2015 Event Pope Francis becomes the first pope in history to speak to the U.S. Congress; the pontiff exhorted the lawmakers to work together to address climate change, immigration reform and other issues that have stalled due to strong political division 2015 Event Pope Francis ends his visit to Cuba by blessing Santiago de Cuba, then flies to the U.S., where he is greeted by the Obama and Biden families; the pontiff will likely speak on migration and the environment during his stay 2015 Event Pope Francis continues Catholic reforms by changing the marriage annulment process to make it faster and less expensive; earlier this month, the pope also declared that priests may forgive the sin of abortion during next year's Year of Mercy 2015 Event During his visit to Bolivia, Pope Francis asks for forgiveness for the Catholic Church for its offenses against the indigenous population of the American continent during the conquest by European powers 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 2015 Event Cuban President Raul Castro meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican as a gesture of gratitude for the pontiff's role in facilitating renewed diplomatic ties between Cuba the U.S.; Pope Francis will visit both countries in September 2015 Event Over 6 million people attend a Mass in Manila, Philippines given by Pope Francis, who encouraged followers to protect the young and promote peace 2015 Event Pope Francis appoints 20 new cardinals from a diverse array of nations, including Vietnam, New Zealand, Ethiopia, Tonga, Mexico, Myanmar, Uruguay, France and Thailand; three-fourths of the cardinals will have authority to vote on a papal successor 2014 Event Pope Francis gives his annual Christmas address from the Vatican, praying for groups that included refugees and exiles, persecuted Christian communities, and workers fighting the Ebola epidemic 2014 Event Pope Francis beatifies Pope Paul VI, who was known for changes in the Catholic Church that came out of Vatican II 2014 Event Pope Francis invites Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to pray with him for peace; both leaders accept the invitation 2014 Event Pope Francis canonizes John XXIII and John Paul II; this is the first time that the Catholic Church has elected two former popes to sainthood in the same ceremony 2014 Event Pope Francis gives Easter Mass in St. Peter's square; his message included prayer for peace in Syria and Ukraine, a halt to Boko Haram attacks against Nigerian Christians, and for all to care for the hungry and the needy 2014 Event President Obama pays his respects in a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican; Obama has stated that he is 'a great admirer' of the new pope 2014 Event U.S. Girl Scout Katie Francis breaks the record for selling cookies for the organization's annual fundraiser, selling 18,107 boxes over a seven-week period 2014 Event Pope Francis announces that on February 22, he will hold a Consistory and create 19 new Cardinals from 12 countries; the names of the Cardinals were released during the Holy Father's announcement 2013 Event Pope Francis gives his Urbi et Orbi speech (to the City of Rome and to the World), a papal address and Apostolic Blessing dating back to Ancient Rome; the Pope calls for peace in Syria and South Sudan 2013 Event Before celebrating Christmas Mass at Pope Francis pays a visit to Pope Benedict XVI at his retirement home 2013 Event Pope Francis is named 'Time' magazine's 'Person of the Year' 2013 Event A meeting between Pope Francis and Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, is held at the Vatican; discussions include Iran's nuclear program among other global affairs 2013 Event Pope Francis displays relics believed to be the bones of St. Peter at a mass in St. Peter's Square; the first time the bones have ever been shown to the public 2013 Event The painting, 'Three Studies of Lucian Freud' by Sir Francis Bacon, sells for a record-high price of $142 million at Christie's auction in New York 2013 Event Pope Francis condemns the 'global indifference' to