1540 - Emperor Charles declares all privileges of Ghent ended
1707 - English and Scottish parliaments accept Act of Union; creates the United Kingdom of Great Britain (comes into being 1st May)
1964 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1991 - "Don't Rock the Jukebox" single released by Alan Jackson (ASCAP Award Country Song of the Year, 1992; Billboard Song of the Year, 1991)
1995 - Longest sausage ever, at 28.77 miles, made in Kitchener, Ontario

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1896 - Walter Mehring, German writer (Die Gedichte, Lieder und Chansons des Walter Mehring), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1981)
1901 - G. O. Sayles, English historian, born in Chesterfield, England (d. 1994)
1932 - King Hu, Chinese film director and actor (wuxia films), born in Beijing, Republic of China (d. 1997)
1947 - Sam Francis, American far-right conservative columnist and editor (The Washington Times, 1991-95), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 2005)
1954 - Deborah Iyall, American artist and singer (Romeo Void), born in Soap Lake, Washington

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1975 - Darwin Judge, USMC-corporal, 1 of last US soldiers killed in Vietnam
1982 - Herbert Collum, German composer, dies at 67
1997 - Peter Tali Coleman, Governor of American Samoa (1956-61, 1978-85, 1989-93), dies at 77
2020 - Trevor Cherry, English soccer defender (27 caps; Leeds United, Huddersfield Town, Bradford City) and manager (Bradford City), dies at 72

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