Birthdates which occurred on your SELECTED date of October 14:
---- Grover muppet (Sesame Street) 1633 James II king of England (1685-88) 1644 William Penn English Quaker & founder of PA 1712 George Grenville British PM (1763-65) 1857 Elwood Haynes auto pioneer, built one of 1st US autos 1867 Masaoka Shiki Japan, haiku & tanka poet/diarist (Salt Water Ballads) 1869 Joseph Duveen England, art connoisseur (Elgin marbles) 1871 Alexander von Zemlinsky Vienna Austria, composer (Der Schneeman) 1873 Raymond C Ewry Indiana, polio victim who won 10 Olympic golds 1882 Eamon DeValera NY, Pres of Ireland (1937-48, 51-54, 57-59) 1888 Katherine Mansfield New Zealand writer (Aloe, Garden Party) 1890 Dwight D Eisenhower Denison, Tx (R) 34th Pres (1953-1961) 1894 e. e. cummings Cambridge Mass, poet (Tulips & Chimneys) 1896 Lillian Gish silent film/stage actress (Birth of a Nation) 1899 Alan Washbond US, 2-man bobsled (Olympic-gold-1932) 19-- Geoff Tate rocker (Queensr˜che-The WArning) 19-- Lee Lawson actress (Guiding Light) 19-- Rori King LA Calif, actress (Becky-I'm a Big Girl Now) 19-- Thomas Leopold Miami Fla, actor (Ted Knight Show, Steve Allen Show) 19-- Zakk Wylde rocker (Ozzy Osbourne) 1906 Benita Hume London England, actress (Vicky-The Halls of Ivy) 1906 Hannah Arendt Germany, historian (Origins of Totalitarianism) 1907 Pert Kelton Great Falls Mont, actress (Cavalcade of Stars) 1910 John Wooden basketball coach (UCLA-10 national championships) 1916 C Everett Koop surgeon general (1981-89) 1924 Robert Webber Santa Ana Calif, actor (79 Park Avenue) 1927 Roger Moore London England, actor (Alaskans, Maverick, Saint) 1928 Gary Graffman NYC, pianist (Leventritt Award) 1931 Rafael Puyana Bogota Colombia, baroque harpsichordist (NY debut 1957) 1935 La Monte Young Bern Idaho, composer (Compostion in 1990) 1938 John Dean III former White House counsel, Watergate figure 1939 Ralph Lauren fashion designer (Chaps) 1940 Cliff Richards [Harry Webb], England, rocker (Suddenly) 1940 Pat Finley Asheville NC, actress (Ellen Hartley-Bob Newhart Show) 1943 Lance Rentzel NFL receiver (Minn, LA)/ex-husband of Joey Heatherton 1943 Noreen Corcoran Quincy Mass, actress (Kelly-Bachelor Father) 1944 Udo Kier Germany, actor (Warhol Dracula, Warhol Frankenstein) 1946 Justin Hayward singer (Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin) 1947 Charlie Joiner Many La, NFL receiver (Houston, Cincinnati, San Diego) 1950 Sheila Young Ockerwitz US, 500m speed skater (Olympic-gold-1976) 1952 Harry Anderson Newport RI, actor (Judge Harry Stone-Night Court) 1952 Nikolai Adrianov USSR, gymnast (Olympic-4 gold/2 silver/bronze-1976) 1953 Greg Evigan South Amboy NJ, actor (BJ-BJ & the Bear) 1956 Beth Daniel Charleston SC, LPGA golfer (1980 player of the year) 1958 Thomas Dolby rocker (She Blinded Me With Science) 1959 A.J. Pero Staten Is, drummer (Twisted Sister-Not Gonna Take It) 1961 Melanie Wilson actress (Jennifer-Perfect Strangers) 1961 Mike Tramp Denmark, heavy metal rocker (White Lion-Mane Attraction) 1967 Arleen Sorkin actress (Day of Our Life, America's Funniest Videos)
Deaths which occurred on October 14:
1944 Erwin Rommel German Field Marshall (WW II-Africa), dies at 52 1959 Errol Flynn actor, dies 1977 Bing Crosby dies of a heart attack at 74, in Madrid, Spain 1983 Paul Fix actor (Rifleman), dies at 82 of kidney failure 1986 Keenan Wynn actor (Dallas, Call to Glory, Last Precinct), dies at 70 1990 Leonard Bernstein composer (West Side Story), dies at 72
On this day...
530 [Discorus] ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1066 Battle of Hastings, in which William the Conqueror wins England 1586 Mary Queen of Scots goes on trial for conspiracy against Elizabeth 1774 1st Continental Congress is 1st to declare colonial rights (Phila) 1806 Battle of Auerstadt-French beat Prussians 1834 1st black to obtain a US patent, Henry Blair, for a corn planter 1843 British arrest Irish nationalist Daniel O'Connell for conspiracy 1862 Baseballer James Creighton ruptures bladder hitting HR, dies 10/18 1867 15th & last Tokugawa Shogun resigns in Japan 1884 George Eastman patents paper-strip photographic film 1905 NY Giants beats Phila A's, 4 games to 1 in 2nd World Series, Giant's Christy Mathewson's 3rd straight world series shutout 1906 All Chicago World Series, 1st AL victory, White Sox win 4 games to 2 (World Series #3) 1908 Cubs beat Tigers 4 games to 1 in 1st 5th World Series rematch 1912 Bull Moose Teddy Roosevelt shot while campaigning in Milwaukee 1920 Part of Petsamo province ceded by Soviet Union to Finland 1922 1st automated telephones-Pennsylvania exchange in NYC 1929 Phila A's beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 1 in 26th World Series 1929 Philadelphia A's set world series record of 10 runs in an inning (World Series #26) 1933 Nazi Germany announces withdrawal from League of Nations 1934 "Lux Radio Theatre" premieres 1939 BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated) formed 1944 German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel commits suicide rather than face trial for his part in an attempt to overthrow Hitler 1945 Chicago Cardinals end a record 29-game losing streak, beat Bears 1947 Chuck Yeager in Bell XS-1 makes 1st supersonic flight (Mach 1.015) 1949 14 US Communist Party leaders convicted of sedition 1950 Rev Sun Young Moon liberated from Hung Nam prison 1951 Det Lion Jack Christiansen returns 2 punts for touchdowns vs LA Rams 1953 Ike promises to fire as Red any federal worker taking 5th amendment 1958 Malagasy Republic becomes autonomous republic in French Community 1960 Peace Corps 1st suggested by JFK 1962 Houston Oiler George Blanda throws for 6 TD passes vs NY Titans 56-17 1964 Martin Luther King Jr wins Nobel Peace Prize 1965 Joe Engle in X-15 reaches 80 km 1965 Sandy Koufax hurls his 2nd shutout of world series beating Twins 2-0 (World Series #62) 1968 1st live telecast from a manned US spacecraft (Apollo 7) 1968 Gruener & Watson (US) set scuba depth record (133 m) in Bahamas 1968 J.R. Hines of US runs 100 m in world record 9.95 sec 1969 Race riots in Springfield Mass 1970 Cleve Cavaliers lose to Buffalo Braves in their 1st game 107-92 1971 2 killed in Memphis racial disturbances 1975 Pres Ford escapes injury when his limousine is struck broadside 1976 Chris Chambliss' 9th inning lead off homer gives Yanks pennant #30 1976 Soyuz 23 carries 2 to Salyut 6, but returns without docking 1977 Linda Ronstadt sings the national anthem at the 74th World Series 1978 1st TV movie from a TV series-"Rescue from Gilligan's Island" 1978 Despite Denis Potvin hat trick in 3:21 Islanders lose 7-10, making Islander record when scoring a hat trick-22-2-1 1979 Flyers start 35 game unbeaten streak beating Toronto 4-3 1979 NHL's greatest scorer Wayne Gretsky scores his 1st NHL goal 1980 Bob Marley's last concert 1980 Pres nominee Ronald Reagan promises to name a woman to Supreme Court 1982 6,000 Unification church couples wed in Korea 1982 Islanders assessed 108 penalty minutes Penguins 125 (233 total) 1982 NY Islanders greatest shutout margin (9-0) vs Pittsburgh Penguins 1983 US Marine peacekeeper Sgt Allen Soifert killed by sniper in Beirut 1984 Detroit Tigers beat SD Padres, 4 games to 1 in 81st World Series 1985 On Mon Night football, Jets retire Joe Namath's #12, beat Miami 23-7 1986 Concentration camp survivor Elie Wiesel wins Nobel Peace Prize 1986 The IOC decides to stagger the Winter & Summer Olympic schedule 1986 Tim Kides of West NY, NJ performs 25,000 leg raises in 11:57:15 1987 In Midland, Tx 1«-year-old Jessica McClure falls 22' (7m) down a well 1988 Mike Tyson countersues Robin Givens for divorce and annulment 1988 NJ Devils raise their 1st pennant (Patrick Div Playoff Champs) 1989 Texas A&I, Johnny Bailey sets NCAA season rush record at 6,085 yards 1990 Jeff Goldblum & wife Geena Davis file for divorce 1990 SF 49er Joe Montana passes for 6 touchdowns vs Atlanta (45-35)
Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Bangladesh : Durga Puja Malagasy Rep : Independence Day (1958) Maryland : Peggy Stewart Day-US sinks ship against taxes (1774) Peo's Dem Rep of Yemen (South Yemen) : Independence Day (1962) Western Samoa : White Sunday (2nd Sunday) - - - - - ( Sunday ) Canada : Thanksgiving Day - - - - - ( Monday ) Florida : Farmers' Day (1915) - - - - - ( Monday ) Hawaii : Discoverer's Day - - - - - ( Monday ) US : Columbus Day (1492) - - - - - ( Monday ) Virgin Is & Puerto Rico : Friendship Day - - - - - ( Monday )
Religious History
1656 The first punitive legislation in Massachusetts against Quakers was enacted. (The marriage of church-and-state in Puritanism made them regard the ritual-free Quakers as spiritually apostate and politically subversive). 1735 Methodist pioneer John Wesley first set sail to America, to minister to the Indians under Georgia Gov. Oglethorpe. On this same date, Wesley began keeping his famous, 55-year-long journal, whose last entry was dated Oct 24, 1790. 1835 Birth of William G. Fischer, American sacred chorister. Three of his compositions later became hymn tunes: FISCHER ("Whiter Than Snow"), HANKEY ("I Love to Tell the Story") and ROCK OF REFUGE ("The Rock That is Higher Than I"). 1876 Birth of Harry A. Ironside, American clergyman. Converted at 14, he preached for the Salvation Army, later for the Plymouth Brethren. From 1930-1948, he pastored at the Moody Memorial Church in Chicago. 1983 The National Council of Churches issued "The Inclusive Language Lectionary -- " Scripture readings translated to omit or blur gender references. God was thus called "Father and Mother" or "the One"; and "man" was replaced by "humanity" or "humankind." The translation proved shortlived.
