Sunday Basics
A white water lily in our pond From my photo collection Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time Mass Readings for Today On this Day in Catholic History: 1535 St. Thomas More (1478-1535) was indicted for treason after refusing to acknowledge Henry VIII as head of the church. Birthdays: 1872 - Louis Blériot , French aviator (d. 1936) 1899 - Thomas A. Dorsey , American composer (d. 1993) 1903 - Amy Johnson , English pilot (d. 1941) 1909 - Bill Stern , American sportscaster (d. 1971) 1916 - Olivia de Havilland , American Actress (Gone with the Wind) 1934 - Jamie Farr , TV and film actor, (M*A*S*H) 1934 - Sydney Pollack , American film director 1938 - Craig Anderson , baseball player 1952 - Dan Aykroyd , Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter, musician 1961 - Diana, Princess of Wales (d. 1997) 1971 - Julianne Nicholson , American Actress