1247 – Willem II of Holland elected Roman Catholic German emperor
1922 – 1st facsimile photo sent over city telephone lines, Washington, D.C.
1944 – RAF bombs West Kapelse
1955 – WDBJ TV channel 7 in Roanoke, VA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1970 – WAPT TV channel 16 in Jackson, MS (ABC) begins broadcasting
1972 – Roric Harrison homers as Baltimore beats Cleveland, 4-3; last AL pitcher to homer until MLB inter-league play 25 years later
1983 – Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson release “Say, Say, Say” in UK
1992 – Madonna premieres her “Erotica” video on MTV
2004 – Final game in Montreal Expos team history is played in NYC against the Mets at Shea Stadium, an 8-1 defeat; Jamey Carroll scores the final Expos run and Endy Chavez is the last Expos batter
2017 – King Felipe of Spain speaks out against the Catalan referendum saying organizers have “broken the rule of law”
Author: gil7
Today in History for 3rd October 2020
Historical Events
1942 – Launch of 1st A-4/V-2 rocket to altitude of 53 miles (85 km)
1952 – 1st British nuclear test during Operation Hurricane at Monte Bello Island, Australia, UK becomes the world’s third nuclear nation
1980 – 4 die in attack on a synagogue in Paris
1986 – Baltimore loses 6-3 to Detroit Tigers, assuring Orioles of club’s first ever last-place finish in AL East standings
1988 – Lebanese kidnappers release Mithileshwar Singh (held for 30 months)
1989 – Panamanian Defense Force attempted coup of Manuel Noriega fails
Famous Birthdays
1797 – Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, born in Florence (d. 1870)
1914 – Nel Rose, Dutch dance teacher (d. 1970)
1929 – Bert Stern, American photographer, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2013)
1947 – Ben Cauley, American musician (The Bar-Kays) and plane crash survivor, born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2015)
1951 – Jack Grondin, rock drummer (.38 Special)
1981 – Zlatan Ibrahimović, Swedish soccer striker (116 caps, Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, PSG, Man Utd, LA Galaxy), born in Malmö, Sweden
Famous Deaths
1959 – William Bishop, American actor (Black Eagle, Adventures in Silverado, It’s a Great Life), dies of cancer at 42
1993 – Sgt. First Class Randy Shughart, American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient, dies at 35
1994 – Harriet Nelson, American actress (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet), dies at 80
1994 – Heinz Rühmann, German actor and director (Der Hauptmann von Köpenick), dies at 92
1999 – Akio Morita, Japanese businessman (b. 1921)
2004 – John Cerutti, American baseball pitcher and broadcaster (Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Sportsnet), dies of ventricular arrhythmia at 44
Famous Deaths for 2nd October 2020
1113 – Mawdoed, Selchuk emir/governor of Mosul, dies
1264 – Urbanus IV, [Jacques Pantaleon], French Pope (1261-64), dies
1764 – William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, 5th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1756-57), dies at 44
1860 – Louis Hersent, painter, dies
1956 – George Bancroft, American actor (Texas, Stagecoach, Little Men), dies at 74
1969 – Katharine Susannah Prichard, Australian novelist (Black Opal), dies at 85
1974 – Ina Seidel, German poet and novelist, dies at 89
1991 – Dimitrios I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1973-91), dies at 77
1995 – Elizabeth Jane Lloyd, artist/teacher, dies at 67
2007 – George Grizzard, American Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor (Wrong is Right, Bachelor Party, Attica), dies at 79
Historical Events for 2nd October 2020
976 – Hisham II appointed kalief of Cordoba
1889 – In Colorado, Nicholas Creede strikes it rich in silver during the last great silver boom of the American Old West.
