Historical Events 483 - St Felix III begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1878 - Oxford University defeats Cambridge University in their 1st golf match 1964 - Turkey threatens Cyprus with armed attack 2012 - 28 people‚ including 22 children‚ are killed in a motorway bus crash near Sierre‚ Switzerland 2013 - Argentine Catholic Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio (76) is elected the new pope‚ taking the papal name Pope Francis 2022 - 75th BAFTA awards: Best Film "The Power of the Dog"‚ Best Director Jane Campion‚ acting awards Joanna Scanlan‚ Will Smith More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1870 - Albert Meyer‚ Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1929-38)‚ born in Fällanden‚ Switzerland (d. 1953) 1906 - Frank Teschemacher‚ American jazz clarinetist and alto-saxophonist‚ born in Kansas City‚ Missouri (d. 1932) 1914 - Bob Haggart‚ American dixieland‚ swing jazz‚ and session double bass player‚ and composer ("What's New?")‚ born in New York City (d. 1998) 1929 - Bill Cunningham‚ American fashion photographer (New York Times)‚ born in Boston‚ Massachusetts (d. 2016) 1937 - Terence "Terry" Cox‚ British drummer (Pentangle; Duffy's Nucleus; Humblebums; Charles Aznavour)‚ born in High Wycombe‚ Buckinghamshire‚ England 1940 - Candi [Canzetta Maria] Staton‚ American gospel singer ("Young Hearts Run Free")‚ born in Hanceville‚ Alabama More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1271 - Henry of Almain‚ English crusader (b. 1235) 1911 - John J. Toffey‚ American Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient (b. 1844) 1973 - Stacy Harris‚ Canadian born actor (NOPD‚ Doorway to Danger)‚ dies at 54 1987 - Gerald Moore‚ English pianist (Am I Too Loud)‚ dies at 87 2001 - John A. Alonzo‚ American cinematographer (pioneered handheld work‚ lighting techniques and HD video development)‚ dies at 66 2016 - Hilary Putnam‚ American philosopher‚ dies at 89 More Famous Deaths »