2005 Death Mitch Hedberg, comedian, appeared on television show, 'The Late Show with David Letterman' and film, 'Lords of Dogtown', dies at age 37, in Livingston, New Jersey 1992 Death Patrick A Devlin, England, judge/lead house of Lords, dies 1990 Event Brook Yeaton weds Traci Lords 1985 Event Britains House of Lords debate 1st televised 1968 Birthday Traci Lords, born in Steubenville, Ohio, actress, producer, appeared in porn films at age 15, appeared in 'Penthouse' magazine, B-movies 'Will and Grace' television show 1968 Birthday Mitch Hedberg, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, comedian, appeared on television show, 'The Late Show with David Letterman' and film, 'Lords of Dogtown' 1966 Death Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger, sci-fi author (Space Lords), dies at 53 1958 Event 1st women in English House of Lords 1958 Event 1st 4 women named to peerage in House of Lords 1958 Event House of Lords passes bill allowing women in 1956 Birthday Sidath Wettimuny, Sri Lanka cricket opener, 190 vs. England Lords 1984 1954 Birthday Scott Kempner, "Top Ten" rocker, Del Lords 1952 Death Waldorf Astor, House of Lords and Commons/owner of Observer, dies 1951 Birthday Earl Howe, born in England, British politician, Conservative, front bench member, House of Lords, Health spokesman 1950 Birthday Julia Neuberger, Baroness Neuberger, born in England, British rabbi, member of the House of Lords, social reformer, Chancellor, University of Ulster 1949 Birthday Helene Hayman, born in England, Baroness Helene Hayman, Helene Valerie Hayman, Member of Parliament, Life Peer, Lord Speaker of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom 1947 Birthday Lyndon Harrison, born in Britain, Baron Harrison, life peer, House of Lords, Member of the European Parliament 1989 - 1999 1946 Birthday John Astor, born in Britain, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, businessman, Conservative Party, House of Lords, Shadow Minister of Defense 1944 Birthday Janric Craig, born in England, born Janric Fraser Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon, served in the House of Lords 1943 Birthday John Montagu, born in England, 11th Earl of Sandwich, elected as a hereditary peer in the House of Lords, related to 4th Earl who popularized the sandwich 1943 Birthday Tom McNally, born in England, Thomas McNally, Baron McNally, politician, Liberal Party, Liberal Democrat leader in the House of Lords, life peer, Baron of Blackpool in the County of Lancashire 1942 Birthday Tessa Blackstone, born in England, Baroness Blackstone, politician, university administrator, Labor Party, life peer, House of Lords, Baroness Blackstone of Stoke Newington in Greater London 1939 Birthday Charles Lyell, born in England, born Charles Lyell, 3rd Baron Lyell, politician, Conservative Party, whip, House of Lords, Peerage of the United Kingdom 1935 Birthday James Graham, born in Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, Africa, 8th Duke of Montrose, the only Duke with a seat in the House of Lords as a hereditary peer 1934 Birthday Simon Mackay, born in Scotland, born Simon Mackay, Baron Tanlaw of Tanlawhill in the County of Dumfries, Lord Tannlaw, crossbench member of the House of Lords, director or family company Inchape 1932 Birthday Richard Thomas, born in Britain, admiral, served as Black Rod, House of Lords 1992 - 1995, UK Military Representative to NATO 1989 - 1992 1929 Birthday Arthur Hill, born in Brompton Square, London, Arthur Robin Ian Hill, 8th Marquess of Downshire, the Hereditary Constable of Hillsborough Fort. Conservative Party, House of Lords 1925 Birthday Lord Graham of Edmonton, House of Lords, chief opposition whip 1925 Birthday Peter Lane, born in England, Baron Lane of Horsell, Lord Land of Horsell, politician, businessman, Conservative Party, served in Royal Navy, life peer, House of Lords 1923 Event England's House of Lords accepts new divorce law 1922 Birthday Lord James Hanson, English industrialist/House of Lords, Conservative 1921 Birthday Martin Buckmaster, born in England, born Martin Stanley Buckmaster, 3rd Viscount Buckmaster, diplomat, served in the House of Lords 1919 Birthday Lord Aberdare, committee chairman, House of Lords 1918 Birthday Malcolm Shepherd, born in England, born Malcolm Newton Shepherd, Lord Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd of Spalding, politician, Labor Party, Leader of the House of Lords 1915 Birthday Baroness Llewelyn-Davies of Hastoe, deputy speaker, House of Lords 1914 Birthday Lord Murton, of Lindisfrarne, deputy chairman, Comm House of Lords 1914 Event British House of Lords rejects women suffrage 1914 Birthday Donald Stokes, born in Plymouth, England, born Donald Gresham Stokes, Baron Stokes, Lord Stokes, industrialist, life peer in the House of Lords, managing director of British Leyland Motor Corporation 1913 Birthday Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger, U.S., sci-fi author, Space Lords 1913 Event House of Lords rejects Irish Home Rule Bill 1911 Event Parliament Act reduces power of House of Lords 1812 Event Lord Byron makes his maiden speech in House of Lords 1774 Event English House of Lords rules authors do not have perpetual copyright 1689 Event Lord Halifax becomes Speaker of English House of Lords
