Muddy Waters died on Apr 30, 1983 (b. on Apr 4, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois)
I can't be satisfied
Manish boy
2007-04-30
Remembering Manet died on this day in 1883
Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe"(Luncheon on the Grass) - 1863Oil on canvas214 x 269 cm (84 1/4 x 106 1/4") Musee d'Orsay, Paris
Edouard Manet was born on January 23, 1832 in Paris. Manet was a member of an aristocratic family. His father was a government official, and although Edouard showed early artistic talent, he was destined for the Navy until he failed the entrance examinations. Then he began to study art with Thomas Couture, whose academic teaching did not satisfy him. So, he studied the works of the Venetian Renaissance masters, the Dutch seventeenth-century artists and of the Spaniard Velázquez
He was influenced by the old masters, particulary Velazquez and Goya, but Manet reasoned that ones art should reflect ideas and ideals of the present rather then the past. So disagreeing with Diderot's theory that great art only reflected the costume of the past, Manet sought instead to follow the advice of Baudelaire...to depict a contemporary realism, to be "le peintre de la vie moderne."
He is often identified with the "Impressionists," and was influenced by them. However, because of the Paris generally hostile regard for Impressionism, he chose not to exhibit with them. He preferred to show his work in the more conservative exhibitions sponsored by the French government. Manet scandalized the people of Paris with a number of works containing nudes painted in bold poses with direct, outward gazes.
His "Luncheon on the Grass" (see picture above), in which a nude woman sits besides two fully dressed men, based on a classical work by Giorgione, virtually created a scandal. Exhoibited with other impressionist paintings at the Salon des Refuses in 1863, this painting earned the impressionists a great deal of attention. This scandal might seem ridiculous by today's standards, but it marks a turning point in the history of art and in its freedom of expression.
In 1864 the official Salon accepted two of his paintings, and in 1865 he exhibited his Olympia (1863, Musée d'Orsay), a nude based on a Venus by Titian, which aroused storms of protest in academic circles because of its unorthodox realism.
Manet was one of the most influential artists of the 19th century. However, coming from a highly respectable social background, his intention was not to be an artistic rebel, insisting that he was not trying to overthrow traditional ideas.
Throughout his career he sought conventional success and honours in the art world. Two years before his death, with pressure from his friend Antonin Proust, the French government awarded Manet the Légion d'honneur
He died on 30 April 1883, in Paris after a disease which caused him considerable pain and partial paralysis.
External links:
Edouard Manet in Discover France
He was influenced by the old masters, particulary Velazquez and Goya, but Manet reasoned that ones art should reflect ideas and ideals of the present rather then the past. So disagreeing with Diderot's theory that great art only reflected the costume of the past, Manet sought instead to follow the advice of Baudelaire...to depict a contemporary realism, to be "le peintre de la vie moderne."
He is often identified with the "Impressionists," and was influenced by them. However, because of the Paris generally hostile regard for Impressionism, he chose not to exhibit with them. He preferred to show his work in the more conservative exhibitions sponsored by the French government. Manet scandalized the people of Paris with a number of works containing nudes painted in bold poses with direct, outward gazes.
His "Luncheon on the Grass" (see picture above), in which a nude woman sits besides two fully dressed men, based on a classical work by Giorgione, virtually created a scandal. Exhoibited with other impressionist paintings at the Salon des Refuses in 1863, this painting earned the impressionists a great deal of attention. This scandal might seem ridiculous by today's standards, but it marks a turning point in the history of art and in its freedom of expression.
In 1864 the official Salon accepted two of his paintings, and in 1865 he exhibited his Olympia (1863, Musée d'Orsay), a nude based on a Venus by Titian, which aroused storms of protest in academic circles because of its unorthodox realism.
Manet was one of the most influential artists of the 19th century. However, coming from a highly respectable social background, his intention was not to be an artistic rebel, insisting that he was not trying to overthrow traditional ideas.
Throughout his career he sought conventional success and honours in the art world. Two years before his death, with pressure from his friend Antonin Proust, the French government awarded Manet the Légion d'honneur
He died on 30 April 1883, in Paris after a disease which caused him considerable pain and partial paralysis.
External links:
Edouard Manet in Discover France
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Muddy Waters died on Apr 30, 1983 (b. on Apr 4, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois)
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América Futebol Clube de Belo Horizonte (Brasil) fundado em 30 de Abril de 1912
On this day in History - Apr. 30
- 0065 - Lucan dies (b. 0039) . Roman poet.
- 0311 - Galerius Valerius Maximianus lança um edito sob o qual os cristãos são reconhecidos legalmente no Império Romano
- 0711 - Islamic conquest of Hispania: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn-Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus).
- 1006 - Supernova SN 1006, the brightest supernova in recorded history, appears in the constellation Lupus.
- 1063 - Emperor Renzong of China dies (b. 1010).
- 1309 - Kazimierz III, the Great, was born. King of Poland (1333-70).
- 1341 - John III of Dreux dies (b. 1285). Duke of Brittany.
- 1439 - Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick dies (b. 1382). English military leader.
- 1492 - Spain gives Christopher Columbus his commission of exploration.
- 1504 - Francesco Primaticcio (or Primatice, Primadizzi) di Bologna, was born (d. 1570). Italian Mannerist painter, sculptor, draftsman, stuccoist, and architect, active in France.
- 1531 - O português Martin Alonso de Souza desembarca no lugar que mais tarde seria a cidade de Rio de Janeiro.
- 1536 - A Inquisição é instalada em Portugal
- 1623 - François de Laval was born (d. 1708). First bishop of New France.
- 1651 - Jean-Baptiste de la Salle was born (d. 1719). French educational reformer, Catholic saint.
- 1655 - Eustache Le Sueur (or Lesyeur, Lesueur) dies (b. 19 Nov 1617). Parisian painter and draftsman. He was one of the most important painters of historical, mythological and religious pictures in 17th-century France and one of the founders of French classicism. He was long considered the ‘French Raphael’ and the equal of Nicolas Poussin and Charles Le Brun. ( Sleeping Venus ; Caligula Depositing the Ashes of his Mother and Brother in the Tomb of his Ancestors ; Les Muses: Melpomène, Érato et Polymnie ; La Muse Terpsichore ;)
- 1657 - Jacques de Stella dies (b. 19 Sep 1596). French painter, draftsman, and engraver. Stella is an example of a painter who was a star, enjoying great esteem in his lifetime, both as an artist and a patron (of Nicolas Poussin), but whose work is no longer specially appreciated
- 1660 - Petrus Scriverius dies (b. 1576). Dutch writer.
- 1662 - Queen Mary II of England was born (d. 1694).
- 1664 - François Louis, Prince of Conti was born (d. 1709). French general.
- 1696 - Robert Plot dies (b. 1640). British naturalist.
- 1710 - Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée was born (d. 1795). Bavarian general.
- 1712 - Philipp van Limborch dies (b. 1633). Dutch Protestant theologian.
- 1721 - Roger Sherman was born (d. 1793). American statesman.
- 1723 - Mathurin Jacques Brisson was born (d. 1806). French naturalist.
- 1729 - Chevalier Pierre-Jacques-Antoine Volaire was born. French painter.
- 1736 - Johann Albert Fabricius dies (b. 1668). German classical scholar and bibliographer.
- 1743 - Pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo dies. Peruvian playwright and poet.
