1995 Death Helen Wallis, cartographer/Librarian, dies at 70 1993 Event Designer Claude Montana (44) weds his model Wallis Franken (44) 1986 Death Hall B Wallis, U.S. movie production (Barefoot in Park), dies at 87 1986 Death Bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson, (Edward abdicated for her), dies at 89 1969 Event Kenneth H. Wallis achieved record speed for an autogiro-179 KPH 1961 Event Wallis and Futuna Islands become a French overseas territory 1961 Death Wallis Clark, actress (Easy Money), dies at 78 1948 Birthday Jim Wallis, American Writer 1937 Event Duke of Windsor (Edward 8) weds Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson in France 1936 Event King Edward VIII marries Mrs. Wallis Simpson; abdicates throne Duke of York becomes King George VI 1936 Event King Edward VIII abdicates throne to marry Mrs. Wallis Simpson 1935 Birthday Wallis Mathias, cricketer, 1st non-Muslim to play for Pakistan 1933 Birthday Shani Wallis, Ireland, singer and actress, Oliver 1925 Death A S C Wallis, Adele von Antal-Opzoomer, writer (Vorstengunst), dies 1924 Birthday Helen Wallis, cartographer/librarian 1899 Birthday Hal Wallis, movie producer, Maltese Falcon, Barefoot in the Park 1896 Birthday Wallis Simpson, British Royalty, Duchess of Windsor, divorcee 1882 Birthday Wallis Clark, born in Essex, England, actress, Postal Inspector 1857 Birthday Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge, orientalist/museum curator 1857 Birthday A S C Wallis, Adele South Carolina von Antal-Opzoomer, Dutch writer 1728 Birthday Samuel Wallis, explorer, Wallis Island 1703 Death John Wallis, English mathematician/cryptographer (wig of W), dies 1616 Birthday John Wallis, English mathematician/cryptographer, product of Wallis
