Page 5: Historical Events In October - 11

1927  Lou Gehrig elected MVP on this day in history.   

1927  Lou Gehrig named AL MVP (Babe Ruth (former winner) not eligible) on October - 11.   

1928  On this day in history the birth of Ennio Morricone, Italian composer and film scorer   

1929  On this day in history sean O'Casey's "Silver Tassle," premieres in London   

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  On this day in history bill Fischer, baseball player   

1931  100,000 extreme-right Germans form "Harzburger Front" on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history the first political telecast (Democratic National Committee) at CBS, NYC   

1932  On October - 11 1st political telecast (Democratic National Committee) at CBS, NYC   

1932  On October - 11 dottie West, Nashville Tenn, country singer (Here Comes My Baby)   

1933  Josef Hofmiller, writer, dies on October - 11.   

1935  Jan van Vlijmen, composer on October - 11.   

1935  On October - 11 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  "Professor Quiz," 1st radio quiz show premieres on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history bobby Charlton, English soccer player   

1939  Albert Einstein informs FDR of possibilities of atomic bomb on October - 11.   

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

1941  1st NSB-battalion departures to Eastern front on October - 11.   

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 October - 11.   

1942  -Oct 12] Sea battle at Cape Esperance Guadalcanal on October - 11.   

1942  Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history 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 October - 11.   

1944  Allies bomb sea wall at Veere on October - 11.   

1945  On this day in history chinese civil war begins, Chiang Kai-Shek vs Mao Tse-Tung   

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

1947  On this day in history brazil & Chile break diplomatic relations with USSR   

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  On October - 11 the U.S. Federal Communications Commission issues the first license to broadcast television in color, to CBS   

1954  On October - 11 "On Your Toes" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 64 performances   

1955  On October - 11 all Peron feast days disposed of in Argentina   

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1335  Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408) was born on this day in history.   

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  Hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome was born on this day in history.   

1616  Andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664) was born on October - 11.   

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  On October - 11 birth of richard Moungler (d. 1730)   

0732  On October - 11 abd ar-Rahman, Yemenite general strategist (Bordeaux occupier), dies   

0965  On this day in history bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40   

1188  On this day in history death of robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France   

1303  Boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies on October - 11.   

1347  Louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies on this day in history.   

1424  Jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46 on October - 11.   

1531  On this day in history huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies   

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