, ▁who ▁covered ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals , ▁Oak land ▁Athletics , ▁Chicago ▁White ▁So x , ▁and ▁Chicago ▁C ubs , ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis ▁( d . ▁ 1 9 9 8 ) ▁ ▁D ied : ▁Gilbert ▁Elli ot - M ur ray - K yn yn m ound , ▁British ▁colonial ▁leader , ▁ 1 7 th ▁Governor - General ▁of ▁India , ▁ 8 th ▁Governor ▁General ▁of ▁Canada ▁( b . ▁ 1 8 4 5 ) ▁ ▁March ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁( M ond ay ) ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁a ▁dozen ▁people ▁per ished ▁in ▁a ▁brut al ▁bl izz ard ▁that ▁struck ▁Pennsylvania , ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁Long ▁Island . ▁He avy ▁snow ▁cut ▁off ▁cru cial ▁services ▁in ▁Sc r anton , ▁Pennsylvania ▁and ▁str and ed ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁parish ion ers ▁over night ▁at ▁an ▁evangel ical ▁event . ▁Bl inding ▁snow ▁halt ed ▁trains ▁to ▁Brook lyn , ▁in ▁one ▁case ▁str and ing ▁ 2 0 0 ▁passengers ▁over night ▁at ▁a ▁Long ▁Island ▁train ▁station . ▁ ▁The ▁Swedish ▁sports ▁club ▁En kö p ings , ▁which ▁en comp ass es ▁association ▁football ▁and ▁ice ▁hockey , ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁En kö ping , ▁Sweden . ▁ ▁Born : ▁Martin ▁R itt , ▁American ▁film - maker , ▁director ▁of ▁Hud ▁and ▁Norm a ▁R ae , ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁( d . ▁ 1 9 9