Historical Events
Music History
Oct 2 Josephine Baker first performs in Paris in La Revue Nègre at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
Heilmann Pips Cobb
Oct 4 Harry Heilmann gets 6 hits in Detroit's doubleheader sweep over St Louis Browns, 10-4 and 11-6, to edge Tris Speaker for AL batting crown, .393 to .389; Ty Cobb bats over .300 for the 20th time
- Oct 5 The Lacarno Conference meets: Germany agrees to recognise their frontiers with France and Belgium and will apply for membership in the League of Nations
- Oct 5 WSM-AM in Nashville Tenn begins radio transmissions
- Oct 6 Greek premier Papanastasiou orders gen Pangulos arrested
- Oct 11 Belgian episcopelian speaks against Flemish activism
- Oct 11 NY Giants play 1st NFL game, lose to Providence 14-0
- Oct 12 Albert Michelsen runs world record marathon (2:19:01.8)
- Oct 12 German-Russian trade agreement signed
- Oct 14 Anti-French uprising in Damascus (French inhabitants flee)
- Oct 15 Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates beat Washington Senators, 9-7 in Game 7 at Forbes Field for 4-3 series victory; Pirates first team to recover from 3–1 deficit in a 7-game series
- Oct 15 Willem Landré's opera "Beatrice" premieres in The Hague
- Oct 16 Peace accord of Locarno signed (Rhine Pact)
- Oct 16 Texas School Board prohibits teaching of evolution
- Oct 18 -20] French Gen Sarrail bombs Damascus
Baseball Record
Oct 18 Salt Lake City (PCL) Tony Lazzeri hits his 60th HR of the season
- Oct 19 Italian army takes Somalia
- Oct 21 Sidney Howards "Lucky Sam McGarver" premieres in NYC
- Oct 25 Lester Patrick takes over NY Rangers
- Oct 25 Rightist German ministers disavows Treaty of Locarno
- Oct 27 Water skis patented by Fred Waller
- Oct 30 KUT-AM in Austin TX begins radio transmissions
- Oct 31 Cossack officer Reza Chan replaces sultan Ahmad as Shah of Persia
Famous Birthdays
- Oct 2 Alois Pinos, Czech composer, born in Vyskov (d. 2008)
- Oct 2 Brian Dillon, British Lord Justice of Appeal (1982-94) (d. 2003)
- Oct 2 Paul Goldsmith, American auto and motorcycle racer (USAC stock car champion 1961-62; 127 NASCAR starts, 9 wins), born in Parkersburg, West Virginia
- Oct 3 George Wein, American music promoter (Newport Jazz Festival; Newport Folk Festival; New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival), born in Lynn, Massachusetts (d. 2021)
- Oct 3 Gore Vidal, American author (Myra Breckinridge, Lincoln), born in West Point, New York (d. 2012)
- Oct 5 Bob Thaves, American cartoonist (Frank and Ernest), born in Burt, Iowa (d. 2006)
- Oct 5 Gail Davis, American actress (Annie Oakley), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 1997)
- Oct 5 Herbert Kretzmer, South African-British lyricist of Lithuanian heritage (Les Miserables), born in Kroonstad, Union of South Africa (d. 2020)
- Oct 6 Shana Alexander, American journalist (Life magazine, 60 Minutes), born in New York City (d. 2005)
- Oct 8 Andrei Donatovich Sinyavsky, Russian writer and critic, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1997)
- Oct 9 Johnny Stompanato, American organized crime figure and abusive partner of actress Lana Turner, born in Woodstock, Illinois (d. 1958)
- Oct 9 Robert Finch, American politician (8th U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare), born in Tempe, Arizona (d. 1995)
- Oct 10 Great Antonio [Antonio Barichievich], Croatian-Canadian strongman and eccentric, born in Zagreb, Yugoslavia (d. 2003)
- Oct 10 Ivan Sviták, Czech philosopher and poet, born in Hranice na Moravě, Czechoslovakia (d. 1994)
- Oct 11 Elmore Leonard, American writer (Glitz, Mr Majestyk, Touch, 52 Pick-Up), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2013)
- Oct 12 Denis Lazure, Canadian physician and politician, born in Napierville, Quebec (d. 2008)
- Oct 12 Fons Jansen, Dutch cabaret comedian, writer, and television personality (Farce Majeure), born in Bussum, Netherlands (d. 1991)
