Historical Events In October - 04

1949  American Contract Bridge League votes 58½% to keep blacks out on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history edmund Eysler, Austrian composer, dies at 75   

1950  French troops vacate Cla Afraid Vietnam on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history in opening World Series game, Giant Monte Irvin steals home in 1st inn   

1952  "Top Banana" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 356 perfs on October - 04.   

1953  On October - 04 jim Peters runs world record marathon (2:17:39.4)   

1954  On this day in history comedienne Spring Byington began the successful network TV series, December Bride -- on CBS.   

1955  Rev Sun Young Moon leaves prison in Seoul on October - 04.   

1955  Brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating Yankees in 7 on this day in history.   

1955  On October - 04 alexander Papagos, Greek fieldmarshal, dies   

1956  On this day in history great Britain performs nuclear test at Maralinga Australia   

1957  "Leave It to Beaver," debuts on CBS on October - 04.   

1957  Leave It to Beaver premiered on ABC-TV."..And starring Jerry Mathers as the Beaver," Hugh Beaumont (Ward Cleaver), Tony Dow (Wally), and Barbara Billingsley as Mrs. June Cleaver on this day in history.   

1957  Russia launches the first Earth orbiting satellite, 'Sputnik 1' on October - 04.   

1957  USSR launches Sputnik I, the 1st artificial Earth satellite on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history 5th French republic established   

1958  On this day in history transatlantic comercial jet passenger service began (BOAC)   

1958  12th NHL All-Star Game: Montreal beat All-Stars 6-3 at Montreal on this day in history.   

1959  USSR Luna 3 sent back 1st photos of Moon's far side on this day in history.   

1960  On October - 04 courier 1B Launched; 1st active repeater satellite in orbit   

1961  Max Weber, Polish/Russ/US painter, dies on this day in history.   

1962  On October - 04 uSAF Maj Robert A Rushworth takes X-15 to 32,300 m   

1962  E H Hendren, cricketer (57,611 1st-class runs, 3rd-best ever), dies on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history gambia achieves full internal self-government   

1964  On October - 04 3 cars of a commuter train derail in South Africa killing 81   

1965  On October - 04 pope Paul VI becomes 1st Pope to visit Western Hemisphere (UN)   

1965  USSR launches Luna 7; crash lands on Moon on October - 04.   

1966  Lesotho (Basutoland) gains independence from Britain (National Day) on October - 04.   

1966  On October - 04 sherman Billingsley, talk show host (Stork Club), dies at 66   

1969  UN starts issuing postage stamps at Geneva headquarters on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history vibart Wight, cricketer (member of WI 1st Test touring 1928), dies   

1970  Herbert Schmidtz makes highest parachute jump from a tower by leaping from a 1,984 ft TV mast in Tulsa, Oklahoma on October - 04.   

1970  Jan Stenerud of Kansas City Chiefs kicks 55-yard field goal on October - 04.   

1970  On this day in history janis Joplin died from a drug overdose. She was 27.   

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1160  On October - 04 birth of alys, Countess of the Vexin, daughter of Louis VII of France (d. 1220)   

1276  On this day in history birth of margaret of Brabant, Queen of Germany (d. 1311)   

1289  On this day in history birth of louis X, the Stubborn, king of France (1314-16)   

1331  James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (d. 1382) was born on this day in history.   

1379  On this day in history birth of king Henry III of Castile (d. 1406)   

1515  Lucas Cranach, the Younger, German painter was born on this day in history.   

1542  Roberto Bellarmino, Italian theologist/diplomat was born on October - 04.   

1542  Robert Bellarmine, Italian saint (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

1072  Death of Sancho II, king of Castile/bro of Alfonso VI, murdered at about 35 on October - 04.   

1221  Death of William III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu (b. 1179) on October - 04.   

1250  On this day in history death of herman VI, Margrave of Baden   

1305  Death of Emperor Kameyama of Japan (b. 1249) on October - 04.   

1540  On October - 04 helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies   

1564  Pietro P Vergerio, Italian theologist/bishop of Croatia, dies on October - 04.   

1571  On this day in history claude Togniel d'Espence, French theologist (Sorbonne), dies at 60   

1582  On this day in history theresia van Avila, Spanish mystic writer, dies