Page 6: Historical Events In October - 29

1949  White Sox trade Joe Tipton to A's for Nellie Fox.   

1950  British minister of Finance Stafford Cripps steps down.   

1950  Gustav V, king of Sweden, dies at 92   

1951  De Raymond, French High Director of Cambodia, murdered   

1953  A Baltimore group purchases St Louis Browns.   

1954  Colonel Nasser disbands Moslem Brothership.   

1955  Belgium signs accord for 5 day work week (45 hours).   

1956  Chet Huntley and David Brinkley, NBC News, team up.   

1956  International zone of Tangier returned to Morocco   

1956  Israeli paratroopers drop into the Sinai to open Straits of Tiran.   

1956  The Huntley-Brinkley Report nightly newscast premieres on NBC TV   

1957  A hand grenade explodes in Israel's Knesset (Parliament)   

1957  Hand grenade explodes in Israel's Knesset (Parliament).   

1957  Louis B Mayer, MGM producer, dies at 71.   

1958  Boris Pasternak refuses Nobel prize for literature   

1959  10 nation soccer league to play all games on NY Randalls Is, announced.   

1960  Chartered C46 carrying Cal State's football team crashes, results in the deaths of 16   

1960  Muhammad Ali's (Cassius Clay's) 1st professional fight, beats Tunney Hunsaker in 6.   

1961  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1962  Naphtali Siegfried Salomon, composer, dies at 77   

1963  "Meet the Beatles" booklet is published.   

1963  Adolphe Menjou, actor (Front Page, Star is Born), dies at 73.   

1964  Star of India and other jewels are stolen in NY.   

1964  Town of Karmiel founded in the Galilee.   

1964  Bobby Simpson completes cricket century in each innings v Pakistan.   

1965  Mehdi Am Barka, Moroccan socialist leader, murdered in Paris.   

1966  National Organization of Women founded   

1966  The National Organization for Women is founded   

1966  [Louis C] Marcel Berckmans, painter/actor (Manner Kater), dies at 83.   

1968  Marius Moaritz Ulfrstad, composer, dies at 78   

1969  Vic Richardson, cricketer (Aussie capt 1935-36), dies.   

1971  Duane Allman, rock guitarist, dies in a motorcycle accident at 24   

1973  Heathcote Dicken Statham, composer, dies at 83.   

1974  Victor E van Vriesland, poet (Mirror of Dutch Poetry), dies at 82.   

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1463  Alessandro achillini: Italian physician/philosopher   

1507  Fernando alvarez de toledo: Spanish viceroy of neth (1566-73)   

1513  Jacques amyot: French humanist/translator/abbot of bellozanne   

1562  George abbott: English theologist/archbishop of canterbury   

1656  Edmund halley: Astronomer (halley's comet) [ns=nov 8]   

1682  Pierre françois xavier de charlevoix: French historian   

1690  Martin folkes: English antiquarian   

1704  John byng: British admiral   

0490  Death of Petrus mongus: Patriarch of alexandria,   

1038  Death of Aethelnoth: Archbishop of canterbury   

1138  Death of BolesÅ‚aw iii krzywousty: Duke of poland (b. 1086)   

1268  Death of Conradin: Duke of swabia (executed) (b. 1252)   

1321  Stefanus vi uros ii milutin: King of serbia (1282-1321),   

1590  Death of Dirck volkertsz coornhert: Theologist/philosopher,   

1618  Walter raleigh: English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason   

1650  David calderwood: Scottish historian (b. 1575)