May 20, 2010

440 years ago
1570

Literature
Cartographer Abraham Ortelius issued Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas; it was published by Gilles Coppens de Diest.

150 years ago
1860

Born on this date
Eduard Buchner. German biochemist. Dr. Buchner was awarded the 1907 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his biochemical researches and his discovery of cell-free fermentation." He was a major in the Imperial German Army during World War I, and died at the age of 57 on August 13, 1917, 10 days after being wounded while serving in a front-line field hospital at Focşani, Romania.

140 years ago
1870

Politics and government
Adams Archibald was appointed the first Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba, eight days after the passage of the Manitoba Act, making it a province.

120 years ago
1890

Born on this date
Allan Nevins. U.S. journalist and historian. Professor Nevins wrote for various newspapers and The Nation, before teaching at Columbia University from 1928-1958, becoming best known for his works of American history and biography. He won Pulitzer Prizes for Biography or Autobiography for Grover Cleveland: A Study in Courage (1932) and Hamilton Fish (1936). Prof. Nevins' major work was Ordeal of the Union (1947-1971), an eight-volume history of the Civil War. He died on March 5, 1971 at the age of 80.

110 years ago
1900

Olympics
The second modern Summer Olympic Games, officially titled the International Meeting of Physical Training and Sport, opened in Paris, the home of the games’ founder, Baron Pierre de Coubertain. The games were a sideshow to the Universal Paris Exhibition, lasted more than four months, and featured events such as cricket, croquet, and tug-of-war.

90 years ago
1920

Radio
Canadian Marconi Company's experimental radio station XWA hosted the first scheduled radio show in North America, and possibly in the world, broadcasting a music program from Montréal to a meeting of the Royal Society of Canada in Ottawa. It became station CFCF on November 4, 1920, and is reputed to be the oldest radio station in the world.

Politics and government
A petition from 1,700 Newfoundland suffragists asked the legislature to give the franchise to women; the Liberal government of Prime Minister Richard Squires later rejected the bill by way of a party vote.

Crime
At the request of the Chicago Cubs, policemen disguised as soldiers, farmers, and bootblacks infiltrated the crowd in the bleachers at Cubs Park, and arrested 24 fans for gambling.

Baseball
While police were arresting gamblers at Cubs Park, the hometown Chicago Cubs beat the New York Giants 4-2 before 4,000 fans as Grover Cleveland Alexander (8-2) won his eighth straight game, pitching a 10-hitter to outduel Art Nehf (2-4).

Dutch Ruether (6-2) pitched a 6-hitter and batted 1 for 3 with a double, run, and run batted in to lead the Cincinnati Reds over the Brooklyn Robins 7-0 before 2,000 fans at Redland Field. Cincinnati first baseman Jake Daubert batted 4 for 5 with 2 RBIs.

The Chicago White Sox erupted for 8 runs in the top of the 16th inning to break a 5-5 tie as they defeated the Washington Nationals 13-5 at Griffith Stadium in Washington. Each team scored 2 runs in the 15th. Red Faber (4-3) allowed 18 hits in pitching a complete game, allowing 3 earned runs.

Smoky Joe Wood doubled home Tris Speaker in the 8th inning to break a 4-4 tie, and doubled home Mr. Speaker again and scored the final run of a 5-run 9th as the Cleveland Indians beat the Philadelphia Athletics 10-4 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Jim Bagby (8-0) pitched a 10-hit complete game victory, while Walt Kinney (2-4) allowed 14 hits and 9 earned runs in a complete game loss.

80 years ago
1930

Politics and government
Walter Lea was sworn in as Premier of Prince Edward Island, succeeding Albert Saunders as leader of the province's Liberal government following the resignation of Mr. Saunders to accept an appointment to the P.E.I. Supreme Court.

70 years ago
1940

At the movies
Island of Doomed Men, directed by Charles Barton, and starring Peter Lorre, Rochelle Hudson, and Robert Wilcox, opened in theatres.



Died on this date
Verner von Heidenstam, 80. Swedish author and poet. Mr. Heidenstam was awarded the 1916 Nobel Prize in Literature "in recognition of his significance as the leading representative of a new era in our literature."

Abominations
The first prisoners arrived at a new Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz in Poland.

War
Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King reported the acceleration of Canadian troop shipments to Britain. German forces in France advanced south and west, seizing Laon and Amiens; advance units reached Abbeville.

