Historical Events In October - 06

1909  On October - 06 dudley Buck, US organist/composer, dies at 70   

1910  Braves beat Phillies 20-7 on October - 06.   

1911  On this day in history beatrix van Rijk becomes 1st licensed Dutch woman pilot   

1912  On October - 06 pirates Owen "Chief" Wilson hits record 36th triple of season   

1912  On October - 06 anthony Cuthbert Baines, writer/curator   

1912  On this day in history august Beernaert, Belgian premier (1884-94, Nobel 1909), dies at 83   

1913  On this day in history meret Oppenheim, writer   

1914  On October - 06 thor Heyerdahl, Norway, anthropologist/explorer (Kon Tiki, Aku-Aku)   

1915  On October - 06 edgardo Martin, composer   

1916  Tommy Lawton, footballer on this day in history.   

1917  On October - 06 robert Mitchum, actor (2 for the Seesaw, Ryan's Daughter)   

1918  US ship Otranto sinks between Scotland & Ireland, 425 die on October - 06.   

1919  On this day in history stambuliski becomes premier of Bulgaria   

1920  1st brothers oppose each other in World Series, Cleve's Wheeler Johnston pinch-hits as brother Jimmy plays 3rd base for Bkln on October - 06.   

1920  On October - 06 alberto Nepomuceno, Brazilian composer/conductor (Artemis), dies at 56   

1921  Century Theater opens at 7th Ave & 59th St NYC (demolished 1962) on this day in history.   

1922  Schwebla replaces Benes govt in Czechoslavakia on this day in history.   

1922  On October - 06 joe Frazier, American baseball player   

1923  USSR adopts experimental calendar on this day in history.   

1923  1st NL unassisted triple play (Ernie Padgett, Braves against Phillies) on this day in history.   

1924  Jacques Oppenheim, lawyer, dies at 75 on October - 06.   

1925  Greek premier Papanastasiou orders gen Pangulos arrested on October - 06.   

1925  Shana Alexander, NYC, journalist (60 Minutes) on October - 06.   

1926  Babe Ruth hits 3 HRs in a World Series game, Yanks beat Cards 10-5 on October - 06.   

1926  Alan Copeland, LA Calif, orch leader/singer (Your Hit Parade) on October - 06.   

1926  On this day in history charles Van de Banks, Flemish writer/poet (Red Horse), dies   

1927  On October - 06 "Jazz Singer," 1st movie with a sound track, premieres (NYC)   

1927  Alice Bauer, LPGA golfer on this day in history.   

1928  Chiang Kai-Shek becomes president of China on October - 06.   

1928  11th PGA Championship: Leo Diegel at Five Farms CC Baltimore on this day in history.   

1929  12th PGA Championship: Leo Diegel at Hillcrest CC Los Angeles on October - 06.   

1929  Les Favell, cricketer (stoic Australian batsman late 50's) on October - 06.   

1930  Hafez al Assad, president (Syria) on this day in history.   

1931  On October - 06 js Van Severen forms Verdinaso (Union of Flemish Natl Solidarists)   

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1289  On this day in history birth of king Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (d. 1306)   

1459  On this day in history birth of martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. 1507)   

1510  Rowland Taylor, English clergyman (d. 1555) was born on this day in history.   

1510  On October - 06 birth of john Caius, English physician (d. 1573)   

1552  Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China) was born on this day in history.   

1573  On this day in history birth of henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English patron of the theater (d. 1624)   

1610  On October - 06 birth of charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French soldier (d. 1690)   

1618  On this day in history birth of miguel Gomez Camargo, composer   

0404  On October - 06 eudoxia Aelia, empress of Austria, dies   

0877  On this day in history charles II the Kale, King of France/Roman emperor (875-77), dies at 54   

1014  Samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies on October - 06.   

1072  Death of Sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered on October - 06.   

1101  On October - 06 death of bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order   

1214  On this day in history alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies   

1413  Death of Dawit I, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1382) on this day in history.   

1542  Death of Thomas Wyatt, English poet (b. 1503) on this day in history.