Historical Events In October - 04
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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