Diplomacy
Rumours in Chungking indicated that Germany had offered to mediate the Sino-Japanese War.

Defense
General Auguste Nogues, supreme commander of French defense forces in north Africa, ordered the creation of a territorial guard to help protect the interior of Morocco for the war's duration.

Carl Beck organized the American Defenders of Freedom to promote an adequate defense posture in the United States.

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress for $135 million to purchase strategic materials such as manganese, tin, and chrome.

Economics and finance
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt said in Washington that only liberal trade policies after the war would bring world peace and prosperity.

The regulatory properties of the Bituminous Coal Act were declared constitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.

William McC. Martin was reappointed governor of the New York Stock Exchange for one year.

Sport
U.S. sportswriter Grantland Rice received the Sportsmanship Brotherhood Award in recognition of his service to sports.

Baseball
The Philadelphia Phillies, down 7-1, scored 7 runs in the 9th inning to edge the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 before 1,000 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Morrie Arnovich singled in his first time at bat in the inning, and then drew a base on balls with the bases loaded to force in the winning run.

Mike "Pinky" Higgins hit 2 home runs off Lefty Grove and another off Jack Wilson to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 10-7 win over the Boston Red Sox before 7,931 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. Jimmie Foxx hit a grand slam in the 5th inning for his 10th home run of the season for Boston, and Mr. Grove homered in the 2nd.

Al Smith pitched a 3-hitter and Jeff Heath hit 2 home runs as the Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 10-2 before 7,000 fans at League Park in Cleveland to drop the Yankees into last place in the American League.

60 years ago
1950

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): You're Breaking My Heart--Buddy Clark; Vic Damone (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): "The Third Man" Theme--Anton Karas (Best Seller--4th week at #1); If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake--Eileen Barton with the New Yorkers (Disc Jockey--9th week at #1); "The Third Man" Theme--Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians (Jukebox--3rd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 "The Third Man" Theme--Anton Karas (5th week at #1)
--Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians
2 If I Knew You Were Comin’ (I’d’ve Baked a Cake)--Eileen Barton with the New Yorkers
--Georgia Gibbs
3 My Foolish Heart--Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra
--Billy Eckstine
--Mindy Carson
4 It Isn’t Fair--Sammy Kaye and his "Swing and Sway" Orchestra
5 Bewitched--Bill Snyder and his Orchestra
--Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra
--Doris Day
--Larry Green and his Orchestra
--Jan August & Jerry Murad’s Harmonicats
6 Sentimental Me--The Ames Brothers
--Russ Morgan and his Orchestra
--Ray Anthony and his Orchestra
7 Dearie--Ray Bolger and Ethel Merman
--Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae
--Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians
8 Daddy’s Little Girl--The Mills Brothers
--Dick Todd
9 Music! Music! Music!--Teresa Brewer with the Dixieland All Stars
10 Hoop-Dee-Doo--Perry Como
--Kay Starr
--Doris Day

Singles entering the chart were Roses by Sammy Kaye and his "Swing and Sway" Orchestra (#32); On the Outgoing Tide by Perry Como (#34); and Muskrat Ramble, with versions by the Andrews Sisters; and Dean Martin (#39). On the Outgoing Tide was the other side of Hoop-Dee-Doo.

Married on this date
Princess Kazuko, 20, second daughter of Japanese Emperor Hirohito, married museum attendant Toshimichi Takatsukasa, 26, legally a commoner but a member of an historically noble family.

Diplomacy
Operation Ali Baba, an airlift aimed at flying 60,000 Iraqi Jews to Israel in 1950, began.

Politics and government
Georges-Émile Lapalme, a member of the Canadian House of Commons, was acclaimed as leader of the Quebec Liberal Party, succeeding interim leader George Marler. Upon winning the leadership, Mr. Lapalme resigned his federal seat.

Crime
Thieves returned the statue of Our Lady of the Angels to the Basilica of Cartago, Costa Rica, a week after it had been stolen.

Horse racing
Hill Prince, with Eddie Arcaro up, won the 75th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore in a time of 1:59 1/5. Kentucky Derby winner Middleground placed second.

