Historical Events In October - 01

1963  Nigeria becomes a republic within the Commonwealth on October - 01.   

1964  Free Speech Movement launched at U of California, Berkley on this day in history.   

1964  SF cable cars declared a national landmark on this day in history.   

1964  Ernst Toch, composer (Melodie Lehre), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1965  Edward E "Doc" Smith, US, sci-fi writer (Subspace encounter), dies on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history albert P A A Besnard, poet/journalist (Doom & Thirst), dies   

1968  "Night of the Living Dead" premieres in Pittsburgh on October - 01.   

1968  On October - 01 marcel Duchamp, French painter (Descending an Escalator), dies   

1969  Guernsey & Jersey begin issuing their own postage stamps on October - 01.   

1970  On October - 01 hans Poser, composer, dies at 52   

1971  On this day in history disneyworld opens in Orlando, Florida   

1971  On this day in history walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens   

1972  Louis Leakey famed anthropologist, dies at 68 on October - 01.   

1972  On this day in history the first games of the World Hockey Association   

1972  Kurt Hiller, writer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1973  Joe Devlin actor (Sam-Dick Tracy), dies at 74 on October - 01.   

1973  Joe Devlin, actor (Sam-Dick Tracy), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history britain grants internal self-government to Seychelles   

1975  On this day in history ellice Islands split from Gilbert Islands, take name "Tuvalu"   

1975  On this day in history reunion Island stops prints stamps, France takes over production   

1975  Al Jackson, rock drummer (Booker T & The MG's), dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1977  Brazilian soccer great Pele' retires with 1,281 goals in 1,363 games on October - 01.   

1978  Tuvalu (Ellice Islands) gains independence from Britain on October - 01.   

1979  President Jimmy Carter awards the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to former naval aviators Neil Armstrong, CAPT Charles Conrad, Jr., USN (Ret.), COL John Glenn, USMC (Ret.), and RADM Alan Shepard, Jr., USN (Ret.) on this day in history.   

1979  On October - 01 uS returns Canal Zone to Panama after 75 years (but not the canal)   

1979  On this day in history roy Harris, US composer, dies at 81   

1980  Cosmonauts Ryumin & Popov break space endurance record of 176 days on this day in history.   

1980  On October - 01 uSS Cochrane (DDG-21) rescues 104 Vietnamese refugees 620 miles east of Saigon   

1980  George Meany, union pres (AFL-CIO), dies at 86 on October - 01.   

1982  EPCOT Center opens in Orlando Florida on this day in history.   

1982  On October - 01 west Germany's Parliament ousts chancellor Helmut Schmidt   

1984  Gary Trudeau's Doonesbury comic strip resumes after 2-year hiatus on October - 01.   

1984  Walter Alston, Baseball manager (LA Dodgers), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1985  Charlotte White, US author (New Yorker, Charlotte's Web), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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1207  Henry III, king of England (1216-72) was born on October - 01.   

1507  On October - 01 birth of giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573)   

1540  Johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.   

1549  Anna of H Bartolomaeus, Flemish prioress/founded a nunnery was born on October - 01.   

1577  On this day in history birth of fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622)   

1620  On this day in history birth of nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher   

1644  On October - 01 birth of alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer   

1644  On this day in history birth of jean Rousseau, composer   

0290  On October - 01 death of [Christian] Bacchus, roman soldier/martyred saint, killed   

0540  Vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies on this day in history.   

0552  On October - 01 teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle   

0959  On October - 01 death of king Edwy of England   

0976  On October - 01 al-Hakam II, Moors kalief of Cordoba, dies   

1040  On this day in history death of alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997)   

1189  On this day in history death of gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar   

1310  Death of Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257) on October - 01.