1738 - Turkish troops occupy Orsova and Ochakov in eastern Europe
1902 - 27th Preakness: L Jackson aboard Old England wins in 1:45.8
1942 - Italian army begin siege of French western Fort Bir Hachim
1969 - Walt Disney World construction begins at Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista, Florida
1997 - Russian President Boris Yeltsin signs a historic treaty with NATO
2001 - Indianapolis 500: race rookie Hélio Castroneves of Brazil leads for the final 52 laps to win first of 4 Indy 500s; Penske Racing sweeps 1st-2nd with Gil de Ferran the runner-up
1901 - Conrad Elvehjem, American biochemist and nutrition scientist (discovered niacin), born in McFarland, Wisconsin (d. 1962)
1910 - Daniel Greenway, CEO (Daniel Greenway and Sons)
1936 - Louis Gossett Jr, American actor (Officer and Gentleman, Deep), born in Brooklyn, New York
1966 - Ray Sheppard, Pembroke, NHL right wing (Florida Panthers)
1971 - Wayne Carey, Australian rules footballer
1977 - Abderrahmane Hammad, Algerian athlete
1576 - Charles de Boisot, Dutch admiral and water beggar, drowns in battle at about 45
1610 - François Ravaillac, French assassin of Henry IV of France (b. 1578)
1615 - Margaret de Valois, 1st Queen of Henry IV of France (1672-99) daughter of Henry II, dies at 61
1831 - Jedediah Smith, American explorer (b. 1799)
1992 - John Myhers, director/actor (Billion Dollar Hobo), dies at 70
2003 - Luciano Berio, Italian composer (Chemins), dies at 77