Page 6: Historical Events In October - 18

1948  Operation 10 Plagues.   

1948  [Heinrich A H] Walther von Brauchitsch, German fieldmarshal, dies   

1950  Connie Mack retires as manager of A's after 50 years.   

1952  "Buttrio Square" closes at New Century Theater NYC after 7 perfs.   

1953  WLJT TV channel 11 in Lexington, TN (PBS) begins broadcasting   

1953  Douwe Kalma, Fries literature/christian-socialist, dies at 57   

1954  Hurricane Hazel (3rd of 1954) is recorded as becoming most severe to hit US.   

1955  Track and Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athlete   

1955  Track and Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athelete.   

1955  Jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher, dies at 72.   

1960  In Britain, the News Chronicle and Daily Mail merge,.   

1960  The London Evening Star merges with the Evening News.   

1960  Casey Stengel retired by NY Yankees (won 10 pennants in 12 years).   

1961  Wynton Marsalis, Jazz trumpeter is born.   

1961  Emergency crisis proclaimed in South Vietnam due to commun attack.   

1962  Dr Watson (US) and Drs Crick and Wilkins (Britain) win Nobel Prize for Medicine for work in determining structure of DNA   

1962  US launches Ranger 5 for lunar impact; misses Moon.   

1962  JFK meets Russian minister of Foreign affairs Andrei Gromyko   

1963  IOC votes Mexico City to host 1968 Olympics   

1963  Claudio Carneyro, composer, dies at 68.   

1964  In this year, Marlene Hagge claims LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational   

1965  Frank Hutchens, composer, dies at 73.   

1966  "Apple Tree" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 463 performances.   

1966  Bill Nestell, US actor (Dangerous Venture), dies of heart attack at 73   

1967  Soviet Venera 4 is recorded as becoming the inaugural probe to send data back from Venus   

1967  Walt Disney's "Jungle Book" is released.   

1967  Nobel prize for physics awarded to Hans A Bethe   

1968  Circus Circus opens in Las Vegas.   

1968  John Lennon and Yoko Ono fined for marijuana possession.   

1968  Lee Tracy, actor (Doctor X, Bombshell, Best Man), dies of cancer at 70   

1969  Federal govt bans use of cyclamates artificial sweeteners.   

1969  Soyuz 8 returns to Earth.   

1972  Ken Wishart, cricketer (WI opening batsman in one Test 1935), dies.   

1973  Congress authorizes bi-centennial quarter, half-dollar and dollar coin   

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1127  Emperor go-shirakawa of japan: Emperor go-shirakawa of japan (d. 1192)   

1239  Stefanus v: Prince of transylvania/king of hungary (1270-72)   

1405  Pius ii: [aenea s piccolomini], italian pope (1458-64) (cynthia)   

1517  Manoel da nóbrega: Portuguese jesuit in brazil   

1547  Justus lipsius: [joost lips], dutch classic philologist/historian   

1569  Giambattista marini: Italian poet   

1595  Edward winslow: Plymouth colony founder   

1611  Valentin strobel: Composer   

0707  John vii: Greek pope (705-07),   

1035  Sancho iii of navarre: Sancho iii of navarre   

1101  Hugh of vermandois: Son of henry i of france (b. 1053)   

1141  Margrave leopold iv of austria: Margrave leopold iv of austria   

1216  Death of John: King of england (1199-1216, magna charta),   

1340  Henry henricus of friemar: Augustine philosopher,   

1382  Death of James butler: 2nd earl of ormonde (b. 1331)   

1417  Gregorius xii: [angelo correr], pope (1406-15),