Page 8: Historical Events In October - 01

1963  On this day in history nigeria becomes a republic within the Commonwealth   

1964  On this day in history free Speech Movement launched at U of California, Berkley   

1964  On October - 01 sF cable cars declared a national landmark   

1964  On October - 01 ernst Toch, composer (Melodie Lehre), dies at 76   

1965  On this day in history edward E "Doc" Smith, US, sci-fi writer (Subspace encounter), dies   

1966  Albert P A A Besnard, poet/journalist (Doom & Thirst), dies on this day in history.   

1968  "Night of the Living Dead" premieres in Pittsburgh on this day in history.   

1968  On October - 01 marcel Duchamp, French painter (Descending an Escalator), dies   

1969  Guernsey & Jersey begin issuing their own postage stamps on October - 01.   

1970  On October - 01 hans Poser, composer, dies at 52   

1971  On October - 01 disneyworld opens in Orlando, Florida   

1971  On October - 01 walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens   

1972  On this day in history louis Leakey famed anthropologist, dies at 68   

1972  The first games of the World Hockey Association on October - 01.   

1972  Kurt Hiller, writer, dies at 87 on October - 01.   

1973  On October - 01 joe Devlin actor (Sam-Dick Tracy), dies at 74   

1973  Joe Devlin, actor (Sam-Dick Tracy), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1975  Britain grants internal self-government to Seychelles on this day in history.   

1975  Ellice Islands split from Gilbert Islands, take name "Tuvalu" on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history reunion Island stops prints stamps, France takes over production   

1975  On this day in history al Jackson, rock drummer (Booker T & The MG's), dies at 39   

1977  Brazilian soccer great Pele' retires with 1,281 goals in 1,363 games on this day in history.   

1978  Tuvalu (Ellice Islands) gains independence from Britain on October - 01.   

1979  President Jimmy Carter awards the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to former naval aviators Neil Armstrong, CAPT Charles Conrad, Jr., USN (Ret.), COL John Glenn, USMC (Ret.), and RADM Alan Shepard, Jr., USN (Ret.) on this day in history.   

1979  On October - 01 uS returns Canal Zone to Panama after 75 years (but not the canal)   

1979  On this day in history roy Harris, US composer, dies at 81   

1980  On this day in history cosmonauts Ryumin & Popov break space endurance record of 176 days   

1980  USS Cochrane (DDG-21) rescues 104 Vietnamese refugees 620 miles east of Saigon on October - 01.   

1980  On October - 01 george Meany, union pres (AFL-CIO), dies at 86   

1982  On October - 01 ePCOT Center opens in Orlando Florida   

1982  On October - 01 west Germany's Parliament ousts chancellor Helmut Schmidt   

1984  Gary Trudeau's Doonesbury comic strip resumes after 2-year hiatus on October - 01.   

1984  Walter Alston, Baseball manager (LA Dodgers), dies at 72 on October - 01.   

1985  On this day in history charlotte White, US author (New Yorker, Charlotte's Web), dies at 86   

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1207  Henry III, king of England (1216-72) was born on this day in history.   

1507  On October - 01 birth of giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573)   

1540  On this day in history birth of johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617)   

1549  Anna of H Bartolomaeus, Flemish prioress/founded a nunnery was born on this day in history.   

1577  Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622) was born on October - 01.   

1620  On this day in history birth of nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher   

1644  Alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer was born on October - 01.   

1644  Jean Rousseau, composer was born on this day in history.   

0290  On October - 01 death of [Christian] Bacchus, roman soldier/martyred saint, killed   

0540  Vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies on this day in history.   

0552  Teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle on October - 01.   

0959  On this day in history death of king Edwy of England   

0976  On this day in history al-Hakam II, Moors kalief of Cordoba, dies   

1040  On October - 01 death of alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997)   

1189  On October - 01 death of gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar   

1310  On this day in history death of beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257)