1646 – François de Bassompierre, marshal of France, dies at 67
1694 – Matsuo Basho, greatest Japanese haiku poet, dies
1864 – Roger Taney, 5th Supreme Court Chief Justice (1836-64), dies at 87
1926 – Edwin Abbott Abbott, English schoolmaster, theologian, and author (Flatland), dies at 87
1969 – Serge Poliakoff, Russ/French painter, dies
1970 – Mustafa Zaidi, Pakistani Urdu poet, dies at 40
1995 – Eleanor Aller, cellist, dies at 78
2001 – Witold Szalonek, Polish composer (Satire), educator, and musicologist, dies at 74
2011 – Heinz Bennent, German actor (Possession, The Serpent’s Egg), dies at 90
2018 – Takehisa Kosugi, Japanese violinist and experimental music composer (Group Ongaku; Taj Mahal Travellers), dies at 80
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Historical Events for 12th October 2021
1549 – John Dudley, Earl of Warwick, forces the Duke of Somerset out of his office as Lord Protector.
1729 – Willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Gelderland
1836 – 18″ of snow falls in Bridgewater, NY
1928 – 1st use of iron lung (Boston’s Children Hospital)
1978 – Representatives of Israel and Egypt open talks in Washington
1979 – Future Basketball Hall of Fame forward Magic Johnson makes his debut for Los Angeles Lakers at the San Diego Clippers; Lakers win, 103-102
1979 – Typhoon Tip becomes the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded with peak sustained winds of 305km/h (190mph) and a wind diameter of 2,220km (1,380mi)
1992 – Wash Redskin Art Monk sets NFL record with 820th reception
2014 – Evo Morales is re-elected President of Bolivia
2019 – California is the 1st US state to pass law banning sale and manufacture of new fur products
Today in History for 12th October 2021
Historical Events
1776 – British Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in Bronx
1854 – Lincoln University founded in Pennsylvania as Ashmun Institute
1914 – The First Battle of Ypres begins
1944 – German army retreats from Athens
1976 – Hua Guo-feng succeeds Mao Zedong as chairman of Communist Party
2008 – Senior Players Championship Men’s Golf, Baltimore CC: D. A. Weibring wins his lone career major title by 1 stroke from Fred Funk
Famous Birthdays
1832 – Walter T Watts-Dunton, English lawyer, poet and writer (Aylwin), born in St. Ives, England (d. 1914)
1884 – Godfrey Tearle, English-American actor (39 Steps, Mandy, At Dawn We Die), born in NYC, New York (d. 1953)
1895 – Alfred “Tubby” Hall, American jazz drummer (King Oliver; Louis Armstrong), born in Sellers, Louisiana (d. 1945)
1905 – Rick Ferrell, American Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (8 x MLB All Star; Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators), born in Durham, North Carolina (d. 1995)
1916 – Alice Childress, American playwright, actress and writer, born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1994)
1981 – Brian Kerr, Scottish football manager, born in Dublin, Ireland
Famous Deaths
1565 – Jean Ribault, French explorer and colonizer (b. 1520)
1914 – Margaret E. Knight, American inventor (flat-bottomed paper bag), described as a “female Thomas Edison”, dies at 76
1924 – Anatole France [Jacques Anatole Thibault], French writer (Thaïs, Wickerwork Woman, Nobel 1921), dies at 80
1979 – Celia Lovsky, Austrian-American actress (Man of a Thousand Faces), dies from natural causes at 82
2008 – Karl Chircop, Maltese politician (b. 1965)
2013 – Oscar Hijuelos, American novelist (The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love), dies from a heart attack at 62
Famous Deaths for 11th October 2021
1347 – Louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies
1617 – Franchois Vranck, economist/writer (Deduction), dies at about 62
1896 – Edward White Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1829)
1991 – Redd Foxx, American comedian (Sanford and Sons), dies of heart attack at 68
1991 – Steven Jesse Bernstein, American underground poet (suicide) (b. 1950)
1992 – Willem RJ Wittkampf, journalist/writer (Liner, Cannon), dies
1994 – Maja Bulgakova, Ukrainian actress (Krylja), dies in auto-accident at 62
2000 – Donald Campbell Dewar, Scottish politician (1st minister of Scotland’s first Parliament in almost 300yrs), dies from health complications at 63
2007 – Sri Chinmoy [Chinmoy Kumar Ghose], Indian guru, dies at 76
2020 – Ângelo Martins, Portuguese soccer defender (20 caps; Benfica 231 games), dies at 90
Historical Events for 11th October 2021
1852 – The University of Sydney, Australia’s oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney.