Baseball
The Brooklyn Dodgers swept the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 and 4-3 in a doubleheader before 20,311 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to move into first place in the National League, 1 game ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies. Gil Hodges doubled home Pee Wee Reese and Gene Hermanski with 2 out in the bottom of the 8th inning to provide the winning margin in the first game. In the second game, Duke Snider singled home Dan Bankhead with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th to tie the game 3-3, and Carl Furillo singled home Bobby Morgan with the bases loaded and 2 out in the bottom of the 11th to win the game. Mr. Bankhead (3-0), the sixth Brooklyn pitcher, pitched 2 hitless and scoreless innings to get the win; he had started the first game, allowing 9 hits and 2 earned runs in 7 innings.



Pitcher Monte Kennedy started both games as the New York Giants swept a doubleheader from the Cincinnati Reds 8-0 and 4-3 before 9,302 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York. Mr. Kennedy was replaced after retiring the first batter in the first game, and Dave Koslo (2-4) gave up 2 hits through the rest of the game. Mr. Kennedy (2-1) went the distance in the second game, giving up 4 hits. The Giants won the game when Tookie Gilbert singled home Alvin Dark from second base with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th.

The St. Louis Cardinals scored 6 runs in the top of the 8th inning as they overcame a 4-1 deficit to defeat the Boston Braves 7-4 before 9,576 fans at Braves Field. Stan Musial singled twice and scored a run in the 8th, and tripled in a run in the 3rd. St. Louis right fielder Enos Slaughter batted 4 for 5 with 2 doubles, a run, and 2 RBIs. Warren Spahn (4-4) allowed 11 hits and 5 runs--all earned--in 7.1 innings to take the loss.

50 years ago
1960

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Cathy's Clown--The Everly Brothers (4th week at #1)

On television tonight
The Twilight Zone, on CBS
Tonight's episode: A Passage for Trumpet, starring Jack Klugman and John Anderson

This was the first of four episodes of The Twilight Zone to star Jack Klugman.

Died on this date
Pat Collins, 63. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Collins was a catcher with the St. Louis Browns (1919-1924); New York Yankees (1926-1928); and Boston Braves (1929), batting .255 with 33 home runs and 168 runs batted in in 543 games. He was with the Yankees when they won the American League pennant in 1926 and World Series championships in 1927 and 1928, batting .500 (4 for 8) with no homers or RBIs in 6 World Series games. On June 8, 1923, Mr. Collins was used as a "courtesy runner" for Homer Ezzell in the 3rd inning of a game against the Philadelphia Athletics at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, and then re-entered in the 9th as a pinch hitter for pitcher Ray Kolp when Philadelphia manager Connie Mack agreed to the substitution. Mr. Collins thus became the only major league player to pinch run and pinch hit in the same game. He played 577 games in 8 seasons in the minor leagues (1917-1932).

Baseball
Dick Groat doubled home Don Hoak with the tying run and scored the winning run on a single by Roberto Clemente with 2 out as the Pittsburgh Pirates scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 12th inning to edge the San Francisco Giants 5-4 before 39,439 fans at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. Hobie Landrith singled home Andre Rodgers in the top of the 12th to give the Giants a 4-3 lead. Mr. Clemente batted 3 for 6 with a run and 2 runs batted in.

Mudcat Grant (1-1) and Dick Stigman combined on a 3-hitter for the Cleveland Indians as they shut out the Boston Red Sox 2-0 before 13,147 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. The Indians broke a 0-0 tie when Jimmy Piersall singled home Harvey Kuenn and Tito Francona with none out in the bottom of the 7th inning. Losing pitcher Bill Monbouquette (3-3) allowed 4 hits and 2 earned runs in 7 innings.

Charlie Maxwell drove in the tying run with a sacrifice fly and an error resulted in the winning run scoring on the same play as the Detroit Tigers scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to defeat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 before 17,159 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. Norm Cash led off with a single and advanced to second base on a single by Frank Bolling. The runners each advanced a base on a wild pitch by Hoyt Wilhelm, who was then relieved by Milt Pappas, who walked Red Wilson to load the bases and then walked Rocky Colavito to force Mr. Cash home to make the score 3-2. Mr. Bolling was forced out at home plate on a ground ball by Chico Fernandez, but Mr. Maxwell's sacrifice fly to Al Pilarcik in right field scored Mr. Wilson. Mr. Pilarcik's throw was dropped by Baltimore first baseman Walt Dropo, allowing Mr. Colavito to score the game-ending run.

