Page 5: Historical Events In October - 11

1927  Lou Gehrig elected MVP on October - 11.   

1927  Lou Gehrig named AL MVP (Babe Ruth (former winner) not eligible) on October - 11.   

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

1929  Sean O'Casey's "Silver Tassle," premieres in London on October - 11.   

1929  On this day in history liselotte Pulver, Swiss actress   

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

1930  On October - 11 bill Fischer, baseball player   

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

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

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

1932  Dottie West, Nashville Tenn, country singer (Here Comes My Baby) on October - 11.   

1933  On this day in history josef Hofmiller, writer, dies   

1935  Jan van Vlijmen, composer on this day in history.   

1935  Frank Mitchell, cricketer (2 Tests for Eng then 3 for S Africa), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1942  On October - 11 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).   

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

1942  Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer, dies at 64 on October - 11.   

1942  On October - 11 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  Chinese civil war begins, Chiang Kai-Shek vs Mao Tse-Tung on this day in history.   

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

1947  Brazil & Chile break diplomatic relations with USSR on October - 11.   

1948  On this day in history "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 this day in history "On Your Toes" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 64 performances   

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  Hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome was born on this day in history.   

1616  Andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664) was born on October - 11.   

1661  Melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/elect (Anti-Lucretius) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40   

1188  Death of Robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France on this day in history.   

1303  On this day in history boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies   

1347  Louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies on this day in history.   

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

1531  On October - 11 huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies   

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