Historical Events 1936 - Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie and family flee Abyssinia 1960 - Harry Belafonte's 2nd Carnegie Hall performance (New York City) 1984 - New York Yankees Don Mattingly's single breaks up Chicago White Sox pitcher Lamarr Hoyt's perfect game bid‚ at Comiskey Park 1987 - 113th Kentucky Derby: Chris McCarron aboard Alysheba wins in 2:03.4 1992 - Allen Toussaint's musical revue &;quot;High Rollers Social and Pleasure Club&;quot; closes at the Helen Hayes Theater‚ NYC‚ after 13 performances 1995 - Serbian missiles exploded in the heart of Zagreb‚ killing six More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1901 - Willi Bredel‚ German writer‚ born in Hamburg (d. 1964) 1902 - Erin O'Brien-Moore‚ American actress (Peyton Place‚ Our Little Girl)‚ born in Los Angeles‚ California (d. 1979) 1929 - Luc Ferrari‚ French composer‚ born in Paris (d. 2005) 1929 - Edward Levy‚ American composer‚ born in Brooklyn‚ New York (d. 2002) 1945 - Bianca Jagger [Blanca P&;eacute;rez-Mora Mac&;iacute;as]‚ Nicaraguan model and socialite who married Mike Jagger‚ born in Managua‚ Nicaragua 1950 - Randy Colley (Moondog Rex)‚ American pro wrestler (WWF Tag Team champion 1981)‚ born in Alexander City‚ Alabama (d. 2019) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1250 - Toeransa‚ sultan of Egypt‚ murdered 1985 - Milton S Eisenhower‚ US diplomat‚ dies at 85 1991 - Leib Lensky‚ dies at 82 2009 - Marilyn French‚ American author (The Women's Room)‚ dies at 79 2018 - Bill Torrey‚ Canadian ice hockey executive (New York Islanders‚ Florida Panthers)‚ dies at 83 2018 - Wang Danfeng‚ Chinese actress‚ dies at 93 More Famous Deaths »