Historical Events In October - 01

1963  Nigeria becomes a republic within the Commonwealth on October - 01.   

1964  On October - 01 free Speech Movement launched at U of California, Berkley   

1964  SF cable cars declared a national landmark on October - 01.   

1964  Ernst Toch, composer (Melodie Lehre), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1965  Edward E "Doc" Smith, US, sci-fi writer (Subspace encounter), dies on October - 01.   

1966  On October - 01 albert P A A Besnard, poet/journalist (Doom & Thirst), dies   

1968  "Night of the Living Dead" premieres in Pittsburgh on this day in history.   

1968  Marcel Duchamp, French painter (Descending an Escalator), dies on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history guernsey & Jersey begin issuing their own postage stamps   

1970  On this day in history hans Poser, composer, dies at 52   

1971  Disneyworld opens in Orlando, Florida on October - 01.   

1971  Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens on this day in history.   

1972  On October - 01 louis Leakey famed anthropologist, dies at 68   

1972  On this day in history the first games of the World Hockey Association   

1972  On October - 01 kurt Hiller, writer, dies at 87   

1973  Joe Devlin actor (Sam-Dick Tracy), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1973  Joe Devlin, actor (Sam-Dick Tracy), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history britain grants internal self-government to Seychelles   

1975  Ellice Islands split from Gilbert Islands, take name "Tuvalu" on this day in history.   

1975  Reunion Island stops prints stamps, France takes over production on October - 01.   

1975  On this day in history al Jackson, rock drummer (Booker T & The MG's), dies at 39   

1977  On this day in history brazilian soccer great Pele' retires with 1,281 goals in 1,363 games   

1978  On October - 01 tuvalu (Ellice Islands) gains independence from Britain   

1979  President Jimmy Carter awards the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to former naval aviators Neil Armstrong, CAPT Charles Conrad, Jr., USN (Ret.), COL John Glenn, USMC (Ret.), and RADM Alan Shepard, Jr., USN (Ret.) on this day in history.   

1979  US returns Canal Zone to Panama after 75 years (but not the canal) on October - 01.   

1979  On October - 01 roy Harris, US composer, dies at 81   

1980  Cosmonauts Ryumin & Popov break space endurance record of 176 days on October - 01.   

1980  On this day in history uSS Cochrane (DDG-21) rescues 104 Vietnamese refugees 620 miles east of Saigon   

1980  George Meany, union pres (AFL-CIO), dies at 86 on October - 01.   

1982  EPCOT Center opens in Orlando Florida on October - 01.   

1982  West Germany's Parliament ousts chancellor Helmut Schmidt on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history gary Trudeau's Doonesbury comic strip resumes after 2-year hiatus   

1984  On this day in history walter Alston, Baseball manager (LA Dodgers), dies at 72   

1985  Charlotte White, US author (New Yorker, Charlotte's Web), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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1207  On this day in history birth of henry III, king of England (1216-72)   

1507  On October - 01 birth of giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573)   

1540  On this day in history birth of johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617)   

1549  Anna of H Bartolomaeus, Flemish prioress/founded a nunnery was born on this day in history.   

1577  Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622) was born on this day in history.   

1620  Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher was born on this day in history.   

1644  On this day in history birth of alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer   

1644  Jean Rousseau, composer was born on this day in history.   

0290  On October - 01 death of [Christian] Bacchus, roman soldier/martyred saint, killed   

0540  On this day in history vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies   

0552  On October - 01 teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle   

0959  On this day in history death of king Edwy of England   

0976  On this day in history al-Hakam II, Moors kalief of Cordoba, dies   

1040  Death of Alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997) on October - 01.   

1189  Death of Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar on this day in history.   

1310  Death of Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257) on October - 01.