- 1755 - Jean-Baptiste Oudry dies (b. 17 Mar 1686).French artist specialized in Animals.
- 1758 - François d'Agincourt dies (b. 1684). French composer.
- 1770 - David Thompson was born (d. 1857). Canadian explorer.
- 1776 - Nicolas Rodríguez Peña was born. Argentine independency heroe
- 1777 - Carl Friedrich Gauss was born (d. 1855). Mathematician, astronomer and physicist
- 1789 - On the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City, George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first elected President of the United States.
- 1792 - John Montagu dies (b. 1718). Supposed inventor of the sandwich.
- 1794 - The Battle of Boulou is fought, in which French forces defeated the Spanish under General Union.
- 1795 - Jean-Jacques Barthélemy dies (b. 1716). French writer and numismatist.
- 1803 - Louisiana Purchase: The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million.
- 1803 - Jeremiah E. Cary was born (d. 1888). American politician.
- 1803 - Albrecht Graf von Roon was born (d. 1879). Prime Minister of Prussia.
- 1804 - Hague's Theater opens.
- 1824 - D. Miguel é derrotado ao liderar golpe militar em Portugal.
- 1829 - Ferdinand von Hochstetter was born (d. 1884). Austrian geologist.
- 1835 - Franz von Defregger was born (d. 02 Jan 1921). Austrian academic painter.
- 1838 - Nicaragua declares independence from the Central American Federation
- 1839 - Floriano Peixoto (Marechal Floriano Vieira Peixoto) was born in Ipioca, Maceió. 3th President of Brazil (23 Nov 1891 a 15 Nov 1894).
- 1845 - Joaquim Pedro de Oliveira Martins was born. Portuguese historian / Nascimento de Joaquim Pedro de Oliveira Martins, historiador autodidacta, socialista, defensor mais tarde da instauração de um regime autoritário, será um dos membros da «Geração de 70» do século XIX.
- 1847 - Archduke Charles dies (b. 1771). Austrian general.
- 1854 - Inauguração por D. Pedro II da Primeira Ferrovia Brasileira, a Estrada de Ferro Mauá, no Rio de Janeiro-RJ.
- 1856 - Battle of Rivas, Nicaragua, against northamerican mercenaries.
- 1857 - Eugene Bleuler was born (d. 1940). Swiss psychiatrist.
- 1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Jenkin's Ferry - Retreating Union troops led by General Frederick Steele repel Confederate forces under General Edmund Kirby Smith.
- 1864 - Juhan Liiv was born (d. 1913). Estonian poet.
- 1865 - Max Nettlau was born (d. 1944). German anarchist.
- 1865 - Robert Fitzroy dies (b. 1805). English admiral and meteorologist.
- 1867 - Burton Mossman was born (d. 1956). Arizona Ranger.
- 1869 - Hans Poelzig was born (d. 1936). German architect.
- 1870 - Franz Lehár was born (d. 1948). Austrian composer.
- 1871 - Camp Grant Massacre takes place in Arizona Territory.
- 1874 - Cyriel Verschaeve was born (d. 1949). Belgian clergyman.
- 1875 - Jean Frederic Waldeck dies (b. 1766). French explorer, lithographer and cartographer.
- 1876 - Orso Mario Corbino was born (d. 1937). Italian physicist.
- 1877 - Alice B. Toklas was born (d. 1967). American companion of Gertrude Stein
- 1883 - Indalecio Prieto was born in Oviedo (d. 1962). Spanish socialist politician.
- 1883 - Jaroslav Hašek was born (d. 1923). Czech novelist.
- 1883 - Édouard Manet dies (b. 23 Jan 1832) .French Realist Impressionist painter and printmaker. Manet made the transition from the realism of Gustave Courbet to Impressionism. [The Spanish Singer ; The Picnic; Luncheon in the Studio; Olympia; The Café; La modiste; ].
- 1888 - Kiyotaka Kuroda assume o cargo de primeiro-ministro do Japão.
- 1889 - The first national holiday in the United States was celebrated. The citizens of the U.S. observed the centennial of George Washington’s inauguration.
- 1889 - Ellis Wilson was born. Artist
- 1893 - Joachim von Ribbentrop was born (d. 1946). Nazi foreign minister.
- 1894 - Coxey's Army reaches Washington, D.C. to protest the unemployment caused by the Panic of 1893.
- 1895 - Philippe Panneton was born (d. 1960). French Canadian physician, diplomat and writer.
- 1896 - Hans List was born (d. 1996). Austrian inventor.
- 1897 - Humberto (Duarte) Mauro was born in Volta Grande - MG. Brazilian actor and film director.
- 1897 - O físico britânico Joseph John Thompson anuncia o descobrimento do elétron, partícula elementar do átomo.
- 1898 - Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. was born. Reporter, columnist, author, lecturer.
- 1900 - Casey Jones dies attempting to save the runaway train Cannonball Express.
- 1901 - Simon Kuznets was born (d. 1985). Ukrainian-born economist, Nobel laureate.
- 1902 - Theodore Schultz was born (d. 1998). American economist, Nobel laureate.
- 1903 - Emily Stowe dies (b. 1831). Canadian physician and suffragist.
- 1904 - The ice cream cone makes its debut.
- 1905 - The French psychologist, Alfred Binet, explained his new ‘intelligence tests’.
- 1908 - Eve Arden [Eunice Quedens] was born (d.12 Nov 1990). Emmy Award-winning actress: Our Miss Brooks [1953], Anatomy of a Murder, Grease, Stage Door, Tea for Two.
- 1908 - Bjarni Benediktsson was born (d. 1970). Icelandic foreign and later prime minister.
- 1909 - Queen Juliana of the Netherlands was born (d. 2004).
- 1909 - F. E. McWilliam was born (d. 1992). Northern Irish sculptor.
- 1910 - Al Lewis was born. Actor (The Munsters).
- 1911 - Luise Rinser was born. (d. 17 Mar 2002). German writer.
- 1911 - Portugal approves woman suffrage.
- 1912 - América Futebol Clube (Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil) is founded.
- 1914 - Dorival Caymmi was born in Salvador, Bahia. Brazilian singer and composer.
- 1914 - Vermont Royster was born (d. 22 Jul 1996). Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, editor: The Wall Street Journal; columnist: Thinking Things Over; author: Journey through the Soviet Union, A Pride of Prejudices, My Own, My Country’s Time: A Journalist’s Journey.
- 1916 - Claude Shannon was born (d. 2001). The "father" of information theory .
- 1916 - Robert Shaw was born (d. 25 Jan 1999). American conductor [ Robert Show Chorale; music director of Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus].
- 1921 - George Crowe was born. American baseball player.
- 1923 - Al Lewis was born (d. 2006). American actor.
- 1923 - Percy Heath was born (d. 2005). American jazz musician (Modern Jazz Quartet).
- 1924 - Kenneth Kaunda, former Zambian president (1964-1991)
- 1925 - Automaker Dodge Brothers, Inc is sold to Dillon, Read & Company for USD $146 million plus $50 million for charity.
- 1925 - Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg was elected the first President of Germany.
- 1925 - Johnny Horton was born (d. 1960). American musician.
- 1925 - Corinne Calvet was born (d. 2001). French actress.
