Today in History for October 1950

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 48 of 48

1st - Phillies win NL pennant on last day of season (10th inning HR)
1st - South Korean troops exceed 38° latitude during Korean War
1st - Browns lose to Giants, setting club record for fewest points scored by both teams (tied in 1979), NY 6, Cleveland 0
1st - South Korean troops cross 38th parallel into North Korea
2nd - 1st strip of Charlie Brown, "Li'l Folks," later "Peanuts" in 9 papers
2nd - Mao Tse Tung proclaims in telegram to Stalin, China intervenes Korea
2nd - Red Sox Dom DiMaggio leads AL with only 15 stolen bases
2nd - Bob Shaw of Chicago Cardinals sets NFL record with 5 TD receptions
2nd - Chic Cards Jim Hardy passes for 6 touchdowns vs Balt Colts (55-13)
2nd - Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz first published
3rd - 1st black lead (Ethel Waters) on TV (Beulah)
3rd - Indonesian army opens assault on Ambon, South Moluccas
3rd - Baseball rules Phils lefty Curt Simmons cannot play in World Series despite his being on furlough from Army
4th - French troops vacate Cla Afraid Vietnam
5th - "Pardon Our French" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 100 perfs
7th - NY Yankees sweep Philadelphia Phillies in 47th World Series
7th - US forces invade Korea by crossing 38th parallel
7th - Walter Bedell Smith replaces Roscoe H Hillenkoetter as 4th CIA head
7th - Whitey Ford wins his 1st World Series game, 5-2
7th - William H Jackson, becomes deputy director of CIA
7th - Yanks win 13th world championship sweeping Phillies
8th - 4th NHL All-Star Game: Detroit beat All-Stars 7-1 at Detroit
8th - Cleveland Browns play Pittsburgh for 1st time, beat Steelers 30-17
11th - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission issues the first license to broadcast television in color, to CBS
12th - "Call Me Madam" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 644 performances
14th - Rev Sun Young Moon liberated from Hung Nam prison
Baseball Legend Connie Mack 18th - Connie Mack retires as manager of A's after 50 years
19th - Bird Building at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is dedicated
19th - UN forces entered Pyongyang, capital of North Korea
21st - Chinese forces occupy Tibet
21st - Death penalty abolished in Belgium
21st - Patty Berg wins LPGA Hardscrabble Women's Golf Invitation
21st - Tom Powers of Duke scores 6 touchdowns
22nd - LA Rams beat Baltimore Colts 70-27
25th - Dutch NSB leader C van Gelderen sentenced to life
25th - Jean Anouilh's "La Repetition, ou L'Amour Pani," premieres in Paris
25th - Sukarno appointed president of Republic Indonesia
26th - 630 Dutch volunteers depart (on)to Korea
26th - Branch Rickey resigns as Brooklyn Dodger president
26th - Mother Teresa founds Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India
26th - South Korean troops reach Chosan at Chinese boundary
Catholic Missionary Mother Teresa 27th - Paul Creston's 3rd Symphony "Triumph of St Joan," premieres
29th - British minister of Finance Stafford Cripps resigns
29th - Wally Triplett avgs 735 yards on 3 kickoff returns
29th - Cleveland Browns' Marion Motley sets record for highest avg gain in a game with 17.1 (10 attempts), Cleveland 45, Pittsburgh 7
30th - David Diamond's 3rd Symphony, premieres
30th - Pope Pius XII witnesses "The Miracle of the Sun" while at the Vatican.
31st - Collazo & Torresola attempt to kill Harry Truman in Washington, DC

