Historical Events In October - 10

1906  Paul Creston, [Giuseppe Guttoveggio], NY, composer (Creative Harmony) on this day in history.  

1908  On this day in history baseball Writers Association, formed  

1908  David Alexander Reginald Herbert, writer on October - 10.  

1909  Florida Friebus, actress (Dobie Gillis' mom, Bob Newhart Show) on this day in history.  

1910  Alan Frank, music publisher on this day in history.  

1910  On this day in history willem Maris, painter (Hague School), dies at 66  

1911  Sun Yat-sen's revolutionaries overthrow Manchus on October - 10.  

1911  On this day in history sun Yat-sen's revolutionaries overthrow Manchus (Taiwan Natl Day)  

1912  Charles Henry Madge, poet writer/sociologist on this day in history.  

1913  On October - 10 gamboa Dam in Panama blown up; Atlantic & Pacific waters mix completing the Panama Canal  

1913  On October - 10 british passenger ship Volturno catches fire in Atlantic (136 kill)  

1913  On October - 10 claude Simon, writer  

1914  German forces route Belgians in Antwerp Belgium (WW I) on October - 10.  

1914  Dorothy Lamour, [Kaumeyer], NO LA, actress (Road to Bali, Road to Rio) on October - 10.  

1914  Gijsbert van Tienhoven, mayor (Amsterdam)/foreign minister, dies at 73 on October - 10.  

1916  On this day in history in Game 3, Charlie Ebbets becomes the 1st owner to raise the price of World Series grandstand seats to $5-up from $3  

1916  On October - 10 benson Fong, Sacramento CA, actress (Charlie Chan, Purple Heart)  

1917  On this day in history giants Rube Benton is 1st lefty to pitch a World Series no hitter  

1917  On this day in history ilona Ference, actress (Quatermass II, Star of My Night)  

1918  On this day in history baden's Geisz forms govt  

1918  On October - 10 bobby Byrne, Columbus Ohio, orch leader (Club Seven)  

1919  Richard Strauss & Hugo van Hofmannsthals premieres in Vienna on this day in history.  

1919  Gerald Etheridge Gomez, cricketer (post-war WI all-rounder) on this day in history.  

1920  On this day in history the birth of Thelonius Monk, Celebrated US Jazz pianist and composer  

1920  On October - 10 1st Grandslam in WS (Smith) & 1st unassisted triple play (Wambsganss)  

1921  On October - 10 nFL Decatur Staleys become Chicago Staleys, win 14-10  

1921  "Boy" [FHP] Trip, Dutch minister on October - 10.  

1922  On this day in history boeli [Willem C] van Leeuwen, Antillian writer (Vreemdeling Op Aarde)  

1923  On October - 10 saxony gets Social Democratic & Communist coalition government  

1923  On October - 10 louis Gottlieb, musician  

1924  James Clavell is born (author of Shogun, Noble House, Tai-Pan) on this day in history.  

1924  Ibn Saud of Nedzhed captures Mecca on this day in history.  

1924  Edward D Wood Jr, Poughkeepsie NY, director (Plan 9 from Outer Space) on October - 10.  

1925  On October - 10 ivan Svitak, philosopher  

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1344  On October - 10 birth of mary Plantagenet,English princess (d. 1362)  

1486  Charles III, Duke of Savoy was born on October - 10.  

1567  Infanta Caterina Micaela of Spain (d. 1597) was born on October - 10.  

1599  On October - 10 birth of jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea)  

1678  On this day in history birth of john Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707)  

1684  On October - 10 birth of jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige)  

1700  Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.  

1713  Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer was born on this day in history.  

0019  Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant of Rijnleger, dies at 33 on October - 10.  

0413  On this day in history death of nicias, Athens politician (Peace of Nicias), killed at about 57  

0680  On October - 10 death of hussein, grandson of prophet Mohammed, beheaded  

0732  On this day in history death of abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Moorish Governor of Andalusia  

0833  On this day in history death of al-Ma'mun, Abbasid caliph of Baghdad (b. 786)  

1359  On this day in history death of king Hugh IV of Cyprus (b. 1295)  

1616  On October - 10 maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60  

1651  On this day in history philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostole, dies at 77