the plight of immigrants who have drowned trying to reach Europe; he honors them in a mass held on Lampedusa, the largest island of the Italian Pelagie Islands in the Mediterranean Sea 2013 Event Reports that Pope John Paul II will be canonized are confirmed as his case awaits approval from Pope Francis, and confirmation of an alleged second miracle from the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints 2013 Event Pope Francis blessed thousands of Harley-Davidsons and their riders in Vatican Square; the riders were celebrating the company's 110th anniversary with a parade 2013 Event Pope Francis calls for worldwide 'financial reform along ethical lines' which would curb the 'tyranny' of 'markets and financial speculation' 2013 Event Pope Francis canonizes a record-breaking number of new Catholic Church saints; Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI submitted the 813 'Martyrs of Otranto' who were beheaded by Ottoman soldiers for refusing to convert to Islam 2013 Event In Rome, Italy, the papal inauguration ceremony for Pope Francis is held in St. Peter's Square; hundreds of thousands attend 2013 Event Alfred Xuereb, an Honorary Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, is selected by Pope Francis' to become his first private secretary 2013 Event In Vatican City, Italy, Pope Francis delivers his first message at the Vatican, telling journalists wants "a poor Church, for the poor" 2012 Event A painting by Francis Bacon sells at Christies for 21.3 million pounds; 'The Portrait of Henrietta Moraes' is the second most valuable post-war contemporary art sold at the auction house 2009 Death Mike Francis, Michele Francesco Puccioni, singer, composer, known for Survivor, a 1982 disco hit, recorded ten studio albums during his career, last album, 'The Very Best of Mike Francis', produced before dying of lung cancer, at age 47 2004 Death "Francis Crick, Ph. D", DNA researcher, co-discoverer of the structure of DNA, dies at 88 2001 Death Arlene Francis, actress, What's My Line?, dies at 93 1997 Death Francis Paudras, designer/jazz fan, dies at 62 1996 Death Nevill Francis Mott, physicist, dies at 90 1996 Death Francis James Claude Piggott, soldier, dies at 85 1996 Death Timothy Francis Leary, Harvard professor and LSD guru, dues of cancer at 75 1996 Event St. Francis Fighting Saints scores college baseball run record 71-1 1996 Death Hugh Francis Lamprey, ecologist, dies at 67 1996 Death David Robin Francis Guy Greville, 8th Duke of Warwick, dies at 61 1995 Death Harold Francis Collison, trade unionist, dies at 84 1995 Death Robert Francis Vere Heuston, professor of law, dies at 72 1995 Death John Francis Boyd, journalist, dies at 85 1995 Death Francis Joseph Quinn, academic, dies at 90 1995 Death Francis Joan Frances Will, actress, dies at 75 1995 Death Francis Frederick Johnson, architect, dies at 84 1995 Death Francis Showering, brewer, dies at 83 1995 Death Peter Francis de Sautoy, publisher, dies at 83 1995 Death Arthur Lubin, director (Francis The Talking Mule, Mr. Ed), dies at 96 1995 Death Francis Henry Smith, librarian, dies at 85 1995 Death Francis Taylor, builder, dies at 90 1995 Death Christopher Francis Palmer, orchestrator/Author, dies at 48 1995 Death Francis Lopez, songwriter, dies at 77 1995 Death Francis Lopez, French dentist/operetta composer (Andalousie), dies at 78 1994 Death Sam Francis, U.S. painter (Basel Mural), dies at about 71 1994 Death Samuel Lewis Francis, painter, dies at 71 1994 Death Karl Francis Hettinger, onion Field survivor, dies at 59 1994 Death Michael Francis Morris Lindsay, orientalist, dies at 84 1993 Death Francis Mankiewicz, Canad director (Lesson bons debarras), dies at 49 1993 Death Francis Bouygues, French entrepreneur/billionaire, dies at 70 1992 Death Francis Bacon, Irish/British abstract painter, dies at 82 1991 Death Eric Francis, actor (Shillingbury Blowers), dies 1991 Death Carmine Coppola, composer/father of Francis Ford Coppola, dies 1991 Birthday Dylan Francis Penn, born in Los Angeles, California, daughter of Sean Penn and Robin Wright 