Page 5: Historical Events In October - 10

1926  On this day in history st Louis Cards beat NY Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 23rd World Series   

1926  Oscar Brown Jr, US songwriter (Brown Baby, Forbidden Fruit) on October - 10.   

1927  On October - 10 clairmonte Depeiaza, cricketer (world record partnership v Aust 1955)   

1930  AP votes Joe Cronin unofficial AL MVP & BWA names Hack Wilson NL MVP on October - 10.   

1930  On October - 10 adlai Stevenson III, (D-Sen-Ill)   

1931  On this day in history a J Bennett hits H Garbarino for 1st scoring pass in Canada's Big 4   

1931  Karl von Bach, German engineer (Maschinenelemente), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history "Betty & Bob" premiers on radio   

1932  "Betty & Bob" premieres on radio on October - 10.   

1933  On this day in history the first synthetic detergent for home use marketed   

1933  1st synthetic detergent, "Dreft" by Procter & Gamble, goes on sale on this day in history.   

1935  On October - 10 george Gershwin's "Porgy & Bess" opens on Broadway   

1935  "Porgy & Bess," by George Gershwin, NY premiere on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history arthur Henderson, British Labour minister (Nobel 1934), dies at 72   

1936  On October - 10 bradman scores 212 in 202 mins in a cricket testimonial game   

1937  NY Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 1 in 34th World Series on this day in history.   

1938  Germany completed annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history martin Bladen, cricketer (the 7th Lord Hawke), dies   

1939  On this day in history annexation of Western Poland by Third Reich.   

1941  On this day in history the resienstadt ghetto in Czechoslovakia is established.   

1941  German U-boat torpedoes US destroyer Kearney on this day in history.   

1942  On October - 10 1,300 Austrian Jews transported to Theresienstadt   

1942  On October - 10 richard von Schaukal, Austria poet/writer (Schlemihle), dies at 68   

1943  Chiang Kai-shek takes oath of office as president of China on October - 10.   

1944  Adm Halsey's Task Force 30 bombs Okinawa, 700 die on October - 10.   

1945  On October - 10 detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 3 in 42nd World Series   

1946  The birth of Chris Tarrant, British TV show creator (who wants to be a millionaire) on October - 10.   

1946  On October - 10 max Frisch' "Die Chinesische Mauer," premieres in Zurich   

1947  "Allegro" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 318 performances on this day in history.   

1948  Then record 86,288 see game 5 of World Series in Cleveland on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history 3rd NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-1 at Toronto   

1951  On October - 10 yanks beat Giants 4 games to 2 in World Series, DiMaggio's final game   

1954  On October - 10 ho Chi Minh enters Hanoi after French troops pulled out   

1955  On October - 10 the carrier Saipan with Helicopter Training Unit HTU-1 aboard, left Tampico, Mexico, after a week of disaster relief operations for the inhabitants of the area. During these operations, the helicopters rescued 5,439 people   

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1344  Mary Plantagenet,English princess (d. 1362) was born on this day in history.   

1486  Charles III, Duke of Savoy was born on this day in history.   

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

1599  Jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea) was born on this day in history.   

1678  On October - 10 birth of john Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707)   

1684  Jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige) was born on this day in history.   

1700  Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (d. 1759) was born on October - 10.   

1713  On October - 10 birth of johann Ludwig Krebs, composer   

0019  On this day in history julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant of Rijnleger, dies at 33   

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

0680  On this day in history death of hussein, grandson of prophet Mohammed, beheaded   

0732  Death of Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Moorish Governor of Andalusia on this day in history.   

0833  On October - 10 death of al-Ma'mun, Abbasid caliph of Baghdad (b. 786)   

1359  On October - 10 death of king Hugh IV of Cyprus (b. 1295)   

1616  Maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1651  On October - 10 philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostole, dies at 77