Almanac of Absurdities 11/17

"It is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes." On this date in 1558, Mary I of England dies, allowing her 25-Year-Old half sister, Elizabeth Tudor to ascend the throne, beginning the justly-fabled Elizabethan Era. Oddly enough, on this same date in 1950, 15 year old Tenzin Gyatso is enthroned as the Dalai Lama of Tibet, a position he still holds in exile. Peter Cook’s Birthday.