Thought for the day :
" He who falls in love with himself will have no rivals. "
Birthdates which occurred on your SELECTED date of October 13:
1769 Horace H Hayden cofounded 1st dental college 1853 Lillie Langtry [Jersey Lily], vaudevillian actress 1885 Harry Hershfield Cedar Rapids Iowa, cartoonist (Can You Top This?) 1889 Douglass Dumbrille Hamilton Ont, actor (Mr Deeds Goes to Town) 1890 Conrad Richter writer (The Light in the Forest) 1891 Irene Rich Buffalo NY, actress (Beau Brummell, Champ) 19-- Brian McGovern actor (Ryan's Hope) 19-- Harry Cody rocker (Shotgun Messiah-Second Coming) 19-- Jack Colvin Lyndon Ks, actor (Jack-Incredible Hulk) 19-- William Jordan Milan Indiana, actor (Project UFO, Beyond Westworld) 1902 Arna Bontemps Louisiana, black author (100 years of negro freedom) 1902 Franco Giorgetti Italy, cyclist (Olympic-gold-1920) 1909 Herblock (Herbert L Block) political cartoonist 1911 Ticker Freeman Paterson NJ, pianist (Dinah Shore Show) 1912 Hugo Weisgall Ivancice Moravia, composer (4 Impressions) 1915 Cornel Wilde actor (High Sierra, 5th Musketeer) 1917 Burr Tillstrom Chic Ill, puppeteer (Kukla, Fran & Ollie) 1917 Laraine Day Roosevelt Utah, actress (Dr Kildare, I've Got a Secret) 1920 Albert Hague Berlin Germany, actor (Mr Shorofsky-Fame) 1920 Nipsey Russell Atlanta Ga, comedian (Car 54, Barefoot in the Park) 1921 Harper MacKay Boston Mass, orch leader (NBC Follies) 1921 Yves Montand France, actor/singer (Z, Napoleon, Grand Prix) 1922 Alan Scott Haddonfield NJ, TV host/songwriter (Spin the Picture) 1924 Terry Gibbs Brooklyn NY, orch leader (Steve Allen Comedy Hour) 1925 Frank Gilroy American writer (Subject Was Roses) 1925 Lenny Bruce comedian, arrested on obscenity charges 1925 Margaret Thatcher (Tory) British PM (1979-90) Iron Lady 1927 Anita Kerr Memphis TN, singer (Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour) 1931 Ed Matthews Hall of Famer/Milwaukee Brave/HR hitter (512) 1936 Cliff Gorman Jamaica NY, actor (Boys in the Band, Angel) 1938 Jim McMullan Long Beach NY, actor (Dr McDaniel-Ben Casey) 1939 Melinda Dillon Hope Ark, actress (Close Encounters, Slap Shot) 1942 Pamela Tiffin Oklahoma City, actress (Viva Max!) 1942 Paul Simon Newark NJ, singer/actor (Kodachrome, 1 Trick Pony) 1946 Demond Wilson Valdosta Ga, actor (Sanford & Son, Baby I'm Back) 1946 Lacy J Dalton country singer (Blue Eyed Blues) 1948 Leona Mitchell Enid Okla, soprano (Musetta-La Boh‚me) 1949 Sammy Hagar singer-musician (Van Halen-Jump) 1959 Marie Osmond Ogden Ut, singer/actress (Paper Roses, Goin' Coconuts) 1960 Joey Belladonna heavy metal vocalist (Anthrax-Protest & Survive) 1961 Jerry Rice NFL receiver (SF 49ers) 1962 Kelly Preston Hawaii, actress (Mischief, Twins, A Tigers Tale) 1965 Cherelle rocker (Affair-First Bite) 1969 Cady McClain Burbank Calif, actress (Dixie Martin-All My Children)
Deaths which occurred on October 13:
54 Claudius Roman Emperor, dies ---- Prince L Rwagasore of Burundi, murdered; Hero of the Nation Day 1601 Tycho Brahe greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague 1795 William Prescott American Revolutionary soldier, dies 1974 Ed Sullivan TV host (Ed Sullivan Show), dies at 73 1979 Clarence Muse actor (Sam-Casablanca), dies at 90 1988 Mike Venezia jockey, dies in 5th-race fall at Belmont Race Track, NY 1989 Jay Ward animator (Rocky & His Friends), dies at 69 of cancer
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1483 Rabbi Issac Abarbanel starts his exegesis on the Bible 1775 Continental Congress orders construction of a naval fleet 1792 Washington lays cornerstone of the Executive Mansion (White House) 1812 Battle of Queenston Heights 1843 B'nai B'rith founded in NY 1845 Texas ratifies a state constitution 1860 1st aerial photo taken in US (from a balloon), Boston 1903 Pirates beats Pilgrims (Red Sox) 5 games to 3 in 1st World Series 1914 Boston Braves sweep Phila A's, 1st sweep in World Series history (World Series #11) 1915 Boston Red Sox beat Phila Phillies, 4 games to 1 in 12th World Series 1919 Race riot at Elaine Arkansas 1921 NY Giants beat NY Yankees, 5 games to 3 in 18th World Series 1943 Italy declares war on former ally Germany 1944 US 1st army begins battle of Aachen 1947 "Kukla, Fran & Ollie" premieres 1947 NHL All Star Game - All Stars beat Toronto Maple Leafs 1953 Burglar alarm-ultrasonic or radio waves-patented-Samuel Bagno 1957 German Dem Rep recalls the East Mark & issues new currency 1960 3rd presidential debate with Nixon in Hollywood & Kennedy in NY 1960 Pirate's Mazeroski's bottom of 9th lead off HR beats NY Yankees 10-9 in game 7 of 57th World Series 1962 "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" opens on Broadway, with Uta Hagen 1963 "Beatlemania" is coined after the Beatles appear at the Palladium 1964 Voskhod 1 crew returns 1969 Soyuz 8 is launched 1970 Angela Davis arrested in NYC 1971 1st world series night game (Pittsburgh 4-Baltimore 3) (World Series #68) 1972 Aeroflot Il-62 crashes in large pond outside Moscow, 176 die 1972 Uruguay to Chile plane crashes in Andes Mountain, (12/23 rescue) 1973 Teri Garr appears on Bob Newhart Show in "Emily in for Carol" 1978 James Earl Ray, assassin of Martin Luther King weds Anna Sandhu 1978 Tiros N, US's 1st 3rd generation weather satellite, is launched 1978 Graig Nettles at 3rd makes many spectactular plays in WS game 3 as Guidry beats Dodgers, after trailing 2 games to 0 Yanks win next 4 1980 Unprovoked slayings of 6 blacks in Buffalo, NY 1981 Vice President Hosni Mubarak elected president of Egypt 1982 IOC restores 2 gold medals from 1912 Olympics to Jim Thorpe 1982 NJ Devils 1st short handed goal-Don Lever 1984 Blackhawk Bill Gardner scores on 10th penalty shot against Islanders 1984 John Henry becomes 1st thoroughbred to win $6 million 1984 STS 41-G mission; lands at Kennedy Space Center 1986 25th NY, NL appearance in World Series (Mets vs A's) (World Series #83) 1987 1st military use of trained dolphins (US Navy in Persian Gulf) 1987 Costa Rican Pres Oscar Arias wins Nobel Peace Prize 1988 Concert at Masada ends Israel's 40th-anniversary fest 1989 Dow Jones down 190.58 points 1991 Blue Jay Cito Gaston is 1st manager ejected in a playoff game
Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Burundi : Hero of the Nation Day Western Samoa : White Sunday (2nd Sunday) - - - - - ( Sunday ) Canada : Thanksgiving Day - - - - - ( Monday ) Florida : Farmers' Day (1915) - - - - - ( Monday ) Hawaii : Discoverer's Day - - - - - ( Monday ) US : Columbus Day (1492) - - - - - ( Monday ) Virgin Is & Puerto Rico : Friendship Day - - - - - ( Monday )
Religious History
_539 (BC) The Persian armies of Cyrus the Great captured Babylon. (Babylon, under Nebuchadnezzar, was the former military scourge which had taken Judah into exile in 586 BC (see 2 Kings 25). 1670 In Virginia, slavery was banned for Negroes who arrived in the American colonies as Christians. (The law was repealed in 1682.) 1843 B'nai B'rith ("Sons of the Covenant") was established in New York City by a group of German Jews. It is both the oldest and the largest of the Jewish fraternal organizations. 1917 The Virgin Mary last appeared to three shepherd children near Fatima, Portugal. Six visions had occurred between May and October, each on the 13th of the month. (This last vision was attended by over 50,000 pilgrims.) 1988 The Bishop of Turin, Italy announced that the Shroud of Turin, long believed to be Christ's burial sheet, did not withstand scientific testing. It dated back only to 1280, and not to the time of Jesus' crucifixion (ca. AD 30-33).
