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- Christian Feast Day
- Davis Day (Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada)
- Kamehameha Day, official state holiday of Hawaii, United States
- Matralia, in honor of Mater Matuta. (Roman Empire)
- The fifth day of the Vestalia. (Roman Empire)
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- 2008 - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes an historic official apology to Canada's First Nations in regard to a residential school abuse in which children are isolated from their homes, families and cultures for a century.
- 2004 - Cassini-Huygens makes its closest flyby of the Saturn moon Phoebe.
- 2002 - Antonio Meucci is acknowledged as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress.
- 2001 - Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
- 1998 - Compaq Computer pays $9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation in the largest high-tech acquisition.
- 1981 - A Richter Scale 6.9 magnitude earthquake at Golbaf, Iran, kills at least 2,000.
- 1978 - Altaf Hussain founds the students' political movement All Pakistan Muhajir Students Organisation (APMSO) in Karachi University.
- 1972 - The Eltham Well Hall rail crash, caused by an intoxicated train driver, kills six people and injures 126.
- 1970 - After being appointed on May 15, Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington officially receive their ranks as U.S. Army Generals, becoming the first females to do so.
- 1964 - World War II veteran Walter Seifert runs amok in an elementary school in Cologne, Germany, killing at least eight children and two teachers and seriously injuring several more with a home-made flamethrower and a lance.
- 1963 - American Civil Rights Movement: Alabama Governor George Wallace stands at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to block two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from attending that school. Later in the day, accompanied by federalized National Guard troops, they are able to register.
- 1963 - Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc burns himself with gasoline in a busy Saigon intersection to protest the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam.
- 1962 - Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island.
- 1956 - Start of Gal Oya riots, the first reported ethnic riots that target minority Sri Lankan Tamils in the Eastern Province. The total number of deaths is reportedly 150.
- 1955 - Eighty-three are killed and at least 100 are injured after an Austin-Healey and a Mercedes-Benz collide at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the deadliest ever accident in motorsports.
- 1942 - World War II: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union.
- 1938 - Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Wuhan starts.
- 1938 - Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Nationalist government creates the 1938 Yellow River flood to halt Japanese forces. 500,000 to 900,000 civilians are killed.
- 1937 - Great Purge: The Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin executes eight army leaders.
- 1936 - The International Surrealist Exhibition opens in London, England.
- 1935 - Inventor Edwin Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States at Alpine, New Jersey.
- 1920 - During the U.S. Republican National Convention in Chicago, U.S. Republican Party leaders gathered in a room at the Blackstone Hotel to come to a consensus on their candidate for the U.S. presidential election, leading the Associated Press to first coin the political phrase "smoke-filled room".
- 1919 - Sir Barton wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to win the Triple Crown.
- 1917 - King Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father Constantine I abdicates under pressure by allied armies occupying Athens.
- 1907 - George Dennett, aided by Gilbert Jessop, dismisses Northamptonshire for 12 runs, the lowest total in first-class cricket.
- 1905 - 1898 – The Hundred Days' Reform is started by Guangxu Emperor with a plan to change social, political and educational institutions in China, but is suspended by Empress Dowager Cixi after 104 days. The failed reform though led to the abolition of Imperial Examination in .
- 1903 - Group of Serbian officers stormed royal palace and assassinated King Alexander Obrenovi? and his wife queen Draga.
- 1901 - New Zealand annexes the Cook Islands.
- 1898 - Spanish-American War: U.S. war ships set sail for Cuba.
- 1892 - The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia.
- 1866 - The Allahabad High Court (then Agra High Court) is established in India.
- 1837 - The Broad Street Riot occurs in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between Yankees and Irish.
- 1825 - The first cornerstone is laid for Fort Hamilton in New York City.
- 1805 - A fire consumes large portions of Detroit in the Michigan Territory.
- 1788 - Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska.
- 1776 - The Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to the Committee of Five to draft a declaration of independence.
- 1594 - Philip II recognizes the rights and privileges of the local nobles and chieftains in the Philippines, which paves way to the creation of the Principalía (an elite ruling class of native nobility in Spanish Philippines).
- 1509 - Henry VIII of England marries Catherine of Aragon.
- 1429 - Hundred Years' War: start of the Battle of Jargeau.
- 1345 - The megas doux Alexios Apokaukos, chief minister of the Byzantine Empire, is lynched by political prisoners.
- 1184 - 1184 BC – Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned, according to calculations by Eratosthenes.
