Page 5: Historical Events In October - 11

1927  Lou Gehrig elected MVP on this day in history.   

1927  Lou Gehrig named AL MVP (Babe Ruth (former winner) not eligible) on October - 11.   

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

1929  Sean O'Casey's "Silver Tassle," premieres in London on October - 11.   

1929  On October - 11 liselotte Pulver, Swiss actress   

1930  Collingwood Football Club in Melbourne, Australia, won the VFL premiership for the fourth consecutive year on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history bill Fischer, baseball player   

1931  On October - 11 100,000 extreme-right Germans form "Harzburger Front"   

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

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

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

1933  On this day in history josef Hofmiller, writer, dies   

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

1935  On this day in history frank Mitchell, cricketer (2 Tests for Eng then 3 for S Africa), dies   

1936  "Professor Quiz", 1st radio quiz show premieres on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history "Professor Quiz," 1st radio quiz show premieres   

1937  Bobby Charlton, English soccer player on October - 11.   

1939  Albert Einstein informs FDR of possibilities of atomic bomb on this day in history.   

1939  Franklin A Sonn, union leader (South African workers) on this day in history.   

1941  1st NSB-battalion departures to Eastern front on this day in history.   

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.   

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

1942  Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1943  On October - 11 nY Yankees beat Cards 4 games to 1, in 40th World Series, to become 1st team to win 10 World Series   

1944  On this day in history allies bomb sea wall at Veere   

1945  On this day in history chinese civil war begins, Chiang Kai-Shek vs Mao Tse-Tung   

1945  Typhoon hits Okinawa, damaging many Navy ships on this day in history.   

1947  On October - 11 brazil & Chile break diplomatic relations with USSR   

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

1950  On October - 11 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 Your Toes" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 64 performances on October - 11.   

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

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1335  Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408) was born on October - 11.   

1573  On this day in history birth of jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer   

1593  On this day in history birth of claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71)   

1611  Hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome was born on October - 11.   

1616  On this day in history birth of andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664)   

1661  On this day in history birth of melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/elect (Anti-Lucretius)   

1671  On October - 11 birth of frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730)   

1671  On October - 11 birth of richard Moungler (d. 1730)   

0732  Abd ar-Rahman, Yemenite general strategist (Bordeaux occupier), dies on this day in history.   

0965  Bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40 on this day in history.   

1188  Death of Robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France on October - 11.   

1303  Boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies on October - 11.   

1347  Louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies on October - 11.   

1424  Jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46 on this day in history.   

1531  On this day in history huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies   

1598  Joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog), dies on this day in history.