- Oct 12 Gilbert Parkhouse, Welsh cricket batsman (7 Tests England, 2 x 50; Glamorgan CCC, MCC), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2000)
- Oct 12 Guitar Gabriel [Robert Lewis Jones], American blues singer and guitarist, born in Decatur, Georgia (d. 1996)
- Oct 12 William Steinkraus, American equestrian (Olympic gold 1968, 2 silver 1960, 70, bronze 1952), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2017)
- Oct 13 Frank D. Gilroy, American writer (Subject Was Roses), born in New York City (d. 2015)
- Oct 13 Gustav Winckler, Danish pop singer ("Skibet skal sejle i nat"- "The Ship Is Leaving Tonight"), born in Nørrebro, Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1979)
- Oct 13 Lenny Bruce [Leonard Schneider], American comedian, arrested on obsenity, born in Mineola, New York (d. 1966)
Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013)
Oct 13 British Prime Minister (Conservative: 1979-90), born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
- Oct 14 Lawrence Herkimer, "Grandfather of Cheerleading" (founded National Cheerleading Association, patented the pom-pom), born in Muskegon, Michigan (d. 2015)
- Oct 14 Phillip Tobias, South African palaeoanthropologist and three time Nobel Prize nominee (hominid fossil sites), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 2012)
- Oct 15 Mickey Baker, American session guitar player (Mickey & Sylvia - "Love Is Strange"), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2012)
- Oct 15 Tony Hart, English artist and television presenter (Take Hart, Hartbeat), born in Maidstone, Kent (d. 2009)
Angela Lansbury (1925-2022)
Oct 16 Irish-British-American Golden Globe and multiple Tony Award-winning stage and screen actress (Gaslight; The Manchurian Candidate; Mame; Murder, She Wrote; Beauty and the Beast), born in London, England [1] [2]
- Oct 16 Daniel J. Evans, American politician (Senator-R-Washington, 1983-89, Governor of Washington 1965-77), born in Seattle, Washington
- Oct 18 Ramiz Alia, Communist leader and first President of Albania (1982-92), born in Shkodër, Albania (d. 2011)
- Oct 18 Wim van Gennep, Dutch dance band singer and keyboardist (De Heikrekels - "Waarom heb jij me laten staan?"), born in the Netherlands (d. 2012)
- Oct 19 Bernard Hepton, English actor (6 Wives of Henry VIII), born in Bradford, England (d. 2018)
- Oct 19 Victor Zorza, Polish journalist and specialist on the Soviet Union, born in Kołomyja, Poland (d. 1996)
- Oct 20 Art Buchwald, American columnist and author (Have I Ever Lied to You), born in Mt Vernon, New York (d. 2017)
- Oct 20 Herman Roelstraete, Belgium composer, born in Lauwe, Belgium (d. 1985)
- Oct 20 Roger Hanin, French actor (Navarro), born in Algiers, Algeria (d. 2015)
- Oct 20 Theodore Hall, American Physicist and atomic spy for the Soviet Union, born in New York City (d. 1999)
- Oct 20 Tom Dowd, American recording engineer and producer (innovator of multitrack recording), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2002)
- Oct 21 (Isiah) "Doctor" Ross, American blues singer and one-man band, known as 'the Harmonica Boss' ("Cat Squirrel"), born in Tunica, Mississippi (d. 1993)
- Oct 21 Louis J. Robichaud, Canadian premier of New Brunswick (d. 2005)
- Oct 21 Norman Paris, American pianist, arranger, accordion player, orchestra leader (For Your Pleasure), and composer ("Big Blue Marble"; "I've Got A Secret"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1977)
- Oct 22 Dory Previn [Dorothy Veronica Langan], singer-songwriter (Mythical Kings and Iguanas), born in Woodbridge, New Jersey, (d. 2012)
- Oct 22 Robert Rauschenberg, American painter (Gloria), born in Port Arthur, Texas (d. 2008)
Johnny Carson (1925-2005)
Oct 23 American comedian and TV host (The Tonight Show, Who Do You Trust), born in Corning, Iowa
