Upcoming Activities
- SOARA Elmer Saturday - 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, November 16, 2024
- Membership Meeting - 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, November 18, 2024
- SOARA Board Meeting - 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, November 25, 2024
- SOARA Elmer Saturday - 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, December 14, 2024
- Membership Meeting - 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, January 27, 2025
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Today in History
1822 - King Willem I requires inhabitants of Brussels to use Dutch language
1905 - Union of Sweden and Norway ends
1950 - South Korean troops reach Chosan at Chinese boundary
1968 - Soviet Union launches spacecraft Soyuz 3
1977 - Last natural case of smallpox discovered in Merca district, Somalia. Considered the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox, the most spectacular success of vaccination
2015 - 7.5 magnitude earthquake hits northern Pakistan and Afghanistan killing over 300
1934 - Hans-Joachim Rödelius, German composer and musician (Cluster; Harmonia), born in Berlin
1946 - Keith Hopwood, British rock guitarist (Herman's Hermits - "Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter"), born in Davyhulme, Manchester, England
1965 - Mark McLoughlin, Canadian CFL placekicker (CFL All Star 1994, 96, 99; Grey Cup 1992, 98, 2001; Calgary Stampeders), born in Liverpool, England
1965 - Sakari Oramo, Finnish conductor (City of Birmingham Symphony, 1998-2008; Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, 2008-21; BBC Symphony, 2013-23), born in Helsinki, Finland
1971 - Vijay Iyer, American jazz composer, pianist, and bandleader (Uneasy; Far From Over), born in Albany, New York
1983 - Francisco Liriano, Dominican MLB pitcher, born in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
1867 - John Fawcett, English composer, dies at 77
1943 - Marc Aurel Stein, Hungarian-British archaeologist, dies at 80
1961 - Edgar Mayne, Australian cricketer (4 Tests for Australia around WWI), dies at 79
1975 - Herman van San, Belgian classical and electro-acoustic composer, dies at 46
1989 - Andy Roberts, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (7 Tests, 1 x 50, 4 wickets; Northern Districts, Waikato, Hamilton and Bay of Plenty), dies at 42
2016 - Stuart Edwards, British guitarist (Edison Lighthouse - "Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes"), dies of cancer at 73