Page 4: Historical Events In October - 07

1911  Joe Jones, Chicago IL, drummer   

1912  The Helsinki Stock Exchange sees its inaugural transaction   

1913  Henry Ford institutes moving assembly line   

1913  Irina Nijinska, Russian/US dancer   

1914  Alfred Drake, [Capurro], Brooklyn NY, singer/actor (Kiss Me Kate)   

1915  Georgia Tech defeats Cumberland College 222-0 in football (record)   

1915  Margarita J Aliger, Russian poet (Zoja) [NS]   

1915  Samuel Prowse Warren, composer, dies at 74.   

1916  222 points are scored in a football game between Georgia Tech and Cumberland University of Lebanon, Tennessee   

1916  Walt W Rostow, NYC, economist (Politics and Stages of Growth)   

1917  Helmut Dantine, Vienna Austria, actor (Shadow of the Cloak).   

1918  Guido Aristarco, film critic.   

1918  C Hubert H Parry, Engl musicologist/composer (Jerusalem), dies at 70   

1919  inaugural London-Amsterdam airline service begins (Brit Aerial Transport)   

1919  The Worlds oldest airline KLM is established in Holland.   

1919  1st London-Amsterdam airline service (Brit Aerial Transport and KLM)   

1919  Gabriel Dell, Barbados, actor (Steve Allen Show).   

1920  Georg Leber, German politician (SPD)   

1921  John Arthur Giles Gere, English art historian (Pre-Raphaelite painter)   

1922  1st radio link, WNJ (Newark) and WGY (Senectady) link for World Series   

1922  Martha Stewart, Bardwell Ky, singer/actress (Daisy Kenyon, Doll Face)   

1923  Yankees Everett Scott runs his consecutive-game streak to 1138   

1923  Irma Grese, Supervisor at Nazi concentration camps.   

1924  160 consecutive days of 100 degrees at Marble Bar, Australia begins   

1924  Greek govt of Dikalekopoulis, forms.   

1924  Clemens Baeumker, German historian (Christian Philosophy), dies at 71.   

1925  Hubert Platt Main, composer, dies at 86.   

1926  Actress Theo Mann-Master steps down from stage   

1926  Diana Lynn, LA CA, actress (Annapolis Story, Easy Come Easy Go).   

1927  Yank Herb Pennock retires 1st 22 Pirates in World Series game.   

1927  Al Martino, Phila, singer (Here in My Heart)/actor (Godfather)   

1928  Paavo Nurmi runs world record 10 miles (50:15.0).   

1929  Ramsay MacDonald is 1st British premier to address US Congress.   

1931  inaugural infra-red photograph, Rochester, NY   

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1573  William laud: English archbishop of canterbury (1633-45)   

1576  John marston: English writer   

1577  Ferdinand: Of bayern, prince-bishop of liege/archbishop   

1589  Maria magdalena of austria: Grand duchess of tuscany   

1698  Henri madin: Composer   

1713  Granville elliott: British military officer   

1728  Caesar rodney: Delaware, judge/signer (declaration of independence)   

1734  Ralph abercromby: English army commander (dutch guyana)   

0290  Death of [christian] sergius: Roman soldier/martyred saint, decapitated   

0336  Marcus: Bishop of rome (336),   

0929  Death of Charles iii: The plain, king of france (893-929),   

1368  Lionel of antwerp: 1st duke of clarence, son of edward iii of england (b. 1338)   

1488  Death of Andrea del verrochio: Sculptor/painter/goldsmith,   

1553  Cristóbal de morales: Spanish composer (bc. 1500)   

1555  Death of Louis of praet: Habsburg diplomat (b. 1488)   

1571  Ali pasha: Turkish fleet commander,