John Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (1415–1461), was a fifteenth-century English magnate who was the only son and heir of John Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, and Katherine Neville. As a minor he became a ward of King Henry VI and was placed under the protection of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, alongside whom Mowbray would later campaign in France. He led the defence of England's possessions in Normandy during the Hundred Years' War. He fought in Calais in 1436, and in 1437 and 1438 served as warden of the Eastern March on the Anglo-Scottish border. In the early 1430s he became the bitter rival of William de la Pole, Earl (later Duke) of Suffolk. In the early years of the Wars of the Roses in the 1450s he defended King Henry against two rebellions by Richard, Duke of York. Eventually Mowbray drifted towards York, with whom he shared an enmity towards de la Pole. In March 1461, Mowbray was instrumental in King Edward IV's victory at the Battle of Towton, bringing reinforcements late in the combat.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1911:

Four countries signed the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention, which banned the hunting of seals in the pelagic zone. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Pacific_Fur_Seal_Convention_of_1911

1963:

The secret police of Ngô Đình Nhu, brother and chief political adviser of South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm, attacked a group of American journalists who were covering a protest during the Buddhist crisis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Seven_Day_scuffle

1983:

After writing a letter to Soviet premier Yuri Andropov, American schoolgirl Samantha Smith visited the Soviet Union as Andropov's personal guest, becoming known as "America's Youngest Ambassador". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha_Smith

1991:

Yugoslav Wars: The signing of the Brioni Agreement ended the Ten-Day War between SFR Yugoslavia and Slovenia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brioni_Agreement

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Pijin: In full Solomon Islands Pijin, Solomon Pijin, or Solomons Pijin: a language spoken on the Solomon Islands, which is a form of Melanesian Pidgin. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pijin

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