Page 6: Historical Events In October - 04

1949  American Contract Bridge League votes 58½% to keep blacks out on October - 04.   

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

1950  French troops vacate Cla Afraid Vietnam on October - 04.   

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

1952  "Top Banana" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 356 perfs on this day in history.   

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

1954  On this day in history comedienne Spring Byington began the successful network TV series, December Bride -- on CBS.   

1955  Rev Sun Young Moon leaves prison in Seoul on October - 04.   

1955  On October - 04 brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating Yankees in 7   

1955  Alexander Papagos, Greek fieldmarshal, dies on October - 04.   

1956  Great Britain performs nuclear test at Maralinga Australia on October - 04.   

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

1957  On October - 04 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 first Earth orbiting satellite, 'Sputnik 1' on this day in history.   

1957  On October - 04 uSSR launches Sputnik I, the 1st artificial Earth satellite   

1958  5th French republic established on October - 04.   

1958  On October - 04 transatlantic comercial jet passenger service began (BOAC)   

1958  On this day in history 12th NHL All-Star Game: Montreal beat All-Stars 6-3 at Montreal   

1959  On October - 04 uSSR Luna 3 sent back 1st photos of Moon's far side   

1960  Courier 1B Launched; 1st active repeater satellite in orbit on this day in history.   

1961  Max Weber, Polish/Russ/US painter, dies on October - 04.   

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  On this day in history gambia achieves full internal self-government   

1964  3 cars of a commuter train derail in South Africa killing 81 on this day in history.   

1965  Pope Paul VI becomes 1st Pope to visit Western Hemisphere (UN) on October - 04.   

1965  On this day in history uSSR launches Luna 7; crash lands on Moon   

1966  On this day in history lesotho (Basutoland) gains independence from Britain (National Day)   

1966  On October - 04 sherman Billingsley, talk show host (Stork Club), dies at 66   

1969  UN starts issuing postage stamps at Geneva headquarters on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history vibart Wight, cricketer (member of WI 1st Test touring 1928), dies   

1970  On October - 04 herbert Schmidtz makes highest parachute jump from a tower by leaping from a 1,984 ft TV mast in Tulsa, Oklahoma   

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

1970  On this day in history janis Joplin died from a drug overdose. She was 27.   

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1160  Alys, Countess of the Vexin, daughter of Louis VII of France (d. 1220) was born on October - 04.   

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

1289  On October - 04 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 October - 04 birth of king Henry III of Castile (d. 1406)   

1515  On October - 04 birth of lucas Cranach, the Younger, German painter   

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

1542  Robert Bellarmine, Italian saint (d. 1621) was born on October - 04.   

1072  On this day in history 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 this day in history helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies   

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

1571  On this day in history claude Togniel d'Espence, French theologist (Sorbonne), dies at 60   

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