1989 Death Franco, Francis Luambo/"Makiadi", Zaire composer/music, dies at 51 1988 Death Paul Francis Lloyd, entertainer, dies 1988 Death Francis Ponge, French Poet 1988 Event Genie Francis (General Hospital) weds Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek TNG) 1987 Death Jaco Pastorius, John Francis Anthony 'Jaco' Pastorius III, musician, electric bass player, jazz genre, style included intricate, higher register solos, voted 'Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived' by Bass Guitar magazine, dies at 35 1987 Death Francis C Denebrink, U.S. Naval officer (WW I, WW II, Korea) dies at 90 1986 Death Ivor Francis, actor (Dusty's Trail), dies at 68 1986 Death [Francis XA] Keenan Wynn, U.S. actor (Dr. Strangelove), dies at 70 1986 Death Francis R Scobee, Wash, USAF/astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster 1985 Death Charles Francis Richter, American Scientist 1984 Death Francis Schaeffer, American Theologian 1979 Birthday Ara Francis, Miss Colorado Teen USA 1996 1977 Death Francis Gary Powers, U.S. U-2 pilot, dies at 47 1977 Death Carter De Haven, Francis O'Callaghan, actor, director, writer, worked with Charlie Chaplin, dies in Glendale, California, at age 90 1976 Event Genie Francis joind "General Hospital" as Laura Vining 1976 Death Francis E Meloy, Jr., U.S. ambassador to Lebanon, kidnapped and killed 1975 Event Otis Francis Tabler is 1st open homosexual to get security clearance to work for the Defense Department 1975 Birthday Lee Maxwell Francis Vertongen, Palmerston North New Zealand, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1973 Death Roger Delgado, actor (Adv's of Sir Francis Drake, Dr. Who), dies at 55 1972 Birthday Missy Francis, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Little House on the Prairie 1971 Birthday John Francis Zingg, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rocker, 4 Fun-Unbelievable Fun Boys 1969 Birthday Paul Francis Stankowski, Oxnard California, PGA golfer, 1994 Las Vegas-5th 1968 Death George Louis Francis Lewis, composer, dies at 16 1968 Death Francis Biddle, American Lawyer 1968 Death Francis McDonald, actor (Will-Adv of Champion), dies at 77 1968 Death Kay Francis, actress (Charley's Aunt, Play Girl), dies of cancer at 65 1968 Birthday James Francis, linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals 1968 Death Francis Brennan, U.S. cardinal of Philadelphia, dies at 74 1967 Death [Francis] Barry Byrne, Chicago, Illinois, architect, dies at 83 1967 Death Francis J "Cardinal" Spellman, archbishop of NY, dies at 78 1967 Death Francis Joseph Spellman, American Clergyman 1967 Death John Francis Larchet, composer, dies at 83 1967 Event Francis Chichester arrives home at Plymouth from Round-the-world trip 1966 Event Francis Chichester begins 1st solo sail around world 1966 Event Sir Francis Chichester begins 1st solo ocean voyage around the world 1966 Death Francis Xavier Bushman, actor (Ben-Hur), dies at 83 1966 Death Buster Keaton, Joseph Francis, U.S. comic (General), dies at 69 1965 Birthday Black Francis, Charles Thompson, U.S. singer and songwriter, Pixies 1964 Death Victor Francis Hess, American Physicist 1963 Birthday Don August, born in Inglewood, California, Donald Glenn August, baseball player, pitcher, batted right-handed, pitched right-handed, played for Milwaukee Brewers 1988 - 1991, related to Archbishop of Philadelphia Justin Francis Rigali 1963 Birthday Ron Francis, Sault Ste Marie, NHL center for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Team Canada 1962 Birthday Genie Francis, Englewood, New Jersey, actress, General Hospital, Bare Essence 1962 Event U.S.S.R. swaps spy Francis Gary Power to U.S. for Rudolph Abel 1961 Event Francis the Talking Mule is mystery guest on "What's My Line" 1961 Birthday Mike Francis, born in Florence, Italy, Michele Francesco Puccioni, singer, composer, known for Survivor, a 1982 disco hit, recorded ten studio albums during his career, last album, 'The Very Best of Mike Francis' 1961 Death Francis de Bourguignon, composer, dies at 70 1961 Event Francis