- 631 - Emperor Taizong of Tang, the Emperor of China, sends envoys to the Xueyantuo bearing gold and silk in order to seek the release of enslaved Chinese prisoners captured during the transition from Sui to Tang from the northern frontier; this embassy succeeded in freeing 80,000 Chinese men and women who were then returned to China.
- 173 - Marcomannic Wars: The Roman army in Moravia is encircled by the Quadi, who has broken the peace treaty (). In a violent thunderstorm emperor Marcus Aurelius defeats and subdue them in the so-called "miracle of the rain".
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- 1989 - Maya Moore, American basketball player
- 1988 - Yui Aragaki, Japanese actress and model
- 1987 - TiA, Japanese R&B singer
- 1987 - Didrik Solli-Tangen, Norwegian singer and Eurovision contestant
- 1986 - Shia LaBeouf, American actor
- 1986 - Chase Clement, American football quarterback
- 1985 - Chris Trousdale, American pop singer and dancer
- 1984 - Andy Lee, Irish boxer
- 1984 - Vágner Love, Brazilian footballer
- 1983 - Chuck Hayes, American basketball player
- 1983 - José Reyes, Dominican baseball player
- 1982 - Eldar Rønning, Norwegian cross-country skier
- 1982 - Johnny Candido, American professional wrestler
- 1982 - Joey Graham, American basketball player
- 1982 - Stephen Graham, American basketball player
- 1982 - Diana Taurasi, American basketball player
- 1981 - Emiliano Moretti, Italian footballer
- 1980 - Yhency Brazobán, Dominican baseball player
- 1979 - Amy Taylor, Australian television presenter and model
- 1978 - Joshua Jackson, Canadian actor
- 1978 - Ujjwala Raut, Indian supermodel
- 1977 - Geoff Ogilvy, Australian golfer
- 1977 - Ryan Dunn, American actor
- 1977 - Shane Meier, Canadian actor
- 1976 - Gran Naniwa, Japanese professional wrestler
- 1975 - Choi Ji Woo, South Korean actress and model
- 1975 - Thomas Bimis, Greek diver
- 1974 - David Starie, British boxer
- 1973 - José Manuel Abundis, Mexican footballer
- 1970 - Chris Rice, American singer and songwriter
- 1970 - Kang Ho Dong, Korean traditional wrestler and MC
- 1969 - Bryan Fogarty, Canadian professional ice hockey player (d. 2002)
- 1969 - Olaf Kapagiannidis, German footballer
- 1969 - Matt McGrath, American actor
- 1969 - Peter Dinklage, American actor
- 1969 - Steven Drozd, American drummer and guitarist (The Flaming Lips)
- 1968 - Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein
- 1967 - Clare Carey, American actress
- 1967 - João Garcia, Portuguese mountaineer
- 1965 - Manuel Uribe, Mexican one-time world's heaviest man
- 1964 - Jean Alesi, French Formula One driver
- 1963 - Bruce Kimball, American diver
- 1963 - Sandra Schmirler, Canadian curler (d. 2000)
- 1962 - Erika Salumäe, Estonian cyclist
- 1961 - María Barranco, Spanish actress
- 1959 - Hugh Laurie, English actor and comedian
- 1959 - Magnum T.A., American professional wrestler
- 1957 - Jamaaladeen Tacuma, American free jazz bassist
- 1956 - Steven A. Cohen, American hedge fund manager
- 1956 - Joe Montana. American football player
- 1955 - Yuriy Sedykh, Ukrainian hammer thrower
- 1953 - Peter Bergman, American actor
- 1953 - José Bové, French political activist
- 1953 - Georgios Orfanos, Greek politician
- 1952 - Donnie Van Zant, American rock vocalist and guitarist (38 Special, Van Zant)
- 1951 - Yasumasa Morimura, Japanese appropriation artist
- 1951 - Mark D. Siljander, American politician
- 1950 - Lynsey de Paul, British singer and songwriter
- 1950 - Graham Russell, British guitarist and vocalist (Air Supply)
- 1949 - Frank Beard, American drummer (ZZ Top)
- 1949 - Tom Pryce, British racing driver (d. 1977)
- 1948 - Dave Cash, American baseball player
- 1948 - Michael Swan, American actor
- 1947 - Henry Cisneros, American politician
- 1947 - Richard Palmer-James, British lyricist and guitarist (King Crimson, Supertramp)
