Historical Events In October - 01

1945  On October - 01 walter B Cannon, US physiologist (Traumatic Shock), dies at 73  

1946  Truculent Turtle lands at Columbus, Ohio, breaking world's record for distance without refueling with flight of 11,235 miles on this day in history.  

1947  NHL Pension Society founded on October - 01.  

1947  The first helicopter air mail & express service, LA, Ca on October - 01.  

1947  US control of Haitian customs & governmental revenue ends on this day in history.  

1948  On October - 01 calif Supreme Court voids state statute banning interracial marriages  

1948  On this day in history radio Denmark begins transmitting  

1949  Military Sea Transportation Service activated on October - 01.  

1949  On October - 01 people's Republic of China proclaimed by Mao Tse-tung  

1949  Republic of China (Taiwan) forms on the island of Formosa on October - 01.  

1949  On October - 01 the People's Republic of China created  

1951  On October - 01 24th Infantry Regiment, last all-black military unit, deactivated  

1951  On this day in history the first treaty signed by woman ambassador-Eugenie Anderson  

1952  The first ultra high frequency (UHF) television station, Portland Or on October - 01.  

1953  Indian state of Andhra Pradesh partitioned from Madras on this day in history.  

1954  British colony of Nigeria becomes a federation on this day in history.  

1955  On October - 01 "Honeymooners" premieres  

1955  Commissioning of USS Forrestal (CVA-59), first of postwar supercarriers on this day in history.  

1956  On this day in history stan Ockers, Belgian world champ cyclist (1955), dies at 36  

1957  On this day in history b-52 bombers begin full-time flying alert in case of USSR attack  

1958  On October - 01 britain transfers Christmas Island (south of Java) to Australia  

1958  On this day in history inauguration of NASA  

1958  On this day in history vanguard Project transferred from military to NASA  

1960  Nigeria gains independence from Britain (National Day) on this day in history.  

1961  On this day in history a believed extinct volcanco erupts in Tristan da Cunha  

1961  On this day in history east & West Cameroon merge as Federal Republic of Cameroon  

1961  Roger Maris sets record of 61 HRs, last off of Tracy Stallard on October - 01.  

1961  Donald Cook, actor (Too Young To Go Steady), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1962  On this day in history barbra Streisand signs her 1st recording contract (with Columbia)  

1962  Brian Epstein signs a contract to manage the Beatles through 1977 on October - 01.  

1962  James Meredith became 1st black at U of Mississippi on October - 01.  

1962  Johnny Carson hosts his 1st Tonight Show, Joan Crawford guests on October - 01.  

1962  On October - 01 the Lucy Show premiers  

1962  US National Radio Astronomy Obs gets a 300' (91m) radio telescope on October - 01.  

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1207  On this day in history birth of henry III, king of England (1216-72)  

1507  On October - 01 birth of giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573)  

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

1549  On October - 01 birth of anna of H Bartolomaeus, Flemish prioress/founded a nunnery  

1577  Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622) was born on this day in history.  

1620  On October - 01 birth of nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher  

1644  On this day in history birth of alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer  

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

0290  Death of [Christian] Bacchus, roman soldier/martyred saint, killed on this day in history.  

0540  Vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies on October - 01.  

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

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

0976  Al-Hakam II, Moors kalief of Cordoba, dies on October - 01.  

1040  On October - 01 death of alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997)  

1189  On October - 01 death of gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar  

1310  Death of Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257) on October - 01.