Historical Events
1860 - -18] Chicago: Republican convention selects Abraham Lincoln as candidate
1916 - 41st Preakness: Linus McAtee aboard Damrosch wins in 1:54.8
1932 - Yanks 4th straight shutout to equal record set by Cleveland and Boston
1938 - 1st animal breeding society forms (NJ)
1941 - Italian army under Aosta surrenders to Britain at Amba Alagi, Ethiopia
1981 - 106th Preakness: Jorge Velásquez aboard Pleasant Colony wins in 1:54.6
Famous Birthdays
1659 - Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist
1917 - Geraint Jones, Welsh conductor and organist, born in Porth, Wales (d. 1998)
1949 - Rick Reuschel, pitcher (NY Yankees)
1961 - Kevin McDonald, Canadian comedian and actor
1969 - Tucker Carlson, American television commentator (Tucker Carlson Tonight), born in San Francisco, California
1974 - Adam Richman, American TV personality (Man v Food), born in Brooklyn, New York
Famous Deaths
1669 - Reyer Anslo, writer/poet, dies at about 42
1768 - Cornelis Writer, fleet supervisor, dies at about 81
1910 - Henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter, dies at 53
1944 - Leone Sinigaglia, Italian composer, dies at 75
2000 - William Ferris, American composer and conductor (William Ferris Chorale, 1971-2000), dies while conducting a rehearsal of Verdi's Requiem at 63
2021 - Rildo da Costa Menezes, Brazilian soccer defender (38 caps; Santos, CEUB, New York Cosmos), dies at 79
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