1036 Death of Ali az-Zahir, caliph (b. 1005)
1231 Death of Anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (b. 1195)
1373 Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of Alliance (world’s oldest) signed.
1497 King Fernando of Spain decrees that silver coins called reales be struck.
1611 John Fabricius dedicates earliest sunspot publication.
1625 King Charles I is married to the French princess Henrietta Maria de Bourbon
1636 Death of George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly, Scottish politician (b. 1562)
1649 Birth of Adrien Baillet, French scholar and critic (d. 1706)
1665 Death of Egbert Bartholomeusz Kortenaer, Dutch admiral (b. 1604)
1752 Birth of Fanny Burney England, author (Camille, Evelina).
1760 Death of Antoine Court, French Huguenot minister (b. March 27, 1696)
1763 Birth of JosT Bonif�cio de Andrade e Silva, Brazilian statesman (d. 1838)
1773 Birth of Thomas Young proponent of the wave theory of light.
1774 Rhode Island becomes first colony to prohibit importation of slaves.
1774 Rhode Island becomes the first of Britain’s North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves.
1775 Birth of Antoni Radziwi??, Polish politician (d. 1833)
1777 American Revolutionary War: Marquis de Lafayette lands near Charleston, South Carolina, in order to help the Continental Congress to train its army.
1777 Marquis de Lafayette lands in US.
1784 Death of Henry Middleton, American president of the Continental Congress (b. 1717)
1786 Birth of Winfield Scott American near Petersburg, Virginia, USA; army general/presidential candidate.
1789 Mrs Alexander Hamilton serves ice cream for dessert to Washington.
1798 Mission San Luis Rey de Francia founded in California.
1798 Mission San Luis Rey de Francia is founded.
1805 Lewis and Clark Expedition: Scouting ahead of the expedition, Meriwether Lewis and four companions sight the Great Falls of the Missouri River.
1821 Birth of Albert duc de Broglie, France, premier (1873-74, 1977).
1831 Birth of James Clerk Maxwell physicist, formulated electromagnetic theory.
1837 First Mormon missionaries to the British Isles leave Kirtland, Ohio.
1855 The opera “Les V?pres Sicilenne” is produced (Paris).
1863 Samuel Butler publishes first part of “Erewhon,” Christchurch, New Zealand.
1864 Birth of Rudolf KjellTn, Swedish political scientist (d. 1922)
1865 Birth of William Butler Yeats Ireland, poet (Wild Swans at Coole-Nobel Prize 1923).
1866 US Congresses passes the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, repudiating Confederate debt. The amendment is referred to state legislatures for ratification.
1870 Birth of Jules Bordet, Belgian immunologist and microbiologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1961)
1871 Hurricane kills 300 in Labrador.
1871 In Labrador, a hurricane kills 300 people.
1873 J C Watson discovers asteroid #132 Aethra.
1876 Birth of William Sealey Gosset, English chemist and statistician (d. 1937)
1879 A Borrelly discovers asteroid #198 Ampella.
1881 Birth of Lois Weber first US woman film director (What Do Men Want?).
1881 Death of Josef Skoda, Czech physician (b. 1805)
1881 The USS Jeannette is crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack.
1884 Birth of Gerald Gardner, British occultist (d. 1964)
1886 A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.
1886 Death of King Ludwig II of Bavaria (b. 1845)
1886 Fire destroys nearly 1,000 buildings in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
1886 King Ludwig II of Bavaria drowns.
1887 Birth of Bruno Frank, German author (d. 1945)
1888 Birth of Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese poet (d. 1935)
1888 US Congress creates the Department of Labor.
1889 2 feet of snow accumulates in Rawlins, Wyoming.
1890 Eagle Ave in the Bronx is cut out and named.
1892 Birth of Basil Rathbone in Johannesburg, South Africa; actor (Sherlock Holmes).
1893 Birth of Dorothy L. Sayers, English author (d. 1957)
1894 Birth of Mark van Doren Illinois, author (The Happy Critic).
1895 +mile Levassor wins first Paris-Bordeaux-Paris auto race (24 kph).
1897 Birth of Paavo Johannes Nurmi Finland, 5000m runner (Olympic-gold-1924).
1898 Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital.