Ted Kluszewski drove in 4 runs with a home run and a single to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 5-3 win over the New York Yankees before 40,970 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Mickey Mantle hit a 2-run home run for the Yankees with 2 out in the 9th inning against winning pitcher Early Wynn (2-1). Bob Cerv then followed with a single, and Gerry Staley relieved Mr. Wynn. Yogi Berra then singled, with Mr. Cerv stopping at second base. Turk Lown relieved Mr. Staley and struck out Bill Skowron to end the game. Whitey Ford (1-2) allowed 4 hits and 2 runs--both unearned--in 6 innings to take the loss.



40 years ago
1970

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Back Home--England World Cup Squad '70 (3rd week at #1)

Died on this date
Alan Fish, 13. U.S. baseball fan. Mr. Fish died four days after being hit by a foul ball during a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium. He initially reported feeling fine, but after the game he became disoriented and began walking in circles, and was hospitalized. Alan’s parents sued the Dodgers, but the suit was decided in favour of the team in 1973. Alan Fish remains the only fan to be killed by a foul ball or bat at a major league baseball game.

Terrorism
In retaliation for the deaths of 30 Egyptian children in a bombing raid the month before, a band of Palestinian guerrillas slipped over the Lebanese border and attacked a school bus from a cooperative farm. The ambush killed 8 children and 4 adults--including the driver--and wounded the remaining 20 children. The Israelis responded half an hour later with artillery shelling of four Lebanese border villages, killing 20 Lebanese and wounding 40.

War
The U.S. administration of President Richard Nixon shifted its original position and conceded that South Vietnamese troops may remain in Cambodia after American troops had left.

Defense
In an interview appearing in a West German newspaper, Egyptian President Gamal Nasser admitted that Soviet pilots were flying Egyptian aircraft.

Protest
150,000 construction workers and other blue-collar workers marched peacefully in downtown Manhattan in support of U.S. President Richard Nixon and his Vietnam War policies.

Politics and government
John McCormack, the 78-year-old Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, announced that he would not seek re-election to Congress in 1970.

Agriculture
After 27 months of investigation and 25 studies by professors at various Canadian universities and by consulting firms, the Canadian Agriculture Planning Commission tabled its report Canadian Agriculture in the 1970s, stating that the federal government must limit its direct intervention and ensure that surpluses are controlled.

Disasters
After two weeks of floods, Romania reported at least 160 dead, 16 missing, 2 million acres of farmland underwater, 70,000 homes damaged or destroyed, and 28,000 farm animals killed.

Baseball
Rod Carew became the first member of the Minnesota Twins to hit for the cycle, raising his batting average for the season to .432, as he led the Twins to a 10-5 win over the Kansas City Royals before 7,710 fans at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City.

Dick Bosman (4-3) and Darold Knowles combined on a 4-hit shutout for the Washington Senators as they blanked the New York Yankees 2-0 before 7,649 fans at Yankee Stadium. The Senators scored both runs in the 4th inning on 2 bases on balls, an error, and a force play. New York pitchers Stan Bahnsen (3-4) and Lindy McDaniel allowed just 5 hits and no earned runs.

Mickey Lolich (5-4) pitched a 3-hitter to outduel Tom Phoebus (3-2) as the Detroit Tigers shut out the Baltimore Orioles 4-0 before 17,586 fans at Tiger Stadium. Mr. Phoebus allowed just 3 hits and 2 runs--both earned--in 7 innings. Jim Northrup hit a 2-run home run off Pete Richert in the 8th inning.

Steve Hovley singled with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th inning and Hank Allen followed with a double to score Mr. Hovley and give the Milwaukee Brewers an 8-7 win over the Oakland Athletics before 8,747 fans at County Stadium in Milwaukee. Bob Meyer, the second of six Milwaukee pitchers, allowed 1 hit and 1 run--earned in 3.1 innings, walking 2 batters and striking out 4, and batting 1 for 1 with a sacrifice in the 41st and last game of his 3-year major league career. He was removed from the game after Don Mincher led off the 6th inning with a home run.

All the scoring took place in the 9th inning as the California Angels scored 2 runs in the top of the inning, but the Chicago White Sox responded with 3 unearned runs in the bottom of the inning to win 3-2 before 3,712 fans at White Sox Park. Bill Melton reached first base on an error by shortstop Jim Fregosi to lead off the bottom of the 9th, and pinch hitter Bob Christian hit a home run with 1 out to tie the score. Tom McCraw, pinch hitting for pitcher Tommy John, was hit by a pitch, and Walt Williams ran for him at first base. John Matias then singled, with Mr. Williams going to third base. Syd O'Brien, whose error in the top of the 9th had resulted in the second California run being unearned, walked to load the bases, and Gail Hopkins scored Mr. Williams with a sacrifice fly to end the game. Mr. John (4-6) pitched a 4-hit complete game to get the win.