Thought for the day :
" He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet. "
Birthdates which occurred on your SELECTED date of October 12:
1537 Edward VI king of England (1547-53) 1798 Pedro I 1st emperor of Brazil (1822-31), king of Portugal 1840 Helena Modjeska Poland, Shakespearian actress (Juliet)/anti-Russian 1844 George W Cable American writer (Northampton Years) 1855 Arthur Nikisch Szent-Mikl¢s Hungary, conductor (Berlin Philharmonic) 1860 Elmer A Sperry inventor (gyrocompass) 1866 Ramsay MacDonald (L) British PM (1924, 1929-35) 1872 Ralph Vaughan Williams Down Amp England, composer (Hugh the Drover) 1894 Dr Charles Hodge Calif, NYU professor (Answers for Americans) 1896 Eugenio Montale Italy, poet/translator (Xenia-Nobel 1975) 19-- Jeff Keith rock vocalist (Tesla-Psychotic Supper) 19-- Jim McKrell Little Rock Ark, actor (Semi-Tough) 19-- Julie McWhirter Indianapolis Ind, comedienne (Rich Little Show) 19-- Perle Mesta hostess (Washington DC) 19-- Ronalda Douglas Opelousas La, actress (New Odd Couple) 1906 Joe Cronin baseball (Pirates, Red Sox, Senators, MVP 1930, AL Pres) 1921 Jaroslav Drobny Czech, hockey (Oly-gold-1948), tennis (Wimb-1954) 1923 Jean Nidetch Brooklyn, founded Weight Watchers 1925 William Steinkraus US, equestrian jumper (Olympic-gold-1968) 1926 Hans Liebold Germany, auto racer (Nardo, Italy) 1929 Robert Coles Milton Mass, author (Pulitzer 1973) 1932 Dick Gregory comedian/political activist/dietician (Bahamian Diet) 1932 Dusan Makavejev Belgrade Yugoslavia, director (Man is Not a Bird) 1932 Jake Garn (Sen-R-Ut)/astronaut (STS 51D) 1935 Luciano Pavarotti Modena Italy, operatic tenor (Yes, Giorgio) 1936 Tony Kubek shortstop (NY Yankees)/sportscaster (NBC-TV) 1947 Chris Wallace Chic Ill, newscaster (NBC Weekend News) 1948 Rick Parfitt rocker (Status Quo-The Wanderer) 1950 Susan Anton Oak Glen Calif, actress (Golden Girl, Spring Fever) 1951 Bernie Ruoff West Germany, CFL kicker (Winnipeg, Hamilton) 1962 Sid Fernandez Hawaii, pitcher (NY Mets) 1964 Jo Ann Willette actress (Constance-Just 10 of Us, Real Genius) 1968 Adam Rich NYC, actor (Nicholas-8 is Enough, Code Red, Gun Shy) 1969 Kimberly Ann Grimm Mt Lake Park Md, Miss Maryland-America (1991) 1970 Kimberly Hoskins Yuma Arizona, Miss Arizona-America (1991) 1970 Kirk Cameron Panorama City Calif, actor (Mike-Growing Pains)
Deaths which occurred on October 12:
1694 Matsuo Basho greatest Japanese haiku poet, dies 1860 Sir Henry G W Smith leader of British-Indian forces, dies at 73 1864 Roger Taney Supreme Court Chief Justice, dies at 87 1870 Robert E Lee General of the Confederate Army, dies at 63 1945 Jesse James Payne lynched in Madison County Florida 1958 Ed Hinton actor (Henderson-I Lived 3 Lives), dies at 30 1971 Gene Vincent rocker, dies at 36 1985 Johnny Olsen TV announcer (Price is Right), dies at 75 1987 Alfred M Landon former Kansas Gov, dies at his Topeka home at 100 1987 Philleo Nash US Bureau of Indian Affairs (1961-67), dies at 77 1988 Ken Murray entertainer, dies at 85
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638 Honorius I ends his reign as Catholic Pope 642 John IV ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1285 180 Jews refuse baptism in Munich Germany, they are set on fire 1492 Columbus arrives in the Bahamas; the real Columbus Day 1776 British Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in the Bronx 1822 2nd eruption of Galunggung (Java) destroys summit of mountain 1823 Charles Macintosh of Scotland begins selling raincoats (Macs) 1853 John Morrissey wins boxing title, when Yankee Sullivan leaves ring after 36th round to slug Morrissey's fans 1860 British & French troops capture Peking 1861 Confederate ironclad Manassas attacks Union's Richmond on Mississippi 1862 JEB Stuart completes his "2nd ride around McClellan" 1862 Maj Gen Earl Van Dorn assumes command of Conf troops in Missisippi 1886 Hurricane & sea surge kills 250 at Indianola Texas 1886 Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of The Second Stain" (BG) 1891 Astronomical Society of France is inaugurated 1907 Cubs beat Tigers 4 games to 0 with 1 tie in 4th World Series 1915 English nurse Edith Cavell executed by Germans in Belgium (WW II) 1915 Theodore Roosevelt criticizes US citzens with dual nationalities 1916 Boston Red Sox beat Brooklyn Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 13th World Series 1918 1st use of iron lung (Boston's Children Hospital) 1918 Cloquet Minn & 25 other communities destroyed by forest fire, 559 die 1920 Cleve Indians beat Brooklyn Dodgers, 5 games to 2 in 17th World Series 1920 Man O'War's last race & win 1923 NY Giants' Casey Stengel HR beats Yanks 1-0 in the world series (World Series #20) 1924 Sokolnicheskaya Radio begins broadcasting from Moscow 1927 Hermann Gorner of Germany raises 24 men weighing 4,123 lbs on a plank with the soles of his feet 1929 Cubs blow 8-0 world series lead, A's score 10 in 1 inning (World Series #26) 1931 1st International Conference on Calendar Reform 1933 Alcatraz becomes a federal prison (unofficially) 1933 John Dillinger escapes from the Allen County, OH, jail 1941 Russian govt moves from Moscow to Volga as Nazis close in on Moscow 1942 US navy defeats Japanese in WW II Battle of Cape Esperance 1948 Casey Stengel takes over as Yankee manager 1949 Eugenie Anderson becomes 1st woman ambassador nominated in US 1957 1st coml flight between Calif & Antartica 1960 Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe at UN General Assembly session 1962 US/USSR sign joint space effort in telecommunications & meteorology 1963 Archaeological digs begin at Masada, Israel 1963 At 4 AM, traffic on Bay Bridge is 1-way on each deck 1964 Launch of Voskhod 1, 1st 3 man crew (Komarov, Feokistov, Yegorov) 1967 St Louis Cards beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 64th World Series as Lou Brock steals a record 7 bases in 1 world series 1968 19th modern Olympic games opens in Mexico City 1968 Equatorial Guinea gains independence from Spain (National Day) 1968 Norma Enriqueta Basilio Satelo is 1st woman to light Olympic flame 1969 KDB-AM in Santa Barbara CA changes call letters to KAPN 1969 Soyuz 7 is launched 1969 Yoko Ono suffers another miscarriage 1972 46 sailors injured in race riot on aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk 1972 Billy Harris failed in 1st Islander penalty shot 1972 Mariner 9 takes pictures of Martian north pole 1973 Nixon nominates Gerald Ford to replace Spiro Agnew as VP 1974 1st time Wash Caps are shut out as they are beat 6-0 by Minnesota 1975 Archbishop Oliver Plunkett became 1st Irish-born saint in 7 centuries 1975 NASA launches space vehicle S-195 1976 4th Space Shuttle Enterprise, approach & land test (ALT) flight 1976 Hua Guo-feng succeeds Mao Tse-tung as chairman of Communist Party 1977 "Throwaway Game" Catfish Hunter loses WS 6-1 resting Yank pitchers 1977 4th test of the space shuttle Enterprise 1977 Psychic Romark attempts to drive blindfolded, smashed into cop van 1977 US Supreme Court heard arguments in "reverse discrimination" case of Allan Bakke, white student denied admission to U of Calif Med School 1978 Representatives of Israel & Egypt open talks in Washington 1982 38.6 cm (15.2") of rainfall, Angoon, Alaska (state record) 1982 Milwaukee Brewer Paul Molitor gets world series record 5 hits (World Series #79) 1984 IRA bombs hotel where Margaret Thatcher is staying 1985 Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61A mission 1985 Intl Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War receives Nobel Prize 1986 Calif Angels within 1 pitch of pennant victory lose to Red Sox 1987 George Harrison releases "Got My Mind Set On You" 1987 Minnesota Twins beat Detroit Tigers for AL pennant 1988 Israel & China sign trade deal, plan diplomatic relations 1989 Herschel Walker is traded from Cowboys to Vikings for 12 players 1992 Expo '92 closes in Seville Spain
Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Equatorial Guinea : Independence Day (1968) Mexico, Latin America : Dia de la Raza/Day of the Race Spain : National Day Sudan : Republican Anniversary Day US : Official Columbus Day (1492) Western Samoa : White Sunday (2nd Sunday) - - - - - ( Sunday ) Canada : Thanksgiving Day - - - - - ( Monday ) Florida : Farmers' Day (1915) - - - - - ( Monday ) Hawaii : Discoverer's Day - - - - - ( Monday ) US : Columbus Day (1492) - - - - - ( Monday ) Virgin Is & Puerto Rico : Friendship Day - - - - - ( Monday )
Religious History
1518 Summoned before Cardinal Thomas Cajetan, German reformer Martin Luther, 35, refused to recant the 95 theses he had posted the previous October on the chapel door at Wittenberg Castle. 1812 The Half Moon Bluff Baptist Church was organized near Clifton. It was the first Baptist congregation to be constituted in the American territory now comprising the state of Louisiana. 1883 Birth of C. Harold Lowden, American sacred composer. His most enduring hymn tunes today are GENEVA ("God Who Touchest Earth with Beauty") and LIVING ("Living for Jesus a Life That is True"). 1949 American missionary and martyr Jim Elliot wrote in his journal: 'For my generation I must have the oracles of God in fresh terms.' 1971 The rock musical "Jesus Christ, Superstar" debuted on Broadway. (Twenty years later, the actor who played the part of Jesus, Jeff Fenholt became a born-again Christian.)
Thought for the day :
" He who is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else. "
Birthdates which occurred on your SELECTED date of October 11:
1782 Steen Steensen Blicher Denmk, poet/short-story writer (E Binddstouw) 1821 Sir George Williams England, founder YMCA 1844 Henry John Heinz founded prepared-foods company (57 varieties) 1872 Harlan Fiske Stone NH, Supreme Court (1925-41) Chief Justice (41-46) 1884 Eleanor Roosevelt 1st lady/crusader 1885 Fran‡ois Mauriac France, novelist/poet/playwright (Nobel 1952) 1896 Roman Jakobson linguist/Slavic scholar (Fundamentals of Language) 1897 Gen Nathan F Twining USAF (Neither Liberty nor Safety) 1897 George Preston Marshall NFL team owner (Washington Redskins) 19-- Bill Randolph Detroit Mich, actor (Comedy Zone, Trauma Center) 19-- Brad Maule actor (Dr Tony Jones-General Hospital) 19-- Gail Brown actress (Another World) 19-- Mark Goodman vee-jay (MTV) 1900 Cal Hubbard NFL tackle (Giants, Packers, Pittsburgh Pirates) 1902 Leon Belasco Odessa Russia, actor (Lucky Partners, My Sister Eileen) 1906 Earl "Dutch" Clark Colo, NFL hall of fame QB (Spartans, Detroit) 1910 Joseph Alsop political newspaper columnist (Men Around the President) 1914 Edward J Day US Postmaster General (1961) 1918 Jerome Robbins choreographer/composer (Tony-West Side Story) 1919 Art Blakey Pitts Pa, drummer (Billy Eckstine Band) 1925 Elmore Leonard American writer (Glitz, Mr Majestyk) 1925 Nancy Guild LA Calif, actress (Where Was I?) 1930 Harry Glass German DR, 1st E German Olympic medalist (bronze-1956) 1932 Dottie West Tenn, country singer (Here Comes My Baby) 1936 Charles Gordon Fullerton Roch, USAF/ast (STS T-1, T-3, T-5, 3, 51F) 1937 Ron Leibman NYC, actor (Norma Rae, Where's Poppa?, Beauty & Beast) 1943 Gene Watson country singer (Heartaches, Love & Stuff) 1944 Rodney Marsh athlete 1946 Felton Perry actor (Magnum Force, Sudden Death) 1946 Sawao Kato Japan, gymnast (Olympic-gold-1968, 72, 76) 1948 Daryl Hall rocker/songwriter (Hall & Oates-Sara Smile) 1950 Catlin Adams LA Calif, actress (Ms Loomis-Square Pegs) 1953 David Morse Beverly Mass, actor (St Elsewhere, House, Inside Moves) 1962 Joan Cusack Evanston Ill, comedienne (SNL) 1962 Leslie Landon LA Calif, actress (Etta Plum-Little House on Prairie) 1969 Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands 1971 Luke Perry Mansfield Ohio, actor (Dillon-Beverly Hill 90210) 1975 Kellie Martin actress (Life Goes On)
Deaths which occurred on October 11:
1779 General Casimir Pulaski dies 1809 Meriwether Lewis capt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies at 35 1959 Bert Bell NFL hall of famer, dies at 64 1961 Leonard "Chico" Marx (Marx Brothers), dies at 74 1977 Dr Mason Gross professor (Think Fast, 2 for the Money), dies at 66 1985 Orson Welles dies at 70 of a heart attack 1985 Tex Williams country-western singer, dies at 68 of cancer 1986 Norm Cash 1st baseman (Detroit Tigers), dies at 51 1988 Waylon Flowers puppeteer, dies at 48 1990 Douglas Edwards WW II correspondant, dies of cancer at 73 1991 Redd Foxx comedian, dies at 68 from a heart attack
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1737 Earthquake kills 300,000 & destroys « of Calcutta India 1776 Brig Gen Arnold's Lake Champlain fleet defeated by British 1797 British naval forces defeat Dutch off Camperdown, the Netherlands 1811 The Juliana, the 1st steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation 1864 Slavery abolished in Maryland 1865 Pres Johnson paroles CSA VP Alexander Stephens 1890 1st 100 yard dash under 10 seconds (John Owens 9-4/5 secs, Wash DC) 1890 Daughters of the American Revolution founded 1913 Phila A's beat NY Giants, 4 games to 1 in 10th World Series 1919 1st transcontinental air race ends 1922 1st woman FBI "special investigator" appointed (Alaska Davidson) 1923 German mark falls to 10 billion per œ, 4 billion per $ 1925 NY Giants play 1st NFL game, lose to Providence 14-0 1927 Lou Gehrig elected MVP 1932 1st political telecast (Democratic National Committee) at CBS, NYC 1936 "Professor Quiz", 1st radio quiz show premieres 1943 NY Yankees beat Cards 4 games to 1, in 40th World Series, 10th WS win - NY Yankees become 1st team to win 10 World Series 1945 Chinese civil war begins, Chiang Kai-Shek vs Mao Tse-Tung 1948 Cleve Indians beat Boston Braves, 4 games to 2 in 45th World Series 1958 2nd US Moon probe, Pioneer 1, reaches 113,810 km, falls back 1961 USAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 66,100 m 1962 1st appearance of a Gabor sister on the Merv Griffin Show 1962 2nd Vatican Council (21st ecumenical) convened by Pope John XXIII 1967 Yoko Plus Me art exhibit opens in London (the me is John Lennon) 1968 Apollo 7 (Schirra, Eisele & Cunningham) made 163 orbits in 260 hours 1968 Billy Martin named manager of Twins 1968 Panama revolts 1969 Soyuz 6 launched; Soyuz 7 & 8 follow in next 2 days 1971 Frank McGee becomes news anchor of the Today Show 1972 Prison uprising at Washington DC jail 1975 "Saturday Night Live" premieres with guest host George Carlin 1975 Islander's Bryan Trottier's 1st career hat trick 1977 Soyuz 25 returns to Earth 1978 Aristides Royo elected president of Panama 1979 Allan McLeod Cormack & Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield win Nobel Prize for medicine for developing the CAT scan 1980 Cosmonauts Popov & Ryumin set space endurance record of 184 days 1981 LeRoy Irvin sets yards gained on punt returns record (207 yds) 1981 Unknown rocker Prince opens for Rolling Stones at LA Coliseum 1981 Yanks beat Brewers 7-3 & win only Eastern Championship Series 1982 English ship Mary Rose, which sank during an engagement with France in 1545, raised at Portsmouth, England 1983 Last hand-cranked telephones US went out of service as 440 telephone customers in Bryant Pond, Maine, were switched over to direct-dial 1984 NASA launches space vehicle S-208 1984 VP candidate debate-Geraldine Ferraro (D) & George Bush (R) 1985 Atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB 1985 Pres Reagan bans importation of South African Krugerrands 1986 Reagan & Gorbachev open talks at a summit in Reykjavik, Iceland 1987 200,000 gays march for civil rights in Washington 1990 Center for Urban archaeology opens in NYC South Street Seaport Museum 1990 Octavio Paz wins Nobel Prize for literature 1990 Oil hits a record $40.42 per barrel 1991 Anita Hill testifies Clarence Thomas sexually harrassed her 1991 Chip Beck ties PGA lowest 18 hole score of 59
Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Panama, Panama Canal Zone : Revolution Day (1968) Sri Lanka : Deepavali US : General Pulaski Memorial Day (1779) Western Samoa : National Day Western Samoa : White Sunday (2nd Sunday) - - - - - ( Sunday ) Canada : Thanksgiving Day - - - - - ( Monday ) Florida : Farmers' Day (1915) - - - - - ( Monday ) Hawaii : Discoverer's Day - - - - - ( Monday ) US : Columbus Day (1492) - - - - - ( Monday ) Virgin Is & Puerto Rico : Friendship Day - - - - - ( Monday )
Religious History
1521 Leo X conferred the title "Fidei Defensor" (Defender of the Faith) upon England's Henry VIII. Three popes and 13 years later, Henry severed all ties with Rome to establish the Church of England. 1551 The 13th Session of the Council of Trent opened, during which major decisions were reached regarding the Catholic doctrine of the Eucharist. 1895 Birth of Avis B. Christiansen, devotional author. One of the most prolific hymnwriters of the 20th century, two of her most enduring hymns today are "Up Calvary's Mountain" and "Precious Hiding Place." 1914 During World War I, the Cathedral of Notre Dame suffered minor damage during an air raid on Paris. (Notre Dame, the most famous of the Gothic cathedrals of the Middle Ages, is distinguished for both its size and antiquity.) 1954 Presbyterian apologist Francis Schaeffer wrote in a letter: 'Doctrinal rightness and rightness of ecclesiastical position are important, but only as a starting point to go on into a living relationship -- and not as ends in themselves.
Thought for the day :
" The orator speaks, with his flood of words and his drop of reason. "
Birthdates which occurred on your SELECTED date of October 10:
1731 Henry Cavendish England, physicist/chemist (discovered hydrogen) 1738 Benjamin West painter (Death of General Wolfe) 1813 Giuseppe Verdi Italy, composed operas (Rigoletto, Aida, Otello) 1825 Paulus Kruger Pres of South African Republic (1883), Boer leader 1830 Queen Isabella II Queen of Spain (1833-68) 1834 Aleksis Kivi Finland, playwright (Kullervo, Seitsem„n Veljest„) 1861 Fridtjof Nansen Norweg Arctic explorer/humanitarian (Nobel 1922) 1892 Ivo Andric Yugoslavia, novelist (Bridge on the Drina, Nobel '61) 1895 Lin Y-t'ang China, writer (My Country & My People) 19-- Alan Rachins Cambridge Mass, actor (Douglas-LA Law) 19-- Bert Kramer San Diego Calif, actor (Sara, Mike-Fitzpatricks) 19-- Dana Elcar Ferndale Mich, actor (Baretta, Baa Baa Black Sheep) 19-- Michael Bivens rocker (New Edition-Heart Break) 19-- Noah Keen Cincinnati Ohio, actor (Det Lt Bone-Arrest & Trial) 1900 Helen Hayes Wash DC, actress (C‘sar & Cleopatra, Happy Birthday) 1906 Paul Creston [Giuseppe Guttoveggio], NY, composer (Creative Harmony) 1908 John Green NYC, composer (Body & Soul, Guy Lombardo's arranger) 1910 Price Daniel (Gov/Sen-D-Texas) 1913 Johnny Downs Brooklyn NY, actor (Manhattan Showcase) 1918 Bobby Byrne Columbus Ohio, orch leader (Club Seven) 1918 Thelonious Monk jazz pianist (Monk's Dream) 1924 James Clavell author (Tai Pan, Shogun) (or 1920) 1926 Richard Jaeckel NY, actor (3:10 to Yuma, Sands of Iwo Jima) 1930 Adlai Stevenson III (D-Sen-Ill) 1930 Harold Pinter England, playwright (Homecoming, Servant) 1933 Daniel Massey London, actress (Vault of Horror) 1941 Laurence Henry Tribe Shanghai China, Harvard Law professor 1946 Ben Vereen Miami Fla, actor/dancer (Pippin, Roots, Webster) 1946 Charles Dance England, actor (Plenty) 1946 Peter Mahvolich NHL star (Mont Canadiens) 1950 Dennis Holmes actor (Mike-Laramie) 1953 Gus Williams NBA guard (Golden State, Seattle, Washington) 1953 Midge Ure rocker (Dear God, Ultravox-We Came to Dance) 1955 David Lee Roth rock singer (Van Halen-Jump) 1958 John M Grunsfeld Chicago Ill, PhD/astronaut 1958 Tanya Tucker Seminole Tx, country singer/actress (Follow that Car) 1959 Chris Lowe rocker (Pet Shop Boys-Left to My Own Devices) 1961 Martin Kemp rocker (Spandau Ballet-True) 1964 Maxi Gnauck German DR, uneven parallel bars (Olympic-gold-1980) 1966 Kevin Paige vocalist (Don't Shut Me Out) 1973 Mario Lopez San Diego Calif, actor (Slater-Saved by the Bell) 1982 Eddie J Peck Lynchburg Pa, actor (Sutton-Wildside)
Deaths which occurred on October 10:
1886 David L Yule 1st Jewish US senator, dies 1959 Prince Friedrich of Liechtenstein, dies 1964 Eddie Cantor comedian (Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater), dies at 72 1964 Russ Case orch leader (Julius La Rosa Show), dies at 52 1976 Connee Boswell singer (Pete Kelly's Blue), dies at 68 1978 Ralph H Metcalfe (Rep-D-Ill), dies at 68 1983 Ralph Richardson actor, dies at 80 1985 Orson Welles actor (Citizen Kane), dies at 70 1985 Yul Brynner actor (King & I), dies of cancer at 70 1990 Dick Jorgensen NFL referee, dies at 56
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1780 Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000 to 30,000 in Caribbean 1802 1st non indian settlement in Oklahoma 1845 The Naval School (now called US Naval Academy) opens at Annapolis 1846 Neptune's moon Triton discovered by William Lassell 1854 US Assay Office in New York City, NY opens 1857 American Chess Association formed (NYC) 1865 John Hyatts patents the billiard ball 1868 Cuba revolts for independence against Spain 1868 Declaration of the plan of Yara in Cuba 1874 Fiji becomes a British possession 1886 1st dinner jacket worn to autumn ball at Tuxedo Park, NY (the tuxedo) 1888 Teetotalers excursion train crushed, killing 64 (Mud Run Pa) 1904 Yanks 2 games out play 1st place Red Sox on final day doubleheader game winner Chesbro loses the 1st game & chance at pennant 1908 Baseball Writers Association, formed 1911 Sun Yat-sen's revolutionaries overthrow Manchus (Taiwan Nat'l Day) 1913 Gamboa Dam in Panama blown up; Atlantic & Pacific waters mix 1914 German forces route Belgians in Antwerp Belgium (WW I) 1920 Phoenix Cardinals (then in Chicago) play 1st NFL game, a 0-0 tie 1920 Indian's Bill Wambsganns makes 1st unassisted world series triple play (World Series #17) 1920 Indian's Elmer Smith hits the 1st world series grand slam (World Series #17) 1921 NFL Decatur Staleys become Chicago Staleys, win 14-10 1923 NY Giants & NY Yankees become 1st teams to play each other for 3 consecutive World Series, also 1st played at Yankee Stadium (World Series #20) 1924 Washington Senators win their 1st World Series beat Giants in 7 (World Series #21) 1926 St Louis Cards beat NY Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 23rd World Series 1931 AJ Bennett hits H Garbarino for 1st scoring pass in Canada's Big 4 1931 St Louis Cards beat Phila A's, 4 games to 3 in 28th World Series 1932 "Betty & Bob" premiers on radio 1933 1st synthetic detergent for home use marketed 1935 George Gershwin's "Porgy & Bess" opens on Broadway 1937 NY Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 1 in 34th World Series 1938 Germany completed annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland 1943 Chiang Kai-shek takes oath of office as president of China 1945 Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 3 in 42nd World Series 1947 "Allegro" opens at the Majestic Theater on Broadway 1951 Yanks beat Giants 4 games to 2 in world series, DiMaggio's final game (World Series #48) 1957 Braves' Lew Burdette beats Yankees for 3rd time in 1 world series (World Series #54) 1957 Milwaukee Braves beat NY Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 53rd World Series 1957 Pres Eisenhower apologizes to finance minister of Ghana, Komla Agbeli Gbdemah, after he is refused service in a Dover, Del, restaurant 1960 Ron Stewart of Ottawa rushes for CFL-record 287 yards 1961 Otis M Smith appointed to Michigan Supreme Court 1963 Treaty banning atmospheric nuclear tests signed by US, UK, USSR 1964 18th modern Olympic games opens