Page 6: Historical Events In October - 09

1938  A Copland and E Lorings ballet "Billy the Kid," premieres in Chicago   

1940  John Lennon, Former member of 'The Beatles' is born   

1940  Winston Churchill elected head of the Conservative party.   

1941  A coup in Panama declares Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango the new president   

1942  Statute of Westminster 1931 formalises Australian autonomy   

1943  HMS CARLISLE (AA), damaged 9th October 1943, Eastern Mediterranean, south west of Rhodes in Scarpanto Strait by German Ju87 divebombers.   

1943  Gerard W Kerncamp, historian/editor-in-chief (Green Amsterdam), dies.   

1944  British PM Winston Churchill arrives in Russia for talks with Stalin.   

1945  British troops occupy Andamanen in Gulf of Bengal.   

1946  The inaugural electric blanket manufactured; sold for $39.50.   

1946  1st electric blanket manufactured; sold for $39.50   

1947  The inaugural telephone conversation between a moving car and a plane   

1947  "High Button Shoes" opens at Century Theater NYC for 727 performances   

1949  Viktor Alexandrovich Uspensky, composer, dies at 70   

1955  Alice Joyce, actress (Song O' My Heart), dies at 65.   

1958  Pope Pius XII dies, 19 years after elevation to the papacy.   

1958  Pius XII, [Eugenio Pacelli], Pope (1939-58), dies at 82.   

1960  Howard Glenn NY Titan, dies of injuries sustain in this day's game.   

1961  Tanganyika is recorded as becoming independent within the British Commonwealth   

1961  Volcano eruptions on Tristan de Cunha (South Atlantic)   

1962  Lulu McConnell comediene (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 80.   

1962  NASA civilian test pilot John B McKay takes X-15 to 39200 m.   

1963  Uganda is recorded as becoming a republic within the British Commonwealth   

1963  Thurlow Weed Lieurance, composer, dies at 85   

1965  Beatles' "Yesterday," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 4 weeks   

1966  Balt Orioles sweep LA Dodgers, in 63rd World Series   

1967  Che Guevara executed in Bolivia   

1967  Andre Maurois, [Emile Herzog], French writer (Balzac), dies.   

1968  Government seizes oil fields in Peru.   

1968  Pierre Mulele, Congolese rebel leader, executed.   

1969  Supremes release "Someday We'll Be Together".   

1970  Cambodia is recorded as becoming the Khmer Republic   

1970  Khmer Republic (Cambodia) declares independence   

1970  Jean Giono, writer, dies   

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1201  Robert de sorbon: Founded sorbonne university, paris   

1221  Salimbene di adam: Italian chronicler   

1261  Dionysius: The justified, king of portugal (1279-1325)   

1328  King peter i of cyprus: King peter i of cyprus (d. 1369)   

1581  Claude g bachet de meziriac: French mathematician/theologist   

1586  Jan iii van foreest: Lawyer/poet/mayor of hoorn   

1586  Archduke leopold v of austria: Archduke leopold v of austria (d. 1632)   

1626  John ferrabosco: Composer   

1047  Death of Clemens ii: [suitger], pope (1046-47),   

1253  Death of Grosseteste: An english scholar,   

1273  Death of Elisabeth of bavaria: Queen of germany   

1326  Reinald i: Earl of gelre/monarch, went insane,   

1390  Johan i: King of castile (1379-90),   

1423  Frederik iii of blankenheim: Bishop of straatsburg/utrecht,   

1436  Death of Jacoba van bavarian: Countess of holland/zealand,   

1555  Justus jonas: German protestant reformer (b. 1493)