Page 5: Historical Events In October - 31

1939  Otto Rank, [Rosenfeld], Austria psychoanalyst (Trauma of Geburt), dies.   

1940  Deadline for Warsaw Jews to move into the Warsaw Ghetto.   

1940  63 U boats sunk this month (325000 ton).   

1941  13 U boats sunk this month (62000 ton)   

1941  Herwarth Walden, writer, dies at 63.   

1942  94 U boats sunk this month (619000 ton)   

1943  Wash Redskin Sammy Baugh passes for 6 touchdowns vs Bkln (48-10)   

1943  Max Reinhardt, Austrian stage manager (Turandot), dies   

1944  Chief of staff Kruls names De Quay chairman of Universal Commission.   

1945  Barrie Keefe, American writer is born   

1945  Henry Ainley, actor (As You Like It), dies at 66.   

1948  Cissy van Marxfield, [Setske Beek-de Han], writer, dies.   

1949  "Regina" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 86 performances   

1949  Edward R Stettinius, US foreign minister (1944-45)/diplomat, dies.   

1950  Collazo and Torresola attempt to kill Truman in Washington, DC.   

1950  Carel T Scharten, Dutch poet/writer (Lost Paradise), dies at 72   

1951  Second Chamber accept plan-Schuman   

1952  inaugural thermonuclear bomb detonated-Marshall Islands.   

1952  US detonate inaugural hydrogen bomb at Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific   

1952  1st thermonuclear bomb detonated-Marshall Islands   

1953  TV broadcasting begins in Belgium   

1954  Algerian Revolution against French begins.   

1955  Mgr Alfrink appointed archbishop of Utrecht.   

1956  Britain and France begin to bomb Egypt to reopen the Suez Canal.   

1956  Brooklyn, NY ends streetcar service.   

1956  inaugural American to land an airplane at South Pole-Rear Adm GJ Dufek   

1956  1st American to land an airplane at South Pole-Rear Adm GJ Dufek   

1957  "Jamaica" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 558 performances   

1959  Lee Harvey Oswald announces in Moscow he will never return to US   

1960  Cyclone hits coast of Gulf of Bengal; about 10000 die   

1960  H L Davis, US writer (Honey in the Horn, Pulitzer prize), dies at 64.   

1961  Hurricane Hattie, results in the deaths of 400 in British Honduras   

1963  Ed Sullivan witnesses the Beatles and their fans at London Airport   

1963  Leaking propane gas explodes, results in the deaths of 64 at "Holiday on Ice" (Indiana).   

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1291  Philippe de vitry: French composer/poet   

1345  Ferdinand i: The wise one, king of portugal (built navy)   

1424  Wladyslaw iii warnenczyk: King of poland/hungary   

1538  Caesar baronius: Italian cardinal and historian   

1541  Hendrik van kinschot: Dutch lawyer   

1599  Denzil holles: 1st baron holles, english statesman and writer   

1620  John evelyn: British diarist (life of mrs godolphin)   

1622  Pierre paul puget: French artist   

1147  Robert: 1st earl of gloucester, english politician (bc. 1090)   

1448  Johannes viii palaeologus: Emperor of byzantine,   

1517  Death of Fra bartolommeo: Italian artist (b. 1472)   

1556  John sleidanus: German humanist/historian (commentary),   

1634  Erasmus widmann: Composer,   

1641  Cornelis c jol: [houtebeen], adm (south-america),   

1654  Death of Francisco correa de arauxo: Composer,   

1659  Death of John bradshaw: English judge (b. 1602)