Page 6: Historical Events In October - 08

1943  Great-Britain establishes bases on Azores.   

1944  "Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" debut on CBS radio.   

1944  Wendell Lewis Wilkie, Republican politician, dies at 52   

1945  Truman announced atomic bomb secret shared with Britain and Canada   

1945  Herman T Colenbrander, historian, dies at 73   

1946  Kwo-less-shrew selects Gen Chiang Kai-shek as president of China.   

1947  Felix Salten, [Siegmund Salzmann], Austria writer (Bambi), dies at 78   

1949  Sigourney Weaver, American actress is born   

1950  4th NHL All-Star Game: Detroit beat All-Stars 7-1 at Detroit.   

1951  "Music in the Air" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 56 performances.   

1952  2 trains collide with a derailed commuter train, results in the deaths of 112 (England).   

1953  Birmingham Alabama, bars Jackie Robinson's Negro-White All-Stars from playing there Robinson gives in and drops white players from his group.   

1953  Kathleen Ferrier, English alto singer, dies at 41.   

1955  Worlds most powerful aircraft carrier, Saratoga (US), launched   

1956  Don Larsen, NY, pitches only perfect World Series game, vs Brooklyn   

1956  Dirk Koster, literary (New noises), dies at 69.   

1957  Turkish and Syrian border guards exchange fire.   

1957  Brooklyn Dodgers announce move to Los Angeles.   

1958  Braves Eddie Mathews strikes out for World Series record 11th time.   

1962  Algeria admitted as 109th member of the UN   

1962  N Korea reports 100% election turnout, 100% vote for Workers' Party.   

1962  Solomon Linda, South African singer and composer.   

1963  Sultan of Zanzibar cedes his mainland possessions to Kenya   

1964  Ringo Starr takes and passes his driving test.   

1964  Charles Hodge, NYU professor (Answers for Americans), dies at 69.   

1967  Clement R Attlee, premier pf Great Britain (1945-51), dies at 84   

1969  Eduardo Ciannelli, actor (Waldo-Johnny Staccato), dies at 81.   

1970  Soviet author Alexander I Solzhenitsyn awarded Nobel Prize for Lit.   

1970  Jean Giono, French writer (Hussard Sur le Toit), dies at 75.   

1971  In this year, John Lennon releases his megahit "Imagine".   

1971  Christopher Dark, actor (Man Behind the Badge), dies at 51   

1973  Gabriel Marcel, writer, dies.   

1975  Alberto Hemsi, composer, dies at 78   

1978  Jim Gilliam, coach (LA Dodgers), dies at 49.   

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1515  Margaret douglas: Countess of lennox   

1585  Heinrich schutz: Composer   

1619  Philipp von zesen: German poet/historian (amsterdam)   

1621  Maximilian h of bayern: Prince-bishop of liege/bishop of hildesheim   

1676  Benito jerónimo feijóo y montenegro: Spanish scholar   

1690  Jaime de casellas: Composer   

1692  Antonio palella: Composer   

1697  Cornelis consolation: Dutch portrait painter (unseemly love)   

0705  Death of Abd al-malik: Kalief of damascus,   

0976  Jelena of zadar: Croatian queen   

1094  St mark: The evangelist, buried in san marcos minstery in venice   

1253  Death of Robert grosseteste: English bishop/expert (optica),   

1286  Death of John i of dreux: Duke of brittany (b. 1217)   

1317  Death of Fushimi: Emperor of japan (b. 1265)   

1604  Janus dousa: [johan van de does], literature/politician,   

1606  Death of Jan: The aged, count of nassau/fathered 24,