Historical Events In October - 11

1927  On this day in history lou Gehrig elected MVP   

1927  Lou Gehrig named AL MVP (Babe Ruth (former winner) not eligible) on this day in history.   

1928  The birth of Ennio Morricone, Italian composer and film scorer on October - 11.   

1929  Sean O'Casey's "Silver Tassle," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1929  Liselotte Pulver, Swiss actress on this day in history.   

1930  Collingwood Football Club in Melbourne, Australia, won the VFL premiership for the fourth consecutive year on this day in history.   

1930  On October - 11 bill Fischer, baseball player   

1931  On October - 11 100,000 extreme-right Germans form "Harzburger Front"   

1932  On October - 11 the first political telecast (Democratic National Committee) at CBS, NYC   

1932  1st political telecast (Democratic National Committee) at CBS, NYC on this day in history.   

1932  Dottie West, Nashville Tenn, country singer (Here Comes My Baby) on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history josef Hofmiller, writer, dies   

1935  Jan van Vlijmen, composer on October - 11.   

1935  On October - 11 frank Mitchell, cricketer (2 Tests for Eng then 3 for S Africa), dies   

1936  On this day in history "Professor Quiz", 1st radio quiz show premieres   

1936  On this day in history "Professor Quiz," 1st radio quiz show premieres   

1937  On October - 11 bobby Charlton, English soccer player   

1939  On October - 11 albert Einstein informs FDR of possibilities of atomic bomb   

1939  Franklin A Sonn, union leader (South African workers) on this day in history.   

1941  1st NSB-battalion departures to Eastern front on October - 11.   

1942  On October - 11 battle of Cape Esperance begins In two-day battle, American task force stops Japanese attack on Guadalcanal and sinks two Japanese ships while losing only USS Duncan (DD-485).   

1942  On this day in history -Oct 12] Sea battle at Cape Esperance Guadalcanal   

1942  On October - 11 leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer, dies at 64   

1942  Battle of Cape Esperance begins: In two-day battle, American task force stops Japanese attack on Guadalcanal and sinks two Japanese ships while losing only USS Duncan (DD-485) on October - 11.   

1943  On October - 11 nY Yankees beat Cards 4 games to 1, in 40th World Series, to become 1st team to win 10 World Series   

1944  Allies bomb sea wall at Veere on this day in history.   

1945  On October - 11 chinese civil war begins, Chiang Kai-Shek vs Mao Tse-Tung   

1945  On this day in history typhoon hits Okinawa, damaging many Navy ships.   

1947  On October - 11 brazil & Chile break diplomatic relations with USSR   

1948  On this day in history "Love Life" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 252 performances   

1950  Task Force 77 Aircraft destroy North Korean vessels off Songjin and Wonsan and north of Hungham on this day in history.   

1950  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission issues the first license to broadcast television in color, to CBS on this day in history.   

1954  "On Your Toes" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 64 performances on October - 11.   

1955  All Peron feast days disposed of in Argentina on this day in history.   

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1335  On October - 11 birth of taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408)   

1573  Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer was born on October - 11.   

1593  On this day in history birth of claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71)   

1611  Hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome was born on October - 11.   

1616  On October - 11 birth of andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664)   

1661  On October - 11 birth of melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/elect (Anti-Lucretius)   

1671  On this day in history birth of frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730)   

1671  On October - 11 birth of richard Moungler (d. 1730)   

0732  On this day in history abd ar-Rahman, Yemenite general strategist (Bordeaux occupier), dies   

0965  Bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40 on October - 11.   

1188  Death of Robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France on October - 11.   

1303  Boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies on this day in history.   

1347  On October - 11 louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies   

1424  On this day in history jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46   

1531  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies on October - 11.   

1598  Joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog), dies on October - 11.