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 PM 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
1936 David Lyon, CEO, Bowater
1929 Charles Lyon, gen-sect, Transport Salaried Staffs Association
1921 William Lyon Mackenzie King succeeded Arthur Meighen as Canadian PM
1913 Klaus Barbie, gestapo chief, Lyon
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)-Gen Lyon killed
1861 Nathaniel Lyon, U.S. Union brig-gen, dies in battle at 43
1861 Battle of Boonville, MI-Brig 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, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1861
1798 Rep Matthew Lyon (Vt) spits in face of Rep Roger Griswold (Ct) in U.S. House of Representatives, after an argument
1797 Mary Lyon, U.S., educator, Mt 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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