1660 – King Charles II of England lands at Dover harbour on his way to London during the Restoration
1787 – Constitutional convention opens at Philadelphia, George Washington presiding
1810 – In the May Revolution, citizens of Buenos Aires expel the Spanish Viceroy Cisneros during Semana de Mayo
1904 – 38th Belmont: George Odom aboard Delhi wins in 2:06.6
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
1983 – 1st US National Missing Children’s Day is proclaimed
1992 – Jay Leno becomes permanent host of US talk show “The Tonight Show”
1992 – Oscar Luigi Scalfaro elected President of Italy
1995 – The Bosnian Serb Army kills 72 youngsters in the Bosnian city of Tuzla
2002 – Super Rugby Final, Jade Stadium, Christchurch: Crusaders win 4th title with a 31-13 thumping of the ACT Brumbies; flyhalf Andrew Mehrtens boots 3 penalties, 2 conversions and a dropped goal for the winners