Page 6: Historical Events In October - 27

1954  Walt Disney premieres his inaugural series, Disneyland, on ABC, while his theme park is still under construction.   

1954  Franco Alfano, Ital (opera)composer (Puccini's Turandot), dies at 78   

1955  Argentine peso devalued   

1955  Clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees), dies at 85.   

1957  Celal Bayar re-elected president of Turkey.   

1958  Gen Ayub Khan succeeds Iskander Mirza as president of Pakistan.   

1958  Frederik Gerretson [Geerten Gossaert], historian/poet/politician, dies at 74.   

1959  Rare Pacific hurricane results in the deaths of 2000 in Western Mexico.   

1960  AL admits LA and Washington to the league   

1961  In this year, American Basketball League starts play   

1961  Outer Mongolia and Mauritania become the 102nd and 103rd members of UN.   

1961  The inaugural Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test.   

1961  1st Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test.   

1962  "Beyond the Fringe" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 673 perfs   

1962  Enrico Mattei, Italian oil magnate, dies at 58.   

1963  Bob Simpson completes 359 for NSW v Qld at Gabba.   

1964  "Ben Franklin in Paris" opens at Lunt Fontanne NYC for 215 perfs   

1964  Sammee Tong, actor (Bachelor Father, Mickey), dies at 63   

1965  French Luitjes, Dutch athlete, dies at 21   

1966  Nigel Haig, cricketer (England pace bowler in 5 Tests 1921-30), dies.   

1967  4 people from Baltimore pour blood on selective service records   

1967  Expo '67 closes in Montreal, Canada   

1968  Lise Meitner, Austria/Swedish physics (protactinium), dies at 89   

1969  Ralph Nader sets up a consumer organization known as Nader's Raiders.   

1969  St Vincent and the Grenadines gains associated status with Britain   

1969  Jaime Pahissa, composer, dies at 89.   

1971  Republic of the Congo is recorded as becoming Republic of Za‹re   

1971  Steve Garvey weds Cynthia Truhan.   

1972  Golden Gate National Recreation Area created   

1972  Lew Parker, actor (Lou Marie-That Girl), dies a day before turning 65   

1973  Allan "Rocky" Lane, western actor (Mister Ed, Red Ryder), dies at 64.   

1975  Rex Stout, US detective writer (Nero Wolfe), dies at 88   

1977  NASA launches space vehicle S-200.   

1977  James M Cain, US writer (Postman Always Rings Twice), dies at 85   

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1156  Count raymond vi of toulouse: Count raymond vi of toulouse (d. 1222)   

1401  Catherine of valois: Queen of henry v of england   

1466  Erasmus: Dutch humanist and theologian   

1728  James cook: Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered sandwich islands   

1739  Franz ignaz kaa: Composer   

1744  Mary moser: English painter   

1746  Georg anton kreusser: Composer   

1760  August w a grave von gneisenau: Prussian fieldmarshal   

0925  Death of Rhazes: [abu bakr mohammed ibn zakarijja al-razi], persian,   

0939  Aethelstan iii: King of england,   

1271  Death of Hugh iv: Duke of burgundy, french crusader (b. 1213)   

1312  John ii: Duke of brabant (b. 1275)   

1327  Death of Elizabeth de burgh: Queen of robert i of scotland (b. 1289)   

1331  Aboe al-fida: [aboelfeda], arabic writer/sultan of hama,   

1430  Vytautas the great: Grand duke of lithuania (b. 1350)   

1439  Death of Albrecht ii von habsburg: King of bohemia/hungary/germany,