2005 Death Eddie Barclay, French Musician 1996 Death Roderick Barclay, diplomat, dies at 87 1994 Death Stephen Barclay, actor (Pride of the Plains), dies at 75 1978 Death William Barclay, Scottish Theologian 1948 Birthday Les Holroyd, born in Oldham, England, rocker, Barclay James Harvest 1948 Birthday Mel Pritchard, born in Oldham, England, Melvyn Pritchard, Mel Pritchard, drummer, rocker, played progressive rock with Barclay James Harvest, worked with Les Holroyd 1947 Birthday Wooly Wolstenholme, keyboardist/vocalist, Barclay James Harvest 1943 Event 1st president of a black country to visit U.S. (Edwin Barclay, Liberia) 1941 Birthday Barclay Plager, hockey player/twin brother of hockey's Bob Plager 1941 Birthday Bob Plager, hockey player/twin brother of hockey's Barclay Plager 1934 Birthday David Barclay, British hotel magnate/multi-millionaire 1934 Birthday Frederick Barclay, British hotel magnate/multi-millionaire 1921 Birthday Eddie Barclay, French Musician 1909 Birthday Roderick Barclay, diplomat 1907 Birthday William Barclay, Scottish Theologian 1818 Death Michael A Barclay de Tolly, Russian Field Marshal/War Minister, dies 1809 Event Allardyce Barclay begins a bet of walking 1 mile every hour for 1,000 hours. Each hour he walked a mile round trip from his home 1761 Birthday Michael A Barclay de Tolly, Scot/Russian minister of War 1582 Birthday John Barclay, Scottish satirist/poet, Euphormio's Satyricon 1582 Birthday John Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet, Argenis