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