Page 6: Historical Events In October - 04

1949  On this day in history american Contract Bridge League votes 58½% to keep blacks out   

1949  Edmund Eysler, Austrian composer, dies at 75 on October - 04.   

1950  On October - 04 french troops vacate Cla Afraid Vietnam   

1951  On this day in history in opening World Series game, Giant Monte Irvin steals home in 1st inn   

1952  On this day in history "Top Banana" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 356 perfs   

1953  On this day in history jim Peters runs world record marathon (2:17:39.4)   

1954  Comedienne Spring Byington began the successful network TV series, December Bride -- on CBS on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history rev Sun Young Moon leaves prison in Seoul   

1955  On October - 04 brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating Yankees in 7   

1955  Alexander Papagos, Greek fieldmarshal, dies on this day in history.   

1956  On October - 04 great Britain performs nuclear test at Maralinga Australia   

1957  On October - 04 "Leave It to Beaver," debuts on CBS   

1957  On October - 04 leave It to Beaver premiered on ABC-TV."..And starring Jerry Mathers as the Beaver," Hugh Beaumont (Ward Cleaver), Tony Dow (Wally), and Barbara Billingsley as Mrs. June Cleaver.   

1957  Russia launches the first Earth orbiting satellite, 'Sputnik 1' on this day in history.   

1957  USSR launches Sputnik I, the 1st artificial Earth satellite on this day in history.   

1958  5th French republic established on this day in history.   

1958  Transatlantic comercial jet passenger service began (BOAC) on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history 12th NHL All-Star Game: Montreal beat All-Stars 6-3 at Montreal   

1959  USSR Luna 3 sent back 1st photos of Moon's far side on this day in history.   

1960  On October - 04 courier 1B Launched; 1st active repeater satellite in orbit   

1961  Max Weber, Polish/Russ/US painter, dies on October - 04.   

1962  USAF Maj Robert A Rushworth takes X-15 to 32,300 m on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history e H Hendren, cricketer (57,611 1st-class runs, 3rd-best ever), dies   

1963  Gambia achieves full internal self-government on October - 04.   

1964  3 cars of a commuter train derail in South Africa killing 81 on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history pope Paul VI becomes 1st Pope to visit Western Hemisphere (UN)   

1965  USSR launches Luna 7; crash lands on Moon on October - 04.   

1966  Lesotho (Basutoland) gains independence from Britain (National Day) on October - 04.   

1966  Sherman Billingsley, talk show host (Stork Club), dies at 66 on October - 04.   

1969  On this day in history uN starts issuing postage stamps at Geneva headquarters   

1969  On October - 04 vibart Wight, cricketer (member of WI 1st Test touring 1928), dies   

1970  On October - 04 herbert Schmidtz makes highest parachute jump from a tower by leaping from a 1,984 ft TV mast in Tulsa, Oklahoma   

1970  On October - 04 jan Stenerud of Kansas City Chiefs kicks 55-yard field goal   

1970  On October - 04 janis Joplin died from a drug overdose. She was 27.   

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1160  Alys, Countess of the Vexin, daughter of Louis VII of France (d. 1220) was born on October - 04.   

1276  Margaret of Brabant, Queen of Germany (d. 1311) was born on October - 04.   

1289  On October - 04 birth of louis X, the Stubborn, king of France (1314-16)   

1331  On October - 04 birth of james Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (d. 1382)   

1379  King Henry III of Castile (d. 1406) was born on October - 04.   

1515  On this day in history birth of lucas Cranach, the Younger, German painter   

1542  On October - 04 birth of roberto Bellarmino, Italian theologist/diplomat   

1542  Robert Bellarmine, Italian saint (d. 1621) was born on October - 04.   

1072  Death of Sancho II, king of Castile/bro of Alfonso VI, murdered at about 35 on this day in history.   

1221  On October - 04 death of william III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu (b. 1179)   

1250  Death of Herman VI, Margrave of Baden on this day in history.   

1305  Death of Emperor Kameyama of Japan (b. 1249) on this day in history.   

1540  Helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies on this day in history.   

1564  Pietro P Vergerio, Italian theologist/bishop of Croatia, dies on October - 04.   

1571  Claude Togniel d'Espence, French theologist (Sorbonne), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1582  Theresia van Avila, Spanish mystic writer, dies on this day in history.