Historical Events In October - 11

1927  On this day in history lou Gehrig elected MVP   

1927  On October - 11 lou Gehrig named AL MVP (Babe Ruth (former winner) not eligible)   

1928  The birth of Ennio Morricone, Italian composer and film scorer on this day in history.   

1929  On October - 11 sean O'Casey's "Silver Tassle," premieres in London   

1929  On October - 11 liselotte Pulver, Swiss actress   

1930  Collingwood Football Club in Melbourne, Australia, won the VFL premiership for the fourth consecutive year on this day in history.   

1930  On October - 11 bill Fischer, baseball player   

1931  100,000 extreme-right Germans form "Harzburger Front" on October - 11.   

1932  On this day in history the first political telecast (Democratic National Committee) at CBS, NYC   

1932  On this day in history 1st political telecast (Democratic National Committee) at CBS, NYC   

1932  On this day in history dottie West, Nashville Tenn, country singer (Here Comes My Baby)   

1933  On October - 11 josef Hofmiller, writer, dies   

1935  Jan van Vlijmen, composer on this day in history.   

1935  Frank Mitchell, cricketer (2 Tests for Eng then 3 for S Africa), dies on October - 11.   

1936  "Professor Quiz", 1st radio quiz show premieres on October - 11.   

1936  "Professor Quiz," 1st radio quiz show premieres on this day in history.   

1937  Bobby Charlton, English soccer player on this day in history.   

1939  Albert Einstein informs FDR of possibilities of atomic bomb on October - 11.   

1939  On this day in history franklin A Sonn, union leader (South African workers)   

1941  On this day in history 1st NSB-battalion departures to Eastern front   

1942  On October - 11 battle of Cape Esperance begins In two-day battle, American task force stops Japanese attack on Guadalcanal and sinks two Japanese ships while losing only USS Duncan (DD-485).   

1942  On this day in history -Oct 12] Sea battle at Cape Esperance Guadalcanal   

1942  Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history battle of Cape Esperance begins: In two-day battle, American task force stops Japanese attack on Guadalcanal and sinks two Japanese ships while losing only USS Duncan (DD-485).   

1943  NY Yankees beat Cards 4 games to 1, in 40th World Series, to become 1st team to win 10 World Series on October - 11.   

1944  Allies bomb sea wall at Veere on this day in history.   

1945  On October - 11 chinese civil war begins, Chiang Kai-Shek vs Mao Tse-Tung   

1945  On October - 11 typhoon hits Okinawa, damaging many Navy ships.   

1947  On this day in history brazil & Chile break diplomatic relations with USSR   

1948  On this day in history "Love Life" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 252 performances   

1950  Task Force 77 Aircraft destroy North Korean vessels off Songjin and Wonsan and north of Hungham on this day in history.   

1950  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission issues the first license to broadcast television in color, to CBS on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history "On Your Toes" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 64 performances   

1955  On this day in history all Peron feast days disposed of in Argentina   

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1335  On this day in history birth of taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408)   

1573  Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer was born on October - 11.   

1593  Claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71) was born on this day in history.   

1611  On this day in history birth of hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome   

1616  On this day in history birth of andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664)   

1661  On this day in history birth of melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/elect (Anti-Lucretius)   

1671  On this day in history birth of frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730)   

1671  Richard Moungler (d. 1730) was born on this day in history.   

0732  On October - 11 abd ar-Rahman, Yemenite general strategist (Bordeaux occupier), dies   

0965  On October - 11 bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40   

1188  On this day in history death of robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France   

1303  Boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies on this day in history.   

1347  On this day in history louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies   

1424  Jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46 on this day in history.   

1531  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies on this day in history.   

1598  On October - 11 joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog), dies