1996 Death Sid Sussman, beauty pageant organizer, dies of heart attack 1995 Death Mark Finch, film festival organizer, dies at 33 1992 Death Paul Acket, organizer (Music Express, North Sea Jazz Festival), dies 1980 Death Winifred Wagner-William, German World Festival organizer, dies at 82 1947 Birthday Rosie Barnes, born in Nottingham, England, born Rosemary Susan Allen, politician, founding member of the Social Democratic Party, served the Council for Social Democracy, charity organizer 1944 Birthday Henry Cecil, British organizer 1937 Birthday Oscar Abrams, community organizer 1933 Death Meir Shapira, rabbi/organizer (Daf Yomi), dies 1926 Death Feliks E Dzerzjinski, Lithuanian organizer (KGB), dies at 48 1925 Birthday Roy Hughes, born in Pontllanfraith, Wales, born Royston John Hughes, Baron Islwyn, politician, Labor Party, union organizer, Member of Parliament for Newport, Member of Parliament for Newport East 1924 Death Samuel Gompers, organizer (American Federation of Labor), dies at 74 1922 Birthday Paul Acket, Dutch publisher/organizer, Music Express, North Sea Jazz 1913 Birthday Willi Daume, olympic organizer 1912 Death Clara Barton, organizer (American Red Cross), dies at 90 1905 Birthday Walter Brown, sports organizer, NBA 1899 Birthday David Eli Lilienthal, U.S. government organizer, Wisconsin 1898 Birthday Dorothy Stratton, organizer, SPARS-women's branch of U.S. Coast Guard 1897 Birthday Winifred Wagner-William, German organizer, Wagner Festival 1879 Birthday Joe Hill, Jevla Sweden, organizer, IWW, songwriter, Union Scab, martyr 1867 Birthday Lillian D. Wald, U.S., sociologist/organizer, Visiting Nurses 1865 Birthday John Raleigh Mott, organizer, YMCA, Nobel 1946 1860 Birthday Roosje Vos, Dutch union organizer 1855 Birthday Eugene V Debs, labor organizer, Socialist presidential candidate
