1930 Endeavour Morse British Chief Inspector who was (like his creator), born in Stamford, Lincolnshire. Morses father was a taxi-driver with an insatiable interest in Captain Cook and his mother a Quaker a combination responsible for Morse's uncommon first name (Thanks to Jay's Morse Trivia pages for this one!)
Well, happy birthday you two. We miss you.
1978 Pope John Paul I - He was found dead in his Vatican apartment just over a month after becoming head of the Roman Catholic Church
I remember what a shock this was to the world, Catholic or not.
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