Historical Events1250 - Kublai is acclaimed the Great Khan by a Mongol Great Council1502 - Nicols de Ovando y Cceres, new Governor of the Indies, lands in Hispaniola, replacing Christopher Columbus1900 - An early 50 mile race is won by an electric car in over 2 hrs1960 - Guy Carawan sings "We Shall Overcome" to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in Raleigh, popularizing the song as a protest anthem1989 - Hillsborough disaster: 96 people are crushed to death and 766 are injured at Hillsborough Football Stadium in Sheffield, England, during an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham ForestMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1469 - Guru Nanak, Founder of the religion of Sikhism and the 1st Sikh Guru, born in Rai-Bhoi-Di-Talwandi, Punjab, Pakistan (d. 1539)1766 - Friedrich Bouterwek, German philosopher and critic, born in Oker, Hanover, Germany (d. 1828)1922 - Harold Washington, 1st African American Mayor of Chicago (Democrat: 1983-87), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1987)1959 - Emma Thompson, British actress (Henry V, Howards End, Oscar 1992), born in London, England1982 - Seth Rogen, Canadian actor and writer (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, The Interview), born in Vancouver, British ColumbiaMore Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1962 - Esther Minciotti, Italian actress, dies at 731974 - Giovanni D'Anzi, Italian pianist and songwriter (with Alfredo Bracchi - "Malinconia d'amore", "El Biscella"), dies at 681991 - Marjorie Warfield, American stage, radio, and silent film actress, dies of pneumonia at 881991 - Martin Ashe, American actor, dies at 812002 - William Leonard "Will" Reed, British pianist and composer, dies at 91More Famous Deaths