2012 Event More than 700 writers, academics and others send a letter to protest the planned spending of $300 million on the Fifth Avenue Branch of the New York Public Library 2003 Death Carlo Urbani, WHO doctor, ", president of the Italian branch of ""Doctors without Borders,"" died of SARS after helping to identify it, " 1994 Event Branch Davidian cult leader David Koresh promises to surrender after completion of his Seven Seals manuscript 1994 Event Branch Davidian cult leader David Koresh promises to surrender if taped statement is broadcasted, it is, but he doesn't 1993 Event The Branch Davidian Compound near Waco, Texas, is destroyed in a fire after 51-day stand-off; 76 people die, including 24 British nationals and 20 children 1990 Event CUNY/Lehman College, Bronx, opens a branch campus in Hiroshma Japan 1983 Birthday Michelle Branch, born in Sedona, Arizona, singer, songwriter, guitarist, top selling albums, 'The Spirit Room', 'Hotel Paper', Grammy-nominated single, 'Leave the Pieces' 1976 Event "Don't Step on My Olive Branch" closes at Playhouse New York City after 16 performances 1976 Event "Don't Step on My Olive Branch" opens at Playhouse New York City for 16 performances 1976 Event Royal Canadian Mint opens a branch in Winnipeg Manitoba 1975 Event Royal Canadian Mint announces branch opening in Winnipeg Manitoba 1974 Event Bonnie Bryant wins Bill Branch LPGA Golf Classic 1974 Birthday Calvin Branch, cornerback for the Oakland Raiders 1967 Death Max Branch, music/radio commentator, dies at 75 1967 Event Branch Rickey and Lloyd Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1966 Birthday Bill Haselman, Long Branch, New Jersey, catcher for the Boston Red Sox 1965 Death Branch Rickey, American baseball player, manager, and general manager 1962 Birthday Clint Black, born in Long Branch, New Jersey, country vocalist, A Better Man 1959 Event Branch Rickey resigns as Pirates' CEO to be President of Continental League 1955 Event Branch Rickey steps down as General Manager of the Pirates 1951 Birthday Frank Pallone, born in Long Branch, New Jersey, Representative-D-New Jersey 1988 - 1993 and 1993 - 1950 Event Branch Rickey signs 5-yr contract as Vice President/General Manager of Pittsburgh Pirates 1950 Event Branch Rickey resigns as Brooklyn Dodger president 1945 Event Branch Rickey signs Jackie Robinson to a Montreal Royals 1942 Event Branch Rickey named president/General Manager of Brooklyn Dodgers 1931 Event Ottawa branch of Royal Mint begins operation as Royal Canadian Mint 1925 Event Rogers Hornsby replaces Branch Rickey as manager of Cardinals 1924 Event Yeshivah Slobodka opens a branch in Chevron 1919 Birthday Johnny Bradford, born in Long Branch, New Jersey, actor, Ransom Sherman Show 1918 Event Christy Mathewson resigns as Reds manager to accept a commission as a captain in chemical warfare branch of Army 1917 Event SF Public Library (Main Branch at Civic center) dedicated 1915 Birthday Conrad W. Monnich, theologist, Branch of olive 1911 Event Royal Mint in London sends dies for $1 coin to Ottawa Branch 1908 Event Canadian branch of the Royal Mint opens in Ottawa 1907 Event Bank of Italy opens 1st branch at 3433 Mission Street, SF 1907 Event Nationals steal a record 13 bases off catcher Branch Rickey 1907 Birthday John Hadfield, author/publisher, Love on a Branch Line 1898 Birthday Dorothy Stratton, organizer, SPARS-women's branch of U.S. Coast Guard 1881 Birthday Branch Rickey, born in Portsmouth, Ohio, baseball executive, Dodgers 1879 Birthday James Branch Cabell, American novelist/essayist, Restless Heads 1874 Birthday Herbert Clark Hoover, West Branch Iowa, R, 31st President, 1929-1933 1862 Death Lawrence O'Bryan Branch, (Rep-D)/Confederate Brigadier-General, dies at 41 1856 Birthday Lizette Woodworth Reese, U.S. poet, Branch of May, Tears 1820 Birthday Lawrence O'Bryan Branch, Brigadier General Confederate Army
