Page 5: Historical Events In October - 24
Saturday, 16 May 2026
1938 Ernst Barlach, writer, dies at 68. 

1939 Benny Goodman records "Let's Dance" 

1939 Nylon stockings go on sale for inaugural time (Wilmington Delaware). 

1939 F. Murray Abraham, american actor is born. 

1940 40 hour work week comes into force (Fair Labor Standards of 1938) 

1940 Japan eliminates US terms (strike, play ball) from baseball. 

1940 Victor Hollaender, composer, dies at 74 

1942 Start of second El Alamein battle, Egypt 

1942 2nd day of battle at El Alamein: British infantry. 

1942 Arthur Dolphin, cricketer (1 Test England 1921, 1 run, 1 catch), dies. 

1943 Anti-nazi Clandestine Radio Soldatsender Calais begins transmitting 

1944 In air-sea battle in the Sibuyan Sea, carrier aircraft attack Japanese Center Force. 

1944 Rotterdam Passage fight frees 46 prisoners 

1944 Lauri S A Haarla, Finnish writer (Juudas, Sukeltaja), dies at 54 

1945 United Nations are created. 

1945 United Nations Charter is recorded as becoming effective. 

1945 Charter of United Nations of force became. 

1945 Robert Ley, German nazi, commits suicide. 

1946 Netherlands and Indonesia sign cease fire 

1947 Series of forest fires burn $30 million of timber (New England States) 

1947 Kevin Kline, American actor is born. 

1947 Series of forest fires $30 million of timber (New England States). 

1948 Bernard M Baruch introduces term "Cold War". 

1948 Franz Lehar, Austrian/Hungarian composer (Wiener Frauen), dies at 78. 

1949 Joaquin Nin y Castellanos, composer, dies at 70. 

1951 In this year, United Nations publishes its inaugural postage stamps. 

1951 Jan de Hartog's "4 Poster," premieres in NYC. 

1952 Arab Liberation Movement is recorded as becoming the only party of Syria. 

1952 Arab Liberation Movement is recorded as becoming only party of Syria. 

1952 Frederick Jacobi, composer, dies at 61. 

1953 KOOL (now KTSP) TV channel 10 in Phoenix, AZ (CBS) begins broadcasting 

1953 Ernest Irving, composer, dies at 74 

1954 Dwight D. Eisenhower pledges United States support to South Vietnam 

1956 Soviet troops invade Hungary. 

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