Historical Events
- Benin adopts its constitution
- Moluccan extremists hold 105 schoolchildren & 50 others hostage on a hijacked train in Neth, children released May 27, siege ends June 11
- US Supreme Court refuses to hear appeals of Watergate wrong doers H. R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman & John Mitchell
Famous Birthdays
- Richard Ayoade, English comedian, actor and director (The IT Crowd), born in London, England