- 1926 - Cloris Leachman was born in Des Moines, Iowa - USA. Academy Award-winning actress: The Last Picture Show [1971]; Emmy Award-winner: A Brand New Life [1972-73], The Mary Tyler Moore Show [1973-74], Cher [1974-75], Screen Actor’s Guild 50th Anniversary Celebration [1983-84]; Phyllis, Backstairs at the White House, The Facts of Life .
- 1927 - The Federal Industrial Institute for Women, opens in Alderson, West Virginia as the first women's federal prison in the United States.
- 1929 - Klausjürgen Wussow was born. German television actor
- 1930 - Lawton Chiles was born (d. 1998). American politician.
- 1933 - Willie Nelson was born in Abbott, Texas. American country musician, composer and actor who won the 1989 Grammy Living Legend Award.
- 1933 - Luis Sanchez Cerro, President of Peru, dies assassinated by Hurtado de Mendoza.
- 1934 - Austrian gets "Austrian facist" constitution.
- 1935 - José Fialho Gouveia was born in Montijo (d. 2 Out 2004). Portuguese TV and radio personality.
- 1936 - Alfred Edward Housman dies (b. 1859). English poet.
- 1938 - The animated cartoon short Porky's Hare Hunt debuts in movie theaters, introducing Happy Rabbit.
- 1938 - Gary Collins was born. Actor. Gary Collins Official Web Page .
- 1938 - Larry Niven was born. American science fiction author.
- 1939 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to appear on television.
- 1939 - The 1939 New York World's Fair opens.
- 1939 - RCA owned NBC begins regularly scheduled television service from its New York station with the opening ceremonies of the 1939 New York World's Fair broadcast.
- 1940 - Burt Young was born. American actor.
- 1941 - Johnny Farina was born. American musician (Santo and Johnny)
- 1943 - World War II: Operation Mincemeat - The submarine HMS Seraph surfaces in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Spain to deposit a dead man planted with false invasion plans and dressed as a British military intelligence officer.
- 1943 - Bobby Vee was born. American singer.
- 1943 - Frederick Chiluba was born. Former Zambian president (1991-2001)
- 1943 - Otto Jespersen dies (b. 1860). Danish philologist.
- 1943 - Beatrice Webb dies (b. 1858). British economist.
- 1941 - Muere Edwin Porter, uno de los pioneros de cine.
- 1944 - Jill Clayburgh was born. American actress.
- 1944 - Richard Schoff was born. Singer (The Sandpipers) .
- 1945 - Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide after being married for one day.
- 1945 - The morning radio program Arthur Godfrey Time, starring Arthur Godfrey, debuts.
- 1945 - Annie Dillard was born. American writer.
- 1945 - Michael Smith was born (d. 1986). American astronaut.
- 1945 - Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun die (suicide) .
- 1946 - Ulla Hahn was born. Lyricist.
- 1946 - King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden was born.
- 1946 - Don Schollander was born. American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist- Olympic Hall of Famer: 1st swimmer to win 4 gold medals in one Olympics [1964], also won two gold in 1968; International Swimming Hall of Famer: set 8 world records in the 400-meter freestyle and 9 in the 200-meter in his career; Sullivan Award (U.S. outstanding athlete [1964] ).
- 1946 - Brasil: Proibição do JOGO (Decreto Lei nº 9215 de 30 de abril de 1946 - Governo Dutra) e encerramento de todos os Casinos do país.
- 1947 - In Nevada Boulder Dam is officially renamed Hoover Dam again.
- 1947 - Finn Kalvik was born. Norwegian singer.
- 1947 - Leslie Grantham was born. English actor/murderer.
- 1947 - Mats Odell was born. Swedish politician.
- 1948 - José Nuno Martins was born in Fratel. Portuguse radio and TV personality.
- 1948 - Marco Nanini was born in Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian actor.
- 1948 - 21 nações fundam a OEA, Organização de Estados Americanos
- 1948 - The Land Rover is unveiled at the Amsterdam Auto Show.
- 1948 - Perry King was born. American actor.
- 1949 - Phil Garner was born. Baseball manager
- 1949 - Antonio Guterres was born. Prime Minister of Portugal / Nascimento de António Guterres. Político do Partido Socialista e Primeiro-ministro português (1995 - 2000) .
- 1952 - Jacques Audiard was born. French film director.
- 1953 - Marie Osmond was born. Singer (The Osmonds) .
- 1954 - Jane Campion was born in Wellington. New Zealand film director.
- 1955 - Nicolas Hulot was born. French journalist and author.
- 1955 - Element 101, Mendelevium, announced.
- 1956 - Alben W. Barkley dies (b. 1877). Former Vice President of the United States .
- 1956 - Jorge Chaminé was born. Portuguese baritone.
- 1956 - Lars von Trier was born. Danish film director
- 1958 - Charles Berling was born. French actor, director and screenwriter
- 1959 - Stephen Harper was born. Prime Minister of Canada
- 1959 - W. Thomas Smith Jr. was born. American author and columnist
- 1960 - Kerry Healey was born. American politician
- 1961 - Isiah Thomas was born. American basketball player, coach, owner .
- 1961 - Premier Fidel Castro of Cuba receives Lenin-Peace Prize.
- 1963 - Michael Waltrip was born. American race car driver.
- 1964 - Albert Margai becomes Prime-Minister of Sierra Leone.
- 1964 - Ian Healy was born. Australian cricketer.
- 1965 - Adrian Pasdar was born. American actor
- 1966 - Margarida Pinto Correia was born in Lisboa. Portuguese writer. President of Fundação do Gil. Director of Cosmopolitan.
- 1966 - Anton LaVey founds the Church of Satan.
- 1966 - Jeff Brown was born. Canadian ice hockey player
- 1967 - Turbo B was born. Rapper (Snap)
- 1969 - Clark Vogeler was born. American musician (The Toadies)
- 1970 - A Guerra do Vietname espalha-se ao Camboja. O presidente norte-americano Richard Nixon revela que tropas dos Estados Unidos e do Vietname do Sul foram enviadas ao Camboja para destruir as bases dos vietnamitas comunistas.
- 1970 - Inger Stevens dies (b. 1934). Swedish actress.
- 1971 - Portugal: o Decreto-Lei n.º 178/71 cria o Instituto de Acção Social Escolar
- 1971 - Darren Emerson was born. English DJ (Underworld)
- 1971 - John Boyne was born. Irish novelist
- 1972 - J.R. Richards was born. Singer (Dishwalla)
- 1973 - Jeff Timmons was born. R&B singer (98 Degrees)
- 1973 - Watergate Scandal: President Richard Nixon announces that top White House aids H.R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman, and others have resigned.
- 1973 – Václav Renč dies (b. 1911). Czech poet, dramatist and translator.
- 1974 - Agnes Moorehead dies (b. 1900). American actress.
- 1974 - Portuguese Comunist leader Álvaro Cunhal returns to Portugal after his exile.
- 1974 - Mikey Chan was born. Australian musician,
- 1975 - Elliott Sadler was born. American race car driver
- 1975 - Mike Chat was born. American actor
- 1975 - Elliott Sadler was born. NASCAR driver.
- 1975 - Vietnam War: North Vietnamese troops occupy Saigão, ending the war / Tropas do Vietname do Norte capturam Saigão e o presidente do Vietname do Sul, Duong Van Minh, se rende aos comunistas. Neste mesmo dia, tropas norte-americanas se retiram de Saigão, que é renomeada de Cidade de Ho Chi Minh.
