Henry Martyn Robert was born on this day in 1837. His Robert's Rules of Order remains the most widely-used manual of parliamentary procedure to this day.
	English humourist Jerome K. Jerome (Three Men in a Boat) was born on this day in 1859
	Good Housekeeping magazine went on sale for the first time on this day in 1885
	E. E. Smith (The Clockwork Traitor) was born on this day in 1890
	Dr. Benjamin Spock (The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care) was born on this day in 1903
	Australian author Ronald McKie (Miles Franklin Award winner The Mango Tree) died on this day in 1991
	Marilyn French (The Women's Room) died on this day in 2009
	Michael Blake (Dances with Wolves) died on this day in 2015