Historical Events In October - 01
Thursday, 28 March 2024
1963 On October - 01 nigeria becomes a republic within the Commonwealth
1964 Free Speech Movement launched at U of California, Berkley on October - 01.
1964 On this day in history sF cable cars declared a national landmark
1964 Ernst Toch, composer (Melodie Lehre), dies at 76 on October - 01.
1965 Edward E "Doc" Smith, US, sci-fi writer (Subspace encounter), dies on October - 01.
1966 Albert P A A Besnard, poet/journalist (Doom & Thirst), dies on October - 01.
1968 "Night of the Living Dead" premieres in Pittsburgh on October - 01.
1968 On this day in history marcel Duchamp, French painter (Descending an Escalator), dies
1969 On October - 01 guernsey & Jersey begin issuing their own postage stamps
1970 On October - 01 hans Poser, composer, dies at 52
1971 On October - 01 disneyworld opens in Orlando, Florida
1971 Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens on October - 01.
1972 Louis Leakey famed anthropologist, dies at 68 on this day in history.
1972 On October - 01 the first games of the World Hockey Association
1972 On this day in history kurt Hiller, writer, dies at 87
1973 On this day in history joe Devlin actor (Sam-Dick Tracy), dies at 74
1973 On this day in history joe Devlin, actor (Sam-Dick Tracy), dies at 74
1975 On this day in history britain grants internal self-government to Seychelles
1975 On this day in history ellice Islands split from Gilbert Islands, take name "Tuvalu"
1975 On this day in history reunion Island stops prints stamps, France takes over production
1975 Al Jackson, rock drummer (Booker T & The MG's), dies at 39 on October - 01.
1977 On this day in history brazilian soccer great Pele' retires with 1,281 goals in 1,363 games
1978 On October - 01 tuvalu (Ellice Islands) gains independence from Britain
1979 On October - 01 president Jimmy Carter awards the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to former naval aviators Neil Armstrong, CAPT Charles Conrad, Jr., USN (Ret.), COL John Glenn, USMC (Ret.), and RADM Alan Shepard, Jr., USN (Ret.)
1979 On October - 01 uS returns Canal Zone to Panama after 75 years (but not the canal)
1979 On this day in history roy Harris, US composer, dies at 81
1980 Cosmonauts Ryumin & Popov break space endurance record of 176 days on October - 01.
1980 On this day in history uSS Cochrane (DDG-21) rescues 104 Vietnamese refugees 620 miles east of Saigon
1980 On October - 01 george Meany, union pres (AFL-CIO), dies at 86
1982 On this day in history ePCOT Center opens in Orlando Florida
1982 On this day in history west Germany's Parliament ousts chancellor Helmut Schmidt
1984 Gary Trudeau's Doonesbury comic strip resumes after 2-year hiatus on this day in history.
1984 Walter Alston, Baseball manager (LA Dodgers), dies at 72 on this day in history.
1985 Charlotte White, US author (New Yorker, Charlotte's Web), dies at 86 on October - 01.
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