1946 The first night game in Yankee Stadium was played. 1953 Edmund Hilary became the first man to climb Mt. Everest. 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates Dale Long set a major league record with a home run in eight straight games. 1975 Heavyweight Champion Ezzard Charles died. Charles held the crown from 1949-51. 1996 Baltimore's Cal Ripken Jr. belted three homers, and drove in eight runs. Ripken had a grand slam and a pair of two-run homers en route to the Orioles 12-8 victory over the Seattle Mariners. - Cal and Billy Ripken marked the 16th time in MLB history that brothers homered in the same game. It was the 2nd time they accomplished the feat. 1997 Bernard Jackson, who was starting safety on the Denver Broncos first Super Bowl team, died of inoperable liver cancer. 2000 Juan Montoya won the Indy 500. 2003 Future Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy officially announced his retirement from the National Hockey League.