Historical Events In October - 09

1914  Edward Andrews, Griffin GA, actor (Tea & Sympathy, Glass Bottom Boat) on this day in history.  

1915  Woodrow Wilson becomes 1st pres to attend a world series game (World Series #12) on October - 09.  

1915  Belgrade Serbia, surrenders to Central leaders on this day in history.  

1915  On October - 09 clifford M. Hardin, United States Secretary of Agriculture  

1915  On October - 09 constant A M Cap, Flemish poet/etcher, dies at 73  

1916  Babe Ruth begins 29 2/3 scoreless World Series innings on October - 09.  

1917  On this day in history kusuo Kitamura, Japan, 1500m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1932)  

1917  Hussain Kamil, sultan of Egypt (1914-17), dies at 63 on October - 09.  

1918  E Howard Hunt, Hamburg NY, involved in Watergate break-in on October - 09.  

1918  On October - 09 michail V Alekseyev, Russian general (WW I), murdered at 60  

1919  On October - 09 rezso Sugar, composer  

1920  1st World Series game in Cleveland, Indians win 2-1 on this day in history.  

1920  On this day in history jens Bjorneboe, Norway, poet/writer (Dikt, Jonas)  

1921  Babe Ruth's 1st WS homer; only Sunday game ever pitched by Carl Mays on this day in history.  

1922  On this day in history fyvush Finkel, actor (Middle Ages, Picket Fences)  

1923  On this day in history donald Sinden, England, actor (Doctor at Large, Mogambo, Simba)  

1924  On this day in history robert A Rushworth, Madison Maine, test pilot (X-15)  

1925  Robert Finch, actor (Academy Theater) on October - 09.  

1926  Dutch Queen Wilhelmina opens Royal Colonial Institution on October - 09.  

1926  Daniele Delorme, [Gabrielle Girard], Paris, actress (Pardon My Affair) on this day in history.  

1927  Ivan Metropolitan Ioann Snychev, Russion Orthodox Priest on this day in history.  

1928  On October - 09 marcel Pagnol's "Topaz," premieres in Paris  

1928  On October - 09 einojuhani Rautavaara, Helsinki Finland, composer (Kaivos)  

1929  On this day in history g Kaufman & R Lardner's musical "June Moon," premieres in NYC  

1930  The first transcontinental flight by a woman completed, Laura Ingalls on October - 09.  

1930  On October - 09 1st transcontinental flight by a woman completed, Laura Ingalls  

1930  David Rounds, Bronxville NY, actor (Terence-Beacon Hill) on this day in history.  

1931  On this day in history tony Booth, British actor and father of Cherie Blair  

1933  On this day in history bill Tidy, English cartoonist (Fosdyke Saga)  

1934  King Alexander of Yugoslavia, by Georgief, a Croatian terrorist on this day in history.  

1934  St Louis Cards beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3 in 31st World Series on October - 09.  

1934  J-Louis-F Barthou, French writer/premier/foreign minister, murdered on October - 09.  

1936  Generators at Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) begin transmitting electricity to Los Angeles on October - 09.  

1936  Hoover Dam begins transmitting electricity to LA on October - 09.  

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1201  On October - 09 birth of robert de Sorbon, founded Sorbonne University, Paris  

1221  On this day in history birth of salimbene di Adam, Italian chronicler  

1261  Dionysius, the Justified, king of Portugal (1279-1325) was born on October - 09.  

1328  King Peter I of Cyprus (d. 1369) was born on October - 09.  

1581  On this day in history birth of claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/theologist  

1586  On this day in history birth of jan III van Foreest, lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn  

1586  On October - 09 birth of archduke Leopold V of Austria (d. 1632)  

1626  On October - 09 birth of john Ferrabosco, composer  

1047  On this day in history clemens II, [Suitger], Pope (1046-47), dies (b. 1005)  

1253  Grosseteste, an English scholar, dies at 78 on October - 09.  

1273  On October - 09 death of elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany  

1326  On October - 09 reinald I, earl of Gelre/monarch, went insane, dies  

1390  On October - 09 johan I, king of Castile (1379-90), dies  

1423  Frederik III of Blankenheim, bishop of Straatsburg/Utrecht, dies on October - 09.  

1436  Jacoba van Bavarian, countess of Holland/Zealand, dies at 35 on this day in history.  

1555  Death of Justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (b. 1493) on this day in history.