1813 – South American independence leader Simón Bolívar enters Mérida, leading the invasion of Venezuela, and is proclaimed El Libertador (“The Liberator”)
1873 – 1st Preakness Stakes: G. Barbee aboard Survivor wins in 2:43 at Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland
1922 – Harry Greb gives Gene Tunney his only professional boxing defeat
1943 – -24] 826 Allied bombers attack Dortmund
1947 – PC Hooft prize forms for literature
1960 – Israel announces capture of Nazi Adolf Eichmann in Argentina
1969 – Lauwerszee Dike in Holland closes
1977 – Benin adopts its constitution
1989 – 42nd Cannes Film Festival: “Sex, Lies, and Videotape” directed by Steven Soderbergh wins the Palme d’Or
2003 – NHL Eastern Conference Final: New Jersey Devils beat Ottawa Senators, 4 games to 3