1543 – Flemish physician Andreas Vesalius publishes “De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the human body in seven books)” a major step forward in understanding human anatomy [date is representative as exact date of publication unknown]
1888 – California gets its 1st seismograph
1890 – US census at 62,622,250
1920 – Dutch soccer club RKSV forms in Volendam; merges with FC Volendam in 1977
1945 – WLB-AM in Minneapolis Minn changes call letters to KUOM
1979 – Vizianagaram district is formed in Andhra Pradesh, India.
1989 – 62nd National Spelling Bee: Scott Isaacs wins spelling spoliator
1994 – Indiana guard Reggie Miller drills an NBA Playoff record 5 three-pointers in the 4th quarter of the Pacers’ 93-86 win over host New York Knicks in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals
1997 – Hugo Banzer wins the Presidential elections in Bolivia.
2007 – Jack Kevorkian is released from prison after serving eight years of his 10-25 year prison term for the 1998 second-degree murder of Thomas Youk
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