Page 8: Historical Events In October - 01

1963  Nigeria becomes a republic within the Commonwealth on October - 01.   

1964  On October - 01 free Speech Movement launched at U of California, Berkley   

1964  SF cable cars declared a national landmark on this day in history.   

1964  Ernst Toch, composer (Melodie Lehre), dies at 76 on October - 01.   

1965  On October - 01 edward E "Doc" Smith, US, sci-fi writer (Subspace encounter), dies   

1966  On this day in history albert P A A Besnard, poet/journalist (Doom & Thirst), dies   

1968  On this day in history "Night of the Living Dead" premieres in Pittsburgh   

1968  On this day in history marcel Duchamp, French painter (Descending an Escalator), dies   

1969  On October - 01 guernsey & Jersey begin issuing their own postage stamps   

1970  Hans Poser, composer, dies at 52 on October - 01.   

1971  Disneyworld opens in Orlando, Florida on October - 01.   

1971  Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens on this day in history.   

1972  Louis Leakey famed anthropologist, dies at 68 on October - 01.   

1972  On October - 01 the first games of the World Hockey Association   

1972  Kurt Hiller, writer, dies at 87 on October - 01.   

1973  On October - 01 joe Devlin actor (Sam-Dick Tracy), dies at 74   

1973  Joe Devlin, actor (Sam-Dick Tracy), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1975  On October - 01 britain grants internal self-government to Seychelles   

1975  On October - 01 ellice Islands split from Gilbert Islands, take name "Tuvalu"   

1975  Reunion Island stops prints stamps, France takes over production on this day in history.   

1975  Al Jackson, rock drummer (Booker T & The MG's), dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history brazilian soccer great Pele' retires with 1,281 goals in 1,363 games   

1978  Tuvalu (Ellice Islands) gains independence from Britain on this day in history.   

1979  President Jimmy Carter awards the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to former naval aviators Neil Armstrong, CAPT Charles Conrad, Jr., USN (Ret.), COL John Glenn, USMC (Ret.), and RADM Alan Shepard, Jr., USN (Ret.) on October - 01.   

1979  On October - 01 uS returns Canal Zone to Panama after 75 years (but not the canal)   

1979  On this day in history roy Harris, US composer, dies at 81   

1980  On this day in history cosmonauts Ryumin & Popov break space endurance record of 176 days   

1980  On October - 01 uSS Cochrane (DDG-21) rescues 104 Vietnamese refugees 620 miles east of Saigon   

1980  George Meany, union pres (AFL-CIO), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1982  EPCOT Center opens in Orlando Florida on this day in history.   

1982  West Germany's Parliament ousts chancellor Helmut Schmidt on October - 01.   

1984  On October - 01 gary Trudeau's Doonesbury comic strip resumes after 2-year hiatus   

1984  On this day in history walter Alston, Baseball manager (LA Dodgers), dies at 72   

1985  Charlotte White, US author (New Yorker, Charlotte's Web), dies at 86 on October - 01.   

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1207  Henry III, king of England (1216-72) was born on this day in history.   

1507  On October - 01 birth of giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573)   

1540  On October - 01 birth of johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617)   

1549  Anna of H Bartolomaeus, Flemish prioress/founded a nunnery was born on October - 01.   

1577  Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622) was born on October - 01.   

1620  On this day in history birth of nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher   

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

1644  On October - 01 birth of jean Rousseau, composer   

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

0540  On this day in history vedastus St Vaast, 1st bishop of Atrecht/saint, dies   

0552  Teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle on this day in history.   

0959  On October - 01 death of king Edwy of England   

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  Death of Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar on October - 01.   

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