2011 Event Australia bans live cattle exports to Indonesia for up to six months in response to reports of cruel treatment at Indonesian slaughterhouses 1992 Death Joris Diels, Flemish/Dutch director/actor (It's a Cruel World), dies 1984 Event "Cruel Summer" by Bananarama peaks at #9 1979 Event "Cruel To Be Kind" by Nick Lowe peaks at #12 1976 Event Supreme Court rules death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual 1974 Birthday Ryan Phillippe, born in New Castle, Delaware, actor, appeared in 'One Life to Live' soap opera, films include, 'Cruel Intentions', 'Crash' 1972 Event Supreme Court rules (5-4) that Death Penalty is cruel and unusual 1969 Birthday Bobby Brown, born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, vocalist, Ghostbusters, Don't Be Cruel 1961 Birthday Tammy Stephens, Arlington, Texas, singer, Girls Next Door-Don't Be Cruel 1959 Birthday Diane Williams, Hahn AFB Ger, singer, Girls Next Door-Don't Be Cruel 1958 Birthday Cindy Nixon, born in Nashville, Tennessee, singer, Girls Next Door-Don't Be Cruel 1957 Birthday Doris King, born in Nashville, Tennessee, vocalist, Girls Next Door-Don't Be Cruel 1956 Event Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel" reaches #1 1956 Event Elvis Presley releases "Don't Be Cruel" 1956 Event Elvis Presley records "Hound Dog" and "Don't Be Cruel" 1956 Event Elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog," single goes to #1 and stays #1 for a record 11 weeks (for a single) 1910 Birthday Nicholas Monsarret, born in England, writer, Cruel Sea 1889 Birthday Alfonso Reyes, Mexican poet, historian and diplomat, Higenia Cruel 1884 Event Cops arrest John L Sullivan in 2nd round for being "cruel" 1811 Death John FE Acton, cruel premier of Naples, dies at 77 1797 Death Aga Mohammed Khan, cruel ruler of Persia, castrated and killed 1734 Birthday John F E Acton, cruel premier of Naples 1520 Death Selam I Jawuz, the Barse, poet/cruel sultan of Turkey, dies 1494 Death Ferdinand I, cruel king of Naples, dies 1369 Death Pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile and Leon, murdered 1334 Birthday Pedro, the Cruel, King of Castilia and Leon 1259 Death Ezzeline III da Romano, gentleman of Verona/"cruel monster", dies