Poulenc's "Gloria," premieres in Boston 1960 Event "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own," by Connie Francis hits #1 1960 Event Francis Gary Powers convicted of spying by U.S.S.R. (U-2 incident) 1960 Event Francis Gary Powers U-2 spy trial opens in Moscow 1960 Event Francis Chichester arrive in New York aboard Gypsy Moth II, setting record of 40 days for a solo Atlantic crossing 1960 Event U.S.S.R. announces Francis Gary Powers confessed to being a CIA spy 1960 Event Russia shoots down Francis Gary Powers in a U-2 spy plane 1958 Death Francis George Scott, composer, dies at 78 1958 Death Francis Carco(pino), French author/critic (L'homme traque), dies at 71 1957 Birthday Mark Francis O'Meara, Goldsboro, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1984 Greater Milw 1956 Death Francis L Sullivan, actor (Joan of Arc, Winslow Boy), dies at 53 1955 Birthday Bev Francis, Australia, world women's power-lifting champion 1954 Birthday Neil Francis Tennant, rocker, Pet Shop Boys-Left to My Own Devices 1954 Death Francis L Casadesus, French violinist, composer and conductor, dies at 83 1954 Birthday Trevor Francis, British soccer manager 1954 Death Francis B Young, British physician/writer (In South Africa), dies at 69 1954 Event Bevo Francis, Rio Grande College, scores 113 pts in basketball game 1953 Death Francis Picabia, French painter/illustrator, dies at 75 1953 Death Francis Picabia, French Artist 1953 Birthday Francis Maude, born in Abingdon, England, politician, Conservative party, Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Horsham 1953 Death James Francis Thorpe, decathelete, 2 Gold Medals 1912 Olympics, dies at 64 1953 Event Francis Crick and James Watson discover structure of DNA-molecule 1953 Event Bevo Francis, Rio Grande College, scores 116 pts in basketball game 1952 Birthday George Louis Francis Lewis, composer 1951 Birthday Jaco Pastorius, born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, John Francis Anthony 'Jaco' Pastorius III, musician, electric bass player, jazz genre, style included intricate, higher register solos, voted 'Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived' by Bass Guitar magazine 1949 Birthday Francis Rossi, guitarist, Status Quo-Picture of a Matchstick Man 1949 Birthday Francis Rossi, born in England, guitarist and vocalist, Status Quo-Down Down 1948 Event Francis Poulenc's "Sinfonietta," premieres 1948 Birthday Bruce Francis, cricketer, Australian opener in 3 Tests 1972 1946 Birthday Christopher Francis Palmer, orchestrator/Author 1946 Birthday Clive Francis, born in London, England, actor, Masada 1946 Birthday Clare Francis, yachtswoman/novelist, Come Hell or High Water 1945 Death Francis William Aston, British Scientist 1945 Birthday Alfred Antony Francis Gell, social anthropologist 1944 Birthday Francis Lee, English Athlete 1942 Death Francis E Younghusband, British journalist/explorer, dies at 79 1942 Birthday Bill Francis Mobile Al, rocker, Dr. Hook 1941 Event 61st U.S. Mens Tennis: R L Riggs beats Francis Kovacs (2d 57 61 63 63) 1940 Death Donald Francis Tovey, English musicologist/composer, dies at 64 1940 Birthday Francis Schwartz, composer 1939 Birthday Francis R. Scobee, Wash, USAF/astronaut, STS-41C, 51L-Chal disaster 1939 Birthday Francis Ford Coppola, born in Detroit, director, Godfather, Apocalypse Now 1938 Birthday Connie Francis, born in Newark, New Jersey, singer and actress, Where the Boys Are 1938 Birthday Francis Thomas, Fay, Vincent, baseball commissioner 1938 Birthday Francis W "Frank" Mahovlich, Canadian ice hockey player 1935 Birthday Ronald Ellwin Evans, St. Francis, Kansas, Captain USN/astronaut, Apollo 17 1934 Birthday Karl Francis Hettinger, Onion Field survivor 1934 Birthday David Robin Francis Guy Greville, 8th Duke of Warwick 1933 Birthday William Francis McBeth, composer 1933 Event 1st female in cabinet: Francis Perkins appointed Secretary of Labor 1932 Birthday Francis Arinze, Nigerian Clergyman 1932 Birthday Anne Francis, Ossining, New York, actress, Honey West, Pancho Villa 1932 Birthday Francis