in Tokyo 1968 Detroit Tigers beat St Louis Cards, 4 games to 3 in 65th World Series 1968 George Harrison forms Singsong Ltd 1968 Lee Evans of the US sets 400 meter record at 43.86 1970 Fiji gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1971 1st game played at Philadelphia's Veteran Stadium, Phils win 4-1 1973 VP Spiro T Agnew pleads no contest to tax evasion & resigns 1974 Canadian John Hathaway begins 2-yr ride of 50,600 miles 1974 10101975 Israel formally signs Sinai accord with Egypt 1975 Liz Taylor's 6th marriage (re-marries Richard Burton) 1976 NJ Meadowlands' Giant's Stadium opens 1976 Greece's 98 year-old Dimitrion Yordanidis, is oldest man to compete in a marathon; he finishes in 7:33 1978 British pop magazine "Smash Hits," 1st published 1978 Pres Carter signs a bill authorizing the Susan B Anthony dollar 1978 Yanks & Dodgers play in 75th World Series 1979 Nordiques' Real Cloutier sets NHL record of a hat trick in 1st game 1979 Panama assumes sovereignty over Canal Area (ie Canal Zone) 1980 4,500 die when a pair of earthquakes strikes NW Algeria 1980 Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope network dedicated 1980 Yanks lose 4-2 & are swept by Royals in the AL Championship series 1981 Anwar Sadat's funeral service is held in Cairo 1982 Pope John Paul II canonizes Rev M Kolbe, who volunteered to die in place of another inmate at Auschwitz concentration camp, a saint 1983 Israel's Knesset votes 60-53 to endorse Yitzhak Shamir as PM 1985 US fighter jets force Egyptian plane carrying hijackers of Italian ship Achille Lauro to land in Italy, gunmen are placed in custody 1986 7.5 Earthquake strikes San Salvador, El Salvador 1986 Israel Prime Minister Shimon Peres resigns 1987 Bruce Springsteen releases his 9th album "Tunnel of Love" 1990 US 67th manned space mission STS 41 (Discovery 11) returns from space 1991 Ex-postal worker Joseph Harris kills 4 postal workers 1991 Greyhound Bus ends bankruptcy 1992 Floriade (Flower Show) closes at the Hague, Netherlands
Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Afgh nist n : Deliverance Day Cuba : Yara Day/Beginning of War of Independence (1868) Finland : Aleksis Kivi Day (1834) Japan : Health-Sports Day (1964) Namibia, South Africa : Kruger Day (1825) Oklahoma : Historical Day (1802) South Dakota : Pioneers' Day Taiwan : Double Tenth Day/National Day (1911) Wash DC : Samuel Fraunces Day Memorial Day Western Samoa : White Sunday (2nd Sunday) - - - - - ( Sunday ) Canada : Thanksgiving Day - - - - - ( Monday ) Florida : Farmers' Day (1915) - - - - - ( Monday ) Hawaii : Discoverer's Day - - - - - ( Monday ) US : Columbus Day (1492) - - - - - ( Monday ) Virgin Is & Puerto Rico : Friendship Day - - - - - ( Monday )
Religious History
1560 Birth of Jacob Arminius, the Dutch theologian from whose writings and doctrines Protestants opposed to Calvinism have since been called "Arminians." 1821 Charles Finney, 29, claimed to have received "a mighty baptism of the Holy Ghost," and was converted to a Christian faith. Finney soon abandoned his pursuit of law and embarked on a 50-year career in evangelism and higher education. 1838 Birth of Theodore Zahn, German Lutheran Bible and patristics scholar. Author of many monographs and commentaries, Zahn's leading work was his 3-volume "Introduction to the New Testament" (1899; 1909). 1841 Birth of William A. Ogden, American sacred composer. A student of Lowell Mason, Ogden became a well-known music teacher, and penned the hymns "Bring Them In" and "He is Able to Deliver Thee." 1851 Birth of W. Robertson Nicoll, Scottish theologian. At one time editor of five periodicals, his most enduring achievement was "The Expositor's Greek Testament," a series of 50 volumes of commentaries he edited and published between 1888-1905.
Thought for the day :
" I`ve given up reading books; I find it takes my mind off myself. "
Birthdates which occurred on your SELECTED date of October 09:
1547 Miguel de Cervantes novelist (Don Quixote) 1757 Charles X reactionary king of France (1824-30); deposed 1782 Lewis Cass (Gov-Mich) 1835 Camille Saint-Sa‰ns Paris France, composer (Ode Sainte C‚cile) 1863 Alexander Siloti Kharkov Russia, pianist/prof (Moscow Cons 1888-91) 1884 Martin Elmer Johnson explorer/photographer 1888 Hank Patterson Alabama, actor (Gunsmoke, Fred Ziffel-Green Acres) 1890 Aimee Semple McPherson Pentecostal evangelist/radio preacher 1899 Bruce Catton civil war historian 19-- Brooke St James Staten Island NY, rocker (Tyketto-Wings) 19-- Ellen Wheeler actress (Karen-All My Children) 19-- Geoff Grayson rocker (RU Ready) 19-- Jason Wingreen Brooklyn NY, actor (Harry-All in the Family) 19-- John O'Hurley actor (Jim-Young & Restless) 19-- John Schubert rocker (Electric Angels-I Believe, Whiplash) 1900 Alastair Sims actor (Christmas Carol, Stage Fright) 1903 Walter O'Malley owner (Dodgers) 1904 Wally Brown Malden Mass, actor (Jed Fame-Cimarron City) 1906 L‚opold Senghor poet/president of Senegal (1960-80) 1907 Klaes Karppinen Findland, 4 X 10K relay (Olympic-gold-1936) 1908 Jacques Tati Pecq France, director (Traffic, Playtime, My Uncle) 1908 James E Folsom (Alabama-Gov, 1947-51, 1955-59) 1910 Phil Hanna River Forest Ill, singer (Once Upon a Tune) 1914 Edward Andrews Griffin Ga, actor (Broadside, Harry-Supertrain) 1917 Kusuo Kitamura Japan, 1500m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1932) 1918 E Howard Hunt Hamburg NY, involved in Watergate break-in 1923 Donald Sinden England, actor (Doctor at Large, Mogambo, Simba) 1924 Robert Rushworth pilot (X-15) 1925 Robert Finch actor (Academy Theater) 1927 Daniele Delorme Paris, actress (Pardon My Affair Too) 1927 Robert Shaw actor (From Russia with Love, Man for All Seasons) 1928 Einojuhani Rautavaara Helsinki Finland, composer (Kaivos) 1930 David Rounds Bronxville NY, actor (Terence-Beacon Hill) 1940 Gordon Humphrey (Sen-R-NH) 1940 Joe Pepitone baseball player (NY Yankee 1st baseman) 1940 John Lennon rocker/Beatle (Imagine) 1944 John Entwistle rocker (The Who-Tommy) 1944 Peter Tosh Jamaica, reggae musician (Mystic Man, Mama Africa) 1945 Jeannie C Riley Texas, singer (Harper Valley PTA, Hee Haw) 1948 Dave Samuels vibraphonist (Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance) 1948 Jackson Browne Germany, rocker (Lawyers in Love) 1949 Shep Messing Israel, soccer goal tender (NY Cosmos) 1950 Gary Frank Spokane Wash, actor (Sons & Daughters, Family) 1951 Richard Chaves actor (Cease Fire, Predator) 1951 Robert Wuhl Union NJ, actor (Bull Durham, Good Morning Vietnam) 1954 Scott Bakula actor (Quantum Leap, Gung Ho) 1955 Linwood Boomer Vancouver, actor (Adam-Little House on the Prairie) 1955 Steve Ovett England, runner (Olympics-800m gold, 1500m bronze-1980) 1959 Michael Par‚ Brooklyn NY, actor (Greatest American Hero, Houston Knights) 1959 Mike Singletary NFL middle linebacker (Chicago Bears) 1961 Arlene Boxhall Zimbabwe, field hockey (Olympic-gold-1980) 1961 Jean Sagal LA Calif, actress (Kate-Double Trouble, Grease 2) 1961 Liz Sagal LA Calif, actress (Allison-Double Trouble, Grease 2) 1967 Carling Bassett-Seguso Canada, tennis player/actress (Spring Fever) 1975 Sean Ono Lennon John's son
Deaths which occurred on October 09:
1253 Grosseteste an English scholar, dies at 78 1562 Gabriel Fallopius Modena Italy, anatomist 1806 Benjamin Banneker astronomer/mathematician, dies at 74 1912 Millie & Christine Siamese twins, die at 61 1934 King Alexander of Yugoslavia, by Georgief, a Croatian terrorist 1958 Pope Pius XII dies, 19 years after elevation to the papacy 1960 Howard Glenn NY Titan, dies of injuries sustain in this day's game 1962 Lulu McConnell comediene (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 80 1967 Che Guevara executed in Bolivia 1988 Edward Chodorov playwright/director (Louis Pasteur), dies at 84 1988 Felix Wankel developer of the Wankel rotary engine, dies
On this day...
