This Day in "History"

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[Dinesh jain]

Born on October 7

James Whitcomb Riley
poet (1849)

Niels Bohr
atomic physicist (1885)

Elijah Muhammad
black nationalist leader (1897)

Vladimir Putin
political figure (1952)

Yo-Yo Ma
cellist (1955)

Sherman Alexie
writer (1966)

Rachel McAdams
actor (1976)

http://www.infoplease.com/birthday?month=oct&day=7

 

[Dinesh jain]

October 8

1869
The 14th president of the United States , Franklin
Pierce , died in Concord, N.H.

1871
The Great Fire of Chicago started. That same
day in Peshtigo, Wis., the worst forest fire in U.S.
history also began.

1934
Bruno Hauptmannn was indicted for the murder
of Charles Lindbergh's baby.

1945
President Harry Truman announced the U.S.
would share the secret of the atomic bomb only
with Great Britain and Canada.

1956
Don Larsen of the New York Yankees pitched the
first and only perfect game in a World Series.

2004
Martha Stewart began her prison sentence at
Alderson Federal Prison Camp.

2005
A 7.6 magnitude earthquake centered in the
Pakistani-controlled part of the Kashmir region
killed more than 80,000 and injured 65,000.


http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory

 

[Dinesh jain]

Born on October 8

Emily Blackwell
physician (1826)

Edward Rickenbacker
war hero and airline executive (1890)

Juan Perón,
president of Argentina (1895)

Frank Herbert
writer (1920)

Chevy Chase
comedian (1943)

R.L. Stine
writer (1943)

Dennis Kucinich
political figure (1946)

Sigourney Weaver
actress (1949)

Matt Damon
actor (1970)

http://www.infoplease.com/birthday?month=oct&day=8

 

[Dinesh jain]

October 9

1635
Religious dissident and Rhode Island founder,
Roger Williams, was banished from the
Massachusetts Bay Colony.

1888
For the first time the public was admitted to the
Washington Monument.

1930
Aviator Laura Ingalls became the first woman to
make a solo transcontinental flight across the
United States.

1967
Che Guevara was executed in Bolivia .

1975
Soviet scientist Andrei Sakharov was awarded
the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end the
nuclear arms race.
http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory

 

[Dinesh jain]

Born on October 9

John Lennon
1940–1980, singer, guitarist, songwriter, born in
Liverpool, England.

Camille Saint-Saens
composer (1835)

Bruce Catton
historian (1899)

Trent Lott
politician (1941)

Jody Williams
activist (1950)

Tony Shalhoub
actor (1953)

Scott Bakula
actor, TV producer (1954)

Annika Sorenstam
golfer (1970)

Steve Burns
actor, musician (1973)

Brandon Routh
actor (1979)

http://www.infoplease.com/birthday?month=oct&day=9

 

[Dinesh jain]

October 10

1845
The U.S. Naval Academy opened in Annapolis,
Md .

1886
The tuxedo dinner jacket made its debut at a ball
in Tuxedo Park, N.Y.

1911
Sun Yat-sen's revolutionaries overthrew the
Manchu dynasty in China.

1935
George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess debuted
on Broadway.

1943
Chiang Kai-shek took the oath of office as
president of China.

1970
Fiji gained its independence from Great Britain.

1973
Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned after being
charged with tax evasion.

1985
Actor and director Orson Welles died in
Hollywood at age 70.

2001
California representative Nancy Pelosi became
minority whip.

2002
The US Congress gave President Bush
authorization to use military force against Iraq.


This Day in History: October 10 | Infoplease.com

 

[Dinesh jain]

Born on October 10

Jean-Antoine Watteau
painter (1684)

Henry Cavendish
physicist and chemist (1731)

Benjamin West
painter (1738)

Giuseppe Verdi
composer of opera (1813)

Robert Gould Shaw
soldier, Civil War figure (1837)

Helen Hayes
actress (1900)

Alberto Giacometti
sculptor (1901)

R. K. Narayan
novelist (1906)

Thelonious Monk
jazz pianist (1917)

Harold Pinter
dramatist (1930)

Ben Vereen
actor, dancer (1946)

Amanda Burton
actor (1956)

Tanya Tucker
country singer (1958)

Brett Favre
football player (1969)

Dale Earnhardt Jr.
auto racer (1974)

Mya
singer, actor (1979)

http://www.infoplease.com/birthday?month=oct&day=10

 

[Dinesh jain]

Born on October 10

Jean-Antoine Watteau
painter (1684)

Henry Cavendish
physicist and chemist (1731)

Benjamin West
painter (1738)

Giuseppe Verdi
composer of opera (1813)

Robert Gould Shaw
soldier, Civil War figure (1837)

Helen Hayes
actress (1900)

Alberto Giacometti
sculptor (1901)

R. K. Narayan
novelist (1906)

Thelonious Monk
jazz pianist (1917)

Harold Pinter
dramatist (1930)

Ben Vereen
actor, dancer (1946)

Amanda Burton
actor (1956)

Tanya Tucker
country singer (1958)

Brett Favre
football player (1969)

Dale Earnhardt Jr.
auto racer (1974)

Mya
singer, actor (1979)

http://www.infoplease.com/birthday?month=oct&day=10

 

[Dinesh jain]

October 11

1779
Polish patriot and American Revolutionary War
commander Casimir Pulaski was killed in the
battle of Savannah.

1899
The Boer War began in South Africa .

1915
English nurse Edith Cavell was executed by the
Germans.

1939
A letter from Albert Einstein was delivered to
President Franklin D. Roosevelt concerning the
possibility of atomic weapons.

1962
The first session of Vatican II was convened by
Pope John XXIII .

1968
The first staffed Apollo mission, Apollo 7, was
launched with astronauts Wally Schirra, Donn
Fulton Eisele, and R. Walter Cunningham aboard.

1984
Space shuttle Challenger astronaut, Kathryn
Sullivan, became the first American woman to
walk in space.
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