1994 Ezra Taft Benson, min of Agr/leader of mormon (1985-94), dies at 94
1994 7th longest NHL game: New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres (125 min 43 sec)
1994 Johan J Holst, Norwegian min of defense/foreign affairs, dies at 56
1994 Catharina I "Ien" Dales, min of Internal affairs (1989-94), dies at 62
1993 Israeli min of Foreign affairs Peres and PLO-Abu Mazen sign peace accord
1993 Mats Wilander defeats Mikael Pernfors 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 in 4 hours 1 min U.S. Open Tennis match concluding at 2:26 AM
1992 Henri J de Koster, Dutch Min of Defense (1971-73), dies at 78
1992 Osamu Inaba, Japanese min of justice, dies
1992 Francisco Fernandez Ordonez, British foreign min to Spain (1985-92), dies
1992 Dany [Daniel S] Tuijnman, Dutch min of traffic and water, dies at 77
1988 Franz Josef Strauss, German FR min of defense (1956-62), dies at 73
1988 108th U.S. Mens Tennis: Mats Wilander beats Ivan Lendl (64 46 63 57 64) in 4hrs 55 min - longest men's final in U.S. Open history
1988 Ronald J. Dossenbach sets world record for pedaling across Canada from Vancouver, BC to Halifax, NS in 13 days, 15 hr, 4 min
1988 Ronald J Dossenbach begins world record ride, pedaling across Canada from Vancouver BC, to Halifax, NS (13 days, 15 hr, 4 min)
1985 Nicholas Mark Sanders (England) begins circumnavigation of globe, covering 13,035 road miles in 78 days, 3 hr, 30 min
1984 Strong winds cause a 30 min delay in Toronto Blue Jays game
1983 Eelco N van Kleffens, Dutch min of Foreign affairs 1939-46, dies at 88
1982 Donald Dillaway, actor (Min and Bill, Platinum Blonde), dies at 78
1982 Louis M de Guiringaud, Fren forgn min (1976-78), commits suicide at 70
1982 Richard A Butler, England, min of Finance, dies at 79
1981 Barbara Sonntag, Colo, crochets record 147 stitches/min for 1/2 hour
1979 Bryan Allen flew man-powered Gossamer Albatross over English Channel in a human-powered aircraft; flight took 2 hrs, 49 min
1979 Vivekananda (Sri Lanka) completes nonstop cycle ride of 187 hrs, 28 min, around Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka [From May 2]
1979 Randy Hold receives 67 min in penalties in a 60 min NHL hockey game
1976 Andre Malraux, [Berger], author (Conquerors)/min of Culture, dies
1976 Toronto Maple Leaf Lanny McDonald scores a hat trick in 2 min 54 sec
1974 Fire kills 189 in less than 25 min (Sao Paulo Brazil)
1973 Henry Kissinger succeeds William Rogers as min of Foreign affairs
1973 Tap dancer Ray Castle measured at 1440 taps/min on BBC TV
1971 Jozef MLT Cals, Dutch min of Education/premier (1965-66), dies at 57
1971 Min Tang, Hunan China, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Canberra AUS
1970 Min Patel, cricketer, in Mumbai England left-arm spinner vs. India 1996
1970 Players and management end labor dispute up min salary to $12,000
1968 Kip Keino (Kenya) wins gold medal for 1,500m (3 min 34.9 sec)
1966 Christian A Herter, U.S. Min of Foreign affairs (1959-61), dies at 71
1965 Hubertus J van Mook, Dutch min of Colonization (1942-45), dies at 70
1964 Palmiro Togliatti, founder (Communist Italian Party)/min of Just, dies
1964 W Maxwell Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook, Engl Min of Info, dies at 85
1963 British Min of War John Profumo denies having sex with Christine Keeler
1961 Antonio Albertondo (Argentina) at 42, completes 1st "double" crossing swim of English Channel in 43 hours 10 min
1958 Gary Sobers 365* vs. Pak, 614 min, 38 fours, best Cricket before Lara
1958 Marshal Chen Yi succeeds Chu En-lai as Min of Foreign affairs
1957 Procter and Gamble-director N McElroy becomes U.S. Min of Defense
1957 Leslie Hore-Belisha, [Lord Halifax], British min of Transport, dies at 63
1957 Grigore Gafencu, Romanian min of Foreign Affairs (1938-39), dies at 65
1957 3 B-52's set record for around-the-world flight, 45 hr 19 min
1956 Freiherr Constantine von Neurath, German foreign min (1932-38), dies
1956 Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart, dutch min of Justice (Nobel 54), dies
1955 Jonkheer Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch min (1908-13), dies
1954 8th NBA Championship: Min Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals, 4 games to 3
1953 Damasco Berenguer y Fuste, Spanish gen/min of War, dies at 79
1953 GDR Min of Foreign affairs Georg Dertingen arrested for "espionage"
1952 [Richard] Stafford Cripps, Engl min of Plane-manufacturing, dies at 62
1951 Emil Zatopek runs 15,000m in record 44 min, 54.6 sec
1950 French Foreign min Robert Schuman calls for European community EGKS
