Historical Events In October - 11

1927  On this day in history lou Gehrig elected MVP   

1927  On October - 11 lou Gehrig named AL MVP (Babe Ruth (former winner) not eligible)   

1928  On October - 11 the birth of Ennio Morricone, Italian composer and film scorer   

1929  On this day in history sean O'Casey's "Silver Tassle," premieres in London   

1929  Liselotte Pulver, Swiss actress on this day in history.   

1930  Collingwood Football Club in Melbourne, Australia, won the VFL premiership for the fourth consecutive year on this day in history.   

1930  Bill Fischer, baseball player on this day in history.   

1931  100,000 extreme-right Germans form "Harzburger Front" on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history the first political telecast (Democratic National Committee) at CBS, NYC   

1932  1st political telecast (Democratic National Committee) at CBS, NYC on this day in history.   

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

1933  On October - 11 josef Hofmiller, writer, dies   

1935  Jan van Vlijmen, composer on October - 11.   

1935  On October - 11 frank Mitchell, cricketer (2 Tests for Eng then 3 for S Africa), dies   

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

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

1937  On this day in history bobby Charlton, English soccer player   

1939  On October - 11 albert Einstein informs FDR of possibilities of atomic bomb   

1939  On this day in history franklin A Sonn, union leader (South African workers)   

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

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 October - 11.   

1942  On this day in history -Oct 12] Sea battle at Cape Esperance Guadalcanal   

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

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.   

1943  NY Yankees beat Cards 4 games to 1, in 40th World Series, to become 1st team to win 10 World Series on this day in history.   

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

1945  On October - 11 chinese civil war begins, Chiang Kai-Shek vs Mao Tse-Tung   

1945  On October - 11 typhoon hits Okinawa, damaging many Navy ships.   

1947  On October - 11 brazil & Chile break diplomatic relations with USSR   

1948  On October - 11 "Love Life" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 252 performances   

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

1950  On October - 11 the U.S. Federal Communications Commission issues the first license to broadcast television in color, to CBS   

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

1955  On October - 11 all Peron feast days disposed of in Argentina   

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1335  Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408) was born on October - 11.   

1573  On October - 11 birth of jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer   

1593  Claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71) was born on October - 11.   

1611  On October - 11 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  Frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730) was born on this day in history.   

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

0732  On October - 11 abd ar-Rahman, Yemenite general strategist (Bordeaux occupier), dies   

0965  Bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40 on October - 11.   

1188  On this day in history death of robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France   

1303  On October - 11 boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies   

1347  On this day in history louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies   

1424  On this day in history jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46   

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

1598  Joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog), dies on October - 11.