456 – Saint Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop
1764 – British Parliament passes the Sugar Tax on the American colonies, introduced by Prime Minister George Grenville
1901 – Under threats from the Ottoman Turkish Government, Bulgaria is forced to arrest the leaders of the Macedonian Committee
1952 – 106th Grand National: Jockey Arthur Thompson and trainer Neville Crump combine for their second GN with Teal winning at odds of 100/7
1962 – Herb Gardner’s “Thousand Clowns” premieres in NYC
1975 – Soyuz 18A launch aborted short of orbit; cosmonauts return safely
1992 – Serbian troops begin besieging Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia, which would become the longest siege in modern warfare
1992 – The Tradition Senior Men’s Golf, GC at Desert Mountain: Lee Trevino win his second Champions Tour major by 1 stroke from Jack Nicklaus
2005 – 24th NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship: Baylor beats Michigan State, 84-62; Bears’ small forward Sophia Young is named Most Outstanding Player
2063 – Earth’s 1st contact with the extra-terrestrial Vulcan species in the Star Trek universe