Page 6: Historical Events In October - 10
Wednesday, 11 February 2026
1956 Fazal Mahmood takes 13-114 for match v Aus, Karachi 

1957 Pres Eisenhower apologizes to finance minister of Ghana, Komla Agbeli Gbdemah, after he is refused service in a Dover, Del, restaurant 

1957 Accident at British nuclear reactor in Windsdale 

1958 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. 

1959 inaugural Global Airline service is announced by Pan American World Airways. 

1959 Friedrich, Prince of Liechtenstein, dies. 

1960 Ron Stewart of Ottawa rushes for CFL-record 287 yards 

1961 Otis M Smith appointed to Michigan Supreme Court 

1961 The entire population of Tristan de Cunha is evacuated, following a volcanic eruption on the South Atlantic island. 

1963 Treaty banning atmospheric nuclear tests signed by US, UK, USSR 

1964 18th modern Olympic games opens in Tokyo. 

1964 Eddie Cantor, comedian (Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater), dies at 72. 

1965 Georgy Mikhaylovich Rimsky-Korsakov, composer, dies at 63 

1967 Ervin Major, composer, dies at 66. 

1968 George Harrison forms Singsong Ltd. 

1968 Lee Evans of the US sets 400 meter record at 43.86 

1968 Wilhelmina J "Willy" Haak, Dutch actress (Abandoned Child), dies at 71 

1970 Fiji gains independence from Britain (National Day). 

1970 The October Crisis in Canada 

1970 Adam Rapacki, Polish minister of Maritime (1956-68), dies at 60 

1973 US Vice President Spiro Agnew steps down. 

1973 VP Spiro T Agnew pleads no contest to tax evasion and steps down. 

1973 Albe, [Renaut A Joostens], Flemish writer (Paradise Bird), dies at 71. 

1974 Canadian John Hathaway begins 2-yr ride of 50600 miles 

1974 Marie Luise Kaschnitz, writer, dies at 73 

1975 Liz Taylor's 6th marriage (re-marries Richard Burton). 

1975 Lillian Walker, dies at 88. 

1976 Greece's 98 year-old Dimitrion Yordanidis, is oldest man to compete in a marathon; he finishes in 7 33 

1976 NJ Meadowlands' Giant's Stadium opens. 

1976 Connee Boswell, singer (Pete Kelly's Blue), dies at 68 

1976 Greece's 98 year-old Dimitrion Yordanidis, is oldest man to compete in a marathon; he finishes in 7:33 

1978 British pop magazine "Smash Hits," 1st published 

1978 Pres Carter signs a bill authorizing the Susan B Anthony dollar 

1978 Gesina Van de Molen, Dutch lawyer, dies at 86 

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