Cameron, cricketer, New Zealand pace bowler took 61 wickets 1961-65 1932 Death Eugene Francis Charles D'albert, composer, dies at 67 1931 Death Francis Bellamy, American Clergyman 1930 Birthday Gwyn Francis, British Forestry commissioner 1930 Event 50th U.S. Mens Tennis: J H Doeg beats Francis Shields (10-8 16 64 16-14) 1930 Birthday Anne Francis, born in Ossining, New York, actress, Honey West, Forbidden Planet 1929 Event 49th U.S. Mens Tennis: Bill Tilden beats Francis Hunter (36 63 46 62 64) 1929 Birthday Francis Gary Powers, U.S. spy, U.S.S.R. captures him in 1959 U-2 incident 1928 Birthday Hugh Francis Lamprey, ecologist 1927 Birthday Francis Matthews, British actor, On the Bowery, Paul Temple 1927 Event William T. Francis named minister to Liberia 1927 Birthday Francis Routh, composer 1926 Birthday Emile Francis, NHL player/coach/General Manager, Rangers, Blues, Whalers 1926 Birthday Francis Kennedy, British diplomat 1926 Birthday Francis Burt, composer 1925 Birthday Robert Francis Kennedy, Brookline, Mass, D-Sen-NY, AG; assassinated 1925 Death Francis Darwin, English Scientist 1925 Death Francis William Davenport, composer, dies at 77 1924 Birthday Francis Miroglio, composer 1924 Birthday Stanley Eric Francis Booth-Clibborn, bishop, Manchester 1924 Death Francis Herbert Bradley, British philosopher (neo-idealism), dies 1923 Birthday Robert Francis Vere Heuston, British professor of law 1923 Birthday Samuel Lewis Francis, painter 1923 Birthday Francis Graham-Smith, British astronomer 1923 Death Charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer, dies at 67 1922 Birthday Damon [Francis] Knight, U.S., sci-fi author, CV, Beyond the Barrier 1922 Birthday Francis Thorne, born in Bay Shore, New York, composer, Burlesque Overture 1922 Event President Harding is 1st U.S. president to use radio, dedicating the Francis Scott Key memorial in Baltimore 1921 Birthday Terence Morgan, born in London, England, actor, Adv of Sir Francis Drake 1921 Birthday Jean Kent, born in London, England, actress, Adv of Sir Francis Drake 1921 Birthday Virginia O'Brien, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Francis in the Navy 1921 Birthday Adrian Cruft, born Adrian Francis Cruft, son of Eugene Cruft, born in Britain, composer, dubbed a performer's composer, composed church, chamber and orchestral works 1920 Birthday Dick Francis, Wales, jockey/detective writer, Whip Hand, High Stakes 1920 Birthday Ranganandhan Francis, born in India, field hockey, Gold Medals 1948, 1952, 1956 Olympics 1919 Birthday Richard Selwyn Francis Schiling, professor of occupational health 1917 Birthday Francis Jackson, organist and master of Music/York minister 1916 Death John Francis Barnett, composer, dies at 79 1916 Birthday Francis Cockfield, born in Horsham, England, born Francis Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield of Dover in the County of Kent, politician, Conservative Party, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1916 Death Francis W. Warre-Cornish, English vice-provost of Eton (1893-1916), dies 1916 Birthday Francis Lopez, composer 1916 Birthday Francis Crick, British co-discovered DNA's structure, Nobel 1962 1915 Birthday Francis Berry, poet/Shakespearean scholar 1913 Event 19th U.S. Golf Open: Francis Ouimet shoots a 304 at The Country Club MA 1913 Birthday Francis De Wolff, England, actor, From Russia With Love 1912 Birthday Francis Showering, brewer 1912 Birthday Peter Francis de Sautoy, publisher 1912 Birthday Francis Schaeffer, American Theologian 1912 Birthday Francis David Charteris, earl of Wemyss and March/Scottish landowner 1911 Birthday Francis Frederick Johnson, architect 1911 Death Francis Galton, English scholar, dies at 88 1911 Birthday Richard Selwyn Francis Schiling, professor of occupational health 1910 Birthday Francis James Claude Piggott, soldier 1910 Birthday John Francis Boyd, journalist 1910 Birthday Francis D Foley, U.S. Lieutenant-Admiral, WW II, Guadalcanal 1910 Death Francis S Haden, English surgeon/graphic artist, dies at 91 1910 Birthday Francis Avery Jones, British gastro-enterologist 