Historical Events
374 - Comet 1P/374 E1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0884 AUs of Earth
1930 - Chicago Cubs catcher Leo Hartnett breaks the altitude record for a catch by gloving a baseball dropped from the Goodyear blimp 800 feet over Los Angeles, California
1931 - Jackie Mitchell becomes the second female (after Lizzie Arlington 1898) in organised baseball when she signs with the Chattanooga Lookouts Baseball Club
1978 - 132nd Grand National: Bob Davies aboard 14/1 chance Lucius wins by half a length from Sebastian V
2012 - Plane crash in Western Siberia kills at least 31 people (UTair Aviation ATR-72)
2019 - China announces new laws against fentanyl-related substances to come into effect 1 May
Famous Birthdays
1909 - Abner Biberman, American director and actor (His Girl Friday, The Leopard Man), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1977)
1924 - Čkalja [Miodrag Petrović], Serbian actor and one of the most popular comedians of former Yugoslavia, born in Kruševac, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (d. 2003)
1946 - Arrigo Sacchi, Italian soccer coach (Italy 1991-96 FIFA World Cup silver 1994; Serie A 1987-88, European Cup 1989, 90 AC Milan; Atlético Madrid, Parma), born in Fusignano, Italy
1955 - Gregg Jarrett, American television anchor
1961 - Sergio Scariolo, Italian basketball coach (NBA: assistant Toronto Raptors; head coach Spain; World Cup gold 2019), born in Brescia, Italy
1973 - Stephen Fleming, New Zealand cricket batsman and captain (111 Tests; 9 x 100, HS 274no; 280 ODIs; Canterbury, Yorkshire CCC, Chennai Super Kings) and coach (Chennai Super Kings), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
Famous Deaths
1204 - Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of King Louis VII of France and King Henry II of England, mother to Richard the Lionheart, Henry the Young King and King John, dies at around 81
1548 - Sigismund I the Old, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-48), dies at 81
1814 - Jozef de Ferraris, French-Austrian general and cartographer, dies at 87
1991 - Frankie Gustine, American Major baseball infielder (MLB All-Star 1946, 47, 48; Pittsburgh Pirates), dies at 71
1998 - Rozz Williams, American musician (Christian Death), dies at 34
2004 - Carrie Snodgress, American actress (Diary of Mad Housewife), dies at 58
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