680 Husain ibn 'Ali, Shi'i religious leader, enters martyrdom 1000 Leif Ericson discovers "Vinland" (possibly New England) 1446 Korean Hangual alphabet devised 1635 Religious dissident Roger Williams banished from Mass Bay Colony 1701 Collegiate School of Ct (Yale U), chartered in New Haven 1776 Mission Dolores founded by SF Bay 1820 Guayaquil, Ecuador declares its freedom from Ecuador 1837 Steamboat "Home" sinks off Okracoke NC killing 100 1855 Joshua Stoddard of Worcester, Mass patents 1st calliope 1876 1st 2-way telephone conversation, 1st over outdoor wires 1877 American Humane Association organized in Cleveland 1888 Public admitted to Washington Monument 1890 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Red-Headed League" 1903 11" rainfall in 24 hrs (NYC) 1910 Nap Lajoie challenges Ty Cobb batting avg with 8 hits, 6 were bunts as Brown's 3rd baseman Red Corriden played deep, Cobb still won 1915 Woodrow Wilson becomes 1st pres to attend a world series game (World Series #12) 1916 Babe Ruth pitches & wins longest WS game (14 innings) 2-1 1921 Babe Ruth's 1st WS homer; only Sunday game ever pitched by Carl Mays 1928 NY Yankees sweep Cards in 25th World Series, Ruth hits 3 HR in game - NY Yankees become 1st to sweep consecutive World Series 1930 1st transcontinental flight by a woman completed, Laura Ingalls 1934 St Louis Cards beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3 in 31st World Series 1936 Hoover Dam begins transmitting electricity to LA 1938 Cleveland Browns & Chicago Bears play a penalty free NFL game 1938 NY Yankees sweep Cubs in the 35th World Series, 3rd straight WS win 1944 St Louis Cards beat St Louis Browns, 4 games to 2 in 41st World Series 1946 1st electric blanket manufactured; sold for $39.50 1947 1st telephone conversation between a moving car & a plane 1949 NY Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 1 in 46th World Series 1951 Gil McDougald's world series grand slam helps Yanks beat Giants 13-1 (World Series #48) 1958 NY Yankees beat Braves 4 games to 3 in 55th World Series - NY Yankees appear in 9 & win 7 of last 10 World Series 1960 Cowboy QB Eddie LeBaron throws shortest touchdown pass (2") 1961 NY Yankees beat Cin Reds, 4 games to 1 in 58th World Series 1961 Tanganyika becomes independent within the British Commonwealth 1961 Volcano eruptions on Tristan de Cunha (South Atlantic) 1961 Yank Whitey Ford breaks Ruth record of 29 2/3 consecutive inning 1962 NASA civilian test pilot John B McKay takes X-15 to 39,200 m 1963 Uganda becomes a republic within the British Commonwealth 1965 Beatles' "Yesterday," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 4 weeks 1966 Balt Orioles sweep LA Dodgers, in 63rd World Series 1968 Government seizes oil fields in Peru 1969 Supremes release "Someday We'll Be Together" 1970 Khmer Republic (Cambodia) declares independence 1973 Elvis & Priscilla Presley divorce after 6 years 1973 Warriors-Cavalier game in Cleveland postponed because of wet floors 1974 Wash Caps begin a 37 game road losing streak 1974 Washington Capitals 1st NHL game, losing 6-3 to NY Rangers at MSG 1975 Emperor Hirohito of Japan visits SF 1975 Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov wins Nobel Peace Prize 1976 Yanks 1st AL Championship game, beat Royals 4-1 1977 Soyuz 25 launched to Saluyt 6, but returned after failing to dock 1977 Yanks rally for 3 in 9th & beat Royals 5-3 for pennant #31 1980 1st consumer use of home banking by computer (Knoxville Tn) 1980 Princess Caroline of Monaco divorces Philippe Junot 1983 4 South Korean cabinet ministers assassinated in Rangoon Burma 1984 Kathy Sullivan becomes 1st US woman to walk in space 1986 Gilbert Perreault, Buffalo, became 12th NHLer to score 500 goals 1986 Senate convicted US District Judge Harry E Claiborne making him the 5th federal official to be removed from office through impeachment 1988 Dennis Eckersley, 1st to save all 4 games in a championship series 1989 Penthouse Magazine's hebrew edition hits the newstands 1989 1st NFL game coached by a black man (Art Shell), his LA Raiders beat NY Jets 14-7 on Monday Night Football 1990 Radio stations around the world play "Imagine" honoring John Lennon 1990 Saddam threatens to hit Israel with a new missile
Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Ecuador : Guayaquil's Independence Day (1820) Hong Kong : Confucius' Birthday Khmer Republic : Republic Day (1970) Minnesota : Leif Ericsson Day (c 1000) Peru : Day of National Dignity (1968) South Korea : Hangual Day/Korean Alphabet Day (1446) Tanganyika : independence day (1961) Uganda : independence day (1962) Western Samoa : White Sunday (2nd Sunday) - - - - - ( Sunday ) Canada : Thanksgiving Day - - - - - ( Monday ) Florida : Farmers' Day (1915) - - - - - ( Monday ) Hawaii : Discoverer's Day - - - - - ( Monday ) US : Columbus Day (1492) - - - - - ( Monday ) Virgin Is & Puerto Rico : Friendship Day - - - - - ( Monday )
Religious History
1635 Colonial American Separatist Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts for preaching that civil government had no right to interfere in religious affairs. (Williams was seeking to establish freedom of worship through the separation of church and state.) 1776 Spanish missionaries dedicated the first mission chapel on the northern California coast at Yerba Buena. (In 1847, the city which grew up around the mission changed its name to San Francisco.) 1842 Episcopal missionary James L. Breck was ordained a priest at Duck Creek, WI. In 1850, this "apostle of the wilderness" moved to Minnesota and in 1858 founded the Seabury Divinity School. It is said that "no priest did more for the Episcopal Church in the West than Breck." 1845 Cofounder of the Oxford Movement in England, churchman John Henry Newman made his celebrated conversion from Anglicanism to Catholicism. From 1845-1862, nearly 250 other English clergy followed Newman into the Roman Catholic faith 1747 Colonial missionary to the New England Indians, David Brainerd died of tuberculosis (brought on by exposure) at age 29. Following his death, the publication of "Brainerd's Journal" by Jonathan Edwards influenced hundreds to become missionaries after him.
