Today in History for 29th September 2022:
Historical Events
1567 – War of Religion breaks out in France – Huguenots try to kidnap King Charles IX
1650 – Henry Robinson opens 1st marriage bureau (England)
1793 – Tennis is 1st mentioned in an English sporting magazine
1962 – “Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show” debuts on ABC-TV
1978 – “Flying High,” debuts on CBS
2018 – Rapper Kanye West announces on Twitter he is changing his name to Ye
Famous Birthdays
1511 – Michael Servetus, Spanish theologian and physician (Christianism Rostituta), born in Villanueva or Tudela, Spain (d. 1553)
1758 – Horatio Nelson, British admiral and hero of Trafalgar, born in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk (d. 1805)
1928 – Ankie [Johanna A Hoving-]Peypers, Dutch author and poet
1936 – Silvio Berlusconi, Italian media tycoon and politician, Prime Minister of Italy (1994-5, 2001-6, 2008-11), born in Milan, Italy
1944 – Torben Jensen, Danish actor (Taxa, Hayfever, Watch Me Fly, Guldregn)
1955 – Benoît Ferreux, French actor (Murmur of the Heart), born in Bordeaux, France
Famous Deaths
1364 – Charles, Duke of Brittany
1900 – Samuel Fenton Cary, American politician and temperance movement leader (Rep-IR-Ohio), dies at 86
1937 – Ray Ewry, American track and field athlete (8 Olympic golds 1900, 04, 08), dies at 63
1980 – Bindo Maserati, Italian auto engineer and businessman (manager Maserati Racing; founder O.S.C.A. Racing), dies at 97
1995 – George Chesterman Phillips, British naval officer, dies at 90
2009 – Sperantza Vrana, Greek actress (b. 1926 or 1932)