Historical Events
Event of Interest
Oct 1 Oswald Mosley forms British Union of Fascists
- Oct 2 New York Yankees win their 12th consecutive World Series game and sweep the Fall Classic for the third time; Bronx Bombers bang out 19 hits as they rout Chicago Cubs, 13-6 at Wrigley Field
- Oct 2 Washington Redskins (as Boston Braves) play franchise's debut NFL game; lose 14-0 to Brooklyn Dodgers at Braves Field
- Oct 3 Iraq gains full independence from Britain, joins League of Nations
- Oct 4 Anti-semite Julius Gombos forms new government in Hungary
- Oct 5 With new ownership Detroit Falcons officially change name to Detroit Red Wings, and the Winged Wheel is introduced; previous names Cougars (1926-30), Falcons (1930-32)
- Oct 8 The Indian Air Force is established
Stalin Expels Kamenev and Zinoviev
Oct 9 Soviet leader Joseph Stalin expels Lev Kamenev and Grigory Zinoviev from the Communist Party after a power struggle
- Oct 10 "Betty & Bob" premieres on radio
- Oct 10 Dnjepr Dam in USSR put into operation (world's biggest)
- Oct 11 1st political telecast (Democratic National Committee) at CBS, NYC
- Oct 15 Tata Airlines (later to become Air India) makes its first flight
- Oct 18 Belgium government of Renkin falls
- Oct 19 Austria forbids demonstration by Nazis & anti fascists
- Oct 19 British government signs trade agreement with Soviet Union
Radio Premiere
Oct 19 Henry Ford gives his 1st radio speech
Sports History
Oct 19 Jimmie Foxx wins AL MVP and Chuck Klein wins NL MVP
Red Dust
Oct 22 Film "Red Dust" directed by Victor Fleming, starring Clark Gable, Jean Harlow and Mary Astor premieres
- Oct 22 George Kaufman & Edna Ferbers "Dinner at 8" premieres in NYC
Radio Premiere
Oct 23 Radio comedy program "The Fred Allen Show" premieres
- Oct 24 British government signs trade treaty with USSR
Mussolini's 30 Year Promise
Oct 25 Benito Mussolini promises to remain dictator for 30 years
- Oct 25 Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts Company consultant
- Oct 29 French liner Normandie is launched
Famous Birthdays
- Oct 1 Albert Collins, American blues guitarist (Ice Pickin'; Don't Lose Your Cool; Showdown!), born in Leona, Texas (d. 1993)
- Oct 2 Maury Wills, American baseball shortstop (7 x MLB All-Star; NL MVP 1962, World Series 1959, 63, 65; LA Dodgers), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2022)
- Oct 2 Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, Irish paramilitary and political leader of Sinn Féin, born in Longford, Ireland (d. 2013)
- Oct 4 Felicia Farr [Olive Dines], American model and actress (Charley Varrick, Kotch), born in Westchester, New York
- Oct 4 Milan Chvostek, Canadian television director
- Oct 4 Roger Harring, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Uni of Wisconsin–La Crosse 1969–99, record 261–75–7), born in Green Bay, Wisconsin (d. 2021)
- Oct 5 Madhav Apte, Indian cricketer (bro of Arvind 7 Tests for India, 1 century), born in Mumbai, India
- Oct 5 Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, American politician (first African-American woman to represent the West Coast in Congress), born in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 6 Gloria Lane, educator/author/founder (Women's International Center)
- Oct 7 Dick Szymanski, American football center (Pro Bowl 1955, 62, 64; Baltimore Colts) and executive (GM Baltimore Colts 1977-82), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 2021)
- Oct 7 Joannes M Gijsen, Bishop of Roermond, born in Oeffelt, Netherlands (d. 2013)
- Oct 8 (Roddis) "Pete" Drake, American session pedal steel guitarist (Tammy Wynette - "Stand by Your Man"; Bob Dylan' - "Lay Lady Lay": George Harrison - "All Things Must Pass"), and producer (Ringo Starr; BJ Thomas), born in Augusta, Georgia (d. 1988)
- Oct 8 Ray Reardon, Welsh snooker player, born in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales
- Oct 9 Alfons Kontarsky, German concert pianist (best known for duo-piano performance with his brother, Aloys) and educator, born in Iserlohn, Germany (d. 2010)
- Oct 9 Judy Tyler [Judith Mae Hess], American actress (Jailhouse Rock, Bop Girl Goes Calypso) and Miss Stardust (1949), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1957)
- Oct 11 Dottie West [Dorothy Marsh], American country singer ("Here Comes My Baby"; with Kenny Rogers - "What Are We Doin' in Love"), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1991)
- Oct 12 Dick Gregory, American comedian, civil rights activist and dietician (Bahamian Diet), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2017)
- Oct 12 Dusan Makavejev, Serbian film director (Man is Not a Bird), born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia
- Oct 12 Jake Edwin Garn, American politician (US Senate-R-Utah, 1974-93) and NASA astronaut (STS-51-D), born in Richfield, Utah
- Oct 12 Joel Mandelbaum, American composer, born in New York
- Oct 12 Ned Jarrett, American auto racer (NASCAR Cup Series 1961, 65; Motorsports HOF of America) and broadcaster (CBS, ESPN, TNN, FSN), born in Conover, North Carolina
- Oct 12 Vitold Kreyer, Russian athlete (Olympic bronze, triple jump 1956, 60) and coach (Soviet athletics team 1967–80; head Russian team 2000 Olympics), born in Krasnodar, Russia (d. 2020)