1863 – Skirmish at Rheatown/Henderson’s Mill, Tennessee
1906 – San Francisco Board of Education orders segregation in separate schools of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean children sparking diplomatic crisis
1929 – JC Penney opens store #1252 in Milford, Delaware, making it a nationwide company with stores in all 48 U.S. states.
1929 – Sean O’Casey’s “Silver Tassle” premieres in London
1932 – 1st political telecast (Democratic National Committee) at CBS, NYC
1984 – NASA launches space vehicle S-208
2000 – South African Cricket Board issues former captain Hansie Cronje with a life ban as a result of match-fixing allegations
2012 – A further 83 people are killed throughout Syria by the Syrian army
2020 – British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton wins Eifel Grand Prix at Germany’s Nürburgring to equal Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 Formula 1 victories
Today in History for 11th October 2021
Historical Events
1138 – Earthquake in Aleppo, Syria, kills an estimated 230,000
1923 – A pair of Babe Ruth home runs in the 4th and 5th innings is the difference; NY Yankees beat NY Giants, 4-2 at the Polo Grounds to tie World Series, 1-1
1976 – Mao Zedong’s widow Jiang Qing and the “Gang of Four” are arrested and charged with plotting a coup
1978 – Dodgers Bob Welch dramatically strikes out Reggie Jackson in 9th
1981 – Unknown rocker Prince opens for Rolling Stones at LA Coliseum
2006 – US sitcom “30 Rock” created by and starring Tina Fey alongside Alec Baldwin and Tracy Morgan first premieres on NBC in the US
Famous Birthdays
1782 – Steen Steensen Blicher, Danish poet and short-story writer (E Binddstouw), born in Vium, Denmark (d. 1848)
1872 – Harlan Fiske Stone, Chief Justice Supreme Court (1941-46), born in Chesterfield, New Hampshire (d. 1946)
1914 – J. Edward Day, 55th U.S. Postmaster General (1961), born in Jacksonville, Illinois (d. 1996)
1939 – Maria Bueno, Brazilian tennis player (7 Grand Slam singles titles), born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 2018)
1971 – Chann McRae, American cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in Albany, Georgia
1971 – Natalie Jay, English actress (Baywatch), born in Hendon, London
Famous Deaths
1598 – Joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog) and physician, dies at 63
1959 – Bert Bell, NFL hall of famer, dies at 64
1960 – Richard Cromwell [LeRoy Melvin Radabaugh], American actor (Jezebel, Riot Squad), dies of cancer at 50
1967 – Ivan Isakov [Hovhannes Ter-Isahakyan], Russian-Armenian military commander (Commander in Chief of the Soviet Navy during World War II), dies at 73
1990 – Robert Tessier, actor (Nightwish, Future Force), dies at 56
1995 – Isolde Ahlgrimm, Austrian harpsichordist, fortepianist, early music and original instrument proponent, and teacher, dies at 81
Famous Deaths for 10th October 2021
1617 – Bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician and writer, dies at 64
1877 – Johann Georg Baiter, Swiss philologist, dies at 76
1959 – Prince Friedrich Aloys Johannes Maria, Prince of Liechtenstein, Romania, dies at 88
1970 – Edouard Daladier, 72nd Prime Minister of France (1933, 1934 and 1938-40) and PM at the start of World War II, dies at 86
1973 – Ludwig von Mises, Austrian-American Economist (The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality), dies at 92
1975 – Lillian Walker, American silent era actress, dies at 88
1979 – Christopher Evans, British psychologist and computer scientist (b. 1931)
