in History
A thirteen-year-old inherits a fading dynasty
At the Abbey of Saint-Remi in Reims, the thirteen-year-old Lothair III was crowned king of the West Frankish Kingdom. As the penultimate Carolingian king, he inherited a realm where royal authority was increasingly challenged by powerful nobles. His long reign of thirty-two years would prove to be a last gasp of the dynasty that Charlemagne had made legendary.
Hollywood's great comic foil arrives
In Sedalia, Missouri, Lewis Delaney Offield was born, later reinventing himself as Jack Oakie. He would become one of Hollywood's most beloved character actors, starring in dozens of films. His portrayal of the dictator Napaloni opposite Charlie Chaplin in The Great Dictator earned him an Academy Award nomination and secured his place in cinema history.
Suez Crisis: During an invasion of Rafah, Israeli soldiers shot and killed an estimated 111 Palestinian refugees and local inhabitants.