Marcia Davenport, American author and critic (d. 1996)
Marcia Davenport (born Marcia Glick; June 9, 1903 – January 16, 1996) was an American author and music critic. She is best known for her 1932 biography of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the first American published biography of Mozart. Davenport also is known for her novels The Valley of Decision and East Side, West Side, both of which were adapted to film in 1945 and 1949, respectively.
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- 11Feb
Symphony No. 9 (Bruckner)
Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria. - 23Feb
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Cuba leases Guantánamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity". - 1Oct
Boston Americans
Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series. - 13Oct
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game. - 17Dec
Wright Flyer
The Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.