1898 Yukon Territory of Canada organized, Dawson chosen as capital.
1899 Birth of Carlos Ch�vez Mexico City, conductor/composer (Sinfon?a India).
1900 Birth of Ian Hunter South Africa; actor (Sir Richard-Robin Hood).
1900 China’s Boxer Rebellion against foreigners and Christians.
1901 Birth of Tage Erlander, Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1985)
1903 Birth of Harold “Red” Grange “Galloping Ghost” of football (Illinois Bears).
1905 New York Giants Christy Mathewson second no-hitter, beats Chicago Cubs, 1-0.
1906 Birth of Bruno de Finetti, Italian mathematician and statistician (d. 1985)
1907 Lowest temp ever in 48 US states for June, 2 degrees F in Tamarack California.
1910 Birth of Mary Whitehouse, British campaigner (d. 2001)
1910 Pilot Charles Hamilton makes first one-day round-trip from New York to Philadelphia.
1910 William D Crum, a South Carolina physician, appointed minister to Liberia.
1911 Birth of Luis W Alvarez physicist (Nobel Prize-1968).
1912 Birth of Mary Wickes Saint Louis Missouri, actress (Dennis the Menace, Julia, Doc).
1913 Birth of Ralph Edwards Merino Colorado, TV host (This is Your Life).
1913 Great Gorge and International Railway trolley passes under garbage chute in Niagara Falls, New York when it breaks, covering the passenger-loaded car in garbage.
1913 New York Yankees win 13th game of year after losing 36 games.
1915 Birth of J Donald Budge US tennis player (first to hold world’s four major titles).
1918 Death of Tsar Mikhail Alexandrovitch Romanov (b. 1878)
1918 Philadelphia Phillies and Saint Louis Cardinals tie 8-8 in 19 innings.
1920 Birth of Knut Nordahl Sweden, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1948).
1920 The United States Postal Service rules that children may not be sent via parcel post.
1921 New York Yankees’ pitcher Babe Ruth hits two home runs beating Detroit Tigers 11-8.
1924 New York Yankees win by forfeit over Detroit Tigers, their third forfeit win.
1926 Birth of Paul Lynde, American actor (d. 1982)
1927 A ticker-tape parade down 5th Avenue in New York City is held for aviator Charles Lindbergh.
1927 A ticker-tape parade is held for aviator Charles Lindbergh down 5th Avenue in New York City.
1928 Birth of John Forbes Nash, American mathematician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics
1929 Birth of Alan Civil, English French horn player (d. 1989)
1930 22 people killed by hailstones in Siatista, Greece.
1931 Death of Shibasaburo Kitasato, Japanese physician (b. 1851)
1933 Birth of Tom King, British politician
1933 Federal Home Owners Loan Corporation authorized.
1933 First sodium vapor lamps installed (Schenectady, New York).
1934 Adolf Hitler and Mussolini meet in Venice, Italy; Mussolini later describes the German dictator as “a silly little monkey”.
1934 C Jackson discovers asteroid #1349 Bechuana.
1935 Birth of Christo, Bulgarian artist
1935 In one of the biggest upsets in championship boxing, the 10 to 1 underdog James J. Braddock defeated Max Baer in Long Island City, New York, and became the heavyweight champion of the world.
1935 James T Braddocks beats Max Baer for heavyweight boxing championship.
1937 Joe DiMaggio hits three consecutive home runs against Saint Louis Browns.
1940 Birth of Bobby Freeman in San Francisco, California, USA; rocker (“Do You Want to Dance”).
1940 Paris France is evacuated before the German advance.
1940 Spain’s Generalissimo Francisco Franco changes Spain’s status from neutral to nonbelligerent.
1941 Birth of Esther Ofarim, Israeli singer
1942 (evening) George Dasch, Ernest Burger, Heinrich Heinck, and Richard Quirin, all American citizens of German birth, and members of the German Nazi party, land on the beach of Long Island, New York, from a small row boat. Their mission is to sabotage industrial installations producing war material.
1942 First V-2 rocket launch, Peenemnnde, Germany; reaches 1.3 km.
1942 The United States opens its Office of War Information, a center for production of propaganda.
1943 Birth of Edward Skorek in Poland; volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1976).
1944 Birth of Joe Amato; NHRA top fuel drag racing champion (1991).
1944 World War II: Germany launches a counter attack on Carentan.
1944 World War II: Germany launches a V1 Flying Bomb attack on England. Only four of the eleven bombs actually hit their targets.
