This Day in "History"

[Dinesh jain]

Born on October 25

Johann Strauss
composer (1825)

Georges Bizet
operatic composer (1838)

Sarah Bernhard
actor (1844)

Henry Norris Russell
astronomer (1877)

Richard E. Byrd
aviator and polar explorer (1888)

John Berryman
poet and critic (1914)

Bob Knight
basketball coach (1940)

Anne Tyler
novelist (1941)

Midori
violinist (1971)

Ciara
singer (1985)
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[Dinesh jain]

October 26

1774
The First Continental Congress adjourned in
Philadelphia .

1825
The Erie Canal, connecting Lake Erie to the
Hudson River, opened.

1881
Wyatt Earp, his two brothers, and Doc Holliday
were involved in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral
in Tombstone, Arizona.

1975
Anwar Sadat became the first Egyptian president
to pay an official visit to the United States.

1979
South Korean president Park Chung Hee was
killed by the head of the Korean Central
Intelligence Agency.

1994
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel and Prime
Minister Abdel Salam Majali of Jordan signed a
peace treaty in a ceremony attended by
President Clinton .

2002
Russian government forces stormed the Moscow
theater held by Chechen rebels. More than 100
hostages were killed.

2005
The Chicago White Sox sweep the Houston
Astros to win their first World Series in 88 years.
This Day in History: October 26 | Infoplease.com

 

[Dinesh jain]

Born on October 26

Domenico Scarlatti
composer (1685)

Beryl Markham
aviator (1902)

Francois Mitterrand
political leader, president of France (1916)

Bob Hoskins
actor (1942)

Pat Conroy
writer (1945)

Hillary Rodham Clinton
lawyer and political figure (1947)

Keith Urban
singer (1967)

Jon Heder
actor (1977)

Sasha Cohen
figure skater (1984)
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[Dinesh jain]

October 27

1787
The first of the Federalist Papers , which called
for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, was
published.

1904
New York City's first rapid transit subway, the
IRT, opened.

1938
Du Pont announced that it would name its new
synthetic yarn nylon.

1978
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli
Prime Minister Menachem Begin were named
winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for their work
toward a Middle East accord.

1997
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 554.26
points, forcing the stock market to shut down.

2004
After an 86 year wait, the Boston Red Sox finally
captured a World Series trophy.
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[Dinesh jain]

Born on October 27

Erasmus
humanist (1466)

James Cook
explorer and navigator (1728)

Niccolò Paganini
violinist (1782)

Theodore Roosevelt
26th U.S. president (1858)

Emily Post
etiquette authority (1873)

Dylan Thomas
poet (1914)

Roy Lichtenstein
painter (1923)

Sylvia Plath
poet (1932)

John Cleese
actor (1939)

Maxine Hong Kingston
writer (1940 )

Roberto Benigni
actor and filmmaker (1952)
October 27 Birthdays: Isaac Singer | Infoplease.com

 

[Dinesh jain]

October 28

1793
Eli Whitney applied for a patent for the cotton
gin .

1886
The Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York
Harbor by President Grover Cleveland.

1919
Congress passed the Volstead Act , or the
National Prohibition Act, over President Woodrow
Wilson's veto.

1922
Benito Mussolini took control of the government
of Italy .

1940
Italy invaded Greece during World War II .

1958
A new pope was elected— Pope John XXIII .

1962
Nikita Khrushchev told the U.S. that he had
ordered the dismantling of Soviet missile bases
in Cuba.

http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory

 

[Dinesh jain]

Born on October 28

Eliphalet Remington
gun manufacturer (1793)

Auguste Escoffier
authority on cooking (1846)

Gilbert H. Grosvenor
editor (1875)

Edith Head
fashion designer (1897)

Evelyn Waugh
novelist (1903)

Dennis Franz
actor (1944)

Bill Gates
computer industry pioneer (1955)

Julia Roberts
actress (1967)

Brad Paisley
singer, Songwriter (1972)

Joaquin Phoenix
actor (1974)
October 28 Birthdays: Jonas Salk | Infoplease.com

 

[Dinesh jain]

October 29

1682
William Penn arrived in Pennsylvania .

1787
Mozart's opera Don Giovanni debuted in Prague.

1923
The Republic of Turkey was proclaimed under
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk .

1929
The New York Stock Exchange crashed on Black
Tuesday, precipitating the Great Depression.

1956
Israel invaded the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula
during the Suez Canal crisis.

1966
The National Organization for Women was
founded.

1998
John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth,
returned to space at age 77.

2004
European leaders signed the European Union's
first constitution.

2012
Hurricane Sandy smashed into the eastern
seaboard of the U.S., killing 117 people in the
U.S. and 69 in Canada and the Caribbean. The
storm caused about $50 billion in damage in the
U.S.
http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/October-29

 

[Dinesh jain]

October 29

1682
William Penn arrived in Pennsylvania .

1787
Mozart's opera Don Giovanni debuted in Prague.

1923
The Republic of Turkey was proclaimed under
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk .

1929
The New York Stock Exchange crashed on Black
Tuesday, precipitating the Great Depression.

1956
Israel invaded the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula
during the Suez Canal crisis.

1966
The National Organization for Women was
founded.

1998
John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth,
returned to space at age 77.

2004
European leaders signed the European Union's
first constitution.

2012
Hurricane Sandy smashed into the eastern
seaboard of the U.S., killing 117 people in the
U.S. and 69 in Canada and the Caribbean. The
storm caused about $50 billion in damage in the
U.S.
http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/October-29

 

[Dinesh jain]

Born on October 29

James Boswell
diarist, author (1740)

Jean Giraudoux
French novelist and dramatist (1882)

R. B. Kitaj
painter (1932)

Richard Dreyfuss
actor (1947)

Winona Ryder
actress (1971)

Gabrielle Union
actor (1972)

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