Mayhem refers to needless or willful damage or violence, and especially to a scene or situation that involves a lot of violence. In figurative use, it may refer to any instance of excited activity.
☰Thought of the Day
"Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Ferdinand Zellbell the elder, Swedish composer, born in Uppsala, Sweden (d. 1765)
- Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress (Samantha/Serena-Bewitched), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1995)
- Roy Raymond, American businessman and founder of Victoria's Secret, born in Connecticut (d. 1993)
- Pippa Steel, British actress (Vampire Lovers), born in Flensburg, Germany (d. 1992)
- Amy Wright, American actress (Inside Moves, Accidental Tourist), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Sam McMurray, American actor (Tracey Ullman), born in New York City
- Evelyn Ashford, American athlete (4 x Olympic sprint gold 1984, 88, 92), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
- Lee Kernaghan, Australian country music singer-songwriter, and guitarist ("Spirit of the Bush", "Spirit of the Anzacs"), born in Corryong, Victoria, Australia
- Kublai is acclaimed the Great Khan by a Mongol Great Council
- Nicolás de Ovando y Cáceres, new Governor of the Indies, lands in Hispaniola, replacing Christopher Columbus
- An early 50 mile race is won by an electric car in over 2 hrs
- Guy Carawan sings "We Shall Overcome" to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in Raleigh, popularizing the song as a protest anthem
- 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 Forest
- Guru Nanak, Founder of the religion of Sikhism and the 1st Sikh Guru, born in Rai-Bhoi-Di-Talwandi, Punjab, Pakistan (d. 1539)
- Friedrich Bouterwek, German philosopher and critic, born in Oker, Hanover, Germany (d. 1828)
- Harold Washington, 1st African American Mayor of Chicago (Democrat: 1983-87), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1987)
- Emma Thompson, British actress (Henry V, Howards End, Oscar 1992), born in London, England
- Seth Rogen, Canadian actor and writer (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, The Interview), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
