Historical Events
1898 - Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity founded at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.
1911 - Beatrix van Rijk becomes 1st licensed Dutch woman pilot
1928 - 11th PGA Championship: Leo Diegel at Five Farms CC Baltimore
1943 - Battle at Vella Lavella, Solomon Island
1966 - Oriole Jim Palmer, 20, is youngest to pitch a World Series shutout
1991 - Orioles' last game at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium (vs Det Tigers)
Famous Birthdays
1846 - George Westinghouse, Central Bridge, New York, entrepreneur and engineer (alternated US currency), (d. 1914)
1908 - Sergei Lvovich Sobolev, Russian mathematician (d. 1989)
1948 - Glenn Branca, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, avant-garde composer and guitarist
1966 - Niall Quinn, Irish footballer
1972 - J J Stokes, NFL wide receiver (SF 49ers)
1984 - Joanna Pacitti, American actress and singer
Famous Deaths
1909 - Dudley Buck, US organist/composer, dies at 70
1976 - Gilbert Ryle, British philosopher (b. 1900)
1984 - George S Simpson, US paleontologist, dies at 82
1995 - Walter "Crash" Morgan, drummer, dies at 35
2001 - Arne Harris, American television sports director (b. 1934)
2010 - Colette Renard, French actress and singer (b. 1924)
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/OcrAGE
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