Abbey of St John the Baptist, Falaise King Henry I's Latin charter of 1133 is summarised as follows in English: Confirmations of Henry I's grants were made by his descendants King Henry II (1154-1189) and by his son King John (1199-1216). Abbey of St John the Baptist, Falaise The Abbey of St John the Baptist (French: "Abbaye Saint-Jean de Falaise"), in the diocese of Séez, in Falaise, Normandy, was an Augustinian abbey for Premonstratensian Canons and hospital founded in 1127 by "Goinfrid", (French: "Gonfroy", Latin: "Gonfridus"). A pilgrim had died of hunger and exhaustion having taken shelter in a barn belonging to Goinfrid, son of Roger or
Martin Luther King Sr. nonviolent protests in order to win greater rights for African Americans. King Jr. was shot and killed in 1968. King Sr.'s youngest son, Alfred Daniel Williams King, died of an accidental drowning on July 21, 1969, nine days before his 39th birthday. In 1969, King was one of several members of the Morehouse College board of trustees held hostage on the campus by a group of students demanding reform in the school’s curriculum and governance. One of the students was Samuel L. Jackson, who was suspended for his actions. Jackson subsequently became an actor and Academy Award nominee. King played