1990 Death Xavier Cugart, bandlander, dies of heart failure at 90 1966 Death Francis Xavier Bushman, actor (Ben-Hur), dies at 83 1965 Birthday Xavier Hernandez, Port Arthur, Texas, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1963 Birthday Xavier McDaniel, NBA forward, Seattle SuperSonics 1957 Event Premiere of only prime-time network TV show beginning with an "X": "Xavier Cugat Show" on NBC (until X-Files) 1950 Death Xavier Villaurrutia, Mexican poet (Nostalgia de la muerte), dies at 47 1946 Event Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini canonized as 1st American saint 1946 Birthday Robert Xavier Rodriguez, composer 1941 Event Xavier Cugat and Orchestra record "Babalu" 1932 Birthday Abbe Lane, Brooklyn, aka Mrs. Xavier Cugat/singer, Xavier Cugat Show 1932 Death Franz Xavier Arens, composer, dies at 75 1931 Birthday Xavier Benguerel, composer 1925 Event 1st U.S. University for Blacks, Xavier University, opens in New Orleans 1921 Death Xavier Mellery, Belgian painter/illustrator, dies at 75 1919 Death Xavier Henry Napoleon Leroux, composer, dies at 55 1915 Event Xavier University, 1st Black Catholic College in U.S., opens in NO LA 1914 Death Gabriel Edouard Xavier Dupont, composer, dies at 36 1912 Birthday Xavier Montsalvatge, Spanish composer, El gato con botas 1903 Birthday Xavier Villaurrutia, Mexican poet, Nocturno de los Angeles 1900 Birthday Xavier Cugat, born in Barcelona, Spain, bandleader, married Abbe Lane, Charo 1892 Death Frantisek Zdenek Xavier Alois Skuhersky, composer, dies at 62 1891 Death Ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer, dies at 73 1887 Birthday Savielly [Xavier] G Tartakower, Austrian/Polish/French chess player 1878 Birthday Gabriel Edouard Xavier Dupont, composer 1874 Death Xavier FMG earl Merode, Belgian pontifical defense minister, dies at 54 1863 Birthday Xavier Henry Napoleon Leroux, composer 1863 Death Franz Xavier Gruber, composer, dies at 75 1856 Birthday Franz Xavier Arens, composer 1850 Birthday Francesca Xavier Cabrini, Mother Cabrini, 1st U.S. saint 1845 Birthday Xavier Mellery, Belgian painter/illustrator 1830 Birthday Frantisek Zdenek Xavier Alois Skuhersky, composer 1829 Death Jean Xavier Lefevre, composer, dies at 66 1820 Birthday Xavier F M G, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister to Pope, in Rome 1817 Birthday Ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer 1787 Birthday Franz Xavier Gruber, Austria, organist/composer, Silent Night 1766 Birthday Ignaz Anton Franz Xavier Ladurner, pianist/composer 1763 Birthday Jean Xavier Lefevre, composer 1506 Birthday Francis Xavier, saint and Jesuit missionary to India, Malaya, and Japan