Carl Morton (4-1) pitched a 3-hitter and struck out 10 batters to outduel Tom Seaver (7-2), who also recorded 10 strikeouts, as the Montreal Expos shut out the New York Mets 2-0 before 11,361 fans at Jarry Park in Montreal. The Expos scored both their runs in the 4th inning when Mr. Seaver walked Mack Jones and Rusty Staub, and Ron Fairly and Jim Fairey followed with run-scoring singles.

With 2 out and none on base in the bottom of the 14th inning, Dick Selma walked Matty Alou, threw a wild pitch that allowed Mr. Alou to advance to second base, and threw another wild pitch that allowed Mr. Alou to score the winning run as the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 before 5,977 fans at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.

Rico Carty hit a 3-run home run to break a 1-1 tie and relief pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm drew a bases-loaded base on balls to force home Tony Gonzalez with the last run as the Atlanta Braves scored 5 runs in the top of the 10th inning and defeated the San Francisco Giants 6-1 before 4,192 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Mr. Wilhelm (2-1) pitched 2 perfect innings in relief of Jim Nash, who allowed 6 hits and 1 earned run in 9 innings. Gaylord Perry (5-5) allowed 10 hits and 5 runs--all earned--in 10.1 innings to take the loss.

30 years ago
1980

Politics and government
About 80% of the 4.3 million eligible voters in Quebec turned out to vote in a referendum on whether to give the provincial government a mandate to negotiate sovereignty for Quebec with a new and equal association with the rest of Canada. 58% voted against the proposal and 42% in favour. 54% of French-speaking Quebecers joined 80% of English-speaking Quebecers and other ethnic groups in voting against it. Quebec Premier Rene Levesque called the result "the last gasp of the old Quebec," and urged his supporters to hope for the "next time." Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau called for a period of national healing.

George Bush won the Republican Party U.S. presidential primary, with 57% of the vote to 32% for former California Governor Ronald Reagan. However, the ABC and CBS television networks declared that the 29 delegates that Mr. Reagan had won in Michigan and the 18 he’d won in Oregon were enough for him to clinch the nomination.

Diplomacy
The United States publicly criticized Great Britain for not fulfilling a commitment to block exports to Iran under earlier contracts. The U.K. had announced the previous day that it would a ban on trade with Iran would be limited to new contracts.

Protest
3,600 National Guardsmen were patrolling the Negro area of Miami that had been the scene of several days of rioting, and 1,267 people had been arrested.

Disasters
At least 157 people were killed when a pre-dawn fire swept through a two-storey home for poor and elderly women in Kingston, Jamaica.

25 years ago
1985

Baseball
The Montreal Expos released veteran pitcher Steve Rogers, who was in his 13th season with the team, and had a 2-4 record in 1985. In 399 major league games, all with the Expos, Mr. Rogers compiled a record of 158-152. His best season was 1982, when he was 19-8 and led the National League with an earned run average of 2.40. After his release, he was signed by the California Angels, and pitched briefly with their AAA farm team, the Edmonton Trappers of the Pacific Coast League. His first home appearance with the Trappers set a team record for attendance.

In the California League, Kevin Stock and Bob Loscaizo of Modesto each hit for the cycle as their team beat Visalia 23-4.

20 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Walk on the Wild Side--Jamie Morgan (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: The Power--Snap! (3rd week at #1)

Austria's Top 10 (Ö3)
1 Ding Dong--Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung (4th week at #1)
2 Black Velvet--Alannah Myles
3 Nothing Compares 2 U--Sinéad O'Connor
4 I Promised Myself--Nick Kamen
5 Das erste Mal tat's noch weh--Stefan Waggershausen & Viktor Lazlo
6 Hier kommt Kurt--Frank Zander
7 The Power--Snap!
8 Infinity (1990's...Time for the Guru)--Guru Josh
9 Vogue--Madonna
10 Dub Be Good to Me--Beats International

Singles entering the chart were I Can't Stand It! by Twenty 4 Seven featuring Capt. Hollywood (#16); What's a Woman? by Vaya Con Dios (#17); and Hey, Wickie by Der Schreckliche Sven & die tollkühnen Plattenreiter (#18).

