Historical Events
1876 - The April Uprising breaks out in Bulgaria.
1890 - Territory of Oklahoma created
1907 - Belgium Jules baron de Trooz forms Belgian government
1942 - 68th Kentucky Derby: Wayne D Wright aboard Shut Out wins in 2:04.4
1992 - "High Rollers Social and Pleasure Club" opens at H Hayes NYC 14 performances
2008 - Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Myanmar killing over 130,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless.
Famous Birthdays
1458 - Leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525)
1754 - Vicente Martin y Soler, composer
1945 - Randy Cain, US soul singer (4 Gents/Delfonics)
1956 - David Rhodes, English guitarist
1970 - Vania Thomas, Miss US Virgin Islands Universe (1997)
1983 - Christa Rigozzi, Swiss model
Famous Deaths
1519 - Leonardo Da Vinci, artist/scientist, dies at 67
1685 - Adriaen van Ostade, Dutch painter, buried
1919 - Gustav Landauer, German socialist, dies
1991 - Ronald McKie, Australian author (b. 1909)
1992 - Margareth Wallmann, Austrian opera director, dies at 88
2007 - Brad McGann, New Zealand film director and screenwriter (b. 1964)
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