Historical Events In October - 01

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

1946  On October - 01 truculent Turtle lands at Columbus, Ohio, breaking world's record for distance without refueling with flight of 11,235 miles.  

1947  On this day in history nHL Pension Society founded  

1947  On this day in history the first helicopter air mail & express service, LA, Ca  

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  On this day in history military Sea Transportation Service activated.  

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

1949  On this day in history republic of China (Taiwan) forms on the island of Formosa  

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

1951  24th Infantry Regiment, last all-black military unit, deactivated on this day in history.  

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

1952  On October - 01 the first ultra high frequency (UHF) television station, Portland Or  

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

1954  On October - 01 british colony of Nigeria becomes a federation  

1955  "Honeymooners" premieres on October - 01.  

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

1956  On October - 01 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  Britain transfers Christmas Island (south of Java) to Australia on October - 01.  

1958  Inauguration of NASA on October - 01.  

1958  Vanguard Project transferred from military to NASA on this day in history.  

1960  On October - 01 nigeria gains independence from Britain (National Day)  

1961  A believed extinct volcanco erupts in Tristan da Cunha on this day in history.  

1961  East & West Cameroon merge as Federal Republic of Cameroon on this day in history.  

1961  Roger Maris sets record of 61 HRs, last off of Tracy Stallard on this day in history.  

1961  On this day in history donald Cook, actor (Too Young To Go Steady), dies at 60  

1962  On October - 01 barbra Streisand signs her 1st recording contract (with Columbia)  

1962  On this day in history brian Epstein signs a contract to manage the Beatles through 1977  

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

1962  On this day in history johnny Carson hosts his 1st Tonight Show, Joan Crawford guests  

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 this day in history birth of giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573)  

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

1549  Anna of H Bartolomaeus, Flemish prioress/founded a nunnery was born on October - 01.  

1577  Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622) was born on October - 01.  

1620  On this day in history 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 October - 01.  

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

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

0552  Teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle on October - 01.  

0959  On this day in history death of king Edwy of England  

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

1040  Death of Alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997) on this day in history.  

1189  On this day in history death of gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar  

1310  On October - 01 death of beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257)