Page 5: Historical Events In October - 04

1922  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.   

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

1923  Charlton Heston, Ill, actor (10 Commandments, Ben Hur, Planet of Apes).   

1924  Charlton Heston, American actor is born   

1924  NY Giants become 1st team to appear in 4 consecutive World Series   

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

1926  Dahlia is officially designated as SF city flower   

1927  Gutzon Borglum begins sculpting Mt. Rushmore.   

1928  25th World Series begins, NY Yankees vs St Louis Cardinals   

1928  Alvin Toffler, author (Future Shock, Power Shift, The Third Wave).   

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

1930  A's Jack Quinn, 46, pitches 2 inn, is oldest to play in World Series   

1931  " 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  The comic strip Dick Tracy by Chester Gould debuts   

1931  Dick Tracy comic strip by Chester Gould debuts   

1932  Anti-semite Julius Gombos forms new govt in Hungary   

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

1933  Esquire magazine is 1st published.   

1936  Italian lire devalued   

1937  Jackie Collins, Novelist is born.   

1939  Last Polish troops surrender   

1940  Adolph Hitler and Benito Mussolini confer at Brenner Pass in the Alps   

1940  Wrestling returns to Madison Sq Garden after 12 year lay off.   

1940  12 German aircrafts shot down above England.   

1942  German assault on Tractor factory in Stalingrad.   

1943  Corsica freed by Free French   

1943  Richard T Ely, US economist (Ground under our feet), dies   

1944  British troops land on Greek continent.   

1947  Negro League World Series, NY Cubans beat Cleveland Buckeyes, 6-5.   

1947  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.   

1948  Indians beat Red Sox, 8-0, in 1st AL playoff game   

1949  American Contract Bridge League votes 58«% to keep blacks out.   

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1160  Alys: Countess of the vexin, daughter of louis vii of france   

1276  Margaret of brabant: Queen of germany   

1289  Louis x: The stubborn, king of france (1314-16)   

1331  James butler: 2nd earl of ormonde   

1379  King henry iii of castile: King henry iii of castile (d. 1406)   

1515  Lucas cranach: The younger, german painter   

1542  Roberto bellarmino: Italian theologist/diplomat   

1542  Robert bellarmine: Italian saint   

1072  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)   

1250  Death of Herman vi: Margrave of baden   

1305  Emperor kameyama of japan: Emperor kameyama of japan (b. 1249)   

1540  Helius eobanus hessus: German humanist/poet (silvae),   

1564  Pietro p vergerio: Italian theologist/bishop of croatia,   

1571  Claude togniel d'espence: French theologist (sorbonne),   

1582  Theresia van avila: Spanish mystic writer,