1620 – First merry-go-round is seen at a fair in Philippopolis in the Ottoman Empire
1689 – English King William III declares war on France in support of the Dutch Republic (Nine Years’ War)
1750 – -18] Tax revolt in Gorinchem
1900 – “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” is first published by L. Frank Baum with illustrations by William Wallace Denslow in Chicago
1953 – Yanks and Browns use record 41 players in a game
1955 – Dutch government of Willem Drees resigns
1958 – 83rd Preakness: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Tim Tam wins in 1:57.2
2014 – Atlético Madrid win the 2013–14 La Liga