Historical Events In October - 04

1949  On October - 04 american Contract Bridge League votes 58½% to keep blacks out  

1949  On October - 04 edmund Eysler, Austrian composer, dies at 75  

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

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 October - 04.  

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

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 October - 04.  

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 this day in history great Britain performs nuclear test at Maralinga Australia  

1957  On this day in history "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 on October - 04.  

1957  On October - 04 russia launches the first Earth orbiting satellite, 'Sputnik 1'  

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

1958  On this day in history 5th French republic established  

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

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

1959  USSR Luna 3 sent back 1st photos of Moon's far side on this day in history.  

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

1961  On this day in history max Weber, Polish/Russ/US painter, dies  

1962  USAF Maj Robert A Rushworth takes X-15 to 32,300 m on this day in history.  

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

1963  Gambia achieves full internal self-government on this day in history.  

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

1965  On October - 04 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  On this day in history sherman Billingsley, talk show host (Stork Club), dies at 66  

1969  On October - 04 uN starts issuing postage stamps at Geneva headquarters  

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

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 this day in history.  

1276  On October - 04 birth of margaret of Brabant, Queen of Germany (d. 1311)  

1289  Louis X, the Stubborn, king of France (1314-16) was born on October - 04.  

1331  On this day in history 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  On October - 04 birth of lucas Cranach, the Younger, German painter  

1542  On this day in history birth of roberto Bellarmino, Italian theologist/diplomat  

1542  On this day in history birth of robert Bellarmine, Italian saint (d. 1621)  

1052  Death of Vladimir of Novgorod (b. 1020) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1571  Claude Togniel d'Espence, French theologist (Sorbonne), dies at 60 on this day in history.