Historical Events In October - 02

1187 Sultan Saladin captures Jerusalem from the Crusaders on this day in history.

1535 Jacques Cartie‚r discovers Mount Royal (Monte‚al) on this day in history.

1608 On this day in history hans Lippershey offers Dutch gov't a new invention, the telescope

1608 Prototype of modern reflecting telescope completed by Jan Lippershey on this day in history.

1608 The first telescope is demonstrated by Hans Lippershey of Middelburg on this day in history.

1780 On this day in history john Andre British major, hanged by Americans (spied with B Arnold), dies at 30

1788 HMAS Sirius sets out from Port Jackson, Australia, to Cape Town for provisions on this day in history.

1792 Baptist Missionary Society forms in London on this day in history.

1839 New Zealand comes under jurisdiction of the Governor of New South Wales on this day in history.

1853 On this day in history austrian law forbids Jews from owning land

1870 On this day in history italy annexes Rome and Papal States; Rome made Italian capital

1879 On this day in history start of the Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Musgrave Ritual" (BG)

1889 On this day in history first Pan American conference (Washington DC)

1901 On this day in history first submarine commissioned by the British Navy is launched from Barrow, north-west England.

1910 On this day in history first 2 aircraft collision (Milan Italy)

1917 HMS Drake, a Armoured cruiser of 14,000 tons built in 1902 torpedoed by U79. She was beached by her Captain, S H Radcliffe in Church Bay on the north coast of Ulster. All the crew was consequently saved on this day in history.

1919 Pres Woodrow Wilson suffers a stroke on this day in history.

1934 Royal Indian Navy is formed on this day in history.

1935 Italy invades Abyssinia (Ethiopia) on this day in history.

1937 On this day in history fDR visits Grand Coulee Dam construction site in Washington State

1941 6 Parisian synagogues are bombed on this day in history.

1942 On this day in history first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction demonstrated, Chicago

1942 RMS"Queen Mary" slices cruiser "Curacao" in half, killing 338 in the Atlantic on this day in history.

1943 On this day in history orders are given for the expulsion of all Danish Jews. Thanks to Danish underground operations, only 415 Jews are captured by the Germans. 7,000 are evacuated to Sweden.

1950 The comic strip "Peanuts" first appears, in 9 newspapers on this day in history.

1955 "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" premiers on Television on this day in history.

1956 On this day in history first atomic power clock exhibited-NYC

1959 Rod Serling's "Twilight Zone" premieres on CBS on this day in history.

1962 On this day in history frank Lovejoy actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48

1970 On this day in history plane carrying Wichita State U football team crashes killing 30

1971 Homing pigeon averages 133 KPH (record) in 1100-km Australian race on this day in history.

1972 On this day in history aeroflot Il-18 crashes near Black Sea resort of Sochi, kills 105

1973 Paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies on this day in history.

1973 Paul Hartman actor (Bert-Petticoat Junction), dies at 68 on this day in history.

1980 Larry Holmes retains WBC heavweight title defeating Muhammad Ali on this day in history.

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