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Saturday, 23 August 2025
1927 On October - 11 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 October - 11 sean O'Casey's "Silver Tassle," premieres in London
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 October - 11.
1931 100,000 extreme-right Germans form "Harzburger Front" on this day in history.
1932 The first political telecast (Democratic National Committee) at CBS, NYC on this day in history.
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 October - 11 josef Hofmiller, writer, dies
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 this day in history.
1936 "Professor Quiz", 1st radio quiz show premieres on this day in history.
1936 "Professor Quiz," 1st radio quiz show premieres on October - 11.
1937 Bobby Charlton, English soccer player on October - 11.
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 this day in history.
1941 1st NSB-battalion departures to Eastern front 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.
1942 On October - 11 -Oct 12] Sea battle at Cape Esperance Guadalcanal
1942 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1943 NY Yankees beat Cards 4 games to 1, in 40th World Series, to become 1st team to win 10 World Series on October - 11.
1944 On October - 11 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 October - 11.
1947 On this day in history brazil & Chile break diplomatic relations with USSR
1948 On this day in history "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 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 October - 11.
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