- 1976 - Muhammad Ali beats Jimmy Young in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
- 1976 - España: se estrena el filme de Charlie Chaplin El gran dictador, rodado en 1940.
- 1976 - Amanda Palmer was born. American musician (The Dresden Dolls)
- 1977 - Jeannie Haddaway was born. American politician
- 1978 - Tom Fulp was born. Computer artist, creator and owner of Newgrounds
- 1980 - Accession of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.
- 1980 - Luis Muñoz Marín dies (b. 1898). Puerto Rican poet, journalist, and politician.
- 1981 - 16th Academy of Country Music Awards: Barbara Mandrell and George Jones win.
- 1981 - John O'Shea was born. Irish footballer
- 1981 - Peter Huchel dies. German poet.
- 1982 - Alvaro Magana chosen to succeed Jose N Duarte as President of El Salvador
- 1982 - Kirsten Dunst was born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey. American star actress (Interview with the Vampire).
- 1982 - Lloyd Banks was born. American rapper
- 1982 - Andrew Seeley was born. Canadian actor and singer
- 1982 - Lester Bangs dies (b. 1949). American music journalist, author, musician.
- 1983 - Jae Millz was born. Dominican African American Rapper
- 1983 - Troy Williamson was born. American football player
- 1983 - George Balanchine dies (b. 1904). Dancer, choreographer .
- 1983 - Muddy Waters dies (b. 1915). Blues musician.
- 1984 - Shawn Daivari was born. Persian-American professional wrestler and manager
- 1985 - Miss Alex White was born. American musician.
- 1985 - George Pravda dies (b. 1918). Czechoslovakian actor.
- 1987 - Nicaraguan Minister, Miguel d'Escoto, receives Lenine Prize for Peace.
- 1987 - Harri Holkeri assume o cargo de primeiro-ministro da Finlândia.
- 1988 - In Dublin, Ireland, Céline Dion wins the thirty-third Eurovision Song Contest for Switzerland singing "Ne partez pas sans moi" (Don't leave without me).
- 1988 - Rita Wilson /Tom Hanks marriage.
- 1988 - French-Canadian singer Céline Dion wins the Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, Ireland in front of 600 million viewers, representing Switzerland with the song Ne partez pas sans moi
- 1989 - Sergio Leone dies (b. 1929). Italian filmmaker (Good, Bad and Ugly).
- 1989 - Yi, Bang-ja dies (b. 1901).Crown Princess of Korea.
- 1991 - A tropical cyclone hits Bangladesh killing an estimated 138,000 people.
- 1991 - Em Portugal, utilizou-se pela primeira vez a acumpuctura como meio anestesiante
- 1992 - The last episode of the Cosby Show airs.
- 1993 - CERN announces that the World Wide Web will be free to everyone.
- 1993 - During a changeover at a tennis tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Monica Seles is stabbed in the back by a deranged fan of rival Steffi Graf. Seles would not play competitively for more than two years after the incident.
- 1993 - Tommy Caton dies (b. 1962). English footballer.
- 1994 - In Dublin, Ireland, Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan win the thirty-ninth Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland singing "Rock'n'Roll Kids".
- 1994 - Soccer great Pele (53) weds psychologist Assiria Seixas Lemos (36)
- 1994 - Roland Ratzenberger dies (b. 1960). Austrian race car driver.
- 1994 - Richard Scarry dies (b. 1919). American author.
- 1995 - Maung Maung Kha dies (b. 1920). Prime minister of Burma.
- 1996 - David Opatoshu dies (b. 1918). American actor.
- 1996 - Julio Cesar Mendez Montenegro dies. President of Guatemala (1966-70).
- 1997 - Ellen DeGeneres comes out of the closet on her sitcom Ellen (which originally aired on ABC this day).
- 1998 - La policía detiene al croata Dinko Sakic en la provincia de Buenos Aires. Estuvo frente del campo de concentración de Jasenovac, durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
- 1998 - Nizar Qabbani dies (b. 1926). Syrian poet.
- 1999 - NATO membership expands by approving the admission of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland (the nations will be formally admitted following NATO's 50th anniversary summit next April). NATO aircraft destroy the Belgrade-Azala Tower.
- 1999 - Cambodia joins the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bringing the total members to 10.
- 1999 - Neo-nazi bomber David Copeland detonates his third bomb in front of the Admiral Duncan pub and is arrested the night after.
- 2001 - Dennis Tito, the first space tourist in space lifts off in a Russian rocket heading for the International Space Station.
- 2001 - Chandra Levy, a former intern to California Congressman Gary Condit, is last seen in Washington, DC.
- 2001 - The Mitchell Report on the Arab-Israeli conflict is published.
- 2002 - A referendum in Pakistan overwhelmingly approves the Presidency of Pervez Musharraf for another five years.
- 2002 - Cuba signs Protocolo of Kyoto
- 2002 - General Motors compra a fabricante sul-coreana de carros Daewoo
- 2002 - Miguel Urdangarín y de Borbón was born. Spanish royal.
- 2002 - Charlotte von Mahlsdorf dies (b. 1928). Founder of the Gründerzeit Museum in Berlin-Mahlsdorf.
- 2003 - Peter 'Possum' Bourne dies (b. 1956). New Zealand race car driver, 3-time Asia-Pacific Rally champion.
- 2003 - Wim van Est dies (b. 1923). Dutch cyclist.
- 2003 - Mark Berger dies (b. 1955). University of Kentucky professor.
- 2006 - Trapped miners Brant Webb and Todd Russell at Beaconsfield, Tasmania are found alive after being unaccounted for for five days.
- 2006 - Jean-François Revel dies (b. 1924). French philosopher, writer and journalist.
- 2007 - Last day when it is legal to smoke in a public building in Northern Ireland
- The Netherlands - Queen's Day
- Brazil: Women National Day /Dia Nacional da Mulher
2007-04-29
Benfica e Sporting anulam-se com um empate que serve ao Porto.
Benfica
1-1
Sporting
Pouca ambição de quem apregoa que quer ser campeão!
Simão ausente da equipa, afinal não recuperou, e a equipa começa o jogo a dormir e perder. Este Benfica quantos golos já sofreu de lançamentos de linha lateral? No Estádio do dragão perdeu o jogo assim (no final do jogo), agora foi logo no início. Lançamento lateral, bola para Abel que cruzou e encontra Liedson à vontade) onde estavam os centrais) a cabecear para o golo. O Sporting tranquilizou-se mas à medida que o jogo decorria o Benfica melhorou.
Aos 7' um lançamento para a desmarcação de Miccoli que ganhou a dianteira a Caneira, com a bola mesmo à sua frente, foi agarrado, estatelou-se e cartão amarelo muito benevolente.
Uma abertura de Karagounis de um lado para o outro do campo encontra Katsouranis que rematou contra o corpo de Ricardo mas na recarga de fora da área, Miccoli estabeleceu o empate. O jogo ganhou um interesse e uma dinâmica especial mas os jogadores começaram com quesílias que o árbitro não puniu. Porém aos 38' mostrou anarelo a Miccoli por falta sobre João Moutinho, quando em lances anteriores não mostrou, nomeadamente a Liedson por falta sobre Karagounis.
