1914 – British House of Commons passes the Irish Home Rule Bill
1923 – Britain recognizes Transjordan with Abdullah as its leader
1939 – Carl Storck becomes 2nd NFL president
1944 – Partisan leader Tito escapes Germans surrounding Bosnia
1955 – Series of 19 twisters destroy Udall Kansas and most of Blackwell Okla
1973 – 26th Cannes Film Festival: “The Hireling” directed by Alan Bridges and “Scarecrow” directed by Jerry Schatzberg jointly awarded the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film
1981 – Carl Yastrzemski is 4th to play 3,000 baseball games (Cobb, Musial and Aaron)
1982 – Ferguson Jenkins becomes 7th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters
1983 – Kirk Gibson (Tigers) and Jorge Orta (Blue Jays) hit inside park HRs
1996 – 1st Super Rugby Final, Eden Park, Auckland: Blues win inaugural title with a 45-21 victory over the Natal Sharks; fullback Adrian Cashmore lands 3 penalties and 3 conversions for the home team