Today in History for 3rd May 2018:
Historical Events
1841 – New Zealand proclaimed a colony independent of New South Wales
1846 – Mexican army surrounds fort in Texas
1902 – 28th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Winkfield on Alan-a-Dale wins in 2:08.75
1961 – Warren Spahn pitches a 2 hitter after pitching a no hitter
1986 – Cubs 3rd baseman Ron Cey hits his 300th and 301st HR
2003 – 129th Kentucky Derby: Jose Santos aboard Funny Cide wins in 2:01.19
Famous Birthdays
1752 – Braz Francisco de Lima, composer
1873 – Pavlo Skoropadsky, Ukrainian general (d. 1945)
1876 – Bert Hopkins, cricketer (Australian pace bowler of the 1900’s)
1924 – Yehuda Amichai, Israeli poet (d. 2000)
1928 – Jeanne Bal, American actress (Pat-Love and Marriage, Star Trek- The Man Trap), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 1996)
1951 – Tatyana Tolstaya, Russian writer
Famous Deaths
1598 – Anna Guarini, Italian singer (b. 1563)
1943 – Leslie Heward, composer, dies at 45
1972 – Les Harvey, rocker, dies
1986 – Robert Alda, American actor (Supertrain, By Popular Demand), dies at 72
2001 – Billy Higgins, American drummer (b. 1936)
2016 – Tomas Libous, US politician (Senate-R-New York 1989-2015) brought down by scandal, dies of cancer at 63