Na segunda parte o jogo não foi tão vibrante, a chuva que começou a cair prejudicou, mas o entusiasmo manteve-se e a incerteza no marcador também. O Sporting ganhou mais cantos, os treinadores mexeram nas equipas, primeiro Paulo Bento com entradas de Alecssandro e Pereirinha para os lugares de Yanick e Abel, depois Fernando Santos fazendo entrar Manú para o lugar de Nuno Gomes (inexistente no jogo).
O árbitro que mostrou aos 73' cartão amarelo para Anderson (Benfica), por empurrar Liedson, não mostrou o segundo a Caneira, de modo inadmissível, por falta sobre Karagounis, quando até o próprio sportinguista se convencia que ia ser expulso.
Faltava cerca de um quarto de hora para o final de jogo, O sporting já só apostava no contra-ataque agradado com o empate e o Benfica também não mostrava forlas para conseguir mais do que um empate. Mantorras entrou para o lugar de Petit, Tonel para o lugar de Romagnoli, e o empate consumou-se com Ricardo a acabar o jogo lesionado após lance com David Luís.
Empate certo e surpreende a falta de risco que as equipas assumiram. Afinal, quem se riu foi o Porto que ontem tinha saído a chorar.
Deste árbitro podem dizer o que quiserem mas se não tem coragem para expulsar jogadores não pode ser bom árbitro.
Estádio da Luz, em Lisboa; Espect.: 54370
Árbitros: Pedro Henriques (Lisboa), Aux - José Lima,Tiago Trigo , 4º
BENFICA – BENFICA – Quim; Nélson, Anderson, David Luiz e Léo; Petit (Mantorras, 80 m); Katsouranis, Rui Costa e Karagounis; Nuno Gomes (Manú, 68 m) e Miccoli.
SPORTING – Ricardo; Abel (Pereirinha, 65 m), Caneira, Polga e Tello; Miguel Veloso; João Moutinho, Romagnoli (Tonel, 87 m) e Nani; Yannick (Alecsandro, 65 m) e Liedson.
Ao intervalo: 1-1
Golos: 1-0, Liedson (2 m); 1-1, Miccoli (23 m).
Disciplina:
Cartão amarelo a Caneira, Miccoli, Anderson e Pereirinha
Aos 7' um lançamento para a desmarcação de Miccoli que ganhou a dianteira a Caneira, com a bola mesmo à sua frente, foi agarrado, estatelou-se e cartão amarelo muito benevolente.
Uma abertura de Karagounis de um lado para o outro do campo encontra Katsouranis que rematou contra o corpo de Ricardo mas na recarga de fora da área, Miccoli estabeleceu o empate. O jogo ganhou um interesse e uma dinâmica especial mas os jogadores começaram com quesílias que o árbitro não puniu. Porém aos 38' mostrou anarelo a Miccoli por falta sobre João Moutinho, quando em lances anteriores não mostrou, nomeadamente a Liedson por falta sobre Karagounis.
Na segunda parte o jogo não foi tão vibrante, a chuva que começou a cair prejudicou, mas o entusiasmo manteve-se e a incerteza no marcador também. O Sporting ganhou mais cantos, os treinadores mexeram nas equipas, primeiro Paulo Bento com entradas de Alecssandro e Pereirinha para os lugares de Yanick e Abel, depois Fernando Santos fazendo entrar Manú para o lugar de Nuno Gomes (inexistente no jogo).
O árbitro que mostrou aos 73' cartão amarelo para Anderson (Benfica), por empurrar Liedson, não mostrou o segundo a Caneira, de modo inadmissível, por falta sobre Karagounis, quando até o próprio sportinguista se convencia que ia ser expulso.
Faltava cerca de um quarto de hora para o final de jogo, O sporting já só apostava no contra-ataque agradado com o empate e o Benfica também não mostrava forlas para conseguir mais do que um empate. Mantorras entrou para o lugar de Petit, Tonel para o lugar de Romagnoli, e o empate consumou-se com Ricardo a acabar o jogo lesionado após lance com David Luís.
Empate certo e surpreende a falta de risco que as equipas assumiram. Afinal, quem se riu foi o Porto que ontem tinha saído a chorar.
Deste árbitro podem dizer o que quiserem mas se não tem coragem para expulsar jogadores não pode ser bom árbitro.
Estádio da Luz, em Lisboa; Espect.: 54370
Árbitros: Pedro Henriques (Lisboa), Aux - José Lima,Tiago Trigo , 4º
BENFICA – BENFICA – Quim; Nélson, Anderson, David Luiz e Léo; Petit (Mantorras, 80 m); Katsouranis, Rui Costa e Karagounis; Nuno Gomes (Manú, 68 m) e Miccoli.
SPORTING – Ricardo; Abel (Pereirinha, 65 m), Caneira, Polga e Tello; Miguel Veloso; João Moutinho, Romagnoli (Tonel, 87 m) e Nani; Yannick (Alecsandro, 65 m) e Liedson.
Ao intervalo: 1-1
Golos: 1-0, Liedson (2 m); 1-1, Miccoli (23 m).
Disciplina:
Cartão amarelo a Caneira, Miccoli, Anderson e Pereirinha
27ª. Jornada - Derrota do Porto não aproveitada pelos rivais e Aves sai dos lugares de despromoção
| - 27ª. Jornada - | |||
| 27 Abr 20:30 | Paços de Ferreira | 0-0 | União de Leiria |
| 28 Abr 18:00 | Belenenses | 2-0 | Beira Mar |
| 28 Abr 21:15 | Boavista | 2-1 | Porto |
| 29 Abr 16:00 | Naval 1º. de Maio | 0-1 | Desportivo das Aves |
| 29 Abr 16:00 | Nacional | 1-0 | Estrela da Amadora |
| 29 Abr 16:00 | Vitória de Setúbal | 1-1 | Marítimo |
| 29 Abr 20:00 | Benfica | 1-1 | Sporting |
| 30 Abr 19:45 | Académica | - | Braga |
Comentário da Jornada:
O Porto consolidou as suas ambições de se sagrar campeão, mesmo perdendo no Bessa! Quem diria? Pois é verdade. Faltam só três jogos e o empate entre Benfica e Sporting dá até a possibilidade ao Porto de empatar um dos três jogos que lhe falta, sendo que dois são em casa.
Os destaques vão assim para o Boavista que derrotou o Porto e mais do que isso teve períodos de grande superioridade e para o Desportivo das Aves que largou os lugares da despromoção ao ir ganhar à Figueira da Foz.
O Nacional regressou às vitórias (já praticamente fora de horas) e o Belenenses derrotou o Beira-Mar reforçando a candidatura ao 4º. lugar final (em luta com o Braga que joga amanhã em Coimbra) e deixando os aveirenses agora no último lugar da tabela.
O empate entre Paços de Ferreira e a União de Leiria serve os propósitos dos pacenses que estão no limiar de uma participação europeia enquanto o empate do Setúbal com o Marítimo coloca os sadinos perto da segunda divisão, porque a equipa de Setúbal vai a Alvalade na próxima jornada e defronta ainda o Benfica.