- Oct 23 Manos Hatzidakis, Greek pianist, violinist, accordionist, conductor, and Academy Award-winning composer ("Never On Sunday"), born in Xanthi, Greece (d. 1994)
- Oct 23 Nanni Loy, Italian film director (The Four Days of Naples), born in Cagliari, Italy (d. 1995)
- Oct 24 J.N. Reddy, South African politician (Solidarity party leader) (d. 2019)
- Oct 24 Ken Mackay, Australian cricketer (exciting Aussie all-rounder), born in Windsor, Queensland, Australia (d. 1982)
- Oct 24 Luciano Berio, Italian composer (Chemins), born in Oneglia, Italy (d. 2003)
- Oct 25 Oralia Domínguez, Mexican mezzo-soprano, born in San Luis Potosí (d. 2013)
- Oct 25 Yakov Rylsky, USSR sabre team (Olympic bronze 1956), born in Aleksandrovka, Verkhubinsky District, Kazakhstan (d. 1999)
- Oct 26 Jan Wolkers, Dutch sculptor and novelist (Brief American), born in Oegstgeest, Netherlands (d. 2007)
- Oct 27 Albert Medwin, American electrical engineer (developed integrated circuits at RCA, led development first low power CMOS chips), born in New York City (d. 2020) [1]
- Oct 27 Jane Connell, American actress (Jane-Stanley, Bridget-Dumpling), born in Oakland, California (d. 2013)
- Oct 27 Mary Kay Stearns, American actress (Mary Kay & Johnny), born in Glendale, California (d. 2018)
- Oct 27 Warren M Christopher, 63rd United States Secretary of State (1993-97), born in Scranton, North Dakota (d. 2011)
- Oct 28 Ian Hamilton Finlay, Scottish poet, writer, artist and gardener, born in Nassau, Bahamas (d. 2006)
- Oct 28 Leonard Starr, American comic strip cartoonist (Little Orphan Annie), born in New York City (d. 2015)
- Oct 29 (John) "Zoot" Sims, American jazz saxophonist, born in Inglewood, California (d. 1985)
- Oct 29 Betty Evans Grayson, American softball pitcher (National Softball Hall of Fame 1959; Chicago Queens), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 1979)
- Oct 29 Dominick Dunne, American writer and producer (Panic in Needle Park), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2009)
- Oct 29 Geraldine Brooks [Stroock], American stage and screen actress (Brightower; Embraceable You; The Dumplings), born in New York City (d. 1977)
- Oct 29 Robert Hardy, British actor (Harry Potter, All Creatures Great and Small), born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (d. 2017)
- Oct 30 (Attilio) "Teo" Macero, American jazz saxophonist, composer and record producer (Miles Davis - "Bitches Brew"; Dave Brubeck - "Time Out"), born in Glens Falls, New York (d. 2008)
- Oct 30 Gus Savage, American politician (Rep-D-IL, 1981- 93), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2015)
- Oct 30 Joe Techner, American jazz trumpeter (Elliot Lawrence Band - "Elevation"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1989)
- Oct 31 John Pople, English chemist (Nobel Prize 1998), born in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, England (d. 2004)
- Oct 31 Lee Grant [Lyova Haskell Rosenthal], American actress (Shampoo, Mulholland Drive), born in New York City
Famous Weddings
Earl Warren
Oct 4 American jurist Earl Warren (34) weds Nina Elisabeth Palmquist Meyers
Famous Deaths
- Oct 7 Christy Mathewson, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (World Series 1905, 21; Triple Crown 1905, 08; NL wins leader 1905, 07, 08, 10; 2 x no-hitters; NY Giants), dies of tuberculosis at 45
- Oct 7 Hubert Main, American hymn composer, dies at 86
- Oct 8 Abraham Pieter Cornelis van Karnebeek, Dutch Foreign Minister (Liberal, 1918-27), dies at 89
- Oct 11 Mikael Lybeck, Finnish-Swedish language poet (Samlade Arbeten), dies at 71
- Oct 14 Eugen Sandow, German bodybuilder and circus performer, dies at 58
- Oct 23 Vyacheslav Gavrilovich Karatigin, Russian composer and music critic, dies at 50
- Oct 24 Jindřich Šimon Baar, Czech pastor and writer (Lusy), dies at 56
- Oct 27 Wilhelm Gericke, Austrian composer, dies at 80
