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01/10/1938
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Ivan Twigden, English contractor/multi-millionaire (Twigden PLC)
Type: Birth
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01/10/1938
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Willem de Vreese, Flemish linguist, dies at 68
Type: Death
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01/10/1938
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Paul Vincent Carroll's "White Seed," premieres in NYC
Type: Event
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01/10/1938
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Eduard van Beinum becomes world's 1st conductor at Concert Hall
Type: Event
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01/10/1938
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Jean Anouilh's "La Sauvage," premieres in Paris
Type: Event
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01/10/1939
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Julius Bittner, Austria composer (Missa Austriaca), dies at 64
Type: Death
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01/10/1939
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Jameson Thomas, actor (Piccadilly, Farmer's Wife), dies at 50
Type: Death
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01/10/1939
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Bill Toomey, Phila Pa, decathelete (Olympic-gold-68)
Type: Birth
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01/10/1939
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Sal Mineo, NYC, actor (Exodus, Rebel Without a Cause)
Type: Birth
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01/10/1939
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Bradman hits 186 SA v Qld before Christ catches him at short-leg
Type: Event
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01/10/1940
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Harry Gant, NASCAR driver
Type: Birth
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01/10/1941
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Joseph Kesselring's "Arsenic and Old Lace," premieres in NYC
Type: Event
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01/10/1941
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Seyss-Inquart begins registration of Jews
Type: Event
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01/10/1941
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Frank Bridge, English violinist/composer (Sea), dies at 61
Type: Death
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01/10/1941
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Joseph Schmidlin, German church historian, murdered at 67
Type: Death
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01/10/1942
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Jack Regan, broadcaster
Type: Birth
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01/10/1942
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Japan invades North-Celebes, Neth Indies
Type: Event
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01/10/1942
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Jim Croce, Phila, rock vocalist (Time in a Bottle)
Type: Birth
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01/10/1942
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Walter Hill, director (48 Hours, Extreme Prejudice)
Type: Birth
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01/10/1942
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Aleksandr Yakovlevich Petrushenko, Russia, cosmonaut
Type: Birth
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01/10/1943
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Agustin P Justo y Rolon, pres Argentina (1931-38), dies at 66
Type: Death
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01/10/1943
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1st US pres to visit a foreign country in wartime-FDR leaves for Casablanca, Morocco
Type: Event
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01/10/1943
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J Arthur S Berson, Austrian meteorologist, dies at 83
Type: Death
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01/10/1943
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Russian offensive against German 6th/4th Armies near Stalingrad
Type: Event
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01/10/1944
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British troops conquer Maungdaw, Burma
Type: Event
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01/10/1944
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1st mobile electric power plant delivered, Phila
Type: Event
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01/10/1945
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Rod Stewart, London, singer (Maggie Mae, Do You Think I'm Sexy)
Type: Birth
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01/10/1945
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Baseball writers again fail to elect a new Hall of Famer
Type: Event
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01/10/1945
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Frank Sinatra Jr, Jersey City NJ, singer/bandleader (Golddigers)
Type: Birth
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01/10/1945
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Rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67
Type: Death
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01/10/1945
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No one is elected to baseball's Hall of Fame
Type: Event
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01/10/1945
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LA Railway (with 5 streetcar lines) forced to close
Type: Event
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01/10/1946
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UN General Assembly meets for 1st time (London)
Type: Event
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01/10/1946
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1st radar contact with Moon
Type: Event
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01/10/1946
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Alexis Nihon Jr, Bahamas, wrestler (Olympics-1968)
Type: Birth
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01/10/1946
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Bob Lang, rock bassist (Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders)
Type: Birth
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01/10/1946
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Aynsley Dunbar, rocker (Journey, Jefferson Starship)
Type: Birth
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01/10/1946
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US Army establishes 1st radar contact with Moon, Belmar, NJ
Type: Event
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01/10/1947
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Greek steamer "Himara" strikes a wartime mine in Saronic Gulf south of Athens with loss of 392 of 637 aboard
Type: Event
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01/10/1947
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George Alec Effinger, US, sci-fi author (Nick of Time)
Type: Birth
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01/10/1947
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British stop ships Independence and In-Gathering from landing in Israel
Type: Event
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01/10/1947
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"Finian's Rainbow" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 725 performances
Type: Event
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01/10/1948
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Donald Fagen, Passaic NJ, rock vocalist/keyboardist (Steely Dan-Peg)
Type: Birth
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01/10/1948
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"Call Me Mister" closes at National Theater NYC after 734 performances
Type: Event
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01/10/1948
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William Sanderson, Memphis Tenn, actor (Larry-Newhart, Blade Runner)
Type: Birth
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01/10/1948
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Cyril Neville, US singer/percussionist (Neville Bros-Yellow Moon)
Type: Birth
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01/10/1949
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1st Jewish family show "Goldbergs" premieres on CBS
Type: Event
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01/10/1949
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George Foreman, Houston Tx, world HW boxing champ (1973-74, 95)
Type: Birth
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01/10/1949
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RCA introduces 45 RPM record
Type: Event
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01/10/1949
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Teresa Graves, Houston Tx, actress (Laugh-in, Get Christie Love)
Type: Birth
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