1536 - Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, is arrested and imprisoned on charges of adultery, incest, treason and witchcraft.
1559 - John Knox returns from exile to Scotland to become the leader of the beginning Scottish Reformation.
1568 - Mary, Queen of Scots, escapes from Loch Leven Castle.
1611 - King James Bible is published for the first time in London, England, by printer Robert Barker.
1808 - Outbreak of the Peninsular War: The people of Madrid rise up in rebellion against French occupation. Francisco de Goya later memorialises this event in his painting The Second of May 1808.
1863 - American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering during the Battle of Chancellorsville. He succumbs to pneumonia eight days later.
1866 - Peruvian defenders fight off Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
1876 - The April Uprising breaks out in Bulgaria.
1885 - The Congo Free State is established by King Léopold II of Belgium.
1889 - Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs a treaty of amity with Italy, which gives Italy control over Eritrea.
1933 - Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler bans trade unions.
1941 - Following the coup d'état against Iraq Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah earlier that year, the United Kingdom launches the Anglo-Iraqi War to restore him to power.
1945 - World War II: Fall of Berlin: The Soviet Union announces the capture of Berlin and Soviet soldiers hoist their red flag over the Reichstag building.
1946 - The "Battle of Alcatraz" takes place, killing two guards and three inmates.
1969 - The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her maiden voyage to New York City.
1982 - Falklands War: The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano.
1995 - During the Croatian War of Independence, Serb forces fire cluster bombs at Zagreb, killing 7 and wounding over 175 civilians.
2011 - Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man is killed by the United States special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Famous Birthdays
1360 - Emperor Yongle of China
1458 - Leonor of Beja and Viseu, Queen consort of Portugal
1729 - Catherine the Great, Empress and Autocrat of All the Russias
1737 - William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1806 - St. Catherine Labouré D.C, saint
1808 - Emma Wedgwood, wife of Charles Darwin
1896 - Princess Helen of Greece and Denmark, wife of King Carol II of Romania and the mother of King Michael of Romania - known was the Queen Mother of Romania
1923 - Patrick Hillery, 6th President of Ireland
1935 - Faisal II of Iraq, last King of Iraq
1948 - Larry Gatlin, singer-songwriter, musician, and actor
1962 - Elizabeth Berridge, actress
1975 - David Beckham, footballer
1980 - Tim Borowski, footballer
1983 - Alessandro Diamanti, footballer
1986 - Emily Hart, actress
1990 - Kay Panabaker, actress
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