- Oct 13 Jack Colvin, American actor (Incredible Hulk), born in Lyndon, Kansas (d. 2005)
- Oct 13 Johnny Lytle, American jazz drummer and vibraphonist, known as "Fast Hands", born in Springfield, Ohio (d. 1995)
- Oct 13 Liliane Montevecchi, French-Italian actress, dancer, and singer (Nine; Grand Hotel), born in Paris, France (d. 2018)
- Oct 14 Anatoly Larkin, Russian-American physicist, born in Kolomna, Russia (d. 2005)
- Oct 14 Enrico di Giuseppe, American tenor, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2005)
- Oct 15 Jaan Rääts, Estonian pianist, orchestral and film score composer, born in Tartu, Estonia (d. 2020)
- Oct 15 Riekus Waskowsky, Dutch poet, born in Rotterdam (d. 1977)
- Oct 16 Henry Jay Lewis, American double-bassist and conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic 1948-65), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1996)
- Oct 16 John Grant, British politician (d. 2000)
- Oct 17 Gundaris Poné, Latvian-American violinist, composer, and educator (NYU-New Paltz, 1964-94), born in Riga, Latvia (d. 1994)
- Oct 17 Paul Anderson, American light super heavyweight lifter (Olympic gold 1956)
- Oct 17 William J. Hughes, American politician and diplomat (Rep-D-New Jersey, 1975-95), born in Salem, New Jersey (d. 2019)
- Oct 18 Vytautas Landsbergis, Lithuanian politician (European Parliament, 2003-14; Speaker of the Seimas, 1996-2000), and writer, born in Kaunas, Lithuania
- Oct 19 Robert Reed, American actor (The Brady Bunch - "Mike"; Nurse), born in Highland Park, Illinois (d. 1992)
- Oct 20 "Rosey" Roosevelt Brown, American NFL hall of fame tackle (NY Giants), born in Charlottesville, Virginia (d. 2004)
- Oct 20 William Christopher, American comedian and actor (M*A*S*H & AfterMASH - "Father Mulcahy"), born in Evanston, Illinois (d. 2016)
- Oct 23 Dimitra Arliss [Arlys], American actress (Rich Man Poor Man II, The Sting), born in Lorain, Ohio (d. 2012)
- Oct 23 Vasily Belov, Russian author, poet and playwright (Business as Usual, Everything's Ahead), born in Northern Krai, USSR (d. 2012)
- Oct 24 J. D. Roberts, American College Football Hall of Fame guard (University of Oklahoma; Outland Trophy 1953) and coach (New Orleans Saints), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 2021)
- Oct 24 Johnny Lattner, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1953, Notre Dame; Pro Bowl 1954, Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2016)
- Oct 24 Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, French physicist and Nobel Prize laureate (1991), born in Paris, France (d. 2007)
Robert Mundell (91 years old)
Oct 24 Canadian economist and Nobel laureate (1999) "father of the euro", born in Kingston, Ontario
- Oct 26 Anthony Beilenson, American politician (Rep-D-California, 1977-97), born in New York (d. 2017)
- Oct 26 Chinadorai Deshmutu, Indian field hockey player (1952 Olympics)
- Oct 27 Chuck Stobart, American college football coach (University of Toledo, University of Utah, University of Memphis), born in Middleport, Ohio (d. 2022)
- Oct 27 Harry Gregg, Irish soccer goalkeeper (25 caps Northern Ireland; Manchester United) and manager (Shrewsbury Town, Swansea, Crewe Alexandra), born in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland (d. 2020)
- Oct 27 Jean-Pierre Cassel, French actor (Trout), born in Paris, France (d. 2007)
- Oct 27 Kathy Cornelius, American golfer (US Open 1956), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Sylvia Plath (1932-1963)
Oct 27 American poet (The Colossus; Three Women), novelist (The Bell Jar), and posthumous Pulitzer Prize winner (Poetry, 1982), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Oct 28 Suzy Parker, American model and actress (Chamber of Horrors), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2003)
- Oct 29 Dick Garmaker, American basketball guard (NBA All-Star 1957-60; Minneapolis Lakers), born in Hibbing, Minnesota (d. 2020)
- Oct 29 Ted Nash, American rower (Olympic gold coxless four 1960), born in Melrose, Massachusetts (d. 2021)
- Oct 30 Barun De, Indian historian, born in Calcutta, India (d. 2013)
- Oct 30 Louis Malle, French film director (Atlantic City, Black Moon, Viva Maria), born in Thumeries, Nord, France (d. 1995)
- Oct 31 Donald Pritzker, American entrepreneur (co-founder and president of Hyatt hotels), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1972)
Famous Weddings
- Oct 4 Russian author Mikhail Bulgakov marries Yelena Sergeyevna
Famous Deaths
- Oct 17 Jane Poupelet, French sculptor and graphic artist (la bande à Schnegg), dies at 58
- Oct 18 Ioannis Chrysafis, Greek gymnast (b. 1873)
- Oct 18 William E. Upjohn, American physician who invented dissolvable pills (Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company), dies at 79 [1]
- Oct 19 Arthur Friedheim, Russian composer, dies at 72
- Oct 19 Lindley M. Garrison, American lawyer and 46th U.S. Secretary of War (1913-16), dies at 67
- Oct 22 Anna Elizabeth Dickinson, American Quaker orator, abolitionist, women's rights advocate, writer, and mountaineer, dies of a stroke at 89
- Oct 29 Joseph Babinski, Polish-French neurologist (Babinski reflex), dies at 74
- Oct 30 Paul Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen, English army officer (Governor of Natal and Malta) dies at 87