Terrorism
A former Israeli soldier opened fire with an automatic rifle on Palestinian worker, killing 7 and wounding at least 10. The Israeli army said that the gunman had a history of mental problems. Israeli leaders condemned the massacre, but riots broke out in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The Israeli army cracked down, sending in reinforcements and imposing curfews.

Politics and government
The governing National Salvation Front (FSN) won overwhelming majorities in both houses of parliament in the Romanian general election. The FSN won 91 of 119 seats in the Senate and 263 of 396 seats in the Chamber of Deputies in Romania's first free election since 1937. President Ion Ionescu also retained office, winning 85% of the vote in the country's first direct presidential election.

The Parti Quebecois National Council, meeting in Alma, issued a 46-page pamphlet outlining proposals on achieving Quebec independence; it discussed an army, passports, and common currency with Canada. Canadian Environment Minister Lucien Bouchard sent a telegram of support to the meeting, praising those who fought for the Yes side during the 1980 Referendum on Quebec independence. Many of his fellow Progressive Conservative caucus members were outraged, leading to his resignation from the party and the House of Commons two days later.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
Boston 2 @ Edmonton 1 (Edmonton led best-of-seven series 2-1)





Tennis
16-year-old Monica Seles defeated Steffi Graf 6-4, 6-3 at the German Open in Berlin, ending Miss Graf’s winning streak at 66 matches, eight short of the record held by Martina Navratilova.

10 years ago
2000

Died on this date
Jean-Pierre Rampal, 78. French musician. Mr. Rampal was a classical flautist who had a performing and recording career spanning more than 50 years, and was credited with reviving the popularity of the flute as a solo classical instrument. He died of heart failure.

Yevgeny Khrunov, 66. U.S.S.R. cosmonaut. Colonel Khrunov became a pilot after joining the Soviet Army in 1952, and was approved for cosmonaut training in 1959. He went into space as Research Engineer for the Soyuz 5 mission in January 1969, and returned aboard Soyuz 4 after transferring from one spacecraft to the other. Col. Khrunov died of a heart attack.

Malik Sealy, 30. U.S. basketball player. Mr. Sealy was a forward with St. John's University (1988-1992) before moving to the National Basketball Association with the Indiana Pacers (1992-94); Los Angeles Clippers (1994-97); Detroit Tigers (1997-98); and Minnesota Timberwolves (1998-2000), scoring 4,955 points (10.1 per game) with 1,585 rebounds (3.2 per game) and 518 assists (1.1 per game) in 493 games. He was an aspiring actor, appearing in several television programs and the movie Eddie (1996). Mr. Sealy was killed in a car accident in St. Louis Park, Minnesota when the vehicle he was driving was hit by a truck driven by a drunk going the wrong way down the highway.

Horse racing
Red Bullet, with Jerry Bailey aboard, won the 125th running of the Preakness Stakes before 111,821 fans at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, ​6 3⁄4 lengths ahead of Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness favourite Fusaichi Pegasus, with Impeachment third in the 8-horse field.



Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Eastern Conference Finals
Philadelphia 3 @ New Jersey 1 (Philadelphia led best-of-seven series 3-1)

Baseball
Jeff Nelson of the New York Yankees walked 4 batters and threw a wild pitch in the bottom of the 9th inning, enabling the Cleveland Indians to score the winning run and defeat the Yankees 3-2 before 42,583 fans at Jacobs Field in Cleveland. Mr. Nelson walked Omar Vizquel to load the bases with 2 out, and then walked Roberto Alomar to force home Jolbert Cabrera to end the game.

Rickey Henderson hit a home run in his first at bat as a Seattle Mariner, increasing his major league career record for home runs leading off a game to 76. The Mariners lost 4-3 to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays before 40,665 fans at Safeco Field in Seattle.

The Arizona Diamondbacks scored 2 runs in the 8th inning and 5 in the 9th, falling just short in a 9-8 loss to the New York Mets before 37,121 fans at Shea Stadium in New York. The Diamondbacks had runners on first and second bases with 2 out, but pinch hitter Erubiel Durazo was called out on strikes to end the game.

The St. Louis Cardinals scored 7 runs in the 8th inning and 5 in the 9th as they routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 19-4 before 36,331 fans at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. St. Louis catcher Mike Matheny batted 3 for 5 with a home run, 2 runs, and 4 runs batted in.