Historical Events In October - 01

1920  Lonny Chapman, Tulsa Okla, actor (Investigator, For the People) on this day in history.  

1921  WJZ, Newark NJ begins broadcasting on October - 01.  

1921  On October - 01 james Whitmore, White Plains NY, actor (Give 'em Hell Harry)  

1922  Former Chicago Staleys play 1st NFL game as Chicago Bears, win 6-0 on October - 01.  

1922  On this day in history hector Campos-Parsi, composer  

1924  The birth of Jimmy Carter, Former (39th) US President on October - 01.  

1924  Fokker F-7 1st flight (Amsterdam to Batavia) on October - 01.  

1924  On this day in history jimmy Earl Carter, Plains Ga, (D) 39th Pres (1977-1981)  

1926  Roger Williams, American pianist on October - 01.  

1927  On October - 01 tom Bosley, Chicago, actor (Howard-Happy Days, Murder She Wrote)  

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1927  On October - 01 wilhelm Harteveld, composer, dies at 68  

1928  First class at school for enlisted Navy and Marine Corps Radio intercept operators (The "On the roof gang") on this day in history.  

1928  On October - 01 leon Vanderstuyft of Belgium bicycled 76 miles 504 yards in 1 hour  

1928  On October - 01 george Peppard, Detroit Mich, actor (Banacek, A-Team, Blue Max)  

1929  Ken Arthurson, Australian rugby league identity on October - 01.  

1930  Philippe Noiret, Lille France, actor (Soleil, Les Milles, Il Postino) on October - 01.  

1930  Ricardo Drigo, composer, dies at 84 on October - 01.  

1931  Reginald Hall, endocrinologist on this day in history.  

1933  On October - 01 the birth of Richard Harris, British born film actor  

1935  The birth of Julie Andrews, English actress/singer; 'Mary Poppins' on October - 01.  

1936  On this day in history gen Francisco Franco establishes the state of Spain  

1936  Oscar DaCosta, cricketer (WI all-rounder in 5 Tests 30-35), dies at 28 on October - 01.  

1937  Patrol aviation transferred to Aircraft Scouting Force, a reestablished type command. With change five patrol wings were established as separate administrative command over their squadrons on October - 01.  

1937  Pullman Co formally recognizes Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters on October - 01.  

1938  Germany annexes Sudetenland (1/3 of Czechoslovakia) on October - 01.  

1939  On October - 01 winston Chruchill refers to Soviet policy as "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma"  

1940  Pennsylvania Turnpike, pioneer toll thruway, opens on this day in history.  

1942  On October - 01 bell P-59 Airacomet fighter, 1st US jet, makes maiden flight  

1943  Allied forces captured Naples during WW II on this day in history.  

1943  On October - 01 clark's forces enter Naples, Italy.  

1943  On October - 01 antoine T Broekman, resistance fighter, executed at 32  

1944  On October - 01 newspaper editor Alejandro C¢rdova assassinated in Guatemala  

1944  The Channel ports are in Allied hands on October - 01.  

1945  Heavyweight champ Joe Louis is discharged from the army on October - 01.  

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1207  Henry III, king of England (1216-72) was born on this day in history.  

1507  Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573) was born on this day in history.  

1540  Johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617) was born on October - 01.  

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

1577  On this day in history birth of fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622)  

1620  Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher was born on this day in history.  

1644  Alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer was born on this day in history.  

1644  Jean Rousseau, composer was born on this day in history.  

0290  On this day in history death of [Christian] Bacchus, roman soldier/martyred saint, killed  

0540  Vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies on this day in history.  

0552  On October - 01 teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle  

0959  Death of King Edwy of England on this day in history.  

0976  On October - 01 al-Hakam II, Moors kalief of Cordoba, dies  

1040  On this day in history death of alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997)  

1189  Death of Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar on this day in history.  

1310  On this day in history death of beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257)