Page 7: 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 this day in history.   

1947  On October - 01 nHL Pension Society founded   

1947  On October - 01 the first helicopter air mail & express service, LA, Ca   

1947  On this day in history uS control of Haitian customs & governmental revenue ends   

1948  On October - 01 calif Supreme Court voids state statute banning interracial marriages   

1948  On this day in history radio Denmark begins transmitting   

1949  Military Sea Transportation Service activated on October - 01.   

1949  People's Republic of China proclaimed by Mao Tse-tung on October - 01.   

1949  On this day in history republic of China (Taiwan) forms on the island of Formosa   

1949  The People's Republic of China created on October - 01.   

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

1951  The first treaty signed by woman ambassador-Eugenie Anderson on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history the first ultra high frequency (UHF) television station, Portland Or   

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

1954  British colony of Nigeria becomes a federation on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history "Honeymooners" premieres   

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

1956  On this day in history stan Ockers, Belgian world champ cyclist (1955), dies at 36   

1957  On October - 01 b-52 bombers begin full-time flying alert in case of USSR attack   

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

1958  Inauguration of NASA on October - 01.   

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

1960  On this day in history nigeria gains independence from Britain (National Day)   

1961  On October - 01 a believed extinct volcanco erupts in Tristan da Cunha   

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  On this day in history james Meredith became 1st black at U of Mississippi   

1962  On October - 01 johnny Carson hosts his 1st Tonight Show, Joan Crawford guests   

1962  The Lucy Show premiers on this day in history.   

1962  On October - 01 uS National Radio Astronomy Obs gets a 300' (91m) radio telescope   

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1207  On October - 01 birth of henry III, king of England (1216-72)   

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

1540  On October - 01 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 October - 01.   

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  On October - 01 vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies   

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 October - 01 al-Hakam II, Moors kalief of Cordoba, dies   

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.