1904 – White Sox left-hander Doc White’s streak of 45 consecutive MLB scoreless innings is snapped by the New York Highlanders in Chicago; White Sox win, 7-1 at South Side Park III
1960 – Mickey Wright becomes first player in LPGA Tour history to average fewer than 74 strokes per round to win the Vare Trophy after a season average of 73.25; first of 5 consecutive Vare Trophies for Wright
1964 – Philadelphia’s Alex Johnson-Bobby Wine-Tony Taylor-Vic Power combine for Phillies’ 3rd triple play of the season (tying MLB record) in 4-3 win v Cincinnati Reds
1968 – Mexico City police fire on protesting students, 300-500 killed
1980 – Michael Myers (D-Pa), is 1st rep expelled in over 100 years (ABSCAM)
1991 – NHL #1 draft pick Eric Lindros rejects Quebec Nordiques’ offer of a 10 year, $50m contract
1991 – Steffi Graf beats Magdalena Maleeva of Bulgaria 6-2, 6-2 in the Volkswagen Cup in Leipzig to become the youngest woman to win 500 professional tennis matches
2019 – Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex sue British newspaper The Mail on Sunday claiming it published her private letter
Today in History for 2nd October 2020
Historical Events
1936 – New York Yankees score Baseball World Series record 18 runs in an 18-4 rout of rival NY Giants in Game 2 at the Polo Grounds; Yankees win series 4-2
1951 – 1st Netherland TV broadcast (Toverspiegel)
1982 – The Portland Building, designed by Michael Graves, considered the 1st postmodern building is opened in Portland Oregon
1990 – WW2 Allied nations cede any remaining rights as occupiers of Germany
1996 – 30th Country Music Association Award: Brooks and Dunn win
2010 – 20th College Football Holy War: Notre Dame beats Boston College 31-13 in Chestnut Hill
Famous Birthdays
1873 – Sir Pelham Warner, English cricket batsman, tour manager and administrator (15 Tests; MCC chairman of selectors), born in The Hall, Port of Spain, Trinidad (d. 1963)
1917 – Christian de Duve, British cytologist and biochemist (Nobel 1974), born in Thames Ditton, Surrey (d. 2013)
1938 – Rex Reed, American movie critic and actor (Myra Breckinridge), born in Fort Worth, Texas
1943 – Anna Ford, British broadcaster and actress (Secret Policeman’s Ball), born in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
1955 – Philip Oakey, English rock vocalist (The Human League-Only Human), born in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England
1959 – Luis Fernández, French soccer defensive midfielder (60 caps; PSG), born in Tarifa, Spain
Famous Deaths
1517 – John Murmelius, humanist/theory/school book writer, dies at about 37
1860 – Louis Hersent, painter, dies
1988 – Alec Issigonis, Greek-British car designer, developer of the Mini, dies at 81
1994 – Harriet (Hilliard) Nelson [Peggy Lou Snyder], American singer and actress (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet; Follow the Fleet), dies of heart failure at 85
1996 – Sybil Marion Rosenfeld, theatre historian, dies at 93
2007 – Tex Coulter, American NFL defensive lineman (All Pro 1948, 51-52; Pro Bowl 1951-52; NY Giants), dies at 82
Famous Deaths for 1st October 2020
1040 – Alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997)
1570 – Frans Floris, Flemish painter (b. 1520)
1602 – Hernando de Cabezon, Spanish composer, dies at 61
1708 – John Blow, English baroque composer (Venus and Adonis), dies at 59
1943 – Johan Roemer, resistance fighter, executed at 22
1991 – Jan van Tongeren, painter, dies
1994 – Scott Dunbar, American blues vocalist and guitarist, dies at 90
1997 – Gul Mohammed, world’s shortest man (22.1″/56.16 cm), dies at 36
2004 – Richard Avedon, American photographer (b. 1923)
2007 – Al Oerter, American discus thrower (Olympic gold 1956, 60, 64, 68), dies of heart failure aged 71
Historical Events for 1st October 2020
1795 – France annexes Southern Netherlands
1898 – The Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration is founded under the name k.u.k. Exportakademie.
