1819 – 1st steam propelled vessel to cross Atlantic (Savannah leaves Ga)
1915 – Lassen Peak erupts with a powerful force, only mountain other than Mount St. Helens, to erupt in the continental US during the 20th century
1950 – Dutch poet Gerrit Achterberg wins PC Hooft prize
1962 – Roger Maris walks 5 times (record 4 intentionally) in a 9 inning game
1963 – European Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London: José Altafini scores twice as AC Milan edge Benfica, 2-1 for first title to an Italian club
1979 – Commencement of 1st ICC Trophy (PNG v East Africa and Singapore v Argentina)
1990 – Microsoft releases Windows 3.0
1990 – Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,852.23
2005 – 58th Cannes Film Festival: “The Child” directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne wins the Palme d’Or
2016 – Independent Alexander Van der Bellen defeats Freedom Party’s Norbert Hofer by just 31,000 votes to become President in Austrian elections