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Bill Martin, best known as the composer of such hits as Puppet On A String, Congratulations and Back Home.
William Wylie MacPherson is born in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe. He will find international success as pop songwriter
A series of co-ordinated attacks against Jews throughout Nazi Germany and parts of Austria is carried out by stormtroopers and civilians. At least 91 Jews are killed in the attacks, and a further 30,000 arrested and incarcerated in concentration camps. This infamous night will become known as Kristallnacht, aka The Night of Broken Glass. The song Crystal Morning by The Dillinger Escape Plan refers to this night.