1903 – First Baseball World Series game ever played; Pittsburgh Pirates beat Boston Americans 7-3 at Huntington Avenue; Jimmy Sebring hits first home run; Deacon Phillippe is winning pitcher and Cy Young the loser
1910 – Regina Rugby Club (to become CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders) plays first game, losing to Moose Jaw Tigers, 16-6
1919 – Infamous ‘Black Sox’ Baseball World Series begins with Cincinnati Reds’ Dutch Ruether pitching a 6-hitter and hitting 3 RBI on 2 triples and a single for a 9-1 rout of White Sox
1933 – New York Giants make no 1st downs, but still beat the Green Bay Packers, 10-7 in a week 3 NFL matchup at Borchert Field, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1965 – Failed coup under lt col Untung in Indonesia
1987 – 6 killed by an earthquake measuring 6.1 in LA
1992 – “Oba Oba ’93” opens at Marquis Theater NYC for 22 performances
2015 – Mudslide on the outskirts of Guatemala City leaves at least 131 dead and 300 missing
Today in History for 1st October 2020
Historical Events
1746 – Bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France
1837 – “Racer’s” Hurricane (Gulf of Mexico)
1948 – California Supreme Court voids state statute banning interracial marriages
1950 – South Korean troops cross the 38th parallel into North Korea
1950 – US Open Women’s Golf, Rolling Hills CC: Babe Zaharias ties Open scoring record, -9 291 to beat amateur Betsy Rawls by 9 strokes
1979 – Pope John Paul II begins his first papal visit to the USA in Boston
Famous Birthdays
1685 – Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1711-40), born in Hofburg Palace, Vienna (d. 1740)
1924 – Jimmy Carter, American politician, 39th US President (D) (1977-81), born in Plains, Georgia
1927 – Sandy Gall, Malaysian-born British journalist and newscaster
1928 – Willy Mairesse, Belgian auto racer (13 F1 GP; Nürburgring 1000km 1963; GT Spa GP 1965; Targa Florio 1966), born in Momignies, Wallonia (d. 1969)
1931 – Sylvano Bussotti, Italian composer
1949 – Isaac Bonewits, American author
Famous Deaths
1310 – Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257)
1633 – Filaret, [Fjodor N Romanov], patriarch of Moscow, dies
1943 – Antoon Pleyte, resistance fighter, executed at 26
1994 – Scott Dunbar, American blues vocalist and guitarist, dies at 90
1996 – Joonas Kokkonen, Finnish composer, dies at 74
2017 – Samuel I Newhouse Jr., American magazine publisher (Parade, Vogue, Vanity Fair), dies at 89
Famous Deaths for 30th September 2020
1770 – Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham, English politician and diplomat
1837 – Tsultrim Gyatso, 10th Dalai Lama, dies at 21
1865 – Samuel David Luzzatto, Italian-Jewish scholar, dies at 65
1897 – St Therese of Lisieux, Roman Catholic saint and mystic (b. 1873)
1977 – Mary Ford [Iris Colleen Summers], American vocalist, guitarist and actress (Les Paul, Queen of Outer Space), dies from complications of alcohol abuse at 53
1994 – Lina Basquette, actress (Night for Crime, Hard Hombre), dies at 87
1995 – George Kirby, American comedian (ABC Comedy Hour, Pearl Bailey Show), dies at 71
2012 – Barbara Ann Scott, Canadian figure skater (Olympic gold 1948, World champion 1947-48), dies at 84
2017 – Elizabeth Baur, American actress (Fran-Ironside, Teresa-Lancer), dies at 69
2017 – Alam Thomas “Tom” Paley, American folk musician (New Lost City Ramblers), dies at 89
Historical Events for 30th September 2020
1399 – King Richard II of England’s (supposed) abdication read out in the House of Commons by the Archbishop of Canterbury. In reality deposed by his cousin and successor Henry IV
1857 – US occupies Sand, Baker, Howland and Jarvis Island, south of Hawaii
1864 – Black soldiers given US Medal of Honor
1915 – Red Sox clinch AL pennant by beating Detroit
1927 – Yankees slugger Babe Ruth smacks his MLB record 60th home run off Tom Zachary in 8th inning of New York’s 4-2 win over Washington Senators at Yankee Stadium
1935 – The Boulder Dam (later the Hoover Dam), astride the border of U.S. states Arizona and Nevada, is dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt
1942 – Admiral Chester Nimitz’s B-17 finds Guadalcanal using National Geographic map
1950 – Radio’s “Grand Ole Opry” is broadcast on TV for 1st time
1977 – Dutch Antillean government-Evertsz resigns
2012 – Ryder Cup Golf, Medinah CC: Europe retains Cup 14½-13½; win 8 and tie 1 of the 12 singles matches after trailing 10-6