Historical Events In October - 11

1927  On October - 11 lou Gehrig elected MVP  

1927  Lou Gehrig named AL MVP (Babe Ruth (former winner) not eligible) on this day in history.  

1928  The birth of Ennio Morricone, Italian composer and film scorer on October - 11.  

1929  Sean O'Casey's "Silver Tassle," premieres in London on this day in history.  

1929  Liselotte Pulver, Swiss actress on October - 11.  

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

1930  Bill Fischer, baseball player on this day in history.  

1931  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1932  Dottie West, Nashville Tenn, country singer (Here Comes My Baby) on October - 11.  

1933  On October - 11 josef Hofmiller, writer, dies  

1935  Jan van Vlijmen, composer on October - 11.  

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

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

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

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

1939  On this day in history albert Einstein informs FDR of possibilities of atomic bomb  

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  On October - 11 -Oct 12] Sea battle at Cape Esperance Guadalcanal  

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 this day in history.  

1943  On this day in history 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  Chinese civil war begins, Chiang Kai-Shek vs Mao Tse-Tung on October - 11.  

1945  On this day in history typhoon hits Okinawa, damaging many Navy ships.  

1947  On this day in history brazil & Chile break diplomatic relations with USSR  

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

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 October - 11.  

1954  "On Your Toes" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 64 performances on October - 11.  

1955  All Peron feast days disposed of in Argentina on this day in history.  

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1335  On October - 11 birth of taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408)  

1573  Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer was born on this day in history.  

1593  Claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71) was born on this day in history.  

1611  On this day in history birth of hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome  

1616  Andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664) was born on October - 11.  

1661  On October - 11 birth of melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/elect (Anti-Lucretius)  

1671  Frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730) was born on October - 11.  

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 October - 11.  

1188  On October - 11 death of robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France  

1303  Boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies on this day in history.  

1347  Louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies on this day in history.  

1424  On this day in history jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46  

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.