Today in History for 12th May 2017:
Historical Events
1875 – 1st recorded shutout in pro baseball, Chicago 1, St Louis 0
1913 – Harry Green runs world record marathon (2:38:16.2)
1919 – The Transvaal British Indian Association calls a mass meeting to organise opposition to the proposed Asiatics (Land and Trading) Amendment Act; in the Act, Transvaal Indians are prohibited from owning shares in limited companies
1974 – 28th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee, 4 games to 3
1989 – “Entertainment Tonight” makes 2,000th TV performance
2001 – 46th Eurovision Song Contest: Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL for Estonia wins singing “Everybody” in Copenhagen
Famous Birthdays
1806 – J V Snellman, Finland, journalist/statesman/nationalist
1923 – Lord Laing, English biscuit manufacturer/pilot/multi-millionaire
1928 – Henry Cosby, African-American songwriter (d. 2002)
1942 – Barry B[rookes] Longyear, US, sci-fi author (City of Baraboo)
1947 – Michael Ignatieff, Canadian politician
1968 – Catherine Tate, British comedian
Famous Deaths
1796 – Johann P Uz, German poet (Theodicee), dies at 75
1852 – John Richardson, Canadian writer (War of 1812), dies
1925 – Alfred Milner, British governor (Cape Colony)/minister, dies at 71
1960 – Cecil Armstrong Gibbs, English composer, dies at 70
1966 – Felix Martin Julius Steiner, German Heer and Waffen-SS officer (b. 1896)
1989 – Marcelle de Manziarly, composer, dies at 89