Hisdates•ComPage 5: Historical Events In October - 11
Tuesday, 08 July 2025
1927 Lou Gehrig elected MVP on this day in history. 
1927 Lou Gehrig named AL MVP (Babe Ruth (former winner) not eligible) on this day in history.
1928 On October - 11 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 October - 11 liselotte Pulver, Swiss actress
1930 Collingwood Football Club in Melbourne, Australia, won the VFL premiership for the fourth consecutive year on October - 11.
1930 On this day in history bill Fischer, baseball player
1931 100,000 extreme-right Germans form "Harzburger Front" on October - 11.
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 October - 11 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 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 Albert Einstein informs FDR of possibilities of atomic bomb on this day in history.
1939 On this day in history franklin A Sonn, union leader (South African workers)
1941 On this day in history 1st NSB-battalion departures to Eastern front
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 On this day in history -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 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 October - 11.
1944 Allies bomb sea wall at Veere on October - 11.
1945 Chinese civil war begins, Chiang Kai-Shek vs Mao Tse-Tung on this day in history.
1945 On this day in history typhoon hits Okinawa, damaging many Navy ships.
1947 On October - 11 brazil & Chile break diplomatic relations with USSR
1948 "Love Life" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 252 performances on October - 11.
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 October - 11.
1955 All Peron feast days disposed of in Argentina on October - 11.
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