CLASSIFICAÇÃO
| Lugar | Clube | Pontos | Golos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Porto | 62 | 58-18 |
| 2. | Sporting | 59 | 45-14 |
| 3. | Benfica | 58 | 50-19 |
| 4. | Belenenses | 46 | 33-23 |
| 5. | Braga (*) | 40 | 30-28 |
| 6. | Paços de Ferreira | 40 | 29-33 |
| 7. | União de Leiria | 36 | 19-23 |
| 8. | Nacional | 35 | 37-35 |
| 9. | Boavista | 32 | 30-31 |
| 10. | Marítimo | 30 | 29-40 |
| 11. | Naval 1º. de Maio | 30 | 24-31 |
| 12. | Estrela da Amadora | 28 | 20-35 |
| 13. | Académica (*) | 25 | 28-41 |
| 14. | Desportivo das Aves | 22 | 20-34 |
| 15. | Vitória de Setúbal | 21 | 18-40 |
| 16. | Beira-Mar | 19 | 26-51 |
(*) Têm um jogo a menos defrontando-se amanhã em Coimbra: Académica-Braga.
| Próxima Jornada - 28ª. Jornada - | |||
| 04 Mai 20:30 | Beira-Mar | - | Boavista |
| 05 Mai 16:00 | Marítimo | - | Académica |
| 05 Mai 19:15 | Porto | - | Nacional |
| 05 Mai 21:15 | Benfica | - | Naval 1º. de Maio |
| 06 Mai 17:00 | União de Leiria | - | Desportivo das Aves |
| 06 Mai 18:00 | Sp. Braga | - | Belenenses |
| 06 Mai 20:15 | Sporting | - | Vitória de Setúbal |
| 06 Mai 21:15 | Benfica | - | Naval 1º. de Maio |
World Dance Day
photo: Dancing Tango (click on photo to enlarge)The World Dance Day has been established in 1982 in view of attracting attention to the art of dance, every year on the 29th of April. On that day, dance companies, dance schools, organizations and individuals are asked to organize an activity addressing an audience larger than their usual one.
Happy Birthday beautiful Michelle
photo : Michelle Pfeiffer (click on photo to enlarge)Michelle Pfeiffer was born on April 29, 1957 in Santa Ana, California, USA. She is my favourite actress, so I don't need to say anything more about her. She has been nominated for 3 Academy Awards, 2 MTV Movie Awards, 6 Golden Globe Awards, and 2 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards. Wow.... but today isn't time to speak about work. Congratulations!
Happy Birthday! Veels geluk met jou verjaarsdag! Shuvo Jonmodin! Parabéns e muitas felicidades! Srecan Rodjendan! Alles Gute zum Geburtstag! Joyeux Anniversaire! Felichan Naskightagon! Buon Compleanno!
On this day in History - Apr. 29
- 0534 - Taliesin was born. Welsh poet, according to legend in Mabinogion
- 1380 - Catherine of Siena dies (b. 1347). Italian saint / Morte de Santa Catarina de Sena
- 1429 - Joan of Arc , a 17-year-old French peasant convinced she has a divine mission to expel the British from France, leads troops into the besieged city of Orléans / Joana D´Arc, uma camponesa de 17 anos, lidera tropas francesas e vence os ingleses na Batalha de Orleans, durante a Guerra dos Cem Anos.
- 1594 - Thomas Cooper dies. English bishop, lexicographer and writer
- 1623 - 11 Dutch ships depart for the conquest of Peru.
- 1630 - Agrippa d'Aubigné dies (b. 1552). French poet.
- 1658 - John Cleveland dies (b. 1613). English poet.
- 1665 - James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde was born (d. 1745). Irish statesman and soldier.
- 1667 - John Arbuthnot was born (d. 1735). English physician and satirist.
- 1670 - Pope Clemens X elected .
- 1675 - Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini was born (d. 05 Nov 1741) Venitian painter.
- 1676 - Michiel de Ruyter dies (b. 1607). Dutch admiral.
- 1686 - Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven was born (d. 1742). English statesman.
- 1688 - Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg dies (b. 1620)
- 1698 - Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis dies (b. 1655). First Lord of the British Admiralty
- 1707 - Escocia e Inglaterra se unen formando el Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña .
- 1707 - George Farquhar dies (b. 1678). Irish dramatist.
- 1727 - Jean-Georges Noverre was born (d. 1810). French dancer and creator of modern ballet.
- 1743 - Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre dies (b. 1658). French writer.
- 1745 - Oliver Ellsworth was born (d. 1807). 3rd Chief Justice of the United States.
- 1762 - Jean-Baptiste Jourdan was born (d. 1833). French marshal.
- 1768 - Georg Brandt dies (b. 1694). Swedish chemist and minerologist.
- 1776 - Edward Wortley Montagu dies (b. 1713). English traveler and writer.
- 1780 - Charles Nodier was born (d. 1844). French writer.
- 1782 - Richard Kempenfelt dies (b. 1718). Royal Navy Admiral.
- 1783 - David Cox was born (d. 07 Jun 1783). English painter (Treatise on landscape painting). He was an eminent landscape painter both in watercolor and in oil.
- 1793 - Yechezkel Landau dies (b. 1713). Polish rabbi and Talmudist.
- 1793 - John Michell dies (b. 1724). English scientist.
- 1798 - Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus dies (b. 1723). German entomologist.
- 1813 - Rubber is patented.
- 1818 - Alexander II was born. Emperor of Russia.
- 1821 - Muere Domingo de Azcuénaga, jurisconsulto y poeta, primer fabulista argentino.
- 1837 - Georges Boulanger was born (d. 1891). French general and politician.
- 1842 - Karl Millöcker was born (d. 1899). Dutch composer.
- 1843 - Pedro Américo de Figueiredo e Melo was born. Brazilian painter.
- 1854 - The Ashmun Institute is officially chartered, becoming the first college for African American students.
- 1854 - Henri Poincaré was born. French phisicyst and mathematician.
- 1854 - Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey dies (b. 1768). English general.
- 1856 - End of Crimean War .
- 1861 - José María Obando dies. Colombian statesman.
- 1862 - José Alfredo Ferreira was born. Argentine educator and politician.
- 1863 - William Randolph Hearst was born in S. Francisco (d. 1851). American publisher. American publisher and political figure, who built up the country's largest chain of newspapers.
- 1863 - Constantine P. Cavafy was born (d. 1933). Greek poet.
- 1863 - Maria Theresa Ledochowska was born (d. 1922). Polish-Austrian Catholic nun.
- 1870 - D. Pedro IV statue is inaugurated in Lisbon at Rossio.
- 1872 - Manolo Hugué was born. Sculptor.
- 1872 - Harry Payne Whitney was born (d. 1930). American businessman.
- 1875 - Rafael Sabatini was born (d. 1950). Italian/British writer.
- 1876 - Empress Zauditu of Ethiopia was born (d. 1930)
- 1879 - Sir Thomas Beecham was born (d. 1961). English conductor.
- 1882 - The "Elektromote" – forerunner of the trolleybus – trialed by Ernst Werner von Siemens in Berlin.
- 1882 - Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman was born (d. 1945). Dutch artist and printer.
- 1884 - Jaime Cortesão was born. Portuguese historian. /Nascimento de Jaime Cortesão, em Ançã, concelho de Cantanhede. Historiador, membro do movimento «Renascença Portuguesa», será Director da Biblioteca Nacional de 1919 a 1927.
- 1885 - Egon Erwin Kisch was born (d. 1948). Czech journalist and author.
- 1885 - Portugal: Theatre Sá de Miranda is inaugurated in Viana do Castelo/ Inauguração do Teatro Sá de Miranda em Viana do Castelo, Portugal .
