Page 6: Historical Events In October - 09

1937  August de Boeck, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history a Copland & E Lorings ballet "Billy the Kid," premieres in Chicago   

1940  On this day in history the birth of John Lennon, Former member of 'The Beatles'   

1940  On this day in history winston Churchill elected head of the Conservative party   

1941  On this day in history a coup in Panama declares Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango the new president.   

1942  On this day in history statute of Westminster 1931 formalises Australian autonomy.   

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

1943  On this day in history gerard W Kerncamp, historian/editor-in-chief (Green Amsterdam), dies   

1944  On this day in history british PM Winston Churchill arrives in Russia for talks with Stalin   

1945  British troops occupy Andamanen in Gulf of Bengal on October - 09.   

1946  The first electric blanket manufactured; sold for $39.50 on October - 09.   

1946  1st electric blanket manufactured; sold for $39.50 on October - 09.   

1947  On this day in history the first telephone conversation between a moving car & a plane   

1947  On October - 09 "High Button Shoes" opens at Century Theater NYC for 727 performances   

1949  On this day in history viktor Alexandrovich Uspensky, composer, dies at 70   

1955  On October - 09 alice Joyce, actress (Song O' My Heart), dies at 65   

1958  On October - 09 pope Pius XII dies, 19 years after elevation to the papacy   

1958  On October - 09 pius XII, [Eugenio Pacelli], Pope (1939-58), dies at 82   

1960  On this day in history howard Glenn NY Titan, dies of injuries sustain in this day's game   

1960  On this day in history howard Glenn, NY Titan, dies of injuries sustain in this day's game   

1961  Tanganyika becomes independent within the British Commonwealth on this day in history.   

1961  Volcano eruptions on Tristan de Cunha (South Atlantic) on this day in history.   

1962  On October - 09 lulu McConnell comediene (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 80   

1962  NASA civilian test pilot John B McKay takes X-15 to 39,200 m on October - 09.   

1962  On this day in history lulu McConnell, comediene (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 80   

1963  On October - 09 uganda becomes a republic within the British Commonwealth   

1963  Thurlow Weed Lieurance, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1965  Beatles' "Yesterday," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 4 weeks on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history balt Orioles sweep LA Dodgers, in 63rd World Series   

1967  On this day in history che Guevara executed in Bolivia   

1967  On this day in history andre Maurois, [Emile Herzog], French writer (Balzac), dies   

1968  Government seizes oil fields in Peru on October - 09.   

1968  On October - 09 pierre Mulele, Congolese rebel leader, executed   

1969  On October - 09 supremes release "Someday We'll Be Together"   

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1201  Robert de Sorbon, founded Sorbonne University, Paris was born on October - 09.   

1221  Salimbene di Adam, Italian chronicler was born on this day in history.   

1261  On this day in history birth of dionysius, the Justified, king of Portugal (1279-1325)   

1328  On October - 09 birth of king Peter I of Cyprus (d. 1369)   

1581  Claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/theologist was born on October - 09.   

1586  On October - 09 birth of jan III van Foreest, lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn   

1586  Archduke Leopold V of Austria (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.   

1626  On this day in history birth of john Ferrabosco, composer   

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

1253  On this day in history grosseteste, an English scholar, dies at 78   

1273  On this day in history death of elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany   

1326  On this day in history reinald I, earl of Gelre/monarch, went insane, dies   

1390  Johan I, king of Castile (1379-90), dies on this day in history.   

1423  On October - 09 frederik III of Blankenheim, bishop of Straatsburg/Utrecht, dies   

1436  On October - 09 jacoba van Bavarian, countess of Holland/Zealand, dies at 35   

1555  On this day in history death of justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (b. 1493)