Page 7: Historical Events In October - 01

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

1946  On this day in history 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 October - 01 the first helicopter air mail & express service, LA, Ca   

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

1948  On this day in history calif Supreme Court voids state statute banning interracial marriages   

1948  Radio Denmark begins transmitting on October - 01.   

1949  On October - 01 military Sea Transportation Service activated.   

1949  On this day in history 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  The People's Republic of China created on this day in history.   

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

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  On October - 01 indian state of Andhra Pradesh partitioned from Madras   

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

1955  On October - 01 "Honeymooners" premieres   

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

1956  Stan Ockers, Belgian world champ cyclist (1955), dies at 36 on October - 01.   

1957  B-52 bombers begin full-time flying alert in case of USSR attack on this day in history.   

1958  Britain transfers Christmas Island (south of Java) to Australia on October - 01.   

1958  On this day in history inauguration of NASA   

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

1960  On this day in history nigeria gains independence from Britain (National Day)   

1961  A believed extinct volcanco erupts in Tristan da Cunha on October - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

1961  On October - 01 donald Cook, actor (Too Young To Go Steady), dies at 60   

1962  Barbra Streisand signs her 1st recording contract (with Columbia) on October - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1962  On this day in history the Lucy Show premiers   

1962  US National Radio Astronomy Obs gets a 300' (91m) radio telescope on this day in history.   

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1207  Henry III, king of England (1216-72) was born on October - 01.   

1507  On this day in history birth of giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573)   

1540  On this day in history birth of johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617)   

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

1577  On October - 01 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  On October - 01 birth of alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer   

1644  On October - 01 birth of jean Rousseau, composer   

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

0540  On October - 01 vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies   

0552  Teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle on this day in history.   

0959  On October - 01 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 October - 01.   

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

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