1776 - Adam Weishaupt founds secret society of Illuminati 1864 - -8] Battle at Alexandria‚ Louisiana (Red River Campaign) 1912 - The Beverly Hills Hotel opens on Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills‚ California 1940 - Summer Olympics (scheduled for Helsinki) are cancelled by the Finnish OC because of WWII 1945 - About 1‚000 citizens of Demmin in Germany‚ commit suicide provoked by occupation by Soviet Red Army 1950 - Mayor of Brussels reluctantly bans May Day parade 1979 - Home rule introduced to Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) 1982 - 108th Kentucky Derby: Ed Delahoussaye wins aboard Gato Del Sol‚ the first of consecutive Derby victories (1983 Sunny's Halo) 1984 - Mick Fleetwood (of Fleetwood Mac) files for bankruptcy 1992 - Oakland outfielder Rickey Henderson steals his 1‚000th MLB career base in A's 7-6 win at Detroit More Historical Events »