Historical Events
Death of Dr. Stresemann
Oct 3 Julius Curtius succeeds Gustav Stresemann as German foreign minister after the later passed away
- Oct 3 Kingdom of Serbs, Croats & Slovenes changes name to Yugoslavia
Viola Concerto
Oct 3 William Walton's Viola Concerto premieres during the Proms at the Queen's Hall, London; composer Paul Hindemith is soloist with the Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra conducted by Walton
MacDonald Addresses Congress
Oct 7 Ramsay MacDonald is first British Prime Minister to address US Congress
- Oct 11 Sean O'Casey's "Silver Tassle" premieres in London
- Oct 12 Chicago Cubs blow 8-0 Game 4s lead; Philadelphia A's score World Series record 10 runs in 1 inning in 10-8 win
- Oct 14 Baseball World Series: Philadelphia A's beat Chicago Cubs, 3-2 at Shibe Park to clinch 4 games to 1 series victory; A's first title in 16 years
- Oct 18 Women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law
- Oct 20 Bayshore Highway opens (San Francisco)
Fall of Briand's 8th Government
Oct 22 8th French government of Aristide Briand falls
- Oct 22 James H Scullin forms Australia government
Black Thursday
Oct 24 "Black Thursday", start of stock market crash of 1929, Dow Jones Industrial Average drops 12.8%
- Oct 24 Belgian princess Marie-Jose & Italian crown prince Umberto get engaged, assassination attempt on Umberto fails
Music History
Oct 24 Rudy Vallee's "The Fleishmann's Yeast Hour" begins broadcasting on NBC radio
Albert B. Fall Convicted
Oct 25 Former Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall convicted of accepting $100,000 bribe in the Teapot scandal - 1st US Cabinet member to go to jail
Famous Birthdays
- Oct 1 Ken Arthurson, Australian rugby league halfback, coach, administrator (NSWRL, ARL, Manly-Warringah chairman), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- Oct 2 John Zochonis, British industrialist (PZ Cussons) and philanthropist (d. 2013)
- Oct 2 Kenneth Leighton, British pianist and composer, born in Wakefield, Yorkshire (d. 1958)
- Oct 2 Moses Gunn, American actor (Amityville II, Good Times, Shaft) who co-founded the Negro Ensemble Company (The Blacks, The Poison Tree), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 1993)
- Oct 2 Peter Bronfman, Canadian businessman (Edper Investments; co-owner of Montreal Canadiens, 1971-78; Labatt Brewing), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1996)
- Oct 3 Andy Hebenton, Canadian ice hockey right wing (record 630 consecutive games; NY Rangers, Boston Bruins), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 2019)
- Oct 3 Bert Stern, American photographer, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2013)
- Oct 4 Leroy Van Dyke, American country and honky-tonk singer and guitarist ("Walk on By"; "The Auctioneer"), born in Mora, Missouri
- Oct 4 Scotty Beckett, American actor (Our Gang, Listen Darling, Battleground), born in Oakland, California (d. 1968)
- Oct 5 Autherine Lucy, 1st African-American to enroll in University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, born in Shiloh, Alabama
- Oct 5 Richard F. Gordon, Jr., American naval officer and astronaut (Gemini 11; Apollo 12), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2017)
- Oct 6 Les Favell, cricketer (stoic Australian batsman late 50's)
- Oct 6 Phil Krueger, American football quarterback (Southeast Missouri State), college coach (Fresno State, Utah State) and NFL executive (GM TB Buccaneers), born in LaSalle, Illinois (d. 2020)
- Oct 7 Graeme Ferguson, Canadian filmmaker and executive, born in Toronto, Ontario
- Oct 7 Harold Zirin, American astronomer, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2012)
- Oct 7 Robert Westall, British author, born in North Shields, United Kingdom (d. 1993)
- Oct 8 Betty Boothroyd, English politician (1st female Speaker of the UK House of Commons 1992-2000), born in Dewsbury, England (d. 2023)
- Oct 8 Didi (Waldyr Pereira), Brazilian soccer midfielder (68 caps; Fluminense), born in Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil (d. 2001)
- Oct 11 Curtis Amy, American jazz and session saxophonist ("Way Down"), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2002)
- Oct 11 Liselotte Pulver [Lilo Pulver], Swiss actress (One, Two, Three, Das Wirtshaus im Spessart), born in Bern, Switzerland
- Oct 11 Raymond Moriyama, Canadian architect (Canadian War Museum), born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 2023) [1]
- Oct 12 Brian Cobby, British actor (Evita, The Nudist Story) and the first male voice of the British speaking clock, born in Brighton, East Sussex, England (d. 2012)
- Oct 12 Magnús Magnússon, Icelandic television presenter, born in Reykjavik, Iceland (d. 2007)
- Oct 12 Robert Coles, American author (Anna Freud, Pulitzer 1973), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Hubert Dreyfus (1929-2017)
Oct 15 American philosopher (What Computers Can't Do), born in Terre Haute, Indiana
- Oct 16 B. Satyaji Rao, Indian cricket umpire (17 Tests 1960-79; 5 x Ranji Trophy finals), born in Bangalore, India (d. 2021)
- Oct 16 Bill Green, American politician (Rep-R-NY, 1978-93), born in New York City (d. 2002)
- Oct 16 Fernanda Montenegro [Arlette Torres], Brazilian actress, often described as the greatest Brazilian actress of all time (Central Station; Coce de Mãe), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Oct 16 Walt Michaels, American NFL linebacker, coach (5-time Pro Bowl; Cleveland Browns; head coach NY Jets 1977-82), born in Swoyersville, Pennsylvania (d. 2019)
