Historical Events In October - 04

1949  American Contract Bridge League votes 58½% to keep blacks out on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history edmund Eysler, Austrian composer, dies at 75   

1950  French troops vacate Cla Afraid Vietnam on this day in history.   

1951  On October - 04 in opening World Series game, Giant Monte Irvin steals home in 1st inn   

1952  "Top Banana" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 356 perfs on October - 04.   

1953  Jim Peters runs world record marathon (2:17:39.4) on this day in history.   

1954  On October - 04 comedienne Spring Byington began the successful network TV series, December Bride -- on CBS.   

1955  Rev Sun Young Moon leaves prison in Seoul on this day in history.   

1955  Brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating Yankees in 7 on October - 04.   

1955  Alexander Papagos, Greek fieldmarshal, dies on this day in history.   

1956  On October - 04 great Britain performs nuclear test at Maralinga Australia   

1957  "Leave It to Beaver," debuts on CBS on October - 04.   

1957  Leave It to Beaver premiered on ABC-TV."..And starring Jerry Mathers as the Beaver," Hugh Beaumont (Ward Cleaver), Tony Dow (Wally), and Barbara Billingsley as Mrs. June Cleaver on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history russia launches the first Earth orbiting satellite, 'Sputnik 1'   

1957  USSR launches Sputnik I, the 1st artificial Earth satellite on October - 04.   

1958  On this day in history 5th French republic established   

1958  On this day in history transatlantic comercial jet passenger service began (BOAC)   

1958  On October - 04 12th NHL All-Star Game: Montreal beat All-Stars 6-3 at Montreal   

1959  On this day in history uSSR Luna 3 sent back 1st photos of Moon's far side   

1960  On this day in history courier 1B Launched; 1st active repeater satellite in orbit   

1961  On October - 04 max Weber, Polish/Russ/US painter, dies   

1962  On October - 04 uSAF Maj Robert A Rushworth takes X-15 to 32,300 m   

1962  On October - 04 e H Hendren, cricketer (57,611 1st-class runs, 3rd-best ever), dies   

1963  Gambia achieves full internal self-government on October - 04.   

1964  3 cars of a commuter train derail in South Africa killing 81 on October - 04.   

1965  On this day in history pope Paul VI becomes 1st Pope to visit Western Hemisphere (UN)   

1965  USSR launches Luna 7; crash lands on Moon on October - 04.   

1966  Lesotho (Basutoland) gains independence from Britain (National Day) on October - 04.   

1966  Sherman Billingsley, talk show host (Stork Club), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1969  UN starts issuing postage stamps at Geneva headquarters on October - 04.   

1969  Vibart Wight, cricketer (member of WI 1st Test touring 1928), dies on this day in history.   

1970  Herbert Schmidtz makes highest parachute jump from a tower by leaping from a 1,984 ft TV mast in Tulsa, Oklahoma on this day in history.   

1970  On October - 04 jan Stenerud of Kansas City Chiefs kicks 55-yard field goal   

1970  Janis Joplin died from a drug overdose. She was 27 on October - 04.   

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1160  Alys, Countess of the Vexin, daughter of Louis VII of France (d. 1220) was born on this day in history.   

1276  Margaret of Brabant, Queen of Germany (d. 1311) was born on October - 04.   

1289  On this day in history birth of louis X, the Stubborn, king of France (1314-16)   

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

1379  On this day in history birth of king Henry III of Castile (d. 1406)   

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

1542  Roberto Bellarmino, Italian theologist/diplomat was born on this day in history.   

1542  On October - 04 birth of robert Bellarmine, Italian saint (d. 1621)   

1072  Death of Sancho II, king of Castile/bro of Alfonso VI, murdered at about 35 on October - 04.   

1221  Death of William III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu (b. 1179) on this day in history.   

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

1305  On October - 04 death of emperor Kameyama of Japan (b. 1249)   

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

1564  On October - 04 pietro P Vergerio, Italian theologist/bishop of Croatia, dies   

1571  On October - 04 claude Togniel d'Espence, French theologist (Sorbonne), dies at 60   

1582  Theresia van Avila, Spanish mystic writer, dies on October - 04.