Page 6: Historical Events In October - 04

1951  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.   

1953  Jim Peters runs world record marathon (2:17:39.4)   

1954  Comedienne Spring Byington began the successful network TV series, December Bride -- on CBS   

1955  Rev Sun Young Moon leaves prison in Seoul.   

1955  Brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating Yankees in 7   

1955  Alexander Papagos, Greek fieldmarshal, dies   

1957  "Leave It to Beaver," debuts on CBS   

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.   

1957  Russia launches the inaugural Earth orbiting satellite, 'Sputnik 1'.   

1957  USSR launches Sputnik I, the 1st artificial Earth satellite   

1958  5th French republic established   

1958  Transatlantic comercial jet passenger service began (BOAC).   

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

1959  USSR Luna 3 sent back 1st photos of Moon's far side.   

1960  Courier 1B Launched; 1st active repeater satellite in orbit   

1961  Max Weber, Polish/Russ/US painter, dies.   

1962  USAF Maj Robert A Rushworth takes X-15 to 32300 m   

1962  E H Hendren, cricketer (57611 1st-class runs, 3rd-best ever), dies   

1963  Gambia achieves full internal self-government   

1964  3 cars of a commuter train derail in South Africa killing 81   

1965  Pope Paul VI is recorded as becoming 1st Pope to visit Western Hemisphere (UN)   

1965  USSR launches Luna 7; crash lands on Moon.   

1966  Lesotho (Basutoland) gains independence from Britain (National Day)   

1966  Sherman Billingsley, talk show host (Stork Club), dies at 66   

1969  In this year, UN starts issuing postage stamps at Geneva headquarters   

1969  Vibart Wight, cricketer (member of WI 1st Test touring 1928), dies   

1970  Herbert Schmidtz makes highest parachute jump from a tower by leaping from a 1984 ft TV mast in Tulsa, Oklahoma.   

1970  Jan Stenerud of Kansas City Chiefs kicks 55-yard field goal.   

1970  Janis Joplin died from a drug overdose. She was 27   

1970  George Frederick McKay, composer, dies at 71   

1971  Borden's opens a turn-of-century ice cream parlor at Disney World.   

1971  Edit Angold, actor (Suspense, Molly, Blue Angel), dies at 76.   

1972  Colin Gordon, actor (John-Baron), dies at 61   

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

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

1582  Theresia van avila: Spanish mystic writer,