• 1970: First Earth Day held internationally to conserve natural resources.
• 1619: Jan van Riebeeck, Dutch colonial administrator and first commander of the colony at the Cape of Good Hope, is born.
• 1994: Schelto Patijn appointed mayor of Amsterdam.
• 1997: The Japanese embassy hostage crisis ends in Lima, Peru.

• 1989: "Welcome to the Club" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 12 perfs.
• 1937: Jack Nicholson, NJ, actor (One Flew Over Cuckoo's Nest, Shining).
• 1993: "Who's Tommy" opens at St James Theater NYC for 899 performances.
• 1998: Disney's Animal Kingdom opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States.

• 1979: Jane Blalock wins LPGA Florida Lady Citrus Golf Tournament.
• 2013: Manchester United defeat Aston Villa to claim the 2012/2013 English Premier League.
• 2012: 30 year old women collapses and dies during London Marathon.