Page 5: Historical Events In October - 11

1927  On October - 11 lou Gehrig elected MVP   

1927  Lou Gehrig named AL MVP (Babe Ruth (former winner) not eligible) on this day in history.   

1928  The birth of Ennio Morricone, Italian composer and film scorer on October - 11.   

1929  On October - 11 sean O'Casey's "Silver Tassle," premieres in London   

1929  Liselotte Pulver, Swiss actress on October - 11.   

1930  On October - 11 collingwood Football Club in Melbourne, Australia, won the VFL premiership for the fourth consecutive year.   

1930  On this day in history bill Fischer, baseball player   

1931  100,000 extreme-right Germans form "Harzburger Front" on October - 11.   

1932  On October - 11 the first political telecast (Democratic National Committee) at CBS, NYC   

1932  1st political telecast (Democratic National Committee) at CBS, NYC on October - 11.   

1932  On this day in history dottie West, Nashville Tenn, country singer (Here Comes My Baby)   

1933  Josef Hofmiller, writer, dies on October - 11.   

1935  On this day in history jan van Vlijmen, composer   

1935  On this day in history frank Mitchell, cricketer (2 Tests for Eng then 3 for S Africa), dies   

1936  On this day in history "Professor Quiz", 1st radio quiz show premieres   

1936  On October - 11 "Professor Quiz," 1st radio quiz show premieres   

1937  Bobby Charlton, English soccer player on this day in history.   

1939  Albert Einstein informs FDR of possibilities of atomic bomb on this day in history.   

1939  Franklin A Sonn, union leader (South African workers) on October - 11.   

1941  1st NSB-battalion departures to Eastern front on this day in history.   

1942  Battle of Cape Esperance begins In two-day battle, American task force stops Japanese attack on Guadalcanal and sinks two Japanese ships while losing only USS Duncan (DD-485) on this day in history.   

1942  On October - 11 -Oct 12] Sea battle at Cape Esperance Guadalcanal   

1942  On this day in history leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer, dies at 64   

1942  On this day in history battle of Cape Esperance begins: In two-day battle, American task force stops Japanese attack on Guadalcanal and sinks two Japanese ships while losing only USS Duncan (DD-485).   

1943  On October - 11 nY Yankees beat Cards 4 games to 1, in 40th World Series, to become 1st team to win 10 World Series   

1944  Allies bomb sea wall at Veere on October - 11.   

1945  On this day in history chinese civil war begins, Chiang Kai-Shek vs Mao Tse-Tung   

1945  Typhoon hits Okinawa, damaging many Navy ships on October - 11.   

1947  On this day in history brazil & Chile break diplomatic relations with USSR   

1948  "Love Life" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 252 performances on this day in history.   

1950  Task Force 77 Aircraft destroy North Korean vessels off Songjin and Wonsan and north of Hungham on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history the U.S. Federal Communications Commission issues the first license to broadcast television in color, to CBS   

1954  "On Your Toes" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 64 performances on October - 11.   

1955  All Peron feast days disposed of in Argentina on this day in history.   

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1335  On October - 11 birth of taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408)   

1573  Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer was born on October - 11.   

1593  Claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71) was born on this day in history.   

1611  On this day in history birth of hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome   

1616  Andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664) was born on this day in history.   

1661  On October - 11 birth of melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/elect (Anti-Lucretius)   

1671  On October - 11 birth of frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730)   

1671  Richard Moungler (d. 1730) was born on this day in history.   

0732  Abd ar-Rahman, Yemenite general strategist (Bordeaux occupier), dies on October - 11.   

0965  Bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40 on this day in history.   

1188  On October - 11 death of robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France   

1303  Boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies on this day in history.   

1347  On October - 11 louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies   

1424  Jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46 on October - 11.   

1531  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies on this day in history.   

1598  On October - 11 joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog), dies