Page 5: Historical Events In October - 10

1926  St Louis Cards beat NY Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 23rd World Series on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history oscar Brown Jr, US songwriter (Brown Baby, Forbidden Fruit)   

1927  Clairmonte Depeiaza, cricketer (world record partnership v Aust 1955) on this day in history.   

1930  AP votes Joe Cronin unofficial AL MVP & BWA names Hack Wilson NL MVP on October - 10.   

1930  Adlai Stevenson III, (D-Sen-Ill) on October - 10.   

1931  A J Bennett hits H Garbarino for 1st scoring pass in Canada's Big 4 on October - 10.   

1931  On October - 10 karl von Bach, German engineer (Maschinenelemente), dies at 84   

1932  On this day in history "Betty & Bob" premiers on radio   

1932  "Betty & Bob" premieres on radio on October - 10.   

1933  On October - 10 the first synthetic detergent for home use marketed   

1933  On this day in history 1st synthetic detergent, "Dreft" by Procter & Gamble, goes on sale   

1935  George Gershwin's "Porgy & Bess" opens on Broadway on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history "Porgy & Bess," by George Gershwin, NY premiere   

1935  Arthur Henderson, British Labour minister (Nobel 1934), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1936  Bradman scores 212 in 202 mins in a cricket testimonial game on October - 10.   

1937  On October - 10 nY Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 1 in 34th World Series   

1938  Germany completed annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland on this day in history.   

1938  Martin Bladen, cricketer (the 7th Lord Hawke), dies on this day in history.   

1939  Annexation of Western Poland by Third Reich on this day in history.   

1941  The resienstadt ghetto in Czechoslovakia is established on October - 10.   

1941  German U-boat torpedoes US destroyer Kearney on October - 10.   

1942  On this day in history 1,300 Austrian Jews transported to Theresienstadt   

1942  On this day in history richard von Schaukal, Austria poet/writer (Schlemihle), dies at 68   

1943  On this day in history chiang Kai-shek takes oath of office as president of China   

1944  On October - 10 adm Halsey's Task Force 30 bombs Okinawa, 700 die   

1945  On this day in history detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 3 in 42nd World Series   

1946  The birth of Chris Tarrant, British TV show creator (who wants to be a millionaire) on this day in history.   

1946  Max Frisch' "Die Chinesische Mauer," premieres in Zurich on October - 10.   

1947  "Allegro" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 318 performances on October - 10.   

1948  On October - 10 then record 86,288 see game 5 of World Series in Cleveland   

1949  3rd NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-1 at Toronto on this day in history.   

1951  Yanks beat Giants 4 games to 2 in World Series, DiMaggio's final game on October - 10.   

1954  On October - 10 ho Chi Minh enters Hanoi after French troops pulled out   

1955  On this day in history the carrier Saipan with Helicopter Training Unit HTU-1 aboard, left Tampico, Mexico, after a week of disaster relief operations for the inhabitants of the area. During these operations, the helicopters rescued 5,439 people   

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1344  Mary Plantagenet,English princess (d. 1362) was born on October - 10.   

1486  Charles III, Duke of Savoy was born on this day in history.   

1567  On October - 10 birth of infanta Caterina Micaela of Spain (d. 1597)   

1599  Jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea) was born on this day in history.   

1678  John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707) was born on October - 10.   

1684  Jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige) was born on October - 10.   

1700  Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.   

1713  On October - 10 birth of johann Ludwig Krebs, composer   

0019  Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant of Rijnleger, dies at 33 on this day in history.   

0413  On this day in history death of nicias, Athens politician (Peace of Nicias), killed at about 57   

0680  Death of Hussein, grandson of prophet Mohammed, beheaded on October - 10.   

0732  Death of Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Moorish Governor of Andalusia on this day in history.   

0833  On this day in history death of al-Ma'mun, Abbasid caliph of Baghdad (b. 786)   

1359  On October - 10 death of king Hugh IV of Cyprus (b. 1295)   

1616  Maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60 on October - 10.   

1651  On October - 10 philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostole, dies at 77