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 October - 01 nHL Pension Society founded  

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

1947  US control of Haitian customs & governmental revenue ends on October - 01.  

1948  Calif Supreme Court voids state statute banning interracial marriages on this day in history.  

1948  Radio Denmark begins transmitting on this day in history.  

1949  On this day in history military Sea Transportation Service activated.  

1949  On this day in history people's Republic of China proclaimed by Mao Tse-tung  

1949  On October - 01 republic of China (Taiwan) forms on the island of Formosa  

1949  The People's Republic of China created on October - 01.  

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

1951  The first treaty signed by woman ambassador-Eugenie Anderson on this day in history.  

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

1953  Indian state of Andhra Pradesh partitioned from Madras on October - 01.  

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

1955  On October - 01 "Honeymooners" premieres  

1955  On this day in history commissioning of USS Forrestal (CVA-59), first of postwar supercarriers  

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

1958  On October - 01 inauguration of NASA  

1958  Vanguard Project transferred from military to NASA on October - 01.  

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

1961  On October - 01 a believed extinct volcanco erupts in Tristan da Cunha  

1961  On October - 01 east & West Cameroon merge as Federal Republic of Cameroon  

1961  On this day in history roger Maris sets record of 61 HRs, last off of Tracy Stallard  

1961  Donald Cook, actor (Too Young To Go Steady), dies at 60 on October - 01.  

1962  Barbra Streisand signs her 1st recording contract (with Columbia) on this day in history.  

1962  Brian Epstein signs a contract to manage the Beatles through 1977 on this day in history.  

1962  James Meredith became 1st black at U of Mississippi on this day in history.  

1962  On October - 01 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  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  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 this day in history.  

1577  On this day in history 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  Alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer was born on October - 01.  

1644  On October - 01 birth of jean Rousseau, composer  

0290  On October - 01 death of [Christian] Bacchus, roman soldier/martyred saint, killed  

0540  On this day in history vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies  

0552  On this day in history teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle  

0959  On October - 01 death of king Edwy of England  

0976  Al-Hakam II, Moors kalief of Cordoba, dies on this day in history.  

1040  Death of Alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997) on October - 01.  

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

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