Monday, June 11, 2018

Today is Monday, June 11, the 162nd day of 2018. There are 203 days left in the year.

1572 — Ben Jonson England, playwright/poet (Volpone, Alchemist)

1776 — John Constable England, landscape painter (Hay Wain)

1823 — James L Kemper Maj Gen, hero at Battle of Williamsberg

1847 — Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett leader of English women’s movement

1864 — Richard Strauss Mnchen Germany, composer (Till Eulenspiegel)

1900 — Lawrence E Spivak Bkln NY, news panelist (Meet the Press)

1903 — Ernie Nevers NFL fullback (Duluth Eskimos, Chicago Cardinals)

1910 — Jacques-Yves Cousteau France, oceanic explorer aboard Calypso

1911 — Russ Hodges Dayton Tn, sportscaster (Wednesday Night Fights)