Grammy Awards
1997 – Baseball honors Jackie Robinson by retiring #42 for all teams
2001 – The Tradition Senior Men’s Golf, GC at Desert Mountain: Doug Tewell wins his second and final Champions Tour major by 9 strokes from Mike McCullough