Page 6: Historical Events In October - 01
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
1920 On this day in history lonny Chapman, Tulsa Okla, actor (Investigator, For the People)
1921 On this day in history wJZ, Newark NJ begins broadcasting
1921 James Whitmore, White Plains NY, actor (Give 'em Hell Harry) on this day in history.
1922 Former Chicago Staleys play 1st NFL game as Chicago Bears, win 6-0 on October - 01.
1922 Hector Campos-Parsi, composer on this day in history.
1924 On October - 01 the birth of Jimmy Carter, Former (39th) US President
1924 Fokker F-7 1st flight (Amsterdam to Batavia) on October - 01.
1924 Jimmy Earl Carter, Plains Ga, (D) 39th Pres (1977-1981) on October - 01.
1926 On this day in history roger Williams, American pianist
1927 On October - 01 tom Bosley, Chicago, actor (Howard-Happy Days, Murder She Wrote)
1927 Wilhelm Harteveld, composer, dies at 68 on October - 01.
1928 First class at school for enlisted Navy and Marine Corps Radio intercept operators (The "On the roof gang") on October - 01.
1928 Leon Vanderstuyft of Belgium bicycled 76 miles 504 yards in 1 hour on October - 01.
1928 George Peppard, Detroit Mich, actor (Banacek, A-Team, Blue Max) on October - 01.
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 this day in history.
1931 Reginald Hall, endocrinologist on this day in history.
1933 On this day in history the birth of Richard Harris, British born film actor
1935 On October - 01 the birth of Julie Andrews, English actress/singer; 'Mary Poppins'
1936 On October - 01 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 this day in history.
1937 Pullman Co formally recognizes Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters on this day in history.
1938 Germany annexes Sudetenland (1/3 of Czechoslovakia) on October - 01.
1939 On this day in history winston Chruchill refers to Soviet policy as "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma"
1940 On October - 01 pennsylvania Turnpike, pioneer toll thruway, opens
1942 On this day in history 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 this day in history antoine T Broekman, resistance fighter, executed at 32
1944 Newspaper editor Alejandro C¢rdova assassinated in Guatemala on October - 01.
1944 On October - 01 the Channel ports are in Allied hands
1945 On October - 01 heavyweight champ Joe Louis is discharged from the army
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