1909 Death Francis Thome, composer, dies at 59 1909 Birthday Francis Bacon, born in Ireland, painter, Study for a Pope 1909 Birthday Francis Henry Smith, librarian 1909 Birthday Harold Francis Collison, trade Unionist 1909 Death Francis Marion Crawford, 1909 Birthday Michael Francis Morris Lindsay, orientalist 1907 Death Francis Thompson, English Poet 1907 Birthday Arlene Francis, Boston, radio/TV host, What's My Line? 1906 Birthday Francis Lederer, Prague Czechoslovakia, actor, Diary of a Chambermaid 1906 Birthday Francis Walder, Francois Waldburger, Belgian author 1906 Birthday Francis Steegmuller, U.S., biographer, Cocteau 1905 Birthday Nevill Francis Mott, physicist 1905 Birthday Francis Joseph Quinn, academic 1905 Death Leon Francis Victor Caron, composer, dies at 55 1905 Birthday Francis Taylor, builder 1904 Event Francis Younghusbands leaves Lhasa Tibet 1904 Birthday [Francis] Max Factor, cosmetics manufacturer, Max Factor 1904 Event British journalist Francis Younghusband visits forbidden city Lhasa 1903 Death Francis Ellingwood Abbot, theologian (Scientific Theism), dies at 66 1903 Birthday Kay Francis, Katherine E Gibbs, Oklahoma City, actress, False Madonna 1903 Birthday Francis L Sullivan, born in London, England, actor, Missing Rembrandt 1901 Birthday Francis Charles Chinester, yachtsman/aviator 1900 Birthday Charles Francis Richter, American Scientist 1899 Birthday Francis Ponge, French Poet 1899 Birthday Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc, Paris, composer/pianist, Les Biches 1897 Death Francis Turner Palgrave, poet/editor (Golden Treasury), dies at 73 1897 Death Francis W. Newman, English Writer 1897 Death William Cleaver Francis Robinson, composer, dies at 63 1897 Birthday Francis "Lefty" O'Doul, baseball player and organized Japanese baseball 1896 Death Francis SK Fitzgerald, U.S. writer (Great Gatsby, Zelda), dies 1896 Birthday Francis C Denebrink, U.S. Naval officer, WW I, WW II, Korea 1894 Birthday Jimmy Francis McHugh, composer 1893 Birthday Walter Francis White, Atlanta Georgia 1893 Birthday Francis Quimet, Mass shop asst who won golf's U.S. Open, 1913 1893 Event Francis Dhanis army occupies Kasongo 1893 Event Francis Dhanis' army attacksthe Lualaba, occupies Nyangwe 1891 Birthday Francis McDonald, Bowling Green, Kentucky, actor, Will-Adv of Champion 1891 Death Francis Henry Brown, composer, dies at 73 1890 Death Richard Francis Burton, English Writer 1890 Birthday Frank Morgan, Francis P Wupperman, New York City, actor, Annie Get Your Gun 1890 Birthday Francis de Bourguignon, composer 1890 Death Francis Bowen, American Philosopher 1889 Birthday Francis J. Spellman, U.S. Cardinal 1889 Birthday Francis Cardinal Spellman, American Clergyman 1887 Birthday Francis Bull, Norway, writer, Norsk literature historian 1886 Birthday Carter De Haven, born in Woodland Hills, California, Francis O'Callaghan, actor, director, writer, worked with Charlie Chaplin 1886 Birthday William Francis Gibbs, naval architect, designed Liberty ships 1886 Birthday Francis Carcopino, French author/critic, L'Homme Traque 1886 Birthday Francis Biddle, American Lawyer 1884 Birthday Francis B Young, British physician/writer, White Ladies 1884 Birthday John Francis Larchet, composer 1883 Birthday [Francis] Barry Byrne, born in Chicago, Illinois, architect 1883 Birthday Victor Francis Hess, American Physicist 1883 Birthday Francis X Bushman, born in Norfolk, Virginia, silent film actor, Ben Hur 1880 Birthday Francis George Scott, composer 1878 Birthday Francis Picabia, French painter/illustrator 1877 Birthday Francis William Aston, British Scientist 1876 Death Francis Preston Blair, newspaper editor (Washington Globe), dies at 85 1875 Death Francis Bond Head, Canadian Statesman 1875 Birthday Donald Francis Tovey, Eton England, musicologist/composer 1875 Death Francis Preston Blair, Jr., famed St. Louis lawyer, dies at 54 1874 Event Patrick Francis Healy, SJ, inaugurated as President of Georgetown U 1872 Event Francis L Cardoza elected State Treasurer of South Carolina 1870 Birthday Francis Louis Casadesus, French