Historical Events
- Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland Indians, 6-3, in 21 innings (game started 5/26)
- Indianapolis 500: Gordon Johncock wins in 2:05:25.320 (255.944 km/h)
Famous Birthdays
- Pat Peake, NHL center (Washington Capitals), born in Rochester, New York
- Todd Sweeris, table tennis player (Olympics 1996), born in Grand Rapids Michigan
Famous Deaths
- Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, German composer/conductor (Hassan), dies at 73