Page 5: Historical Events In October - 01

1901  Abdoer-Rahman, emir of Afghanistan, dies   

1903  1st baseball World Series, Pitts Pirates vs Boston Pilgrims (Red Sox).   

1903  "Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom, NYC, light-heavyweight box champ (1932-34)   

1904  JB van Heutsz is recorded as becoming gov-general of Netherland Indies.   

1904  Vladimir Horowitz, Kiev Ukraine, pianist (Carmen)   

1904  William GGVV Harcourt, historian/English Sect of State, dies at 76   

1905  The Grand Trunk assumes control of the 460 mile Canada Atlantic system by agreement dated August 15, 1904.   

1905  FrantiÅ¡ek Pavlík is killed in a demonstration in Prague, inspiring LeoÅ¡ Janáček to the piano composition 1. X. 1905   

1906  Hugh Jennings steps down as Balt manager to take over at Detroit in 1907.   

1906  John Lorne Campbell, folklorist   

1907  Plaza Hotel (5th Av and 59th Str, NY) opens   

1907  Barbara Morrison, Weston-Super-Mare Engld, actress (Project Moonbase)   

1908  inaugural Model T Ford produced in Detroit.   

1908  Henry Ford introduces the Model T car (costs $825).   

1908  Jack Chesbro's final Yankee victory, beats Walter Johnson 2-1   

1908  1st Dutch electric railway in use (Rotterdam-The Hague)   

1908  Herman David Koppel, composer.   

1909  Everett Sloane, NYC, actor (Patsy, Citizen Kane, Enforcer).   

1910  Berkshire Cattle Fair held in Pittsfield Mass (inaugural state fair).   

1910  Berkshire Cattle Fair held in Pittsfield Mass (1st state fair)   

1911  United Dutch Diamond workers get 8-hr day.   

1911  Edward P Boland, (Rep-D-MA, 1953- ).   

1911  Wilhelm Dilthey, Germ philosopher (Das Leben Schleiermans), dies at 77   

1912  Yanks lose game #100 en route to a 50-102 season.   

1914  Daniel Joseph Boorstin, author (Empire of Czar, 1974 Pulitzer Prize)   

1916  Tibor Reich, textile designer   

1917  René A de Rooy, Suriname/Antillian poet (Juancho Picaflor)   

1918  Australian Light Horsemen take Damascus, Syria.   

1918  In this year, Sgt. William Merrifield (4th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) claims the Victoria Cross at Abancourt, France.   

1918  World War I: Arab forces under T. E. Lawrence (a/k/a "Lawrence of Arabia") capture Damascus.   

1918  Antonio Iglesias Alvares, composer.   

1919  World Series begins as a best of 9 affair, White Sox intentionally throw this series to satisfy gamblers (Black Sox Scandal).   

1920  Walter Matthau, American film actor is born.   

1920  Dutch law provides for an 8 hour working day.   

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1207  Henry iii: King of england (1216-72)   

1507  Giacomo barozzi da vignola: Italian architect   

1540  Johann jakob grynaeus: Swiss protestant clergyman   

1549  Anna of h bartolomaeus: Flemish prioress/founded a nunnery   

1577  Fidelis of sigmaringen: Swiss friar, martyr, and saint   

1620  Nicolaes pietersz berchem: Dutch landscape painter/etcher   

1644  Alessandro stradella: Italian violinist/composer   

1644  Jean rousseau: Composer   

0290  [christian] bacchus: Roman soldier/martyred saint, killed   

0540  Vedastus st vaast: 1st bishop of atrecht/saint,   

0552  Death of Teja: King of ostrogoten,   

0959  King edwy of england: King edwy of england   

0976  Al-hakam ii: Moors kalief of cordoba,   

1040  Death of Alan iii: Duke of brittany (poisoned) (b. 997)   

1189  Death of Gerard de ridefort: Grandmaster of the knights templar   

1310  Death of Beatrice of burgundy: Lady of bourbon (b. 1257)