Historical Events
1909 - Cleveland Industrial Exposition opens
1929 - Vatican City becomes a sovereign state
1958 - 90th Belmont: Pete Anderson aboard Cavan wins in 2:30.2
1994 - A's outfielder Rickey Henderson steals his 1,100th career base
2012 - A bus falls into a ravine in La Paz, Bolivia, killing 16 and injuring 32 people
2012 - 16th century archaeology remains of the Curtain Theatre, where some of Shakespeare's plays first performed found under a pub in London
Famous Birthdays
1778 - Beau [George Bryan] Brummel, English dandy, born in London, England (d. 1840)
1845 - Leopold von Auer, Hungarian-American violinist, born in Veszprém, Hungary (d. 1930)
1884 - Julius P. Hoste, Belgium minister and daily newspaper publisher (Last News), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1954)
1909 - Virginia Apgar, American physician and childbirth specialist, born in Westfield, New Jersey (d. 1974)
1928 - David Malcolm Lewis, English historian, expert in Greek Epigraphy, born in London (d. 1994)
1931 - (Nii Moi) "Speedy" Acquaye, Ghanaian drummer, percussionist and fire-eater (Tubby Hayes; Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames; Ginger Baker's Airforce), born in Accra, Gold Coast (now Ghana) (d. 1993)
Famous Deaths
1779 - William Warburton, English critic and Bishop of Gloucester (b. 1698)
1968 - Dan Duryea, American actor (Pride of the Yankees), dies of cancer at 60
1983 - Daniele Amfitheatrof [Amfiteatrov], Russian-Italian pianist, conductor, and composer of concert and Hollywood film score music (American Panorama; The Naked Jungle), dies at 81
1999 - Paco Stanley, Mexican TV entertainer, dies at 56
2003 - Trevor Goddard, English actor (b. 1962)
2015 - Michael Oliver, British cardiologist (linked cholesterol with coronary artery disease), dies at 89
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