Historical Events In October - 01

1945  Walter B Cannon, US physiologist (Traumatic Shock), dies at 73 on October - 01.  

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

1947  NHL Pension Society founded on October - 01.  

1947  On October - 01 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 this day in history calif Supreme Court voids state statute banning interracial marriages  

1948  Radio Denmark begins transmitting on October - 01.  

1949  Military Sea Transportation Service activated on this day in history.  

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

1949  Republic of China (Taiwan) forms on the island of Formosa on this day in history.  

1949  On this day in history the People's Republic of China created  

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

1951  On October - 01 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 October - 01.  

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

1955  "Honeymooners" premieres on this day in history.  

1955  On October - 01 commissioning of USS Forrestal (CVA-59), first of postwar supercarriers  

1956  Stan Ockers, Belgian world champ cyclist (1955), dies at 36 on this day in history.  

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

1958  On this day in history britain transfers Christmas Island (south of Java) to Australia  

1958  Inauguration of NASA on this day in history.  

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

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

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 October - 01.  

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

1962  On October - 01 brian Epstein signs a contract to manage the Beatles through 1977  

1962  On this day in history james Meredith became 1st black at U of Mississippi  

1962  On October - 01 johnny Carson hosts his 1st Tonight Show, Joan Crawford guests  

1962  The Lucy Show premiers on this day in history.  

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

1577  On October - 01 birth of fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622)  

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

1644  Alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer was born on October - 01.  

1644  On this day in history birth of jean Rousseau, composer  

0290  On this day in history death of [Christian] Bacchus, roman soldier/martyred saint, killed  

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

0552  On this day in history 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  Death of Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar on October - 01.  

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