Page 6: Historical Events In October - 04

1949  American Contract Bridge League votes 58½% to keep blacks out on this day in history.   

1949  Edmund Eysler, Austrian composer, dies at 75 on October - 04.   

1950  On this day in history french troops vacate Cla Afraid Vietnam   

1951  In opening World Series game, Giant Monte Irvin steals home in 1st inn on this day in history.   

1952  On October - 04 "Top Banana" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 356 perfs   

1953  On this day in history jim Peters runs world record marathon (2:17:39.4)   

1954  Comedienne Spring Byington began the successful network TV series, December Bride -- on CBS on this day in history.   

1955  Rev Sun Young Moon leaves prison in Seoul on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating Yankees in 7   

1955  Alexander Papagos, Greek fieldmarshal, dies on this day in history.   

1956  On October - 04 great Britain performs nuclear test at Maralinga Australia   

1957  "Leave It to Beaver," debuts on CBS on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history uSSR launches Sputnik I, the 1st artificial Earth satellite   

1958  On this day in history 5th French republic established   

1958  Transatlantic comercial jet passenger service began (BOAC) on this day in history.   

1958  On October - 04 12th NHL All-Star Game: Montreal beat All-Stars 6-3 at Montreal   

1959  USSR Luna 3 sent back 1st photos of Moon's far side on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history courier 1B Launched; 1st active repeater satellite in orbit   

1961  On this day in history max Weber, Polish/Russ/US painter, dies   

1962  On this day in history 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 this day in history 3 cars of a commuter train derail in South Africa killing 81   

1965  Pope Paul VI becomes 1st Pope to visit Western Hemisphere (UN) on October - 04.   

1965  USSR launches Luna 7; crash lands on Moon on this day in history.   

1966  On October - 04 lesotho (Basutoland) gains independence from Britain (National Day)   

1966  On this day in history sherman Billingsley, talk show host (Stork Club), dies at 66   

1969  On this day in history uN starts issuing postage stamps at Geneva headquarters   

1969  On October - 04 vibart Wight, cricketer (member of WI 1st Test touring 1928), dies   

1970  On this day in history herbert Schmidtz makes highest parachute jump from a tower by leaping from a 1,984 ft TV mast in Tulsa, Oklahoma   

1970  Jan Stenerud of Kansas City Chiefs kicks 55-yard field goal on October - 04.   

1970  Janis Joplin died from a drug overdose. She was 27 on October - 04.   

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1160  On October - 04 birth of alys, Countess of the Vexin, daughter of Louis VII of France (d. 1220)   

1276  On October - 04 birth of margaret of Brabant, Queen of Germany (d. 1311)   

1289  On October - 04 birth of louis X, the Stubborn, king of France (1314-16)   

1331  James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (d. 1382) was born on this day in history.   

1379  On this day in history birth of king Henry III of Castile (d. 1406)   

1515  On October - 04 birth of lucas Cranach, the Younger, German painter   

1542  Roberto Bellarmino, Italian theologist/diplomat was born on this day in history.   

1542  On October - 04 birth of robert Bellarmine, Italian saint (d. 1621)   

1072  Death of Sancho II, king of Castile/bro of Alfonso VI, murdered at about 35 on this day in history.   

1221  On this day in history death of william III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu (b. 1179)   

1250  On October - 04 death of herman VI, Margrave of Baden   

1305  On this day in history death of emperor Kameyama of Japan (b. 1249)   

1540  On October - 04 helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies   

1564  Pietro P Vergerio, Italian theologist/bishop of Croatia, dies on this day in history.   

1571  On this day in history claude Togniel d'Espence, French theologist (Sorbonne), dies at 60   

1582  Theresia van Avila, Spanish mystic writer, dies on October - 04.