Historical Events
1588 – Duke Henri de Guise’s troops occupy Paris
1942 – 67th Preakness: Basil James aboard Alsab wins in 1:57
1980 – 35 motorists die as a Liberian freighter rams a Tampa Bay Bridge
1990 – NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: Boston Bruins beat Washington Capitals, 4 games to 0
2001 – Accra Sports Stadium Disaster: 129 Ghanian football fans die in a stampede caused by the firing of teargas by police following a decision by the referee in a crucial match between arch-rivals Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko
2015 – A gun fight erupts in Macedonian town of Kumanovo between police and Albanian separatists adding to the government crisis
Famous Birthdays
1855 – Julius Röntgen, German-Dutch composer, born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1932)
1912 – Per Imerslund, “The aryan idol” (d. 1943)
1919 – Betty Jameson, American golfer (US Open 1947, Western Open 1942, 54), born in Norman, Oklahoma (d. 2009)
1958 – Esko Rechardt, Finland, yachtsman (Olympic gold 1980)
1970 – Doug Christie, NBA guard/forward (Toronto Raptors)
1980 – Tony Schmidt, German racing driver
Famous Deaths
1760 – Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, Austrian-born German religious and social reformer, dies at 59
1805 – Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, German poet and playwright, dies at 45
1918 – George Coşbuc, Romanian poet, dies at 51
1957 – Ernest de Silva, Sri Lankan business magnate and philanthropist, dies at 69
1990 – Pauline Frederick, American journalist and author, dies at 84
1993 – Mary Duncan Sanford, American actress, dies at 98