394 Historic Events for October 4
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| 1914 |
Birth |
Brendan Gill, writer/critic (New Yorker magazine)
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| 1914 |
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Dardanellen (French and English) fleet bombs Turkish forts
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| 1915 |
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Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado and Utah is established
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| 1915 |
Birth |
Koos Schuur, Dutch journalist/poet (7 Curses)
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| 1916 |
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Market Street's "Path of Gold" lit for 1st time
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| 1916 |
Birth |
Owen Tudor Williams, civil engineer
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| 1917 |
Birth |
Jan Murray, Bronx NY, comedian (Treasure Hunt, Who Killed Teddy Bear)
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| 1917 |
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British assault on Broodseinde, France
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| 1917 |
Birth |
Albert de Klerk, Dutch composer/conductor
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| 1918 |
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Musical "Sometime" with Mae West premieres in NYC
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| 1920 |
Birth |
George Tribe, cricketer (Australian chinaman bowler, Northants)
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| 1921 |
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League of Nations refuses to assist starving Russians
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Malcolm Baldrige, Conn, US Secretary of Commerce (1981-87)
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| 1922 |
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For 1st time, entire World Series broadcast over radio (WJZ and WGY)
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| 1922 |
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Protocol of Genevia signed: Austria gains independence
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Charlton Heston, Ill, actor (10 Commandments, Ben Hur, Planet of Apes)
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| 1923 |
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Young Stribling held light-heavyweight boxing championship for shortest amount of time (3 hrs). Referee overturns decision
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| 1924 |
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NY Giants become 1st team to appear in 4 consecutive World Series
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| 1925 |
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Harry Heilmann's 6 hits edges Ty Cobb .393 to .389 as batting champ
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| 1926 |
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Dahlia is officially designated as SF city flower
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| 1928 |
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25th World Series begins, NY Yankees vs St Louis Cardinals
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Alvin Toffler, author (Future Shock, Power Shift, The Third Wave)
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| 1928 |
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KPD begins petition against Germany building a battle fleet
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| 1929 |
Birth |
Scotty Beckett, Oakland CA, actor (Listen Darling, Battleground)
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| 1929 |
Death |
John Metzelaar, Dutch/US writer (Report on the Fishes), dies at 37
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