Historical Events In October - 01

1920  On October - 01 lonny Chapman, Tulsa Okla, actor (Investigator, For the People)   

1921  WJZ, Newark NJ begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history james Whitmore, White Plains NY, actor (Give 'em Hell Harry)   

1922  Former Chicago Staleys play 1st NFL game as Chicago Bears, win 6-0 on October - 01.   

1922  On October - 01 hector Campos-Parsi, composer   

1924  On this day in history the birth of Jimmy Carter, Former (39th) US President   

1924  On October - 01 fokker F-7 1st flight (Amsterdam to Batavia)   

1924  Jimmy Earl Carter, Plains Ga, (D) 39th Pres (1977-1981) on this day in history.   

1926  On October - 01 roger Williams, American pianist   

1927  Tom Bosley, Chicago, actor (Howard-Happy Days, Murder She Wrote) on October - 01.   

1927  On this day in history wilhelm Harteveld, composer, dies at 68   

1928  On this day in history first class at school for enlisted Navy and Marine Corps Radio intercept operators (The "On the roof gang")   

1928  On this day in history leon Vanderstuyft of Belgium bicycled 76 miles 504 yards in 1 hour   

1928  On this day in history george Peppard, Detroit Mich, actor (Banacek, A-Team, Blue Max)   

1929  On this day in history ken Arthurson, Australian rugby league identity   

1930  On this day in history philippe Noiret, Lille France, actor (Soleil, Les Milles, Il Postino)   

1930  On October - 01 ricardo Drigo, composer, dies at 84   

1931  Reginald Hall, endocrinologist on this day in history.   

1933  The birth of Richard Harris, British born film actor on this day in history.   

1935  On October - 01 the birth of Julie Andrews, English actress/singer; 'Mary Poppins'   

1936  On this day in history gen Francisco Franco establishes the state of Spain   

1936  On this day in history oscar DaCosta, cricketer (WI all-rounder in 5 Tests 30-35), dies at 28   

1937  Patrol aviation transferred to Aircraft Scouting Force, a reestablished type command. With change five patrol wings were established as separate administrative command over their squadrons on October - 01.   

1937  Pullman Co formally recognizes Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters on this day in history.   

1938  On October - 01 germany annexes Sudetenland (1/3 of Czechoslovakia)   

1939  Winston Chruchill refers to Soviet policy as "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma" on October - 01.   

1940  Pennsylvania Turnpike, pioneer toll thruway, opens on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history bell P-59 Airacomet fighter, 1st US jet, makes maiden flight   

1943  On October - 01 allied forces captured Naples during WW II   

1943  On this day in history clark's forces enter Naples, Italy.   

1943  On this day in history antoine T Broekman, resistance fighter, executed at 32   

1944  On this day in history newspaper editor Alejandro C¢rdova assassinated in Guatemala   

1944  The Channel ports are in Allied hands on October - 01.   

1945  Heavyweight champ Joe Louis is discharged from the army on this day in history.   

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1207  Henry III, king of England (1216-72) was born on October - 01.   

1507  Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573) was born on October - 01.   

1540  On this day in history birth of johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617)   

1549  On October - 01 birth of anna of H Bartolomaeus, Flemish prioress/founded a nunnery   

1577  Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622) was born on this day in history.   

1620  On October - 01 birth of nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher   

1644  On this day in history birth of alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer   

1644  Jean Rousseau, composer was born on October - 01.   

0290  Death of [Christian] Bacchus, roman soldier/martyred saint, killed on this day in history.   

0540  Vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies on this day in history.   

0552  On this day in history teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle   

0959  Death of King Edwy of England on this day in history.   

0976  On this day in history al-Hakam II, Moors kalief of Cordoba, dies   

1040  On this day in history death of alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997)   

1189  On October - 01 death of gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar   

1310  Death of Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257) on this day in history.