Historical Events
1886 – 12th Kentucky Derby: Paul Duffy aboard Ben Ali wins in 2:36.50
1975 – Dynamo Kyiv of the Soviet Union win 15th European Cup Winner’s Cup over Ferencvár osi TC of Hungary 3-0
1976 – Oil tanker Urqui Ola explodes off Spanish coast
1979 – “Kids Are All Right” rockumentary film featuring The Who premieres at the Cannes Film Festival
1988 – “Mail” closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 36 performances
1995 – LPGA Championship Women’s Golf, DuPont CC: Kelly Robbins wins her only major title by 1 stroke from defending champion Laura Davies of England
Famous Birthdays
1707 – Antonio Teixeira, Portuguese composer, born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. after 1769)
1870 – Zygmunt Denis Antoni Stojowski, composer
1903 – Billie Dove [Lilian Bohny], American actress (Black Pirate, Stolen Bride), born in NYC, New York (d. 1997)
1912 – Marguerite Fawdry, museum curator
1916 – Del Moore, American comedian and actor (Cal-Bachelor Father), born in Pensacola, Florida (d. 1970)
1950 – Mark Blum, American actor (Worth Winning, Blind Date, Presidio), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2020)
Famous Deaths
1610 – Henry IV, 1st Bourbon King of Navarra (1572-1610) and France (1589-1610), assassinated at 56
1940 – Edgar du Perron, Dutch author and poet (Land of Origin), dies at 40
1965 – Frances Perkins, American politician and 1st woman to hold cabinet-level position (Labor 1933-45), dies at 83
1991 – Aladár Gerevich, Hungarian fencer (7 Olympic gold 1932, 36, 48, 52, 56, 60), dies at 81
2006 – Stanley Kunitz, American poet (b. 1905)
2018 – Doug Ford, American golfer (PGA Championship 1955, US Masters 1957), dies at 95