1995 Death Arthur Benfield, formed head of Cheshire CID, dies at 82 1994 Death Frank Thring, Australian actor (El Cid, Ben-Hur), dies at 68 1994 Death Samuel Bronston, Romanian/US producer (El Cid), dies at 85 1990 Event Former Noriega aide Luis del Cid pleads guilty 1967 Death Anthony Mann, U.S. director (El Cid, Last Frontier), dies at 60 1959 Death Gerard Philipe, French actor (El Cid, Don Carlos), dies at 36 1926 Birthday Frank Thring, Melbourne Australia, actor, El Cid, Ben-Hur 1919 Birthday John Gregson, born in Liverpool England, actor, Gideon CID, Shirley's World 1916 Birthday Raf Vallone, Tropea Italy, actor, El Cid, 2 Women, Greek Tycoon 1913 Birthday Arthur Benfield, head of Cheshire CID 1885 Event Opera "El Cid" premieres (Paris) 1842 Birthday Jules Emile Fred Massenet, Montaud France, composer, Manon, Le Cid 1684 Death Pierre Corneille, French lawyer/dramatist (El Cid, Polyeucte), dies at 42 1606 Birthday Pierre Corneille, France, dramatist, El Cid, Horace 1601 Birthday Georges de Scudery, French writer, Observations sur le Cid 1099 Death El Cid, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, Span general strategist, dies at 59 1094 Event Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar [El Cid] occupies Valencia on the Moren