violinist, composer and conductor 1868 Birthday Francis Jammes, French poet and writer, Jammisme 1868 Event 1st black cabinet member in South Carolina (Francis L Cardozo-sect of state) 1865 Event Patrick Francis Healy is 1st black awarded PhD (Louvain Belgium) 1865 Death Francis Washburn, U.S. Union colonel/general major, dies of injuries 1864 Birthday Eugene Francis Charles D'Albert, German pianist and composer, Golem 1863 Death Francis P Kenrick, Irish/US archbishop of Baltimore, dies at 65 1863 Birthday Francis E Younghusband, British journalist/explorer 1861 Death Francis Stebbins Bartow, Confederate colonel, dies in battle at 44 1861 Event Francis Pierpont is elected provisional governor of West Virginia 1861 Death Francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies 1859 Birthday Francis Thompson, English Poet 1857 Event William Francis Channing and Moses G Farmer patents electric fire alarm 1857 Death Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer, dies at 32 1855 Birthday Charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer 1855 Birthday Francis Bellamy, American Clergyman 1854 Birthday Francis Marion Crawford, British author 1850 Birthday Francis Thome, composer 1850 Death Francis Jeffrey, Baron Jeffrey, judge/literary critic, dies 1850 Birthday Leon Francis Victor Caron, composer 1848 Birthday Francis Darwin, English Scientist 1847 Birthday Francis William Davenport, composer 1846 Birthday Francis H Bradley, British philosopher, neo-idealism 1845 Event Joseph Francis, New York City, patents a corrugated sheet-iron lifeboat 1844 Death Francis Baily, English astronomer/mathematician (Baily's Beads), dies 1844 Death Henry Francis Cary, translator (Dante), dies 1843 Death Francis Scott Key, composer (Star Spangled Banner), dies at 63 1842 Event John Francis attempts to assassinate Queen Victoria 1840 Birthday William Francis Bartlett, Major General Union volunteers 1839 Birthday Francis W. Warre-Cornish, English vice-provost of Eton/writer 1839 Birthday Francis Fessenden, Major General Union volunteers 1837 Birthday John Francis Barnett, composer 1837 Birthday Francis Jay Herron, Major General Union volunteers 1836 Birthday Francis Ellingwood Abbot, Boston, theologian, Scientific Theism 1836 Event Francis Baily observes "Baily's Beads" during annular solar eclipse 1834 Birthday Francis Channing Barlow, U.S. lawyer/General-Major/co-founder, ABA 1834 Birthday Francis Marion Cockrell, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1834 Birthday Francis Asbury Shoup, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1834 Birthday William Cleaver Francis Robinson, composer 1827 Birthday Francis Engle Patterson, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1825 Birthday Francis Trowbridge Sherman, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1824 Birthday Francis Turner Palgrave, Eng, poet, Golden Treasury, Professor, Oxford 1824 Birthday Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer 1823 Birthday Francis Parkman, American historian/author, Oregon Trail 1823 Birthday Thomas Francis Meagher, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1822 Birthday Francis Galton, Birmingham England, anthropologist and geneticist 1821 Birthday Francis Barretto Spinola, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1821 Birthday Richard Francis Burton, English Writer 1821 Birthday Francis Preston Blair, Jr., Lexington, Kentucky, Rep-Missouri 1818 Death Philip Francis, English Politician 1818 Birthday Francis Seymour Haden, English surgeon/graphic artist 1818 Birthday Francis Henry Brown, composer 1817 Death Francis Cabot Lowell, American Businessman 1816 Birthday Francis Stebbins Bartow, Col Confederate Army 1814 Event Francis Scott Key inspired to write "Star-Spangled Banner" 1814 Birthday Francis Harrison Pierpont, governor, Union 1811 Birthday Francis Bowen, American Philosopher 1807 Birthday Charles Francis Adams, Union 1805 Birthday Francis W. Newman, English Writer 1803 Birthday Samuel Francis DuPont, Rear Admiral Union Navy 1802 Death Francis Lewis, Welsh / U.S. merchant and signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 89 1797 Birthday Francis P. Kenrick, Irish / U.S. archbishop of Baltimore 1797 Event Emperor Francis I permits Jews who served in military in "Countries of Bohemian Crown" to marry non Jews 1797 Death Francis Lightfoot Lee, U.S. farmer, signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 62 1793 Birthday Francis Danby, Irish painter 1793 Birthday Francis Bond Head, Canadian Statesman 1791 Death Francis Hopkinson, U.S. writer/music/lawyer, dies at 53 1791 Birthday Francis Preston Blair, newspaper editor, Washington Globe 1789 Birthday Francis Hoyt Gregory, Rear Admiral Union Navy 1779 Birthday Francis Scott Key, composer, Star-Spangled Banner 1778 Birthday Francis Horner, politician 1776 Death Francis Salvador, 1st Jew to die in American Revolutionary War 1775 Birthday Francis C. Lowell, founded 1st raw cotton-to-cloth textile mill 1775 Birthday Francis Cabot Lowell, American Businessman 1775 Event Francis Salvador becomes 1st Jew elected to office in America (SC) 1774 Birthday Francis Beaufort, admiral/hydrographer, Beaufort wind force scale 1774 Birthday Francis Baily, describer of "Baily's Beads" during solar eclipse 1770 Birthday Francis Burdett, British politician 1768 Birthday Francis II, Florence Italy, last Holy Roman emperor, 1792-1806 1758 Event Francis Williams, 1st U.S. black college graduate, publishes poems 1740 Birthday Philip Francis, English Politician 1740 Birthday Francis Baring, banker/merchant 1737 Birthday Francis Hopkinson, U.S., writer/lawyer, design Stars and Stripes 1734 Birthday Francis Lightfoot Lee, U.S. farmer/signer Declaration of Independence 1732 Death Francis Atterbury, English Politician 1721 Birthday Francis Ireland, composer 1713 Birthday Francis Lewis, signer, Declaration of Independence 1708 Birthday Francis I, Holy Roman emperor, 1745-1765 1694 Birthday Francis Hutcheson, born in Drumaleg, Ireland, philosopher, Scottish Presbyterian, founding father of Scottish Enlightenment, proponent of Utilitarianism 1663 Birthday Francis Atterbury, English Politician 1644 Death Francis Quarles, English poet (Enchiridion), dies 1626 Death Francis Bacon, Viscount St. Albans, statesman, dies 1622 Death Saint Francis de Sales, Swiss Clergyman 1621 Event Sir Francis Bacon thrown into Tower of London for 1 night 1621 Event Francis Bacon accused of bribery 1618 Event Francis Bacon becomes English lord chancellor 1616 Death Francis Beaumont, Elizabethan playwright, dies (birth date unknown) 1596 Death Francis Drake, English Soldier 1595 Death Francis Drake, English pirate (Porto Bello West Indies), dies at 50 1592 Birthday Francis Quarles, English poet, Argalus and Parthenia, Emblems 1590 Event English Admiral Francis Drake takess Portuguese Forts at Taag 1590 Death Francis Walsingham, English Secretary of State, dies at about 57 1582 Event Francis of Valois becomes duke of Brabant 1580 Event Francis Drake with Spanish treasure returns to England 1579 Event Francis Drake leaves San Francisco to cross Pacific Ocean 1579 Event Francis Drake entered San Francisco Bay 1579 Event Sir Francis Drake lands on coast of California 1577 Event Sir Francis Drake sets sail from England to go around world 1577 Event Sir Francis Drake aboard Pelican travels from Chile to Washington 1573 Event Francis Drakes fleet returns to Plymouth 1573 Event 1st European, Francis Drake sees the Pacific (from Panama) 1567 Birthday Saint Francis de Sales, Swiss Clergyman 1561 Birthday Francis Bacon, England, statesman/essayist, Novum Organum 1544 Event Charles V of Germany and Francis I of France sign Peace of Crepy 1544 Birthday Francis II de Valois-Angoulame, king of France, 1559 - 1560 1526 Event Charles V and Francis I sign Treaty of Madrid 1526 Event Francis I forced to give up claims in Burgundy, Italy and Flanders 1506 Birthday Francis Xavier, saint and Jesuit missionary to India, Malaya, and Japan 1223 Event St. Francis of Assisi assembles 1st Nativity scene (Greccio, Italy) 1208 Event St. Francis of Assisi, 26, received his vocation in Portiuncula Italy
