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1994 Albert de Courtray, French archbishop of Lyon/cardinal, dies at 71
1993 Alex Lyon, English Labor Lower house leader (1966-83), dies at 61 1991 80th Davis Cup: France beats USA in Lyon (3-1) 1991 Klaus Barbie, Gestapo chief of Lyon, dies of cancer at 77 1987 Nazi Klaus Barbie, "Butcher of Lyon" sentenced to life in France 1983 Klaus Barbie, SS chief of Lyon in Nazi-France, arrested in Bolivia 1979 Ben Lyon, actor (I Cover the Waterfront, Indiscreet), dies at 78 1972 Sandrine Testud, born in Lyon, France, tennis star, 1993 Strasbourg 1963 Sophie Favier, Lyon France, actress, Sans Interdits 1948 Southside Johnny Lyon, New Jersey, rocker, Asbury Jukes-Don't Want Go Home 1948 William Lyon Mackenzie King retires as Prime Minister of Canada 1946 Sue Lyon, born in Davenport, Iowa, actress, Lolita, Night of the Iguana 1944 French troops liberate Lyon 1944 Klaus Barbie, Gestapo head of Lyon France leaves for Auschwitz 1943 William Lyon Phelps, American Educator 1936 EW Brundin and FF Lyon obtain patent on soilless culture of plants 1929 Charles Lyon, General-Secretary, Transport Salaried Staffs Association 1921 William Lyon Mackenzie King succeeded Arthur Meighen as Canadian PM 1913 Klaus Barbie, gestapo chief, Lyon 1912 Abbe Pierre, born in Lyon, France, French Catholic priest, founded Emmaus movement aiding poor, homeless, refugees 1904 Louis-Eugene-Felix Neel, Lyon France, physicist, Nobel 1970 1901 Ben Lyon, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, I Cover the Waterfront, Night Nurse 1874 William Lyon Mackenzie King, L, 10th Canadian PM, 1921-30, 1935-48 1865 SS General Lyon at Cape Hatteras catches fire and sinks, killing 400 1865 William Lyon Phelps, American Educator 1861 William Lyon MacKenzie, Canadian Journalist 1861 Battle of Wilson's Creek MO (Springfield, Oak Hills)-General Lyon killed 1861 Nathaniel Lyon, U.S. Union Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 43 1861 Battle of Boonville, MI-Brigadier General Lyon defeats Confederate forces 1837 Uprising under William Lyon Mackenzie in Canada 1834 Toronto incorporated with William Lyon Mackenzie as its 1st mayor 1822 Society for Propagation of Faith starts (Lyon, France) 1818 Nathaniel Lyon, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1798 Rep Matthew Lyon, Vermont spits in face of Rep Roger Griswold,Connecticut, in U.S. House of Representatives, after an argument 1797 Mary Lyon, U.S., educator, Mount Holyoke, Hall of Fame 1795 William Lyon MacKenzie, Canadian Journalist 1794 James Lyon, composer, dies at 59 1735 James Lyon, composer 1630 Charles Emanuel I, the Great, Duke of Savoy (Peace of Lyon), dies 852 Amalarius/Fortunatus/Symphosius of Metz/Lyon, bishop, dies at 76 840 Agobard, archbishop of Lyon (anti-semite), dies 197 Lucius Septimius Severus' army beats Clodius Albinus at Lyon |
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