Page 6: Historical Events In October - 04

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

1949  Edmund Eysler, Austrian composer, dies at 75 on October - 04.   

1950  On this day in history french troops vacate Cla Afraid Vietnam   

1951  On October - 04 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  On this day in history comedienne Spring Byington began the successful network TV series, December Bride -- on CBS.   

1955  On this day in history rev Sun Young Moon leaves prison in Seoul   

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

1955  On this day in history alexander Papagos, Greek fieldmarshal, dies   

1956  On October - 04 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  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 this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1961  Max Weber, Polish/Russ/US painter, dies on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history 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  On October - 04 3 cars of a commuter train derail in South Africa killing 81   

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

1965  On October - 04 uSSR launches Luna 7; crash lands on Moon   

1966  On October - 04 lesotho (Basutoland) gains independence from Britain (National Day)   

1966  On this day in history 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  Jan Stenerud of Kansas City Chiefs kicks 55-yard field goal on October - 04.   

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

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1160  On this day in history birth of alys, Countess of the Vexin, daughter of Louis VII of France (d. 1220)   

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

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

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

1379  King Henry III of Castile (d. 1406) was born on this day in history.   

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

1542  On October - 04 birth of roberto Bellarmino, Italian theologist/diplomat   

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

1072  On October - 04 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 this day in history.   

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  Helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1582  Theresia van Avila, Spanish mystic writer, dies on this day in history.