Page 5: Historical Events In October - 10

1926  St Louis Cards beat NY Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 23rd World Series on October - 10.   

1926  On this day in history oscar Brown Jr, US songwriter (Brown Baby, Forbidden Fruit)   

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  On this day in history karl von Bach, German engineer (Maschinenelemente), dies at 84   

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

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

1933  The first synthetic detergent for home use marketed on this day in history.   

1933  On October - 10 1st synthetic detergent, "Dreft" by Procter & Gamble, goes on sale   

1935  George Gershwin's "Porgy & Bess" opens on Broadway on October - 10.   

1935  "Porgy & Bess," by George Gershwin, NY premiere on October - 10.   

1935  Arthur Henderson, British Labour minister (Nobel 1934), dies at 72 on October - 10.   

1936  On this day in history 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  Martin Bladen, cricketer (the 7th Lord Hawke), dies on this day in history.   

1939  Annexation of Western Poland by Third Reich on October - 10.   

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

1941  On October - 10 german U-boat torpedoes US destroyer Kearney   

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

1942  Richard von Schaukal, Austria poet/writer (Schlemihle), dies at 68 on October - 10.   

1943  Chiang Kai-shek takes oath of office as president of China on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history adm Halsey's Task Force 30 bombs Okinawa, 700 die   

1945  On this day in history detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 3 in 42nd World Series   

1946  On this day in history the birth of Chris Tarrant, British TV show creator (who wants to be a millionaire)   

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

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

1948  Then record 86,288 see game 5 of World Series in Cleveland on October - 10.   

1949  3rd NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-1 at Toronto on October - 10.   

1951  Yanks beat Giants 4 games to 2 in World Series, DiMaggio's final game on this day in history.   

1954  Ho Chi Minh enters Hanoi after French troops pulled out on October - 10.   

1955  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 on this day in history.   

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

1678  John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707) was born on October - 10.   

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 this day in history birth of johann Ludwig Krebs, composer   

0019  Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant of Rijnleger, dies at 33 on this day in history.   

0413  On October - 10 death of nicias, Athens politician (Peace of Nicias), killed at about 57   

0680  Death of Hussein, grandson of prophet Mohammed, beheaded on October - 10.   

0732  Death of Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Moorish Governor of Andalusia on October - 10.   

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

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

1616  Maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60 on October - 10.   

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