Historical Events In October - 01

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 this day in history.  

1904  JB van Heutsz becomes gov-general of Netherland Indies on October - 01.  

1904  On October - 01 vladimir Horowitz, Kiev Ukraine, pianist (Carmen)  

1904  On this day in history william GGVV Harcourt, historian/English Sect of State, dies at 76  

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  On this day in history františek Pavlík is killed in a demonstration in Prague, inspiring Leoš Janáček to the piano composition 1. X. 1905.  

1906  On October - 01 hugh Jennings resigns as Balt manager to take over at Detroit in 1907  

1906  On this day in history john Lorne Campbell, folklorist  

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1907  Plaza Hotel (5th Av & 59th Str, NY) opens on this day in history.  

1907  Barbara Morrison, Weston-Super-Mare Engld, actress (Project Moonbase) on October - 01.  

1908  On October - 01 first Model T Ford produced in Detroit  

1908  On October - 01 henry Ford introduces the Model T car (costs $825)  

1908  On October - 01 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  Herman David Koppel, composer on October - 01.  

1909  Everett Sloane, NYC, actor (Patsy, Citizen Kane, Enforcer) on October - 01.  

1910  On October - 01 berkshire Cattle Fair held in Pittsfield Mass (first state fair)  

1910  On this day in history berkshire Cattle Fair held in Pittsfield Mass (1st state fair)  

1911  On this day in history united Dutch Diamond workers get 8-hr day  

1911  Edward P Boland, (Rep-D-MA, 1953- ) on this day in history.  

1911  Wilhelm Dilthey, Germ philosopher (Das Leben Schleiermans), dies at 77 on October - 01.  

1912  On October - 01 yanks lose game #100 en route to a 50-102 season  

1914  On October - 01 daniel Joseph Boorstin, author (Empire of Czar, 1974 Pulitzer Prize)  

1916  Tibor Reich, textile designer on October - 01.  

1917  René A de Rooy, Suriname/Antillian poet (Juancho Picaflor) on October - 01.  

1918  Australian Light Horsemen take Damascus, Syria on this day in history.  

1918  Sgt. William Merrifield (4th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Abancourt, France on this day in history.  

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

1918  Antonio Iglesias Alvares, composer on this day in history.  

1919  On this day in history world Series begins as a best of 9 affair, White Sox intentionally throw this series to satisfy gamblers (Black Sox Scandal)  

1920  On this day in history the birth of Walter Matthau, American film actor  

1920  On this day in history dutch law provides for an 8 hour working day  

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1207  Henry III, king of England (1216-72) was born on October - 01.  

1507  Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573) was born on October - 01.  

1540  On October - 01 birth of johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617)  

1549  On this day in history birth of anna of H Bartolomaeus, Flemish prioress/founded a nunnery  

1577  On October - 01 birth of fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622)  

1620  On this day in history birth of nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher  

1644  On October - 01 birth of alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer  

1644  Jean Rousseau, composer was born on October - 01.  

0290  Death of [Christian] Bacchus, roman soldier/martyred saint, killed on October - 01.  

0540  On October - 01 vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies  

0552  Teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle on this day in history.  

0959  Death of King Edwy of England on October - 01.  

0976  On October - 01 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 this day in history.