1994 Death Ezra Taft Benson, 13th head of Mormon Church, dies at 94 1992 Death Flora SA Benson, U.S., wife of President Ezra Taft B of mormon church, dies 1972 Death Ezra Loomis Pound, U.S. poet (Throne), dies at 87 1972 Death Ezra Pound, American Poet 1965 Birthday Ezra Polley, Georgetown Kentucky, pitcher, New York Yankees 1949 Event 1st Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Ezra Pound 1935 Event Ezra Pound meets Mussolini, reads from a draft of "Cantos" 1928 Birthday Ezra Sims, born in Birmingham, Alabama, composer of microtonal music, Joseph Maneri adopted his system of notation, composed in quarter tones, received Guggenheim Fellowship 1924 Birthday Ezra Laderman, born in New York City, composer, Jacob and the Indians 1917 Birthday Ezra Stone, U.S., actor/producer, Henry Aldrich 1899 Birthday Ezra Taft Benson, American Leader 1885 Birthday Ezra Pound, American Poet 1864 Event Battle of Atlanta Georgia (Ezra Church)-second sortie US700 CS4642 1864 Event Battle at Ezra Chapel (Church), Georgia [Hood's Third Sortie] 1825 Event Ezra Daggett and nephew Thomas Kensett patent food storage in tin cans 1807 Birthday Ezra Cornell, founder, Western Union Telegraph, Cornell University 1795 Death Ezra Stiles, American Clergyman 1727 Birthday Ezra Stiles, American Clergyman 1164 Death Abraham ibn Ezra, poet/philosopher, dies
