Page 5: Historical Events In October - 02

1910  1st 2 aircraft collision (Milan Italy)   

1911  Stuart Rose, designer (British Post Office).   

1912  Eric Wilson, VC/British Lt Col.   

1913  Phillies beat NY Giants 2 games out of 3 in a tripleheader   

1913  Vivian Ridler, printer (Oxford University).   

1914  Albe Vidakovic, composer   

1915  Robert Russell "Chubby" Wise, musician.   

1915  Russell Alexander, composer, dies at 38   

1916  Grover Cleveland Alexander records his 16th shutout of year   

1916  Benjamin Kidel, English sociologist (Social Evolution), dies at 58.   

1917  HMS Drake, a Armoured cruiser of 14000 tons built in 1902 torpedoed by U79. She was beached by her Captain, S H Radcliffe in Church Bay on the north coast of Ulster. All the crew was consequently saved   

1917  Francis Jackson, organist and master of Music/York minister   

1919  Pres Woodrow Wilson suffers a stroke   

1919  1st edition "Volkskrant" (People's newspaper) published in Neth.   

1919  Geoffrey Luttrell, Lord-Lt of Somerset   

1919  Ernest Halliwell, cricketer (S African wicketkeeper 1892-1904), dies   

1920  Only tripleheader of century (Reds win 13-4, 7-3 then Pirates win 6-0)   

1920  William Cramond, psychiatrist/vice-chancellor (Stirling University)   

1920  Max Bruch, composer, dies at 82   

1921  NY Yankee Babe Ruth hits then record 59th HR.   

1921  A Scott Crossfield, US Test pilot (XS-1).   

1922  Otmar Macha, composer.   

1923  British occuping army leaves Constantinople   

1923  Jack Dellal, English immovables-goedbezitter/multi-millionaire.   

1924  League of Nations approves protocols of Geneva   

1924  Sam Wainwright, deputy chairman (British Post Office).   

1925  Alois Pinos, composer.   

1926  Bert Gibb of Hamilton Tigers kicks 9 singles in a game   

1926  Jan Morris, travel writer (Among the Cities, Hong Kong, Journeys).   

1927  Svante August Arrhenius, chemist, dies   

1928  The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, was founded by Saint Josemaría Escrivá   

1928  Anthony Tippett, British chief of Fleet Support.   

1931  Pope Pius XI encyclical On economic crisis.   

1931  Thomas Johnstone Lipton, sportsman/merchant, dies   

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1452  King richard iii: Of england (1483-85)   

1470  Isabella of naples: Duchess of milan   

1538  Saint charles borromeo: Italian cardinal   

1595  Jacob louys: Flemish engraver   

1616  A gryphius: Writer   

1644  François-timoléon de choisy: French writer   

1646  Guillaume poitevin: Composer   

1704  Frantisek ignac antonin tuma: Composer   

0472  Olybrius: Emperor of westromeinse republic (472),   

0939  Death of Giselbert: Duke of lutheran, drowns at about 49   

1113  Death of Mawdoed: Selchuk emir/governor of mosul,   

1264  Urbanus iv: [jacques pantaleon], french pope (1261-64),   

1517  John murmelius: Humanist/theory/school book writer,   

1559  Jacquet of mantua: French composer (b. 1483)   

1564  Death of Andreas vesalius: [andries of wesel], flemish anatomist,   

1588  Death of Bernardino telesio: Italian philosopher (rerum in child),