Historical Events
1874 - 1st recorded dam disaster in US (Williamsburg, Mass)
1877 - May 16, 1877 political crisis in France.
1936 - 61st Preakness: George Woolf aboard Bold Venture wins in 1:59
1938 - 1st animal breeding society forms (NJ)
1975 - Muhammad Ali TKOs Ron Lyle in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
2006 - A large earthquake (7.4 on the Richter scale) occurs near New Zealand.
Famous Birthdays
1887 - Bull Montana, Vogliera Italy, actor (Brass Buttons, Victory)
1921 - Harry Carey Jr, Saugus California, actor (She Wore a Yellow Ribbon), (d. 2012)
1929 - Osmo Uolevi Lindeman, composer
1940 - Gareth Roberts, chancellor (Sheffield University)
1943 - Jon Jost, director (All the Vermeers in NY)
1983 - Mince Fratelli, Scottish Drummer (The Fratellis)
Famous Deaths
1569 - Dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr
1754 - Giovanni Carlo Maria Clari, composer, dies at 76
1778 - Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English diplomat (b. 1718)
1943 - Alfred Hoche, German psychiatrist (b. 1865)
1994 - Vasek Simek, Czech/US actor (Green Card, Mistress), dies at 66
2015 - Dean Potter, American free climber and BASE jumper, dies in a BASE jumping accident at Yosemite National Park, aged 43
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