Historical Events1923 - The South African Indian Congress (SAIC) forms in Durban, South Africa, with Omar Hajee Amod Jhaveri as President1928 - First aerial crossing of the Pacific takes off from Oakland1937 - 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 broadcastingMore Historical Events Famous Birthdays1838 - 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 Deaths1198 - Moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies1957 - Leopold Staff, Polish Modernist poet , dies at 781960 - Walther Funk, German economist and Nazi politician, dies at 692000 - Johnnie Taylor, American RandB and multi-genre singer ("Disco Lady"; "I Believe In You"), dies at 662021 - Phil Johnstone, British songwriter, keyboardist, and record producer (Robert Plant), dies at 63More Famous Deaths