- 1893 - Harold Urey was born (d. 1981). American chemist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
- 1894 - Paul Hörbiger was born (d. 1981) .
- 1895 - Malcolm Sargent was born (d. 1967). English conductor.
- 1897 - Humberto Mauro was born (d. 1983). Brazilian actor and diretor.
- 1899 - Duke Ellington was born (d. 1974). American jazz pianist, bandleader. He was honored, at the date of his 70th birthday, with the presentation of the Medal of Freedom, the U.S. government’s highest civilian honor.
- 1901 - Hirohito was born (d. 7 Jan 1989). Japanese emperor. Japan’s longest-reigning emperor;
- 1903 - A 30 million cubic-metre landslide kills 70 in Frank, Alberta, Canada.
- 1904 - Enrico Mattei was born. Italian oil magnate.
- 1905 - Ogden Minton Pleissner was born (d. 1963). US painter specialized in Landscapes. Pleissner is best known for his painting of the outdoors and gentlemanly sports.
- 1906 - André Plumot dies (b. 1829). Belgian artist.
- 1907 - Fred Zinnemann was born (d. 1997). Austrian-born American film director. Academy Award-winning director: High Noon [1952], From Here to Eternity [1953], A Man for All Seasons [1966]; died Mar 14, 1997.
- 1907 - Tino Rossi was born (d. 1983). French singer and actor.
- 1909 - Tom Ewell [Samuel Yewell Tompkins], was born (d. 12 Sep 1994). American actor. Tony Award-winning actor: The Seven Year Itch [1953]; The Tom Ewell Show, Easy Money;
- 1910 - Andrew Fisher becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the second time.
- 1913 - Swedish Canadian Gideon Sundback received a U.S. patent this day in 1913 for the modern “hookless” zipper, which improved on the clasp locker exhibited by Whitcomb Judson at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
- 1914 - Dorival Caymmi was born. Brazilian composer.
- 1916 - Easter Rebellion: Martial law in Ireland is lifted and the rebellion is officially over with the surrender of Irish nationalists to British authorities in Dublin.
- 1916 - Jørgen Pedersen Gram dies (b. 1850). Danish mathematician.
- 1917 - Celeste Holm was born. American actress
- 1918 - George Allen was born (d. 1990). American football coach, Pro Football Hall of Famer .
- 1919 - Gérard Oury was born (d. 2006). French film actor and director.
- 1920 - Harold Shapero was born. American composer.
- 1920 - William Henry Seward, Jr. was born (d. 1839). Union Brigadier General in the American Civil War.
- 1922 - Prof. Dr. Dkfm. Helmut Krackowizer was born (d. 2001). Journalist and motorcycle racer.
- 1924 - Al Balding was born (d. 2006). Canadian golfer.
- 1924 - Zizi Jeanmaire was born. French ballet dancer and actress
- 1925 - Danny Davis (George Nowland). Grammy Award-winning bandleader: group: Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass: Best Country Instrumental Performance [1969]; Country Music Awards Instrumental Group of the Year [1969 - 1974].
- 1925 - Ned Austin was born (d. 2007). American character actor
- 1929 - Walter Kempowski was born. German author.
- 1929 - Peter Sculthorpe was born. Australian composer.
- 1929 - Mickey McDermott was born (d. 2003). American baseball player.
- 1929 - Ray Baretto was born (d. 2006). American jazz musician.
- 1930 - Jean Rochefort was born. French actor.
- 1931 - Frank Auerbach was born (d. 2002). German-born British painter Frank Auerbach, German-born British painter and printmaker.
- 1931 - Lonnie Donegan was born (d. 2002). Scottish musician.
- 1932 - The radio program One Man's Family debuts.
- 1933 - Mark Eyskens was born. Belgian Prime Minister .
- 1933 - Rod McKuen was born. American poet and composer.
- 1933 - Constantine P. Cavafy dies (b. 1863). Greek poet
- 1934 - Otis Rush was born. American blues musician.
- 1934 - Luis Aparicio was born. Venezuelan Major League Baseball player
- 1936 - Zubin Mehta was born. Indian-born American conductor.
- 1936 - Dedé Santana was born. Btazilian actor e comedian.
- 1936 - Alejandra Pizarnik was born. Argentinian poetess.
- 1936 - April Stevens was born. American singer.
- 1936 - Lane Smith was born (d. 2005). American actor.
- 1936 - O argentino Luis O. Salesi é nomeado presidente da Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol.
- 1937 - Jill Paton Walsh was born. English writer.
- 1937 - William Gillette dies (b. 1853). American actor.
- 1938 - Fred Dibnah was born (d. 2004). English television personality
- 1939 - Lino Ferreira dies. Portuguese author, actor and film director.
- 1941 - Nana Caymmi was born. Brazilian singer and composer.
- 1942 - Klaus Voormann was born. German illustrator and musician.
- 1942 - Galina Kulakova was born. Soviet skier (Olympics-3 golds-1972).
- 1944 - "Dancing Romeo" the last Our Gang film, premiers.
- 1944 - Richard Kline was born. American actor and director.
- 1944 - Princess Benedikte of Denmark was born.
- 1944 - Bernardino Machado dies (b. 1851). President of Portugal.
- 1945 - World War II: The German Army in Italy unconditionally surrenders to the Allies.
- 1945 - World War II: Start of Operation Manna.
- 1945 - Adolf Hitler marries his long-time partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and he designates Admiral Karl Dönitz as his successor.
- 1945 - Tammi Terrell was born (d. 1970). American singer.
- 1946 - Former Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tojo and 28 former Japanese leaders are indicted for war crimes.
- 1946 - John Waters was born. American film director and writer.
- 1947 - Olavo de Carvalho was born. Brazilian journalist and writer.
- 1947 - Tommy James was born. American musician.
- 1947 - Jim Ryun was born. American athlete and politician.
- 1947 - Serge Bernier was born. French Canadian ice hockey player
- 1949 - Luís Miguel Cintra was born. Portuguese actor.
- 1949 - Nuno Júdice was born. Portuguese writer.
- 1950 - Debbie Stabenow was born. United States Senator.
- 1951 - A Tibetan delegation to the Chinese government was presented with a treaty draft regarding the Chinese occupation of Tibet.
- 1951 - Dale Earnhardt was born (d. 2001). American race car driver.
- 1951 - Ludwig Wittgenstein dies (b. 1889). Austrian-born philosopher.
- 1952 - Nora Dunn was born. American actress
- 1952 - David Icke was born. British writer.
- 1952 - Bob McClure was born. American baseball player
- 1954 - Jerry Seinfeld was born. American comedian and Emmy award-winning producer: Seinfeld [1992-1993].
- 1954 - Jake Burton Carpenter was born. American snowboarder and founder of Burton Snowboards
- 1955 - Giovanni Gronchi is elected President of Italy.
- 1955 - Kate Mulgrew was born. American actress
- 1955 - Gino Quilico was born. Canadian opera singer.
- 1956 - Ketil Stokkan was born. Norwegian singer.
- 1956 - Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb dies (b. 1876). German field marshal.
- 1957 - Daniel Day-Lewis was born. Irish actor.
- 1957 - Timothy Treadwell was born (d. 2003). American bear enthusiast.
- 1957 - Belle Baker dies (b. 1893). American 1920s torch singer, film & tv actress.
