1970 Death Timothy Mather Spelman, composer, dies at 79 1966 Death Jack Mather, actor (Cisco Kid), dies of heart attack at 58 1939 Birthday Bruce Mather, born in Canada, composer, pianist, known for microtonal music, contemporary classical music compositions 1928 Event "Firedamp" explodes in Mather Pennsylvania coal mine killing 195 of 273 miners 1928 Event Explosion in coal mine in Mather, Pennsylvania, 195 die 1909 Birthday John Evan "Jasper" Weston Mather, writer 1891 Birthday Timothy Mather Spelman, composer 1867 Birthday Stephen Mather, organized U.S. National Park Service 1663 Birthday Cotton Mather, witchcraft authority
