Page 15: Historical Events In 1922

Oct 12   Daisy M C Baers, Flemish philosophy/theory, dies at 33.   

Oct 13   Alan Scott, Haddonfield NJ, TV host/songwriter (Spin the Picture).   

Oct 14   1st Thom McAn shoe store opens, on Third Avenue NYC.   

Oct 14   inaugural automated telephones-Pennsylvania exchange in NYC   

Oct 15   Agustina Bessa-Luís, Portuguese writer   

Oct 16   Max Bygraves, London, actor (Tom Brown's School Days)   

Oct 17   Louis Benjamin, showman.   

Oct 17   Scottish worker begins hunger march from Glasgow on London   

Oct 18   British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) established   

Oct 18   British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) forms   

Oct 18   Camillo Togni, composer.   

Oct 18   The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is officially formed.   

Oct 19   Jack Anderson, Long Beach, Calif, journalist (Wash Post).   

Oct 20   John Anderson, Clayton Ill, actor (Virgil-Legend of Wyatt Earp).   

Oct 20   Kennelworth in Bronx renamed Dwight Place   

Oct 21   Liliane de Bettencourt, heir to L'Oreal.   

Oct 22   John H Chafee, (Sen-R-Rhode Island, 1976- )   

Oct 22   Lucerne Street in Bronx named.   

Oct 23   Channing Pollock's "Fool," premieres in NYC.   

Oct 23   Coleen Gray, Staplehurst Nebraska, actress (Apache Drums).   

Oct 24   German parliament mandates Ebert president until July 1925   

Oct 26   Italian govt steps down under pressure from fascists and Benito Mussolini   

Oct 27   1st commemoration of Navy Day.   

Oct 27   Carlos Andres Perez, president of Venezuela (1974-79/89-94).   

Oct 27   The inaugural commemoration of Navy Day.   

Oct 28   1st coast-to-coast radio broadcast of a football game.   

Oct 28   Benito Mussolini takes control and brings fascism to Italy   

Oct 28   Gershon Kingsley, German composer   

Oct 28   Hugo Verriest, Flemish writer/poet (Flemish Motion), dies   

Oct 28   The inaugural coast-to-coast radio broadcast of a football game.   

Oct 29   Francois H L Henrichs, sportscaster/actor (Spider).   

Oct 29   George August Lumbye, composer, dies at 79   

Oct 30   Anxious to compete with the Yankees, the NY Giants pay $65000 and 3 players for Jack Bentley (hits .349 and is 13-1 as pitcher in 1922).   

Oct 30   Jane White, American actress and singer   

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Jan 01   Ernest f hollings: (sen-d-sc, 1966- )   

Jan 02   Jason evers: Nyc, actor (wrangler, channing)   

Jan 02   Nico schuyt: Composer   

Jan 02   Renata tebaldi: Pesaro italy, lyric soprano   

Jan 03   Bill travers: Newcastle-on-tyne england, actor (born free, gorgo)   

Jan 03   Jacques wildberger: Swiss composer (in my end is my beginning)   

Jan 03   Morten nielsen: Denmark, poet/resistance fighter   

Jan 04   Frank wess: Flutist/saxophonist/composer   

Jan 05   Ernest h shackleton: Brit south pole explorer (endurance),   

Jan 06   Jakob rosanes: German mathematician (b. 1842)   

Jan 07   Antonio scontrino: Composer,    

Jan 08   Charles r young: Colonel,    

Jan 10   Frank tudor: Australian labor opposition leader (b. 1866)   

Jan 15   John kirk barry: Dr/explorer david livingstone's companion,   

Jan 22   Benedictus xv: [giacomo markies d chiesa], pope (1914-22),    

Jan 23   Arthur nikisch: Hungarian conductor (b. 1855)