Page 5: Historical Events In October - 03

1930  Charles LP "Philip" Zilcken, painter/etcher/author (Bauer), dies at 73.   

1931  Glenn Hall, National Hockey League goaltender.   

1931  Carl August Nielsen, composer, dies at 66   

1932  Iraq gains full independence from Britain, joins League of Nations.   

1933  Gustave "Staf" de Clerq forms Flemish National Covenant.   

1933  Neale A Fraser, tennis champ (US Open-1959).   

1934  Benjamin Boretz, composer.   

1935  Italy invades Ethiopia.   

1935  Abdon Pamich, Italy, 50K walker (Olympic-gold-1964)   

1936  Yanks set new attendance record of 64842 in 3rd game of World Series   

1936  Steve Reich, NYC, composer (My Name is).   

1937  Boldizsar Csiky, composer.   

1939  Lemmer-Urk Dike closes.   

1940  Anti-Jewish laws are passed by the Vichy government   

1940  France Vichy govt proclaims end to Jewish status.   

1941  Chubby Checker, American rock singer is born.   

1941  Adolf Hitler says Russia is "broken" and would "never rise again".   

1941  Wilhelm Kienzl, Austria composer (Kuhreigen), dies at 84   

1942  Launch of the inaugural A-4/V-2 rocket to altitude of 53 miles (85 km).   

1942  FDR forms Office of Economic Stabilization   

1943  British 8th army lands at Termoli, East Italy.   

1944  1st broadcast of Radio Herrijzend Netherland.   

1945  World Federation of Trade Unions formed; CIO a member   

1945  Elvis Presley's 1st public appearance, he is 10   

1946  Cards beat Dodgers 8-4 at Ebbets Field to win NL playoffs 2-0.   

1947  inaugural telescope lens 200" (508 cm) in diameter completed.   

1947  "Under the Counter" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 27 performances.   

1948  Columbia U reports discovery of uranium in Belgian Congo   

1949  WERD, 1st black-owned radio station, opens in Atlanta.   

1950  1st black lead (Ethel Waters) on TV (Beulah).   

1951  Battle of Maryang-San, Korea starts   

1951  Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 1 (HS-1), inaugural of its kind in the Navy, was established at NAS Key West, Fla   

1951  Bobby Thomson HR-Giants win pennant defeating Dodgers.   

1952  Britain tests its inaugural atomic bomb, on an island off the coast of Australia   

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1573  Entonius walaeus: Dutch calvinist theologist   

1605  Li tzu-ch'eng: Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last ming emperor   

1631  Sebastian anton scherer: Composer   

1647  Johannes voet: Dutch lawyer   

1647  John foot: Lawyer   

1713  Antoine dauvergne: Composer   

1716  Giovanni battista beccaria: Italian physicist   

1720  Johann p uz: German poet (lyrische poem)   

0695  Death of "black ewald": Helper of willibrord, murdered   

1226  Death of Saint francis of assisi: Saint francis of assisi (b. 1181)   

1283  Dafydd ap gruffyd: Last monarch of gwynnedd (north-wales),   

1369  Margarete maultasch: Countess of tyrol (b. 1318)   

1564  Death of Christophorus fabritius: [christoffel smit], calvinist vicar, burned   

1568  Death of Elisabeth van valois: French queen of spain,   

1596  Death of Florent chrestien: French writer (b. 1541)   

1611  Charles of lorraine: Duke of mayenne, french military leader (b. 1554)