Page 6: Historical Events In October - 04

1949  American Contract Bridge League votes 58½% to keep blacks out on October - 04.   

1949  Edmund Eysler, Austrian composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1950  French troops vacate Cla Afraid Vietnam on this day in history.   

1951  In opening World Series game, Giant Monte Irvin steals home in 1st inn on October - 04.   

1952  "Top Banana" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 356 perfs on this day in history.   

1953  On October - 04 jim Peters runs world record marathon (2:17:39.4)   

1954  On October - 04 comedienne Spring Byington began the successful network TV series, December Bride -- on CBS.   

1955  On this day in history rev Sun Young Moon leaves prison in Seoul   

1955  Brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating Yankees in 7 on October - 04.   

1955  On October - 04 alexander Papagos, Greek fieldmarshal, dies   

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 October - 04.   

1957  On this day in history russia launches the first Earth orbiting satellite, 'Sputnik 1'   

1957  On this day in history uSSR launches Sputnik I, the 1st artificial Earth satellite   

1958  On October - 04 5th French republic established   

1958  Transatlantic comercial jet passenger service began (BOAC) on October - 04.   

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

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  Max Weber, Polish/Russ/US painter, dies on October - 04.   

1962  USAF Maj Robert A Rushworth takes X-15 to 32,300 m on October - 04.   

1962  On this day in history e H Hendren, cricketer (57,611 1st-class runs, 3rd-best ever), dies   

1963  Gambia achieves full internal self-government on October - 04.   

1964  3 cars of a commuter train derail in South Africa killing 81 on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history pope Paul VI becomes 1st Pope to visit Western Hemisphere (UN)   

1965  USSR launches Luna 7; crash lands on Moon on October - 04.   

1966  Lesotho (Basutoland) gains independence from Britain (National Day) on October - 04.   

1966  On October - 04 sherman Billingsley, talk show host (Stork Club), dies at 66   

1969  UN starts issuing postage stamps at Geneva headquarters on October - 04.   

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

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

1970  On this day in history jan Stenerud of Kansas City Chiefs kicks 55-yard field goal   

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

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1160  Alys, Countess of the Vexin, daughter of Louis VII of France (d. 1220) was born on October - 04.   

1276  Margaret of Brabant, Queen of Germany (d. 1311) was born on October - 04.   

1289  Louis X, the Stubborn, king of France (1314-16) was born on this day in history.   

1331  On this day in history birth of james Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (d. 1382)   

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

1515  Lucas Cranach, the Younger, German painter was born on this day in history.   

1542  On October - 04 birth of roberto Bellarmino, Italian theologist/diplomat   

1542  Robert Bellarmine, Italian saint (d. 1621) was born on October - 04.   

1072  On October - 04 death of sancho II, king of Castile/bro of Alfonso VI, murdered at about 35   

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

1250  Death of Herman VI, Margrave of Baden on this day in history.   

1305  Death of Emperor Kameyama of Japan (b. 1249) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history theresia van Avila, Spanish mystic writer, dies