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10/04/1897
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George Bernard Shaw's "Devil's Disciple," premieres in NYC
Type: Event
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10/04/1900
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Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Problem of Thor Bridge" (BG)
Type: Event
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10/04/1901
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Carroll Nye, Canton OH, actress (Lawless Woman)
Type: Birth
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10/04/1901
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Columbia (US) beats Shamrock II (England) in 12th America's Cup
Type: Event
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10/04/1903
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Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Austrian nazi (SS/SD)
Type: Birth
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10/04/1903
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Lord Roborough, English large landowner/multi-millionaire
Type: Birth
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10/04/1904
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1st day of NYC subway, 350,000 people ride 9.1 mile tracks
Type: Event
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10/04/1904
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Frederic Auguste Bertholdi, French sculptor (Statue of Liberty), dies
Type: Death
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10/04/1904
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Harris Rhoad, rocker
Type: Birth
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10/04/1904
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Rene Mable Neighbour Cloke, illustrator
Type: Birth
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10/04/1905
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Rene Defossez, composer
Type: Birth
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10/04/1905
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Leon Orthel, composer
Type: Birth
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10/04/1906
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Johannes Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter (passage fight)
Type: Birth
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10/04/1906
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Chicago Cubs win their 116th game (116-36 .763) of year
Type: Event
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10/04/1907
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Alfredo Kiel, composer, dies at 57
Type: Death
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10/04/1909
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Noel Chiboust, trumpeter/Sax
Type: Birth
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10/04/1909
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James B Pritchard, US, theologist/archaeologist
Type: Birth
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10/04/1910
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Portugal becomes a republic, King Manuel II flees to England
Type: Event
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10/04/1911
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1st public elevator (London's Earl's Court Metro Station)
Type: Event
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10/04/1912
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John de Mol, Dutch accordianist/producer (Baantjer, Pril Geluk)
Type: Birth
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10/04/1912
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Gen Zeledon, Nicaraguan opponent of US occupation, is executed
Type: Death
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10/04/1912
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Alfonso Letelier-Llonas, composer
Type: Birth
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10/04/1913
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Bkln Dodger Jake Daubert earns a new Chalmers auto as NL MVP
Type: Event
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10/04/1913
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Stanley Oliphant Stewart, librarian
Type: Birth
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10/04/1913
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Freddy Wilson of Regina Roughriders kicks 10 singles in a game
Type: Event
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10/04/1914
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Brendan Gill, writer/critic (New Yorker magazine)
Type: Birth
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10/04/1914
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Dardanellen (French and English) fleet bombs Turkish forts
Type: Event
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10/04/1915
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Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado and Utah is established
Type: Event
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10/04/1915
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Koos Schuur, Dutch journalist/poet (7 Curses)
Type: Birth
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10/04/1916
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Market Street's "Path of Gold" lit for 1st time
Type: Event
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10/04/1916
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Owen Tudor Williams, civil engineer
Type: Birth
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10/04/1917
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Jan Murray, Bronx NY, comedian (Treasure Hunt, Who Killed Teddy Bear)
Type: Birth
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10/04/1917
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British assault on Broodseinde, France
Type: Event
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10/04/1917
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Albert de Klerk, Dutch composer/conductor
Type: Birth
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10/04/1918
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Musical "Sometime" with Mae West premieres in NYC
Type: Event
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10/04/1920
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George Tribe, cricketer (Australian chinaman bowler, Northants)
Type: Birth
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10/04/1921
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League of Nations refuses to assist starving Russians
Type: Event
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10/04/1922
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Malcolm Baldrige, Conn, US Secretary of Commerce (1981-87)
Type: Birth
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10/04/1922
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For 1st time, entire World Series broadcast over radio (WJZ and WGY)
Type: Event
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10/04/1922
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Protocol of Genevia signed: Austria gains independence
Type: Event
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10/04/1923
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Charlton Heston, Ill, actor (10 Commandments, Ben Hur, Planet of Apes)
Type: Birth
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10/04/1923
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Young Stribling held light-heavyweight boxing championship for shortest amount of time (3 hrs). Referee overturns decision
Type: Event
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10/04/1924
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NY Giants become 1st team to appear in 4 consecutive World Series
Type: Event
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10/04/1925
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Harry Heilmann's 6 hits edges Ty Cobb .393 to .389 as batting champ
Type: Event
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10/04/1926
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Dahlia is officially designated as SF city flower
Type: Event
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10/04/1928
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25th World Series begins, NY Yankees vs St Louis Cardinals
Type: Event
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10/04/1928
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Alvin Toffler, author (Future Shock, Power Shift, The Third Wave)
Type: Birth
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10/04/1928
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KPD begins petition against Germany building a battle fleet
Type: Event
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10/04/1929
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Scotty Beckett, Oakland CA, actor (Listen Darling, Battleground)
Type: Birth
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10/04/1929
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John Metzelaar, Dutch/US writer (Report on the Fishes), dies at 37
Type: Death
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