- Oct 17 Ram Da-Oz [Abraham Daus], Israeli composer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2021)
- Oct 18 Hans Wallat, German opera conductor, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2014)
- Oct 18 Violeta Chamorro, President of Nicaragua (1990-97) and 1st female president of the country, born in Rivas, Nicaragua
- Oct 19 Balbir Singh Snr., Indian field hockey centre forward (Olympic gold 1948, 52, 56) and coach (World Cup gold 1975), born in Haripur Khalsa, India (d. 2020)
- Oct 19 Dumitru Capoianu, Romanian conductor and classical and film composer (The Little Man), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2012)
- Oct 21 George Stinney, African-American wrongfully executed at 14 for murder, born in Pinewood, South Carolina (d. 1944)
- Oct 21 Ursula K. Le Guin, American sci-fi author (The Left Hand of Darkness, Tombs of Atuan), born in Berkeley, California (d. 2018)
- Oct 22 Giorgio Gaslini, Italian jazz pianist and composer, born in Milan, Italy (d. 2014)
- Oct 22 Lev Yashin, Russian soccer goalkeeper (74 caps USSR; Dynamo Moscow 326 games; namesake FIFA award for best World Cup Finals GK), born in Moscow, USSR (d. 1990)
- Oct 24 George Crumb, American composer (Pulitzer Prize, 1968 - Echoes of Time and the River; Vox Balaenae), and educator, born in Charleston, West Virginia (d. 2022) [1]
- Oct 24 Hubert Aquin, French Canadian novelist, political activist and editor, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1977)
- Oct 24 Jim Brosnan, American baseball player and writer (Long Season), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2014)
- Oct 24 Yordan Radichkov, Bulgarian writer and playwright (The Tied Up Balloon), born in Kalimanitza, Montana region, Bulgaria (d. 2004)
- Oct 25 LaDell Andersen, American college basketball coach (Utah State, BYU), born in Malad City, Idaho (d. 2019)
- Oct 25 Peter Loader, English cricketer (England quick in 13 Tests 1954-59, later WA), born in Wallington, London
- Oct 25 Peter Rohmkorf, German writer, born in Dortmund, Germany (d. 2008)
- Oct 25 Roger John Tayler, British astrophysicist (author of The Origin of the Chemical Elements), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1997)
- Oct 26 Georgette Amowitz, French choreographer and educator, born in Paris, France (d. 2008)
- Oct 26 Hans Peter Haller, German composer, born in Radolfzell, Germany (d. 2006)
- Oct 26 Neal Matthews, Jr., American singer (The Jordanaires), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2000)
- Oct 26 Roland Hemond, American baseball executive (GM Chicago White Sox 1970–85; Baltimore Orioles 1988–95), born in Central Falls, Rhode Island (d. 2021)
- Oct 27 Bill George, American Pro Football HOF linebacker (8 × First-team All-Pro; 8 × Pro Bowl; Chicago Bears, LA Rams), born in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania (d. 1982)
- Oct 27 Marino Iandiorio, Italian canned tomato pioneer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1994)
- Oct 28 Airline Falconer, 1st child born in aircraft, born in the skies above Miami, Florida
- Oct 28 Dame Joan Plowright, British actress (Enchanted April, Brimstone & Treacle), born in Brigg, Lincolnshire
- Oct 28 John Hollander, American poet and literary critic, born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2013)
- Oct 28 Marcel Bozzuffi, French actor (The French Connection), born in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France (d. 1988)
- Oct 31 Bud Spencer, Italian actor (Aladdin, Extralarge, Go For It), born in Borgo Santa Lucia, Naples, Italy (d. 2016)
- Oct 31 Eddie Charlton, Australian snooker player (World #3 1976-81; Pot Black 1972, 73, 80), born in Merewether, Australia (d. 2004)
Famous Weddings
- Oct 12 US military leader George Marshall (48) weds Katherine Tupper
Willie Sutton
Oct 21 Bank robber Willie Sutton (28) weds Louise Leudemann
Famous Deaths
- Oct 1 Antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor, dies at 67
- Oct 1 Lee Richmond, American baseball pitcher (first ever MLB perfect game, 1880), dies at 72
Gustav Stresemann (1878-1929)
Oct 3 German chancellor (1923) who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1926, dies of a stroke at 51
- Oct 3 Jeanne Eagels, American actress and former Ziegfeld Girl (Rain, Under False Colors), dies of a drug overdose at 39
- Oct 12 Max Ettlinger, German philosopher/theorist, dies at 52
- Oct 20 José Batlle y Ordóñez, President of Uruguay (1899, 1903-7, 1911-15), dies at 73
- Oct 20 Rudolf Kittel, German theologist (Psalms), dies at 76
- Oct 21 Owen Dunell, South African cricket batsman (South Africa's 1st Test captain; 2 Tests), dies at 73
- Oct 22 Thomas Hastings, American architect (NY Public Library), dies at 69
- Oct 23 Thomas Frederick Tout, British historian (Manch school of historiography), dies at 74
- Oct 24 Moorfield Storey, American lawyer, pacifist, civil rights leader (co-founder of NAACP & president, 1909-29), dies at 84
- Oct 24 Peter J. Blok, Dutch historian (History of the Dutch People), dies at 74
- Oct 25 James Lillywhite, English cricket slow bowler (1st England Test captain; 2 Tests, 8 wickets; Sussex CCC) and umpire (6 Tests 1881–99), dies at 87
- Oct 26 Arno Holz, German writer (Phantasus), dies at 66
Bernhard von Bülow (1849-1929)
Oct 28 Chancellor of the German Empire (1900-09), dies at 80