1950 4th NBA Championship: Min Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals, 4 games to 2
1949 Gustav Radbruch, German Min of Justice, dies
1948 Seishiro Itagaki, Japanese General/min of War, hanged
1946 Harry L Hopkins, U.S. min of Business (Loan and Lease law), dies at 55
1945 Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian Min of Defense/PM (1942-45), executed at 58
1944 Georges Mandel, [Louis Rothschild], French foreign min (-1940), dies
1943 Folkert E Posthuma, Min of Agriculture, dies
1941 Rudolf Hilferding, Germ economist/Min of Finance (SPD), suicide at 63
1941 Supreme Court upheld Federal Wage and Hour law, sets min wages and max hrs
1937 George AA Alting van Geusau, Dutch min of war (1918-20), dies at 73
1937 J Austen Chamberlain, English Min of For affairs (Nobel), dies at 73
1937 Elihu Root, U.S. min of War/Foreign affairs (Nobel 1912), dies at 91
1936 Don Bowden, U.S., 1st American to run a sub 4 min mile
1934 Ed van Thijn, Jewish, Dutch foreign min/mayor, Amsterdam, 1983-94
1932 Aust beat South Africa in cricket by an inn in 5 hours 53 min playing time
1924 U.S., min of marine Edwin Denby ends term due to Teapot Dome-scandal
1923 Sara A. Lidman, Swedish author, Jag Och Min Son, Samtal in Hanoi
1922 Charles F A Woeste, Belgian count/min of Justice, dies at 85
1921 Matthias Erzberger, German min of Finance, murdered at 45
1918 Margaret Owen sets world typing speed record of 170 wpm for 1 min
1914 Henri J de Koster, Dutch Min of Defense, 1971-73
1914 British Min of Navy Winston Churchill orders British fleet to remain
1909 Gaston AA marquis de Gallifet, Fren min of War (1899-1900), dies at 79
1902 Richard A. Butler, England, Dutch min of Finance/Foreign affairs
1902 Sipyagain, Russian min of interior/headed Secret Service, assassinated
1901 Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart, Dutch Min of Justice, Nobel 1954
1900 George J D Campbell, British min of Indies (1868-74, 80-85), dies at 76
1899 U.S. min of Foreign affairs John Hay publishes his "Open Through Note"
1894 Julius PJA van Nyevelt, Dutch min of Foreign affairs, dies at 77
1894 G W Bunbury of Dublin sets shorthand record of 250 wpm for 10 min
1893 Levinus T Keuchenius, Dutch min of Colonies (1888-90), dies at 71
1892 Victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice, dies at 80
1889 [Richard] Stafford Cripps, Engl min of Plane-manufacturing, 1942-45
1887 Oscar Bossaert, Belgium, chocolate manufacturer/min of Middenstand
1885 Malcolm Campbell, 1st auto racer to travel 5 miles/min, 8 km/min
1883 Andrej J Vysjinski, Russian lawyer/foreign min/UN-ambassador
1876 Daniel O'Leary completes a 500 mile walk in 139 hours 32 min
1872 Ottokar T Czernin von und zu Chudenitz, Austrian Foreign min, 1916-18
1870 Jacob M de Kempenaer, Dutch min of Internal Aff (1848-49), dies at 76
1869 Anthony G O Ridder van Rappard, Min of Reformed Worship, dies at 69
1865 Lord Henry JT Palmerston, English min of Foreign affairs, dies at 80
1864 George AA Alting van Geusau, dir-gen, PTT, /Dutch Min of War, 1918-20
1863 John Buchanan Floyd, U.S. min of War (1857-60)/Confederate general, dies
1861 George HG earl of Aberdeen, Engl min of Foreign affairs, dies at 76
1849 Abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Min of Finance (1801-14), dies at 88
1847 Jacob T Cremer, min of Colonies/president, Dutch Trading Comp
1846 Pierre M Waldeck-Rousseau, French Min of Foreign affairs/premier
1845 Johan G Verstolk van Soelen, Dutch min of Foreign affairs, dies at 69
1837 Nikita P Panin, Russian diplomat/min of Foreign affairs, dies at 66
1837 Charles Woeste, Belgian count/min of Justice
1834 Gijsbert K van Hogendorp, Dutch min of Foreign affairs, dies at 71
1830 Gaston AA Marquis de Gallifet, French general/min of War, 1899-1900
1827 William GGVV Harcourt, English lawyer/Min of Finance
1816 Jacob P P baron van Zuylen van Nijevelt, Min Foreign Affairs, 1852-53
1813 Gerhard JD von Scharnhorst, Prus min of War (1807-10), dies in battle
1812 Victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice
1802 [Jean] Silvain van de Weyer, 1st Belg min of Foreign affairs, 1831
1799 Anthony G O Ridder Van Rappard, Dutch Min of Reformed Worship
1793 Jacob M de Kempenaer, Dutch lawyer/min of Internal Affairs, 1848-49
1784 Charles Gravier, French earl of Vergennes/min of For affairs, dies
1759 Georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice
1754 Don Jose de Carvajal bon Lancaster, Sp min of Foreign affairs, dies
1730 Robert Walpole becomes England 1st prime minister (was: chief min)
1647 Daniel Finch 2nd earl of Nottingham, English min of foreign affairs
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