Today in History for 22nd May 2017:
Historical Events
1803 – 1st public library opens (Connecticut)
1863 – General Ulysses S. Grant begins siege on Vicksburg
1902 – US President Theodore Roosevelt signs a treaty with Mexico under which both countries agree to submit a long-standing dispute over interest payments to the Court of Arbitration at The Hague
1902 – 36th Belmont: John Bullman aboard Mastermam wins in 2:22.6
1962 – 14th Emmy Awards: Bob Newhart Show, E G Marshall and Shirley Booth win
2011 – 19th Billboard Music Awards: Eminem, Recovery win
Famous Birthdays
1783 – Thomas Forbes Walmisley, composer
1823 – Isabella Glyn Dallas, British Shakepearean actress (d. 1889)
1912 – Hendrik Koekoek, Dutch MP (Farmers Party)
1914 – Sun Ra, American musician (d. 1993)
1940 – Michael Sarrazin, actor (Seduction, They Shoot Horses Don’t They)
1973 – Daniel Tiatto, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
Famous Deaths
1898 – Edward Bellamy, American author/socialist, dies of tuberculosis at 48
1939 – Jiri Mahen, Czech author (b. 1882)
1939 – Ernst Toller, German playwright, commits suicide at 45
1986 – Martin Gabel, actor (Thief, Marnie), dies at 63
1991 – Lino Brocka, director (Macho Dancer, Jaguar), dies in car crash at 51
1996 – Duncan Montgomery Stewart, academic, dies at 66