2015 Event Pope Francis issues an encyclical, 'Laudato Si' (Praise Be), urging action to protect Earth from pollution and climate change; the document was issued with the intention of influencing the U.N. Climate Summit later this year 1970 Birthday Daniela Pestova, Chameleon, Prague Czechoslovakia, model, 1995 SI/L'Oreal 1968 Birthday Stacey Williams, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, model, SI Swimsuit 1996 1964 Birthday Elle MacPherson, born in Sydney, Austrailia, model, SI, actress, Sirens 1954 Birthday Christie Brinkley, model/actress, SI, Vacation 1924 Birthday Joe Paterno, football coach, Penn State, SI Sportsman of 1986 1875 Birthday Andre Baillon, Belgian/French author, Un homme si simple 1819 Birthday Nicolae Filimon, Romania, writer/critic, Ciocoii Vechi Si Noi 1803 Birthday Adolphe Charles Adam, French composer/critic, Si j'etait roi 1644 Death Si Sang, last Ming-emperor of China, commits suicide
