Historical Events In October - 11

1927  On October - 11 lou Gehrig elected MVP   

1927  On October - 11 lou Gehrig named AL MVP (Babe Ruth (former winner) not eligible)   

1928  The birth of Ennio Morricone, Italian composer and film scorer on this day in history.   

1929  Sean O'Casey's "Silver Tassle," premieres in London on October - 11.   

1929  On this day in history liselotte Pulver, Swiss actress   

1930  On October - 11 collingwood Football Club in Melbourne, Australia, won the VFL premiership for the fourth consecutive year.   

1930  On this day in history bill Fischer, baseball player   

1931  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 October - 11 "Professor Quiz," 1st radio quiz show premieres   

1937  Bobby Charlton, English soccer player on October - 11.   

1939  On this day in history albert Einstein informs FDR of possibilities of atomic bomb   

1939  Franklin A Sonn, union leader (South African workers) on October - 11.   

1941  On this day in history 1st NSB-battalion departures to Eastern front   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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).   

1943  NY Yankees beat Cards 4 games to 1, in 40th World Series, to become 1st team to win 10 World Series on this day in history.   

1944  On October - 11 allies bomb sea wall at Veere   

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

1945  On October - 11 typhoon hits Okinawa, damaging many Navy ships.   

1947  Brazil & Chile break diplomatic relations with USSR on October - 11.   

1948  On October - 11 "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 October - 11.   

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

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 October - 11 birth of claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71)   

1611  On October - 11 birth of hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome   

1616  Andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664) was born on this day in history.   

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  Richard Moungler (d. 1730) was born on this day in history.   

0732  Abd ar-Rahman, Yemenite general strategist (Bordeaux occupier), dies on this day in history.   

0965  On October - 11 bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40   

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

1303  On this day in history boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies   

1347  On this day in history louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies   

1424  Jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46 on this day in history.   

1531  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies on this day in history.   

1598  On this day in history joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog), dies