Thought for the day :
" If you always postpone pleasure you will never have it. "
Birthdates which occurred on your SELECTED date of October 08:
1869 J Frank Duryea inventor (1st auto built & operated in the US) 1872 John Cowper Powys British writer (Wood & Stone) 1873 Ejnar Hertzsprung Denmark, astronomer (Hertzsprung-Russell diagram) 1890 Eddie Rickenbacker aviator "Ace of Aces" (WW I) 1895 Juan Per¢n Argentine Pres (1946-55, 1973-74) 1895 King Zog I of Albania (1928-1939) 1897 Rouben Mamoulian movie director/author (Mark of Zorro, Applause) 19-- Michael Dudikoff Redondo Beach Calif, actor (Star of the Family) 19-- Roger Wilson New Orleans LA, actor (Daniel-7 Brides for 7 Brothers) 1903 Lina Radke Germany, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1928) 1909 Bill Hewitt NFL end (Chicago Bears, Phila Eagles) 1913 Walter Schumann NYC, choral director (Ford Show)/composer (Rhenish) 1916 Spark Matsunaga (D-Ha-Sen) 1917 Danny Murtaugh baseball manager (Pittsburgh Pirates) 1920 Frank Herbert sci-fi writer (Dune) 1920 Maxie Herber Germany, figure skater pairs (Olympic-gold-1936) 1920 Ron Randell Sydney Australia, actor (Loves of Carmen, I am a Camera) 1924 Arkady Vorobyev Middle heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1956, 60) 1927 Gigi Durston Balt Md, singer (Sonny Kendis Show) 1927 Torbj”rn Falkanger Norway, took Olympic oath (1952) 1930 James Olsen actor (Andromeda Strain, The Spell) 1930 Toru Takemitsu Tokyo Japan, composer (Ki No Kyoko) 1934 J Carter Brown Providence RI, art director (Wash National Gallery) 1936 David Carradine Hollywood, actor (Kung-Fu, Boxcar Bertha, Young Guns) 1936 Rona Barrett NYC, gossip columnist (Tomorrow Show) 1938 Penny Pitou US, skier (Olympic-2 silvers-1960) 1939 Paul Hogan Australia, actor (Crocodile Dundee) 1941 Jesse Jackson (D) clergyman/presidential candidate 1943 Chevy Chase NYC, comedian/actor (SNL, Vacation, Fletch, Caddyshack) 1946 Aleksandr Gorshlov ice dancer (holds 6 titles) 1948 Sarah Purcell Richmond Ind, actress/TV hostess (Real People) 1949 Sigourney [Susan Alexandra] Weaver LA, actress (Alien, Working Girl) 1950 Robert "Kool" Bell rocker (Kool & the Gang-Joanna) 1951 Johnny Ramone LI, rock guitarist (Road to Ruin) 1955 Bill Elliott auto racer (Daytona-1978) 1956 Scott Michael Pellaton barefoot water ski champ 1956 Stephanie Zimbalist NYC, actress (Remington Steele, Centennial) 1957 James DePaiva actor (Max-One Life to Live) 1959 Tony Eason football quarterback (New England Patriots) 1979 [Gregory] Chad Petree Shawne Okla, rocker (PC Quest-Can You See)
Deaths which occurred on October 08:
1869 Franklin Pierce 14th president of US, dies in Concord, NH 1944 Wendell Lewis Willkie Republican politician, dies 1964 Dr Charles Hodge NYU professor (Answers for Americans), dies at 69 1969 Eduardo Ciannelli actor (Waldo-Johnny Staccato), dies at 81 1978 Karl Swenson actor (Lara-Little House on the Prairie), dies at 70 1982 Fernando Lamas actor/director, dies at 67 of cancer 1983 Joan Hackett actress, dies of cancer at 49 1984 Frederick Brisson producer, dies at 71 after a stroke 1985 Leon Klinghoffer hijackers of Achille Lauro, throw him off the boat
On this day...
451 Council of Chalcedon (4th ecumenical council) opens 1604 The supernova called "Kepler's nova" is 1st sighted 1775 Officers decide to bar slaves & free blacks from Continental Army 1818 2 English boxers are 1st to use padded gloves 1822 1st eruption of Galunggung (Java) sends boiling sludge into valley 1840 1st Hawaiian constitution proclaimed 1860 Telegraph line between LA & SF opens 1862 Battle of Perryville, KY-Confederate invasion halted 1865 Earthquake in Santa Cruz Mountains 1871 Great Fire kills 200, destroys over 4ýmiles (10 kmý) of Chicago buildings, & original Emancipation Proclamation 1886 Start of the Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Noble Bachelor" (BG) 1887 Phillies set club record 16th straight victory 1896 Dow Jones starts reporting an average of industrial stocks 1904 1st Vanderbilt Cup auto race (Hicksville, Long Island, NY) 1906 Karl Nessler demonstrates 1st 'permanent wave' for hair, in London 1909 Chicago Cubs beat NY Giants 4-2 in a playoff to win NL pennant 1912 1st Balkan War begins 1915 Phillies win their 1st & only World Series (World Series #12) game before 1980, beating Red Sox, 3-1, with an 8th inning 2 run rally 1918 Sgt Alvin York single-handedly kills 25, captures 132 Germans 1922 NY Giants beat Yankees, 4 games to 0, with a tie in 19th World Series 1927 NY Yankees sweep Pirates in 24th World Series 1928 Eastern Soccer League forms in US 1930 Phila A's beat St Louis Cards, 4 games to 2 in 27th World Series 1933 Coit Tower dedicated in SF, a monument to firefighters 1934 Bruno Hauptmann is indicted for murder of Lindbergh's son 1935 Ozzie Nelson marries Harriet Hilliard (Ozzie & Harriet) 1939 Germany annexes Western Poland 1939 NY Yankees sweep Reds in 36th World Series, 4th straight WS win 1940 Cin Reds beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3, in 37th World Series 1944 "Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet" debut on CBS radio 1945 Truman announced atomic bomb secret shared with Britain & Canada 1951 Ford C Frick replaces Happy Chandler as 3rd commissioner of baseball 1951 Warren C Giles becomes president of baseball's National League 1952 2 trains collide with a derailed commuter train, kills 112 (England) 1955 Worlds most powerful aircraft carrier, Saratoga (US), launched 1956 Don Larsen, NY, pitches only perfect world series game, vs Brooklyn (World Series #53) 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers announce move to Los Angeles 1957 Turkish & Syrian border guards exchange fire 1959 LA Dodgers beat Chicago White Sox, 4 games to 2 in 56th World Series 1960 Bobby Richarson hits a world series grand slammer (World Series #57) 1962 Algeria admitted as 109th member of the UN 1962 N Korea reports 100% election turnout, 100% vote for Workers' Party 1963 Sultan of Zanzibar cedes his mainland possessions to Kenya 1964 Gilroy Roberts becomes 1st US chief engraver to retire (than die) 1964 Ringo Starr takes & passes his driving test 1966 Wyoming's Jerry DePoyster kicks 3 field goals over 50 yds (54, 54, 52) 1970 Soviet author Alexander I Solzhenitsyn awarded Nobel Prize for Lit 1971 John Lennon releases his megahit "Imagine" 1977 Largest baseball crowd in Penns, 64,924 see Dodgers beat Phillies 4-1 in 4th NL championship game (Dodgers win pennant) 1978 Ken Warby set the world water speed record at 319.627 mph 1978 Kenneth Warby sets world speed record on water (514 kph) 1978 Yanks win 3rd straight AL Championship, all against Kansas City 1981 USAC appeals panel restores disputed Indy 500 victory to Al Unser 1981 Pres Reagan greeted predecessors Jimmy Carter, Gerald R Ford & Richard Nixon before sending them to Egypt for Anwar Sadat's funeral 1982 NJ Devils 1st victory, beating NY Rangers 3-2 at the Meadowlands 1982 Poland bans Solidarity 1983 1st regular season Islander OT game beat Caps 8-7 1983 Washington Capitals 1st NHL overtime game losing to NY Islanders 8-7 1986 Mike Scott ties playoff record of 14 strikeouts, beats Mets 1-0 1988 Fire in Seattle's Space Needle causes evacuation, $2,000 damage 1990 Israeli police kill 17 Palestinian rioters 1990 US doctors Joseph E Murray & E Donnall Thomas win Nobel Prize
Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Western Samoa : White Sunday (2nd Sunday) - - - - - ( Sunday ) Canada : Thanksgiving Day - - - - - ( Monday ) Florida : Farmers' Day (1915) - - - - - ( Monday ) Hawaii : Discoverer's Day - - - - - ( Monday ) US : Columbus Day (1492) - - - - - ( Monday ) Virgin Is & Puerto Rico : Friendship Day - - - - - ( Monday )
Religious History
_451 The Council of Chalcedon opened, near Constantinople. Dealing mainly with the Eutychian Christological heresy, the council created a confession of faith which has ever since been regarded as the highest word in Early Christian orthodoxy. 1901 The American branch of Overseas Missionary Fellowship was chartered. Founded as the China Inland Mission in 1865 by missionary pioneer J. Hudson Taylor, OMF adopted its present name at its centenniel celebration in 1965. 1917 New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary was chartered in New Orleans by P. I. Lipsey. The school opened for its first classes in September 1918. 1924 In New York City, the National Lutheran Conference banned the playing of jazz music in the local churches. 1986 The first North American Congress on the Holy Spirit and World Evangelization opened in New Orleans. It drew 7,000 leaders from 40 denominations, and stressed the part which the charismatic experience plays in evangelization.
