Historical Events In October - 01
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
1901 Abdoer-Rahman, emir of Afghanistan, dies on October - 01.
1903 On October - 01 1st baseball World Series, Pitts Pirates vs Boston Pilgrims (Red Sox)
1903 "Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom, NYC, light-heavyweight box champ (1932-34) on October - 01.
1904 JB van Heutsz becomes gov-general of Netherland Indies on this day in history.
1904 Vladimir Horowitz, Kiev Ukraine, pianist (Carmen) on this day in history.
1904 William GGVV Harcourt, historian/English Sect of State, dies at 76 on this day in history.
1905 On this day in history the Grand Trunk assumes control of the 460 mile Canada Atlantic system by agreement dated August 15, 1904.
1905 FrantiÅ¡ek PavlÃk is killed in a demonstration in Prague, inspiring LeoÅ¡ JanáÄek to the piano composition 1. X. 1905 on October - 01.
1906 On October - 01 hugh Jennings resigns as Balt manager to take over at Detroit in 1907
1906 John Lorne Campbell, folklorist on October - 01.
1907 Plaza Hotel (5th Av & 59th Str, NY) opens on this day in history.
1907 On this day in history barbara Morrison, Weston-Super-Mare Engld, actress (Project Moonbase)
1908 First Model T Ford produced in Detroit on October - 01.
1908 On this day in history henry Ford introduces the Model T car (costs $825)
1908 On this day in history jack Chesbro's final Yankee victory, beats Walter Johnson 2-1
1908 1st Dutch electric railway in use (Rotterdam-The Hague) on October - 01.
1908 On this day in history herman David Koppel, composer
1909 Everett Sloane, NYC, actor (Patsy, Citizen Kane, Enforcer) on October - 01.
1910 Berkshire Cattle Fair held in Pittsfield Mass (first state fair) on October - 01.
1910 On this day in history berkshire Cattle Fair held in Pittsfield Mass (1st state fair)
1911 On October - 01 united Dutch Diamond workers get 8-hr day
1911 Edward P Boland, (Rep-D-MA, 1953- ) on October - 01.
1911 On October - 01 wilhelm Dilthey, Germ philosopher (Das Leben Schleiermans), dies at 77
1912 On October - 01 yanks lose game #100 en route to a 50-102 season
1914 On this day in history daniel Joseph Boorstin, author (Empire of Czar, 1974 Pulitzer Prize)
1916 On this day in history tibor Reich, textile designer
1917 On this day in history rené A de Rooy, Suriname/Antillian poet (Juancho Picaflor)
1918 On this day in history australian Light Horsemen take Damascus, Syria
1918 On October - 01 sgt. William Merrifield (4th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Abancourt, France
1918 On this day in history world War I: Arab forces under T. E. Lawrence (a/k/a "Lawrence of Arabia") capture Damascus.
1918 Antonio Iglesias Alvares, composer on October - 01.
1919 World Series begins as a best of 9 affair, White Sox intentionally throw this series to satisfy gamblers (Black Sox Scandal) on October - 01.
1920 On October - 01 the birth of Walter Matthau, American film actor
1920 On October - 01 dutch law provides for an 8 hour working day
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