CoM Moderators Posted May 31 Posted May 31 Historical Events 1923 - The South African Indian Congress (SAIC) forms in Durban, South Africa, with Omar Hajee Amod Jhaveri as President 1928 - First aerial crossing of the Pacific takes off from Oakland 1937 - 1st quadruplets to finish college (Baylor University) 1958 - Dick Dale invents "surf music" with "Let's Go Trippin" 1970 - KDUB TV channel 40 in Dubuque, IA (ABC) begins broadcasting More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1838 - Henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (Wife at University), born in Skipton, Yorkshire, England (d. 1900) 1892 - Willem Ravelli, Dutch baritone singer (St Matthew Passion), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1980) 1893 - Janet Sobel [Jennie Olechovsky], Ukrainian-American abstract expressionist and drip-paint pioneering artist (Milky Way), born in Katerynoslav, Russian Empire (now Dnipro, Ukraine) (d. 1968) 1904 - Stan Brenders, Belgian jazz pianist and bandleader, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1969) 1929 - Neil Shaw, Canadian-British businessman and CEO of sugar company Tate and Lyle, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2023) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1198 - Moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies 1957 - Leopold Staff, Polish Modernist poet , dies at 78 1960 - Walther Funk, German economist and Nazi politician, dies at 69 2000 - Johnnie Taylor, American RandB and multi-genre singer ("Disco Lady"; "I Believe In You"), dies at 66 2021 - Phil Johnstone, British songwriter, keyboardist, and record producer (Robert Plant), dies at 63 More Famous Deaths »
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