Birthday October 01, 1207 Henry III, king of England (1216-72)
Birthday October 01, 1685 Charles VI, Holy Roman emperor (1711-40)
Birthday October 01, 1781 James Lawrence, naval hero ("Don't give up the ship!")
Birthday October 01, 1791 Sergey Aksakov, Russian novelist (Chronicles of a Russian Family)
Birthday October 01, 1832 Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison, 1st wife of Benjamin Harrison
Birthday October 01, 1881 William Edward Boeing, founded aircraft co
Birthday October 01, 1893 Faith Baldwin, author
Birthday October 01, 1904 Vladimir Horowitz, pianist
Birthday October 01, 1907 Hiram Fong, Sen
Birthday October 01, 1909 Sam Yorty, ex-mayor of LA
Birthday October 01, 1911 Edward P. Boland, (D-Rep-Mass)
Birthday October 01, 1920 Walter Matthau, (Odd Couple, Bad News Bears)
Birthday October 01, 1921 James Whitmore, Actor (Black Like Me, Tora! Tora! Tora!)
Birthday October 01, 1924 William Rehnquist, chief justice, Supreme Court (1987-, )
Birthday October 01, 1924 Jimmy Carter is born
Birthday October 01, 1924 Jimmy Earl Carter,(D) 39th Pres (1977-1981)
Birthday October 01, 1927 Tom Bosley, Actor (Happy Days)
Birthday October 01, 1928 George Peppard, Actor (Breakfast at Tiffany's, Blue Max)
Birthday October 01, 1928 Laurence Harvey, Actor (Alamo, Romeo & Juliet)
Birthday October 01, 1930 Richard Harris
Birthday October 01, 1935 Julie Andrews, Actress & singer (Sound of Music, Mary Poppins)
Birthday October 01, 1936 Charles G. Fullerton, astronaut (STS-3, 51F)
Birthday October 01, 1936 Edward Villella, American ballet dancer
Birthday October 01, 1936 Stella Stevens, Actress (Girls! Girls!, Manitou) in Yazoo City Miss
Birthday October 01, 1945 Rod Carew, baseball slugger
History October 01, 0331 BC Alexander of Macedon defeats Persian army at Gaugamela
History October 01, 1776 Patriots learn of increased French support
History October 01, 1837 Treaty with Winnebago Indians
History October 01, 1847 Maria Mitchell discovers a non-naked-eye comet
History October 01, 1851 1st Hawaiian stamps issued
History October 01, 1856 First installment of Madame Bovary is published
History October 01, 1864 Rose Greenhow dies
History October 01, 1869 1st postcards are issued in Vienna
History October 01, 1890 Congress creates Yosemite National Park
History October 01, 1896 Yosemite becomes a National Park
History October 01, 1898 Henry Huntington buys the LA Railway
History October 01, 1903 1st Baseball World Series
History October 01, 1908 Henry Ford introduces the Model T car
History October 01, 1908 Ford Motor Company unveils the Model T
History October 01, 1908 Jack Chesbro's final Yankee victory beats Walter Johnson 2-1
History October 01, 1912 Yanks lose game #100 enroute to a 50-102 season
History October 01, 1918 Crisis in Germany
History October 01, 1918 Lawrence of Arabia captures Damascus
History October 01, 1920 Scientific American reports that radio will soon be used to transmit music to the home
History October 01, 1921 Yanks win their 1st pennant
History October 01, 1932 Babe Ruth's famous homerun called off of Cubs Charlie Root
History October 01, 1936 Franco heads Spain
History October 01, 1938 Germany annexes Sudetenland (1/3 of Czechoslovakia)
History October 01, 1940 Penn Turnpike pioneer toll thruway opened
History October 01, 1942 1st jet propelled airplane tested
History October 01, 1944 Experiments begin on homosexuals at Buchenwald
History October 01, 1946 Bob Feller 348th strikeout of the season
History October 01, 1946 Nazi war criminals sentenced at Nuremberg
History October 01, 1947 1st helicopter air mail & express service LA Ca
History October 01, 1949 People's Rep of China proclaimed (National Day)
History October 01, 1949 Mao Zedong proclaims People's Republic of China
History October 01, 1951 1st treaty signed by woman ambassador - Eugenie Anderson
History October 01, 1952 1st ultra high frequency (UHF) television station Portland Or
History October 01, 1958 Vanguard Project transferred from military to NASA
History October 01, 1960 Nigeria gains independence from Britain (National Day)
History October 01, 1961 Roger Maris breaks home-run record
History October 01, 1961 Roger Maris sets record of 61 homers last off of Tracy Sallard
History October 01, 1961 South Vietnam requests a bilateral defense treaty
History October 01, 1962 Johnny Carson makes debut as Tonight Show host
History October 01, 1962 US National Radio Astronomy Obs gets a 300' radio telescope
History October 01, 1962 Johnny Carson hosts his 1st Tonight Show
History October 01, 1962 The Lucy Show premiers
History October 01, 1964 SF cable cars declared a national landmark
History October 01, 1965 Suharto crushes Indonesian coup
History October 01, 1971 Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida opens
History October 01, 1975 Reunion Island no longer prints stamps France takes over production
History October 01, 1977 Yanks win 2nd consecutive AL East title
History October 01, 1978 Yanks lose 9-2 to Indians setting up a play off game with Red Sox
History October 01, 1979 US returns Canal Zone to Panama after 75 years (but not the canal)
History October 01, 1982 EPCOT Center opens
History October 01, 1987 Earthquake rocks Southern California
History October 01, 1988 Mikhail Gorbachev becomes head of Supreme Soviet
History October 01, 1993 A 12-year-old girl is kidnapped
History October 01, 2005 Terrorists strike again in Bali
History October 01, 2013 Tom Clancy, author of mega-selling techno thrillers, dies
October 01, 1207 Henry III, king of England (1216-72)
October 01, 1685 Charles VI, Holy Roman emperor (1711-40)
October 01, 1781 James Lawrence, naval hero ("Don't give up the ship!")