1993 – Djillali Belkhenchir, Algerian doctor, murdered at 52
2002 – Teresa Graves, American actress (Laugh-in, Get Christie Love!), dies in a fire at her home at 54
2004 – Arthur H. Robinson, American cartographer (b. 1915)
Historical Events for 10th October 2021
1921 – NFL Decatur Staleys become Chicago Staleys, win 14-10
1923 – Saxony gets Social Democratic and Communist coalition government
1960 – Cyclone hits coast of Gulf of Bengal; about 4000 die
1963 – France cedes control of the Bizerte naval base to Tunisia
1968 – George Harrison forms Singsong Ltd
1974 – A’s Mike Andrews files $25 million lawsuit against Charlie Finley
1990 – Mexican singer and actress Thalia releases her debut album “Thalía”
1990 – US 67th manned space mission STS 41 (Discovery 11) returns from space
2002 – Former cricketer Imran Khan elected to the Pakistani Parliament after winning the seat of Mianwali-I
2009 – After closed borders for nearly two hundred years, Armenia and Turkey sign protocols in Zurich to open their borders
Today in History for 10th October 2021
Historical Events
1787 – Amsterdam surrenders to Prussian invasion army
1868 – 1st written account of a Canadian football game
1868 – Cuba revolts for independence against Spain
1871 – The Great Chicago Fire is finally extinguished after 3 days, leaving approximately 300 dead, 100,000 homeless, and costing $222m in damage
1944 – Admiral Halsey’s Task Force 30 bombs Okinawa, 700 die
1991 – Ex-postal worker Joseph Harris kills 4 postal workers
Famous Birthdays
1870 – Louise Mack, Australian poet and novelist, born in Hobart, Tasmania (d. 1935)
1887 – Rie Cramer, Dutch writer and illustrator, born in Sukabumi, Dutch East Indies (d. 1977)
1926 – Ralph Liguori, American auto racer (NASCAR Grand National Series 30 x Top 10; 5 x Top 5 finishes), born in NYC, NY (d. 2020)
1943 – Frederick Barthelme, American author (There Must be Some Mistake), born in Houston, Texas
1944 – Stephen Scott, American composer (Bowed Piano Ensemble), born in Corvallis, Oregon
1973 – John Mobley, American NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Chester, Pennsylvania
Famous Deaths
680 – Hazrat Hussein ibn Ali (RA), Muhammad’s (SAW) grandson (b. 626) beheaded
1723 – William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1665)
1791 – C F D Schubart, writer, dies
1910 – Willem Maris, painter (Hague School), dies at 66
1973 – Ludwig von Mises, Austrian-American Economist (The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality), dies at 92
2000 – Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1960-65, 1970-77 and 1994-2000) and 1st female head of state, dies of a heart attack at 84
Famous Deaths for 9th October 2021
1688 – Claude Perrault, French Architect and Physician, dies at 75
1709 – Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, English mistress of Charles II of England (b. 1640)
1769 – Marianus Königsperger, German composer, dies at 60
1918 – Mikhail Vasilyevich Alekseyev, Imperial Russian general and WW I Chief of Staff, murdered at 60
1960 – Howard Glenn, NY Titan, dies of injuries sustain in this day’s game
1976 – Walter Warlimont, German General WWII, dies at 82
1999 – Akhtar Hameed Khan, pioneer of Microcredit in developing countries (b. 1914)
2015 – N. Ramani, Indian flutist, dies at 80
2016 – Andrzej Wajda, Polish film director (Ashes and Diamonds, Man of Iron), dies at 90
2019 – Andrés Gimeno, Spanish tennis player (French Open 1972), dies from cancer at 82