Gioachino (Antonio) Rossini, composer (Barber of Seville), dies at 76

Death

Henry Kolker, Quincy IL, actor (Real Glory, Thoroughbreds Don't Cry)

Birth

Rogelio del Villar, composer

Birth

Harvard-Yale game is 1st college football contest with uniforms

Event

National Bowling Association organized in NYC

Event

Pietro Coppola, composer, dies at 83

Death

John C Kielstra, Dutch economist/governor of Suriname (1933-44)

Birth

Maurice Delage, composer

Birth

John Lowry, Mount Vernon NY, NYC builder (Radio City Music Hall)

Birth

Montague Fawcett Phillips, composer

Birth

Serbian army occupies Bulgaria

Event

Antoine T d'abbadie, French explorer: Ethiopia, dies at 78

Death

Edward A Doisy Sr, US bio-chemist (Vitamin K1, Nobel 1943)

Birth

1st shipment of canned pineapple from Hawaii

Event

Nobusuke Kishi, premier of Japan (1957-60)

Birth

Antonio Pena y Goni, composer, dies at 50

Death

Earl Sande, jockey (Hall of Famer)

Birth

Baltimore Orioles (now NY Yankees) enter baseball's American League

Event

Gustav von Koenigswald, paleontologist (found Pithecanthropus erectus)

Birth

Wilhelm von Polenz, German author (Country of Zukunft), dies

Death

Gertrude Olmsted, Chicago IL, actress (The Monster)

Birth

Conrad Thibault, Northbridge Mass, singer (Jacques Fray Music Room)

Birth

Hermione Baddeley, England, actress (Camp Runamuck, Maude, Good Life)

Birth

C W Gregory out for 383 as NSW make 763 v Queensland

Event

French cyclist Paul Cornu flies 1st helicopter (twin rotor)

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