Historical Events In October - 04

1922  On October - 04 malcolm Baldrige, Conn, US Secretary of Commerce (1981-87)  

1923  Young Stribling held light-heavyweight boxing championship for the shortest amount of time (3 hrs). Referee overturns the decision on this day in history.  

1923  Young Stribling held light-heavyweight boxing championship for shortest amount of time (3 hrs). Referee overturns decision on this day in history.  

1923  Charlton Heston, Ill, actor (10 Commandments, Ben Hur, Planet of Apes) on this day in history.  

1924  On this day in history the birth of Charlton Heston, American actor  

1924  NY Giants become 1st team to appear in 4 consecutive World Series on this day in history.  

1925  Harry Heilmann's 6 hits edges Ty Cobb .393 to .389 as batting champ on October - 04.  

1926  Dahlia is officially designated as SF city flower on this day in history.  

1927  Gutzon Borglum begins sculpting Mt. Rushmore on this day in history.  

1928  25th World Series begins, NY Yankees vs St Louis Cardinals on this day in history.  

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1928  On this day in history alvin Toffler, author (Future Shock, Power Shift, The Third Wave)  

1929  John Metzelaar, Dutch/US writer (Report on the Fishes), dies at 37 on October - 04.  

1930  On October - 04 a's Jack Quinn, 46, pitches 2 inn, is oldest to play in World Series  

1931  On October - 04 " Extra! Extra! Read all about it!" Gumshoe Dick Tracy debuted in The Detroit Mirror. A week later, The New York Daily News and hundreds of others picked up the Chester Gould comic strip.  

1931  On this day in history the comic strip Dick Tracy by Chester Gould debuts  

1931  On October - 04 dick Tracy comic strip by Chester Gould debuts  

1932  Anti-semite Julius Gombos forms new govt in Hungary on October - 04.  

1933  Esquire magazine was published for the first time. Considered racy for its time, it pales in comparison to today’ s choices of reading material on October - 04.  

1933  On this day in history esquire magazine is 1st published  

1936  Italian lire devalued on October - 04.  

1937  The birth of Jackie Collins, Novelist on this day in history.  

1939  On October - 04 last Polish troops surrender  

1940  On October - 04 adolph Hitler & Benito Mussolini confer at Brenner Pass in the Alps  

1940  Wrestling returns to Madison Sq Garden after 12 year lay off on this day in history.  

1940  On this day in history 12 German aircrafts shot down above England  

1942  On October - 04 german assault on Tractor factory in Stalingrad  

1943  Corsica freed by Free French on this day in history.  

1943  On October - 04 richard T Ely, US economist (Ground under our feet), dies  

1944  On October - 04 british troops land on Greek continent  

1947  On this day in history negro League World Series, NY Cubans beat Cleveland Buckeyes, 6-5  

1947  On October - 04 max KEL Planck, German physicist (constantly of P, Nobel 1918), dies  

1948  Gordon MacRae hosted the premiere of a radio classic. The Railroad Hour debuted on ABC radio. The theme song was I’ ve Been Working on the Railroad and the show was sponsored by -- get ready ­ America’ s Railroads on this day in history.  

1948  Indians beat Red Sox, 8-0, in 1st AL playoff game on October - 04.  

1949  American Contract Bridge League votes 58«% to keep blacks out on this day in history.  

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1160  On this day in history birth of alys, Countess of the Vexin, daughter of Louis VII of France (d. 1220)  

1276  On this day in history birth of margaret of Brabant, Queen of Germany (d. 1311)  

1289  Louis X, the Stubborn, king of France (1314-16) was born on this day in history.  

1331  On October - 04 birth of james Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (d. 1382)  

1379  King Henry III of Castile (d. 1406) was born on October - 04.  

1515  Lucas Cranach, the Younger, German painter was born on October - 04.  

1542  On this day in history birth of roberto Bellarmino, Italian theologist/diplomat  

1542  Robert Bellarmine, Italian saint (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.  

1052  On this day in history death of vladimir of Novgorod (b. 1020)  

1072  On October - 04 death of sancho II, king of Castile/bro of Alfonso VI, murdered at about 35  

1221  Death of William III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu (b. 1179) on October - 04.  

1250  On this day in history death of herman VI, Margrave of Baden  

1305  Death of Emperor Kameyama of Japan (b. 1249) on October - 04.  

1540  On October - 04 helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies  

1564  Pietro P Vergerio, Italian theologist/bishop of Croatia, dies on October - 04.  

1571  Claude Togniel d'Espence, French theologist (Sorbonne), dies at 60 on October - 04.