1945 Birth of Ronald J Grabe in New York City, New York, USA; Colonel US Air Force/astronaut (STS 51-J, STS 30, STS 42).
1946 First transcontinental round-trip flight in one-day, California-Maryland.
1947 First night game at Fenway Park (Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 3).
1948 Babe Ruth’s final farewell at Yankee Stadium (he dies August 16th).
1950 Birth of Michael Stark, Australian actor
1951 Birth of Richard Thomas, American actor
1951 Death of Ben Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1885)
1952 A DC-3 plane takes off from Bromma airport in Sweden, to gather Russian intelligence over the Baltic Sea for the British. At about 108 miles southeast of Stockholm, a Soviet Mig 15 plane shoots it down over international waters.
1952 Catalina affair, a Swedish Douglas DC-3 was shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 fighter.
1953 Birth of Tim Allen, American comedian and actor
1953 Hungarian Prime Minister M�ty�s R�kosi is replaced by Imre Nagy
1955 Mercedes racing car kills 77 at Le Mans, France.
1955 The first diamond mine of the USSR (Mir Mine) is discovered.
1957 Ted Williams becomes first American League member to have two three-home run games in a season.
1959 Birth of Steve Georganas, Australian politician
1961 Ben Jones Missouri, horse trainer (Citation, Whirlaway), dies at age 79.
1961 Birth of Anders JSrryd, Swedish tennis player
1962 Birth of Ally Sheedy, American actress
1963 Birth of Bettina Bunge in Switzerland; tennis player (Virginia Slims of California 1983).
1964 Birth of Kathy Burke, English actress and comedian
1965 Death of Martin Buber, Austrian philosopher (b. 1878)
1966 Birth of Grigori Perelman, Russian mathematician
1966 The United States Supreme Court rules in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them.
1966 The US Supreme Court hands down its decision in Miranda v. Arizona, establishing the principle that all criminal suspects must be advised of their rights before interrogation. The adopted text: “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can, and will, be used against you in court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, one will be appointed to you.”
1967 U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson nominates Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall as justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
1968 Birth of Deniece Peterson; rocker (5 Star-Silk and Steel).
1969 Mick Taylor leaves John Mayall Band and joins the Rolling Stones.
1969 T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2111 Tselina.
1970 Birth of Chris Cairns, New Zealand cricketer
1970 The Beatles’ “Let It Be” album goes #1 and stays #1 for four weeks.
1970 The Beatles’ “Long and Winding Road” single goes Number 1 (last one for the group) and stays there for two weeks.
1970 “The Long and Winding Road” becomes the Beatles’ last Number 1 song.
1971 Birth of Broderick nonuplets in Sydney, Australia (7 of 9 survive infancy).
1971 Perth Observatory discovers asteroids #1806 Derice and #1978 Patrice.
1971 Vietnam War: The New York Times begins to publish the Pentagon Papers. [1]
1972 Clyde McPhatter, singer of The Drifters, dies of a heart attack.
1972 Death of Clyde McPhatter, American musician (b. 1932)
1972 T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2604.
1973 Birth of Sam Adams, American football player
1973 Garvey, Lopes, Cey and Russell play together for first time, set record of staying together as an infield for 8+ years (Los Angeles Dodgers).
1974 Birth of Steve-O, American television personality
1975 Felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #2219 Mannucci.
1977 Convicted assassin James Earl Ray recaptured.
1977 Convicted Martin Luther King assassin James Earl Ray is recaptured after escaping from prison three days before.
1977 Tom C Clark, former US Supreme Court Justice, dies in New York at age 77.
1978 Birth of Ethan Embry, American actor
1979 Birth of Nila Hskedal, Norwegian beach volleyball player
1979 Death of Darla Hood, American actress (b. 1931)
1980 Birth of Sarah Connor; German singer.
1980 Death of Walter Rodney, Guyanese historian and political figure (born 1942).
1980 Republican John Jenrette Jr (Democrat-South Carolina) indicted in “Abscam” investigation.
1980 United Nations Security Council calls for South Africa to free Nelson Mandela.
1981 At the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London, a teenager, Marcus Sarjeant, fires six blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II .
1981 At the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London, Marcus Sarjeant fires six blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
1981 Birth of Chris Evans; American actor.
1981 In Salem, Oregon, USA a building is hit by a falling meteorite.
1982 Birth of Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopian athlete
1982 Death of Riccardo Paletti, Italian Formula 1 driver (born 1958).
1982 Fahd becomes king of Saudi Arabia on death of King Khalid.
1982 Fahd becomes King of Saudi Arabia upon the death of his brother, Khalid.
1982 In Alberta, Canada, 15 members of the Black Leopards Karate Club demolish a house with bare hands and feet with the owner’s consent.
