Historical Events In October - 11

1927  On this day in history lou Gehrig elected MVP   

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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  Josef Hofmiller, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1935  On October - 11 jan van Vlijmen, composer   

1935  Frank Mitchell, cricketer (2 Tests for Eng then 3 for S Africa), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1937  On October - 11 bobby Charlton, English soccer player   

1939  On October - 11 albert Einstein informs FDR of possibilities of atomic bomb   

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  On October - 11 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  On October - 11 leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer, dies at 64   

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

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

1947  Brazil & Chile break diplomatic relations with USSR on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history "Love Life" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 252 performances   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1573  On October - 11 birth of jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer   

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

1611  Hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome was born on this day in history.   

1616  Andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664) was born on this day in history.   

1661  Melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/elect (Anti-Lucretius) was born on this day in history.   

1671  On this day in history birth of frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730)   

1671  On this day in history birth of richard Moungler (d. 1730)   

0732  On this day in history abd ar-Rahman, Yemenite general strategist (Bordeaux occupier), dies   

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

1188  On this day in history death of robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France   

1303  On this day in history boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies   

1347  On this day in history louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies   

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

1531  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies on this day in history.   

1598  On October - 11 joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog), dies