Historical Events
1906 - Chicago Cubs score 11 in 1st inning, beating NY Giants 19-0
1930 - 62nd Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:31.6
1948 - KVP wins Dutch Second-Parliamentary election
1965 - Sony Corp introduced its home video tape recorder, priced at $995
1968 - The body of assassinated U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy lies in state at St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York.
1997 - Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings sweep the Phila Flyers
Famous Birthdays
1952 - Liam Neeson, N Ireland, actor (Schindler's List, Les Miserables)
1953 - Johnny Clegg, rocker
1958 - Francesca Thyssen, lugano Switz, baroness
1964 - Caroline Anne Hare, Lower hutt NZ, 5k/10k (Olympics-96)
1970 - Cafu, Brazilian football player
1971 - Terrell Buckley, NFL cornerback (Miami Dolphins)
Famous Deaths
1337 - Willem III the Good, earl of Holland/Zealand, dies at about 49
1778 - Johann Georg Zechner, composer, dies at 62
1810 - Luigi Schiavonetti, Italian engraver (b. 1765)
1876 - George Sand, writer, dies at 71
1916 - Émile Faguet, French writer and critic (b. 1847)
1983 - Daniele Amfiteatrov, composer, dies at 81
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