1982 King Khalid of Saudi Arabia dies at age 69.
1983 Pioneer 10 becomes the first manmade object to leave the solar system.
1984 Birth of Berangere Schuh, French archer.
1985 Birth of Danny Syvret; Canadian ice hockey player.
1985 In Auburn, Washington, police defuse a Unabomber bomb sent to Boeing.
1986 Benny Goodman, American jazz clarinet playing King of Swing, dies in New York at age 77 (born 1909).
1986 Birth of Kat Dennings, American actress.
1986 Death of Benny Goodman, American musician (b. 1909)
1986 US President Ronald Reagan criticizes South African state of emergency.
1987 Daniel Buettner, Bret Anderson, Martin Engel, and Anne Knabe complete cycling journey of 15,266 miles from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Argentina.
1987 Death of Geraldine Page, American actress (b. 1924)
1988 Birth of Li Ya, Chinese gymnast.
1988 US Supreme Court refuses to hear Yonkers argument they aren’t racist.
1989 Birth of Lisa Tucker, American Idol Finalist
1990 Boeing 767 sets nonstop commercial flight: Seattle, Washington to Narobi, Kenya.
1990 Washington DC mayor Marion Barry announces he will not seek a fourth term.
1991 A spectator is killed by lightning at the U.S. Open.
1991 NHL owners present contract to players (leads to April 1, 1992 strike).
1992 The Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League logged the first (and, to date, only) shutout in league history, defeating the San Antonio Force, 50-0.
1993 Birth of Irvin Museng, Indonesian football player.
1993 Death of Deke Slayton, astronaut (born 1924).
1995 French president Jacques Chirac announces the resumption of nuclear tests in French Polynesia.
1995 French President Jacques Chirac announces the resumption of nuclear tests in French Polynesia.
1996 An 81-day standoff between the Montana Freemen and FBI agents ends with their surrender in Montana.
1996 The Montana Freemen surrender after an 81-day standoff with FBI agents.
1997 A jury sentences Timothy McVeigh to the death penalty for his part in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
1997 A jury sentences Timothy McVeigh to the death penalty for his part in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
1997 The Chicago Bulls win their 5th NBA championship by defeating the Utah Jazz in the best-of-7 series 4 games to 2.
1998 Death of Birger Ruud, Norwegian athlete (born 1911).
1998 In Portales, New Mexico, USA a meteorite penetrates a barn roof.
2000 President Kim Dae-jung of South Korea meets Kim Jong-il, president of North Korea, for the beginning of the first ever inter-Korea summit, in the northern capital of Pyongyang.
2000 South Korean President Kim Dae Jung visit North Korea, first as a president of opposite side, to participate in the first North-South presidential summit.
2001 Death of Marcelo Fromer, guitarist of Brazilian band Tit?s (born 1961).
2002 Death of John Hope, Meteorologist (b. 1919)
2002 The Detroit Red Wings defeat the Carolina Hurricanes four games to one in the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals.
2004 Death of Dick Durrance, American skier (born 1914).
2005 Death of ?lvaro Cunhal, Portuguese politician (born 1913).
2005 Singer Michael Jackson is acquitted of all charges in his child molestation trial.
2006 Death of Charles Haughey, Prime Minister of Ireland (born 1925).
2006 Sonic Youth release their new album Rather Ripped
2007 Death of David Hatch, BBC Radio producer and comedian (born 1939).
2008 Death of Tim Russert, American journalist (born 1950).
2008 In Kandahar, Afghanistan, a group of Taliban armed fighters and suicide-bombers blast open the Sarposa prison, releasing over 1000 inmates.
2008 Oil company OGX, started in 2007 by Eike Batista in Brazil, raises US$3.6 billion in its initial public stock offering. The company has no proven reserves, and has not even started drilling.
2009 Death of Mitsuharu Misawa, Japanese professional wrestler (born 1962).
2009 Following the reelection of Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, supporters of defeated candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi accuse the government of fraud, and launch a series of sustained protests.
2009 New York-based theme park operator Six Flags files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, with US$2.4 billion in debt.
2010 Audi finishes 1-2-3 at the Le Mans 24 hour race, tying Ferrari for 2nd place among the most successful manufacturers in Le Mans history.
