Page 5: Historical Events In October - 11
Monday, 15 December 2025
1927 On October - 11 lou Gehrig elected MVP 

1927 On this day in history lou Gehrig named AL MVP (Babe Ruth (former winner) not eligible) 

1928 On this day in history the birth of Ennio Morricone, Italian composer and film scorer 

1929 On October - 11 sean O'Casey's "Silver Tassle," premieres in London 

1929 On this day in history liselotte Pulver, Swiss actress 

1930 Collingwood Football Club in Melbourne, Australia, won the VFL premiership for the fourth consecutive year on October - 11. 

1930 Bill Fischer, baseball player on October - 11. 

1931 100,000 extreme-right Germans form "Harzburger Front" on this day in history. 

1932 On this day in history the first political telecast (Democratic National Committee) at CBS, NYC 

1932 On October - 11 1st political telecast (Democratic National Committee) at CBS, NYC 

1932 On this day in history dottie West, Nashville Tenn, country singer (Here Comes My Baby) 

1933 Josef Hofmiller, writer, dies on October - 11. 

1935 Jan van Vlijmen, composer on this day in history. 

1935 Frank Mitchell, cricketer (2 Tests for Eng then 3 for S Africa), dies on October - 11. 

1936 "Professor Quiz", 1st radio quiz show premieres on October - 11. 

1936 "Professor Quiz," 1st radio quiz show premieres on October - 11. 

1937 Bobby Charlton, English soccer player on this day in history. 

1939 Albert Einstein informs FDR of possibilities of atomic bomb on October - 11. 

1939 Franklin A Sonn, union leader (South African workers) on October - 11. 

1941 1st NSB-battalion departures to Eastern front on October - 11. 

1942 On this day in history battle of Cape Esperance begins In two-day battle, American task force stops Japanese attack on Guadalcanal and sinks two Japanese ships while losing only USS Duncan (DD-485). 

1942 -Oct 12] Sea battle at Cape Esperance Guadalcanal on October - 11. 

1942 Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer, dies at 64 on October - 11. 

1942 Battle of Cape Esperance begins: In two-day battle, American task force stops Japanese attack on Guadalcanal and sinks two Japanese ships while losing only USS Duncan (DD-485) on October - 11. 

1943 NY Yankees beat Cards 4 games to 1, in 40th World Series, to become 1st team to win 10 World Series on this day in history. 

1944 Allies bomb sea wall at Veere on this day in history. 

1945 On October - 11 chinese civil war begins, Chiang Kai-Shek vs Mao Tse-Tung 

1945 Typhoon hits Okinawa, damaging many Navy ships on October - 11. 

1947 Brazil & Chile break diplomatic relations with USSR on October - 11. 

1948 On October - 11 "Love Life" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 252 performances 

1950 On this day in history task Force 77 Aircraft destroy North Korean vessels off Songjin and Wonsan and north of Hungham. 

1950 The U.S. Federal Communications Commission issues the first license to broadcast television in color, to CBS on this day in history. 

1954 On this day in history "On Your Toes" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 64 performances 

1955 On October - 11 all Peron feast days disposed of in Argentina 

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