- 1958 - My Fair Lady dazzles London The Broadway musical, My Fair Lady, opens for its first night in London
- 1958 - Michelle Pfeiffer was born in Santa Ana CA. American actress : Dangerous Liaisons, Batman Returns, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Grease 2, Ladyhawke, Scarface, The Witches of Eastwicke, The Age of Innocence.
- 1958 - Eve Plumb was born. American actress (The Brady Bunch).
- 1960 - Payola Scandal: Radio disk jockey Dick Clark denies involvement in the scandal in front of a United States House of Representatives subcommittee.
- 1960 - Robert J. Sawyer was born. Canadian writer.
- 1960 - Phil King was born. English bassist
- 1964 - Federico Castelluccio was born. Italian-American actor.
- 1964 - Albert Saverys (or Saverijs) dies (b. 12 May 1886). Belgian artist.
- 1965 - Papa Paulo VI publica a Encíclica 'Mense Maio'.
- 1966 - Phil Tufnell was born. English cricketer.
- 1966 - William Eccles dies. English physicist and radio pioneer.
- 1967 - After refusing induction into the United States Army the day before (citing religious reasons), Muhammad Ali is stripped of his boxing title.
- 1967 - Curtis Joseph was born. Canadian NHL goalie.
- 1967 - Master P was born. American rapper, composer, actor, athlete, and sports agent.
- 1967 - Anthony Mann dies (b. 1906). American actor and director.
- 1968 - Carnie Wilson was born. American singer .
- 1969 - Jazz musician Duke Ellington receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
- 1970 - Andre Agassi was born in Las Vegas NV. American tennis player (Olympic-gold 1996, Wimbledon [1992], U.S. Open [1994 & 1999].
- 1970 - Uma Thurman was born. Actress Uma (Karuna) Thurmanactress: The Truth about Cats and Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Mad Dog and Glory, Final Analysis, Robin Hood, Henry and June, Dangerous Liaisons, Kiss Daddy Goodnight .
- 1970 - Tomás de Figueiredo dies. Portuguese writer.
- 1973 - David Belle was born. Creator of parkour
- 1974 - Watergate Scandal: President Richard Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings related to the scandal.
- 1974 - Pascal Cygan was born. French footballer.
- 1974 - Anggun was born. Indonesian singer
- 1974 - Julian Knowle was born. Austrian tennis player
- 1975 - Vietnam War: Operation Frequent Wind - The last American citizens begin evacuation from Saigon prior to an expected North Vietnamese takeover. United States involvement in the war comes to an end.
- 1975 - Eric Koston was born. Thai-born professional skateboarder.
- 1975 - Ethiopia nationalizes all ground/earth.
- 1976 - Jay Orpin was born. Swedish composer and producer
- 1977 - Rocío Carrasco was born. Spanish TV host and socialite
- 1977 - Claus Jensen was born. Danish footballer.
- 1978 - Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan were borm. American tennis players
- 1978 - Tony Armas, Jr. was born. Venezuelan baseball player
- 1978 - Yasuda Yukihiko dies. Japanese painter.
- 1979 - Ryan Sharp was born. British racing driver.
- 1979 - Hardie Gramatky dies (b. 1907). American author and animator.
- 1980 - Mathieu Biron was born. French Canadian ice hockey player.
- 1980 - Alfred Hitchcock dies (b. 1899). British-born director, best known for psychological suspense films such as Psycho.
- 1981 - George McCartney was born. Northern Irish footballer.
- 1981 - Émilie Mondor was born (d. 2006). French Canadian olympic athlete.
- 1982 - Alfredo Magana elected President of El Salvador.
- 1982 - Carlos Martins was born in Oliveira do Hospital. Portuguese footballer.
- 1982 - Kamran Jawaid was born. Pakistani film critic and producer
- 1983 - Jay Cutler was born. American football player
- 1983 - Yuriko Shiratori was born. Japanese gravure idol and actress.
- 1984 - Britain announces that its administration of Hong Kong will cease in 1997, when it will return the colony to China.
- 1984 - Pham Van Quyen was born. Vietnamese footballer
- 1986 - Roger Clemens sets a major league baseball record with 20 strikeouts in nine innings against the Seattle Mariners.
- 1986 - Fire at the Central library of the City of Los Angeles Public Library, some 400,000 books and other items damaged or destroyed.
- 1987 - Javier Perez de Cuellar, Secretário-Geral da ONU, recebeu o doutoramento "Honoris Causa" pela Universidade de Coimbra.
- 1987 - Matthew Doherty was born. Northern Irish football player
- 1988 - Younha was born. Korean pop singer.
- 1988 - James McCracken dies (b. 1926). American tenor.
- 1991 - Richard Cheney gives a speech at the Washington Institute's Soref Symposium explaining why he believed it would have been "a mistake" to invade Iraq.
- 1991 - Croatia declares independence.
- 1991 - 1991 Bangladesh cyclone struck the Chittagong district of southeastern Bangladesh with winds of around 155 mph, killing at least 138,000 people and leaving as many as 10 million homeless.
- 1991 - Gonzaguinha dies (b. 1946). Brazilian singer and composer.
- 1992 - 1992 Los Angeles riots: Riots in Los Angeles, California, following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days 54 people will be killed and hundreds of buildings will be destroyed.
- 1992 - 27th Academy of Country Music Awards Garth Brooks .
- 1993 - Queen to open Palace doors Buckingham Palace opened to the public for the first time in a bid to raise funds to repair Windsor Castle.
- 1993 - Mick Ronson dies (b. 1946). British musician.
- 1993 - Michael Gordon dies (b. 1909). American film director.
- 1996 - Jaime García Tarrés dies. Mexican poet.
- 1996 - The musical Rent premieres at the Nederlander Theatre.
- 1997 - The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlaws the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons among its signatories.
- 1997 - Mike Royko dies (b. 1932). American columnist.
- 1997 - Eduardo Mascarenhas dies (b. 1942). Brazilian physician and pshycoanalist.
- 1998 - Austrália, Áustria, Bélgica, Brasil, Itália e Portugal sign Protocolo de Kyoto
- 1998 - Hal Laycoe dies (b. 1922). Canadian ice hockey player and coach.
- 2000 - Antonio Buero Vallejo dies. Spanish dramatist.
- 2002 - The United States is re-elected to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights one year after losing the seat it had held for 50 years.
- 2002 - Fernando Pessa dies (b. 1902). Portuguese journalist. (... E esta hem?!)
- 2002 - Lor Tok dies (b. 1914). Thai comedian and actor.
- 2003 - Maud Behn was born. Granddaughter of the King of Norway
- 2003 - Franco Corelli dies (b. 1921). Italian tenor.
- 2004 - Richard Cheney and George W. Bush testify before the 9/11 Commission in a closed, unrecorded hearing in the Oval Office.
- 2004 - Sid Smith dies (b. 1925). Canadian ice hockey player.
- 2005 - Syria completes withdrawal from Lebanon, ending 29 years of occupation.
- 2005 - Apple releases Macintosh OS X 10.4 (AKA Tiger).
- 2005 - William J. Bell dies (b. 1927). television writer and producer.
- 2005 - Mariana Levy dies (b. 1966). Mexican telenovela actress, singer and television show host.
- 2006 - John Kenneth Galbraith dies (b. 1908). Canadian economist.
- 2007 - Ivica Račan dies (b. 1944). Former Croatian Prime Minister.