Historical Events In October - 04

1949  On this day in history american Contract Bridge League votes 58½% to keep blacks out  

1949  Edmund Eysler, Austrian composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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

1951  On this day in history in opening World Series game, Giant Monte Irvin steals home in 1st inn  

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

1953  On this day in history jim Peters runs world record marathon (2:17:39.4)  

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

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

1955  On this day in history brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating Yankees in 7  

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

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

1957  "Leave It to Beaver," debuts on CBS on this day in history.  

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

1957  On this day in history 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  12th NHL All-Star Game: Montreal beat All-Stars 6-3 at Montreal on this day in history.  

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

1960  Courier 1B Launched; 1st active repeater satellite in orbit on October - 04.  

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  E H Hendren, cricketer (57,611 1st-class runs, 3rd-best ever), dies on October - 04.  

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  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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history uN starts issuing postage stamps at Geneva headquarters  

1969  Vibart Wight, cricketer (member of WI 1st Test touring 1928), dies on October - 04.  

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  Jan Stenerud of Kansas City Chiefs kicks 55-yard field goal on this day in history.  

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 October - 04.  

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

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

1331  On this day in history birth of james Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (d. 1382)  

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

1515  On this day in history birth of lucas Cranach, the Younger, German painter  

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  Death of Vladimir of Novgorod (b. 1020) on October - 04.  

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

1221  On October - 04 death of william III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu (b. 1179)  

1250  Death of Herman VI, Margrave of Baden on October - 04.  

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

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