Frank Russell, 2nd Earl Russell (1865–1931), was a British nobleman, barrister and politician, the older brother of the philosopher Bertrand Russell. In his youth, he enjoyed four happy years at Winchester College, but was dismissed from Balliol College, Oxford. He married Mabel Scott in 1890, but they soon separated. Unable to get an English divorce, in 1900, he became the first celebrity to get one in Nevada, and remarried there, but the divorce was invalid in England. In June 1901, he was arrested for bigamy, and was convicted before the House of Lords, the last time a peer was convicted by the Lords. His second marriage ended after he fell in love with the novelist Elizabeth von Arnim; they wed in 1916. The couple soon separated, though they did not divorce. Russell was given junior office in the second MacDonald government in 1929, and served until his death. Frank Russell is obscure compared to his brother, and his marital difficulties led to his being dubbed the "Wicked Earl".

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1815:

War of the Seventh Coalition: Napoleon fought and lost his final battle, the Battle of Waterloo (depicted), in present-day Belgium. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Waterloo

1972:

British European Airways Flight 548 crashed near Staines-upon- Thames less than three minutes after departing from Heathrow Airport in London, killing all 118 people aboard in the worst air accident in the UK. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_European_Airways_Flight_548

1982:

The body of Italian banker Roberto Calvi, nicknamed "God's Banker" due to his close association with the Holy See, was found hanging from scaffolding beneath London's Blackfriars Bridge. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Calvi

2012:

Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was appointed the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_of_Saudi_Arabia

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

misogynoir: (neologism) Contempt for, hatred of, or prejudice against black women. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/misogynoir

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