- 1947 - Bob Evans, British racing driver
- 1947 - Laloo Prasad Yadav, Indian politician
- 1945 - Adrienne Barbeau, American actress
- 1944 - Roscoe Orman, American actor
- 1940 - Joey Dee, American musician (Joey Dee and the Starliters)
- 1939 - Sir Jackie Stewart, Scottish race car driver
- 1939 - Bernard Purdie, American session drummer
- 1939 - Christina Crawford, American actress and writer
- 1937 - Robin Warren, Australian pathologist, Nobel laureate
- 1937 - Johnny Brown, American comedian
- 1936 - Jud Strunk, American singer, songwriter and comedian (d. 1981)
- 1936 - Chad Everett, American actor
- 1934 - Henrik, French-born Prince Consort of Denmark
- 1933 - Gene Wilder, American actor
- 1932 - Athol Fugard, South African playwright
- 1931 - Audrey Schuh, American soprano
- 1930 - Charles B. Rangel, American politician
- 1928 - Fabiola de Mora y Aragón, Spanish-born Queen consort of the Belgians
- 1926 - Carlisle Floyd, American composer
- 1925 - William Styron, American novelist and essayist (d. 2006)
- 1922 - John Bromfield, American actor (d. 2005)
- 1922 - Michael Cacoyannis, Cypriot film maker
- 1920 - Shelly Manne, American jazz drummer (d. 1984)
- 1920 - Hazel Scott, Trinidad and Tobago-born American singer (d. 1981)
- 1920 - Irving Howe, American literary and social critic (d. 1993)
- 1919 - Richard Todd, British actor (d. 2009)
- 1917 - Joseph B. Wirthlin, American religious leader (d. 2008)
- 1915 - Nicholas Metropolis, Greek-American mathematician, physicist and computer scientist (d. 1999)
- 1914 - Gerald Mohr, American actor (d. 1968)
- 1913 - Vince Lombardi, American football coach (d. 1970)
- 1913 - Risë Stevens, American operatic soprano
- 1913 - Coby Whitmore, American painter and magazine illustrator (d. 1988)
- 1912 - James Algar, American film director (d. 1998)
- 1910 - Jacques-Yves Cousteau, French marine biologist and inventor (d. 1997)
- 1910 - Carmine Coppola, American composer, director and songwriter (d. 1991)
- 1903 - Ernie Nevers, American football player (d. 1976)
- 1897 - Grand Duchess Tatiana of Russia (d. 1918)
- 1895 - Nikolai Bulganin, Soviet politician (d. 1975)
- 1894 - Dai Vernon, Canadian magician (d. 1992)
- 1888 - Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Italian anarchist (d. 1927)
- 1880 - Jeannette Rankin, American politician, feminist and pacifist (d. 1973)
- 1879 - Roger Bresnahan, American baseball player (d. 1944)
- 1877 - Renee Vivien, English-born French poet (d. 1909)
- 1876 - Alfred L. Kroeber, American anthropologist (d. 1960)
- 1871 - Stjepan Radi?, Croatian politician (d. 1928)
- 1867 - Charles Fabry, French physicist (d. 1945)
- 1864 - Richard Strauss, German composer and conductor (d. 1949)
- 1847 - Millicent Fawcett, British suffragist and feminist (d. 1929)
- 1846 - William Louis Marshall, American general and engineer (d. 1920)
- 1842 - Carl von Linde, German engineer and industrialist (d. 1934)
- 1815 - Julia Margaret Cameron, English photographer (d. 1879)
- 1797 - José Trinidad Reyes, Honduran national hero (d. 1855)
- 1776 - John Constable, English painter (d. 1837)
- 1741 - Joseph Warren, American doctor and soldier (d. 1775)
- 1726 - Infanta Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain, Spanish-born Dauphine of France (d. 1746)
- 1723 - Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (d. 1788)
- 1713 - Edward Capell, English critic (d. 1781)
- 1704 - Carlos Seixas, Portuguese composer (d. 1742)
- 1696 - Francis Edward James Keith, Scottish soldier and Prussian field marshal (d. 1758)
- 1672 - Francesco Antonio Bonporti, Italian priest and composer (d. 1749)
- 1588 - George Wither, English writer (d. 1667)
- 1540 - Barnabe Googe, English poet (d. 1594)
- 1456 - Anne Neville, wife of Richard III of England (d. 1485)
- 1403 - John IV, Duke of Brabant (d. 1427)