October 01, 1791 Sergey Aksakov, Russian novelist (Chronicles of a Russian Family)
October 01, 1832 Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison, 1st wife of Benjamin Harrison
October 01, 1881 William Edward Boeing, founded aircraft co
October 01, 1893 Faith Baldwin, author
October 01, 1904 Vladimir Horowitz, pianist
October 01, 1907 Hiram Fong, Sen
October 01, 1909 Sam Yorty, ex-mayor of LA
October 01, 1911 Edward P. Boland, (D-Rep-Mass)
October 01, 1920 Walter Matthau, (Odd Couple, Bad News Bears)
October 01, 1921 James Whitmore, Actor (Black Like Me, Tora! Tora! Tora!)
October 01, 1924 William Rehnquist, chief justice, Supreme Court (1987-, )
October 01, 1924 Jimmy Carter is born
October 01, 1924 Jimmy Earl Carter,(D) 39th Pres (1977-1981)
October 01, 1927 Tom Bosley, Actor (Happy Days)
October 01, 1928 George Peppard, Actor (Breakfast at Tiffany's, Blue Max)
October 01, 1928 Laurence Harvey, Actor (Alamo, Romeo & Juliet)
October 01, 1930 Richard Harris
October 01, 1935 Julie Andrews, Actress & singer (Sound of Music, Mary Poppins)
October 01, 1936 Charles G. Fullerton, astronaut (STS-3, 51F)
October 01, 1936 Edward Villella, American ballet dancer
October 01, 1936 Stella Stevens, Actress (Girls! Girls!, Manitou) in Yazoo City Miss
October 01, 1945 Rod Carew, baseball slugger
October 01, 0331 BC Alexander of Macedon defeats Persian army at Gaugamela
October 01, 1776 Patriots learn of increased French support
October 01, 1837 Treaty with Winnebago Indians
October 01, 1847 Maria Mitchell discovers a non-naked-eye comet
October 01, 1851 1st Hawaiian stamps issued
October 01, 1856 First installment of Madame Bovary is published
October 01, 1864 Rose Greenhow dies
October 01, 1869 1st postcards are issued in Vienna
October 01, 1890 Congress creates Yosemite National Park
October 01, 1896 Yosemite becomes a National Park
October 01, 1898 Henry Huntington buys the LA Railway
October 01, 1903 1st Baseball World Series
October 01, 1908 Henry Ford introduces the Model T car
October 01, 1908 Ford Motor Company unveils the Model T
October 01, 1908 Jack Chesbro's final Yankee victory beats Walter Johnson 2-1
October 01, 1912 Yanks lose game #100 enroute to a 50-102 season
October 01, 1918 Crisis in Germany
October 01, 1918 Lawrence of Arabia captures Damascus
October 01, 1920 Scientific American reports that radio will soon be used to transmit music to the home
October 01, 1921 Yanks win their 1st pennant
October 01, 1932 Babe Ruth's famous homerun called off of Cubs Charlie Root
October 01, 1936 Franco heads Spain
October 01, 1938 Germany annexes Sudetenland (1/3 of Czechoslovakia)
October 01, 1940 Penn Turnpike pioneer toll thruway opened
October 01, 1942 1st jet propelled airplane tested
October 01, 1944 Experiments begin on homosexuals at Buchenwald
October 01, 1946 Bob Feller 348th strikeout of the season
October 01, 1946 Nazi war criminals sentenced at Nuremberg
October 01, 1947 1st helicopter air mail & express service LA Ca
October 01, 1949 People's Rep of China proclaimed (National Day)
October 01, 1949 Mao Zedong proclaims People's Republic of China
October 01, 1951 1st treaty signed by woman ambassador - Eugenie Anderson
October 01, 1952 1st ultra high frequency (UHF) television station Portland Or
October 01, 1958 Vanguard Project transferred from military to NASA
October 01, 1960 Nigeria gains independence from Britain (National Day)
October 01, 1961 Roger Maris breaks home-run record
October 01, 1961 Roger Maris sets record of 61 homers last off of Tracy Sallard
October 01, 1961 South Vietnam requests a bilateral defense treaty
October 01, 1962 Johnny Carson makes debut as Tonight Show host
October 01, 1962 US National Radio Astronomy Obs gets a 300' radio telescope
October 01, 1962 Johnny Carson hosts his 1st Tonight Show
October 01, 1962 The Lucy Show premiers
October 01, 1964 SF cable cars declared a national landmark
October 01, 1965 Suharto crushes Indonesian coup
October 01, 1971 Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida opens
October 01, 1975 Reunion Island no longer prints stamps France takes over production
October 01, 1977 Yanks win 2nd consecutive AL East title
October 01, 1978 Yanks lose 9-2 to Indians setting up a play off game with Red Sox
October 01, 1979 US returns Canal Zone to Panama after 75 years (but not the canal)
October 01, 1982 EPCOT Center opens
October 01, 1987 Earthquake rocks Southern California
October 01, 1988 Mikhail Gorbachev becomes head of Supreme Soviet
October 01, 1993 A 12-year-old girl is kidnapped
October 01, 2005 Terrorists strike again in Bali
October 01, 2013 Tom Clancy, author of mega-selling techno thrillers, dies