Page 5: Historical Events In October - 10

1926  St Louis Cards beat NY Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 23rd World Series on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history oscar Brown Jr, US songwriter (Brown Baby, Forbidden Fruit)   

1927  On this day in history clairmonte Depeiaza, cricketer (world record partnership v Aust 1955)   

1930  AP votes Joe Cronin unofficial AL MVP & BWA names Hack Wilson NL MVP on this day in history.   

1930  Adlai Stevenson III, (D-Sen-Ill) on this day in history.   

1931  A J Bennett hits H Garbarino for 1st scoring pass in Canada's Big 4 on this day in history.   

1931  Karl von Bach, German engineer (Maschinenelemente), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history "Betty & Bob" premiers on radio   

1932  On this day in history "Betty & Bob" premieres on radio   

1933  On this day in history the first synthetic detergent for home use marketed   

1933  On this day in history 1st synthetic detergent, "Dreft" by Procter & Gamble, goes on sale   

1935  George Gershwin's "Porgy & Bess" opens on Broadway on this day in history.   

1935  "Porgy & Bess," by George Gershwin, NY premiere on October - 10.   

1935  On October - 10 arthur Henderson, British Labour minister (Nobel 1934), dies at 72   

1936  On this day in history bradman scores 212 in 202 mins in a cricket testimonial game   

1937  NY Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 1 in 34th World Series on October - 10.   

1938  Germany completed annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history martin Bladen, cricketer (the 7th Lord Hawke), dies   

1939  On this day in history annexation of Western Poland by Third Reich.   

1941  The resienstadt ghetto in Czechoslovakia is established on October - 10.   

1941  German U-boat torpedoes US destroyer Kearney on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history 1,300 Austrian Jews transported to Theresienstadt   

1942  On October - 10 richard von Schaukal, Austria poet/writer (Schlemihle), dies at 68   

1943  On this day in history chiang Kai-shek takes oath of office as president of China   

1944  On this day in history adm Halsey's Task Force 30 bombs Okinawa, 700 die   

1945  On this day in history detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 3 in 42nd World Series   

1946  The birth of Chris Tarrant, British TV show creator (who wants to be a millionaire) on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history max Frisch' "Die Chinesische Mauer," premieres in Zurich   

1947  "Allegro" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 318 performances on October - 10.   

1948  Then record 86,288 see game 5 of World Series in Cleveland on this day in history.   

1949  On October - 10 3rd NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-1 at Toronto   

1951  On this day in history yanks beat Giants 4 games to 2 in World Series, DiMaggio's final game   

1954  Ho Chi Minh enters Hanoi after French troops pulled out on October - 10.   

1955  On this day in history the carrier Saipan with Helicopter Training Unit HTU-1 aboard, left Tampico, Mexico, after a week of disaster relief operations for the inhabitants of the area. During these operations, the helicopters rescued 5,439 people   

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1344  On this day in history birth of mary Plantagenet,English princess (d. 1362)   

1486  On October - 10 birth of charles III, Duke of Savoy   

1567  Infanta Caterina Micaela of Spain (d. 1597) was born on this day in history.   

1599  Jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea) was born on October - 10.   

1678  John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707) was born on this day in history.   

1684  Jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige) was born on October - 10.   

1700  On October - 10 birth of lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (d. 1759)   

1713  Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer was born on this day in history.   

0019  On this day in history julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant of Rijnleger, dies at 33   

0413  Death of Nicias, Athens politician (Peace of Nicias), killed at about 57 on October - 10.   

0680  Death of Hussein, grandson of prophet Mohammed, beheaded on October - 10.   

0732  Death of Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Moorish Governor of Andalusia on this day in history.   

0833  Death of al-Ma'mun, Abbasid caliph of Baghdad (b. 786) on this day in history.   

1359  On this day in history death of king Hugh IV of Cyprus (b. 1295)   

1616  On this day in history maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60   

1651  On October - 10 philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostole, dies at 77