This day in History - October 4

394 Historic Events for October 4
1929 Birth Leroy Van Dyke, Spring Fork Mo, country singer (Walk on By)
1930 Event A's Jack Quinn, 46, pitches 2 inn, is oldest to play in World Series
1930 Birth Jozsef Soproni, composer
1931 Birth Basil D'Oliveira, cricketer (England all-rounder of late 60's)
1931 Birth Dick Tracy, comic strip crimestopper
1931 Event Dick Tracy comic strip by Chester Gould debuts
1931 Event Juan Esteban Montero becomes president of Chile
1932 Event Clark Griffith announces Walter Johnson will be manager of Senators
1932 Event Anti-semite Julius G”mb”s forms new govt in Hungary
1932 Birth Felicia Farr, Westchester NY, actress (Charley Varrick, Kotch)
1932 Birth Dottie West, country singer
1932 Event Russian author Mikhail Bulgakov marries Yelena Sergeyevna
1933 Event Esquire magazine is 1st published
1934 Birth Jackie Collins, writer (Lucky/Chances)
1934 Birth Sam Huff, NFL linebacker (NY Giants, Washington Redskins)
1934 Birth Malva M Basoalto, daughter of Pablo Neruda and Marie Hagenaar Vogelzang
1935 Birth Eddie Applegate, Wyncote Pa, actor (Richard-Patty Duke Show)
1936 Birth Sally Mary Caroline Belfrage, writer
1936 Event Record 66,669 at Yankee Stadium for 4th game of World Series
1936 Event Italian lire devalued
1936 Birth David Pithey, cricketer (bro of Tony, S Afr all-rounder in 8 Tests)
1937 Birth Franz Vranitzky, Austria union chancellor (1986- )
1939 Birth W Henson Moore, (Rep-R-LA, 1975- )
1939 Event Last Polish troops surrender
1940 Event Wrestling returns to Madison Sq Garden after 12 year lay off