1972 Event Slag heap dam collapses above Buffalo Creek, West Virginia, kills 125 1942 Event 8 die as coal waste heap slides in river valley near Oakwood, Virginia 1924 Death Herman Heijermans, Jr., author (On Hope, Heap of Blessing), dies 1907 Birthday Desmond Heap, authority on British planning law 1900 Death Charles Swinnerton Heap, composer, dies at 53 1847 Birthday Charles Swinnerton Heap, composer
