Historical Events
1820 - Launch of HMS Beagle, the ship that took young Charles Darwin on his scientific voyage.
1892 - 18th Kentucky Derby: Lonnie Clayton aboard Azra wins in 2:41½
1907 - Bank of San Francisco incorporated
1983 - Comet C/1983 H1 (IRAS-Araki-Alcock) approaches 0.0312 AUs of Earth
1988 - NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Edmonton Oilers beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 1
1988 - Mario Andretti records fastest Indianapolis 500 lap (221.565 mph)
Famous Birthdays
1568 - Christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain)
1835 - Kārlis Baumanis, Latvian composer (d. 1905)
1895 - Jan Parandowski, writer
1912 - Foster Brooks, Louisville Ky, comedian/actor (Miles-Mork and Mindy)
1943 - Arnie Satin, rocker
1948 - Alfred Matt, Austria, slalom (Olympic-bronze-1968)
Famous Deaths
1772 - Joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged
1777 - George Pigot, Baron Pigot, British governor of Madras (b. 1719)
1885 - Ferdinand Hiller, German pianist/composer/conductor, dies at 73
1887 - Jean Baptiste Boussingault, French chemist (b. 1802)
1952 - Giovanni Tebaldini, composer, dies at 87
2005 - Michalis Genitsaris, Greek rebetiko singer and composer (b. 1917)
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