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Saturday, 18 January 2025
1927 On this day in history 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 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 On this day in history collingwood Football Club in Melbourne, Australia, won the VFL premiership for the fourth consecutive year.
1930 Bill Fischer, baseball player on October - 11.
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 October - 11.
1933 Josef Hofmiller, writer, dies on October - 11.
1935 Jan van Vlijmen, composer on this day in history.
1935 On October - 11 frank Mitchell, cricketer (2 Tests for Eng then 3 for S Africa), dies
1936 "Professor Quiz", 1st radio quiz show premieres on October - 11.
1936 "Professor Quiz," 1st radio quiz show premieres on this day in history.
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 On October - 11 franklin A Sonn, union leader (South African workers)
1941 1st NSB-battalion departures to Eastern front on this day in history.
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 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.
1943 NY Yankees beat Cards 4 games to 1, in 40th World Series, to become 1st team to win 10 World Series on October - 11.
1944 Allies bomb sea wall at Veere on this day in history.
1945 Chinese civil war begins, Chiang Kai-Shek vs Mao Tse-Tung on this day in history.
1945 On October - 11 typhoon hits Okinawa, damaging many Navy ships.
1947 On October - 11 brazil & Chile break diplomatic relations with USSR
1948 "Love Life" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 252 performances on this day in history.
1950 On this day in history task Force 77 Aircraft destroy North Korean vessels off Songjin and Wonsan and north of Hungham.
1950 On October - 11 the U.S. Federal Communications Commission issues the first license to broadcast television in color, to CBS
1954 On this day in history "On Your Toes" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 64 performances
1955 On this day in history all Peron feast days disposed of in Argentina
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