Historical Events In October - 01

1945  Walter B Cannon, US physiologist (Traumatic Shock), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1946  Truculent Turtle lands at Columbus, Ohio, breaking world's record for distance without refueling with flight of 11,235 miles on October - 01.   

1947  NHL Pension Society founded on October - 01.   

1947  The first helicopter air mail & express service, LA, Ca on October - 01.   

1947  US control of Haitian customs & governmental revenue ends on October - 01.   

1948  Calif Supreme Court voids state statute banning interracial marriages on this day in history.   

1948  Radio Denmark begins transmitting on October - 01.   

1949  On this day in history military Sea Transportation Service activated.   

1949  On this day in history people's Republic of China proclaimed by Mao Tse-tung   

1949  Republic of China (Taiwan) forms on the island of Formosa on October - 01.   

1949  The People's Republic of China created on this day in history.   

1951  On October - 01 24th Infantry Regiment, last all-black military unit, deactivated   

1951  The first treaty signed by woman ambassador-Eugenie Anderson on October - 01.   

1952  The first ultra high frequency (UHF) television station, Portland Or on October - 01.   

1953  On October - 01 indian state of Andhra Pradesh partitioned from Madras   

1954  British colony of Nigeria becomes a federation on October - 01.   

1955  On this day in history "Honeymooners" premieres   

1955  On October - 01 commissioning of USS Forrestal (CVA-59), first of postwar supercarriers   

1956  Stan Ockers, Belgian world champ cyclist (1955), dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1957  B-52 bombers begin full-time flying alert in case of USSR attack on this day in history.   

1958  On October - 01 britain transfers Christmas Island (south of Java) to Australia   

1958  Inauguration of NASA on this day in history.   

1958  Vanguard Project transferred from military to NASA on this day in history.   

1960  Nigeria gains independence from Britain (National Day) on October - 01.   

1961  A believed extinct volcanco erupts in Tristan da Cunha on this day in history.   

1961  On October - 01 east & West Cameroon merge as Federal Republic of Cameroon   

1961  Roger Maris sets record of 61 HRs, last off of Tracy Stallard on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history donald Cook, actor (Too Young To Go Steady), dies at 60   

1962  On October - 01 barbra Streisand signs her 1st recording contract (with Columbia)   

1962  On October - 01 brian Epstein signs a contract to manage the Beatles through 1977   

1962  James Meredith became 1st black at U of Mississippi on October - 01.   

1962  Johnny Carson hosts his 1st Tonight Show, Joan Crawford guests on October - 01.   

1962  On this day in history the Lucy Show premiers   

1962  On this day in history uS National Radio Astronomy Obs gets a 300' (91m) radio telescope   

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1207  On this day in history birth of henry III, king of England (1216-72)   

1507  On this day in history birth of giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573)   

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

1549  On this day in history 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 October - 01.   

1620  Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher was born on October - 01.   

1644  On October - 01 birth of alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer   

1644  On this day in history birth of jean Rousseau, composer   

0290  On October - 01 death of [Christian] Bacchus, roman soldier/martyred saint, killed   

0540  Vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies on October - 01.   

0552  On October - 01 teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle   

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

0976  Al-Hakam II, Moors kalief of Cordoba, dies on this day in history.   

1040  On October - 01 death of alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997)   

1189  On this day in history 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.