Historical Events
1217 – Second Battle of Lincoln fought near Lincoln, England, resulting in the defeat of Prince Louis of France by William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
1347 – Rienzo calls Rome for people’s tribunal
1903 – Britain’s House of Commons begins a debate on the charges of poor administration and ill treatment of natives in Belgium’s colony in the Congo Free State
1911 – Edwin Boaler Alletson hits 189 in 90 mins Notts v Sussex
1967 – BBC bans the Beatles’ “A Day in the Life” because of drug references
1973 – 2 motorcycle racers killed and a dozen injured in a crash during the 1973 Nations Grand Prix in Monza,Italy
Famous Birthdays
1726 – Francis Cotes, English painter (d. 1770)
1922 – Clifford Charles Butler, English physicist (hyperon and meson types of particles) and vice chancellor of Loughborough University, born in Reading, England (d. 1999)
1936 – Anthony Zerbe, Cal, actor (Harry-O, Centennial, They Call Me Mr Tibbs)
1943 – Al Bano [Albano Carrisi], Italian-Albanian pop singer, actor, and winemaker, born in Cellino San Marco, Italy
1943 – Iain Vallance [Baron Vallance of Tummel], CEO (British Telecom)
1964 – Earl Charles Spencer, English peer, brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, born in London, England
Famous Deaths
1722 – Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist, dies at 52
1942 – Hector Guimard, French Art Nouveau architect and designer (entrances to Paris Metros),
1949 – Randolph West, American biochemist, known for the Dakin-West reaction (b. 1890)
1989 – Gilda Radner, American comedian and actress (SNL, 1975-80; Haunted Honeymoon), dies of ovarian cancer at 42
2007 – Norman Von Nida, Australian golfer, coach, broadcaster (British Open 1948 3rd), dies at 93
2009 – Lucy Gordon, British model and actress (b. 1980)