Page 5: Historical Events In October - 14

1926  Alan Alexander Milne's book "Winnie-the-Pooh" released   

1926  Bill Justis, rocker.   

1928  Roger Moore, British actor is born.   

1929  Phila A's beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 1 in 26th World Series   

1930  Ethel Mermans debuts on Broadway in "Girl Crazy".   

1930  Sam[uel] van Houten, lib minister (Child labor laws), dies   

1931  1st broadcast of Dutch Radio Peoples University.   

1933  Nazi Germany announces withdrawal from League of Nations   

1934  "Lux Radio Theatre" premieres.   

1938  Nazis plan Jewish ghettos for all major cities.   

1939  HMS ROYAL OAK sunk at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, north of Scotland by 3 torpedoes from German U-47.   

1939  BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated) formed   

1940  Balham tube disaster during the Blitz   

1941  1st mass deportation of Kowno, Lodz, Minsk and Riga.   

1942  Dobbe resistances group overthrows Bonkarten distribution   

1943  400 Jews escape in uprising at Sobibor extermination Camp in Poland   

1943  Jackie Matthews, cricketer (8 Tests 1911-12, 16 wickets), dies.   

1944  German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel commits suicide rather than face trial for his part in an attempt to overthrow Hitler   

1944  Allied troops land in Corfu.   

1944  Erwin Rommel, German fieldmarshal (WW II-Africa), suicide at 52   

1945  Chicago Cardinals end a record 29-game losing streak, beat Bears.   

1946  Netherland and Indonesia sign cease fire.   

1947  Chuck Yeager in Bell XS-1 makes inaugural supersonic flight (Mach 1.015).   

1947  Chuck Yeager makes the inaugural 'Supersonic' flight over Edwards Air Force Base California   

1947  Chuck Yeager in Bell XS-1 makes 1st supersonic flight (Mach 1.015)   

1948  Batavia lt-governor-general Of Mook dismissed.   

1949  14 US Communist Party leaders convicted of sedition.   

1950  Rev Sun Young Moon liberated from Hung Nam prison.   

1951  Det Lion Jack Christiansen returns 2 punts for touchdowns vs LA Rams.   

1952  "Buttrio Square" opens at New Century Theater NYC for 7 performances.   

1953  Ike promises to fire as Red any federal worker taking 5th amendment.   

1953  1st 3 Dutch female police officers go into service.   

1954  Israeli act of revenge in Qibiya Jordan, results in the deaths of 53   

1956  Charles Ives' overture "Robert Browning," premieres in NYC.   

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1257  King przemysl ii of poland: King przemysl ii of poland (d. 1296)   

1404  Marie of anjou: Queen of france   

1493  Shimazu tadayoshi: Japanese warlord   

1499  Claude of france: Wife of louis xii of france   

1542  Abul-fath djalal-ud-din: 3rd mogol emperor of india (1556-1605)   

1606  Johan maetsuyker: Dutch governor-general of ceylon (1653-78)   

1630  Sophia of hanover: Princess palatine and electress of saxony   

1633  James ii stuart: King of england/scotland (james vii) (1685-88)   

0530  Death of Dioscurus: Anti-pope (530),   

1066  Harold ii: King of england (1066),   

1092  Death of Aboe ali hasan ibn nizam al-moelk: Writer (sijasetname), assassinated   

1256  Death of Kujo yoritsugu: Japanese shogun (b. 1239)   

1318  Death of Edward bruce: High king of ireland   

1536  Garcilaso de la vega: Spanish poet/diplomat,   

1552  Oswald myconius: Swiss protestant reformer (b. 1488)   

1565  Death of Thomas chaloner: English statesman and poet (b. 1521)