1971 Death Lisle Nagel, Australian cricket opening bowler (1932), dies 1894 Death Leconte de Lisle, writer, dies at 75 1850 Death William Lisle Bowles, English poet (14 Sonnets), dies at 87 1836 Death Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle, author/composer (Marseillaise), dies 1818 Birthday Leconte de Lisle, writer 1792 Event "La Marseillaise" composed by Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle 1762 Birthday William Lisle Bowles, English poet, 14 Sonnets 1760 Birthday Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle, soldier/author/composer, Marseillaise 1645 Death lady Alice Lisle, English widow of John Lisle, beheaded