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 68 of 68

1st - Boris Vladimirovich Morukov, Russian cosmonaut
1st - Randy Quaid, Houston Tx, actor (Midnight Express, Vacation, Saturday Night Live)
1st - Jeane Manson, American singer and actress
2nd - Michael Rutherford, English pop bassist and rocker (Genesis-Against All Odds, Mike & Mechanics)
2nd - Persis Khambatta, Bombay India, actress (Star Trek, Megaforce)
2nd - Ian McNeice, English actor
3rd - Laureen Ford, Gympie Queensland, golfer (1992 Alpine Aust Ladies)
3rd - Pamela Hensley, Glendale California, actress (Buck Rogers in 25th Century)
3rd - Ronnie Laws, US saxophonist/guitarist (Earth, Wind & Fire)
4th - Meg Bennett, Los Angeles CA, actress (Young & Restless)
5th - Jeff Conaway, NYC, actor (Bobby-Taxi, Loving)
5th - Edward P. Jones, American writer
6th - David Brin, US, sci-fi author (Hugo, Nebula, Sundiver, Postman)
6th - Thomas McClary, US soul guitarist (Commodores-Still)
7th - Maartje van Weegen, [Walet], Dutch TV hostess
7th - Jakaya Kikwete, Tanzanian politician
8th - Robert "Kool" Bell, Youngstown Oh, rocker (Kool & the Gang-Joanna)
9th - Gary Frank, Spokane WA, actor (Enemy Territory, Deadly Weapon)
9th - Mick Malone, cricketer (WA seamer, Test 1977, made 46 took 5-63, 1-14)
9th - Jody Williams, American teacher and aid worker, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
9th - Brian Downing, former baseball player
10th - Dennis Holmes, actor (Mike-Laramie)
10th - Peter Jan Rens, Dutch actor/director (Mister Cactus, Passion)
10th - Nora Roberts, American novelist
11th - Amos Gitai, actor (Neo-Fascist Trilogy, Golem, Arena of Murder)
11th - Andrew Woolfolk, US pop musician (Earth, Wind & Fire-Shining Star)
11th - Catlin Adams, LA California, actress (Ms Loomis-Square Pegs)
11th - Patty Murry, (Sen-D Washington)
11th - Thomas J Tauke, (Rep-R-IA, 1979- )
12th - Susan Anton, Oak Glen California, actress (Golden Girl, Spring Fever)
12th - Robin Askwith, English actor
12th - Dave Freudenthal, American politician
12th - Kaga Takeshi, Japanese actor
13th - Annegret Richter-Irrang, German FR, sprinter (Olympic-gold-1972)
13th - Ellen Brusse, [Elizabeth Wenmakers], Dutch TV hostess
14th - Sheila Young Ochowicz, Birmingham Mich, speed skater (Oly-gold/sil-76)
15th - Chris De Burgh, [Davidson], Argent/Irish rock vocalist (Lady in Red)
15th - Koos van der Vaart, Dutch MP (PvdA)
17th - Howard E Rollins Jr, Balt Md, actor (Bannister-Wildside,Another World)
17th - Michael Lynn Synar, (Rep-D-Oklahoma, 1979- )
17th - Sandra Reemer, Dutch singer (As Love Goes)
18th - Merry Martin, Camden Mich, actress (Leslie-Peter Loves Mary)
18th - Patrick L Swindall, (Rep-R-GA, 1985- )
18th - Sheila White, London England, actress (I Claudius)
18th - Om Puri, Indian actor
18th - Wendy Wasserstein, American playwright (d. 2006)
20th - Isaac Curtis, NFL wide receiver (Cincinnati Bengals)
20th - Tom Petty, Gainesville Florida, American classic rock singer (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
21st - David H G viscount Lascelles, grandson of English princess Mary
21st - Ronald E McNair, Lake City SC, astr (STS 41B, 51L-Challenger disaster)
23rd - Harry Sacksioni, Dutch guitarist (Around the Corner)
24th - Terry Buffin, rock drummer (British Lions)
24th - Steven Greenberg, American composer
24th - Rawly Eastwick, American baseball player
25th - John Matuszak, Milwaukee Wisc, NFLer (Raiders)/actor (Hollywood Beat)
26th - Chuck Foreman, NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings)
26th - T E Srinivasan, cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1981)
27th - Fran Lebowitz, author/actress (Resident Alien)
28th - Sihem Bensedrine, Tunisian human rights activist
28th - Ludo Delcroix, Belgian cyclist
30th - John T Doolittle, (Rep-R-California)
30th - Louise Duart, Quincy MA, comedienne (Paramount Comedy Theater # 5)
30th - Phil Chenier, NBA guard (Wash Bullets)
31st - Jane Pauley, Indianapolis Indiana, newscaster (Today, NBC Weekend)
31st - John Candy, Ontario Canada, comedian (SCTV, Uncle Buck)
31st - Jozef Stolorz, polish art painter
31st - Zaha Hadid, British architect
31st - Antonio Taguba, US Army Major General

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 9 of 9

5th - Frederic Lewy, German neurologist (b. 1885)
9th - George Hainsworth, National Hockey League goaltender (b. 1895)
13th - Ernest Haycox, American writer (b. 1899)
19th - Edna St Vincent Millay, poet/dramatist/feminist (Harp Weaver-Pulitzer Prize)
20th - Henry Lewsis Stimson, US minister of War/gov-gen, dies
23rd - Al Jolson, [Asa Yoelson], singer/actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 64
29th - Gustav V, king of Sweden, dies at 92
31st - Carel T Scharten, Dutch poet/writer (Lost Paradise), dies at 72
31st - Jozef C Bittremieux, Flemish theologist, dies at 72