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October 2, 1996 30th Country Music Association Award: Brooks and Dunn win October 2, 1995 "Moon Over Buffalo" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 308 performances October 2, 1995 Seattle Mariners beat California Angels, 9-1 in a playoff game to win AL West October 2, 1994 "Show Boat," opens at Gershwin Theater New York City October 2, 1994 Pakistan defeat Australia by one wicket in Karachi Test October 2, 1993 Spike Lee weds Tonya Lewis October 2, 1992 VP Itamar Franco becomes President of Brazil October 2, 1991 Eric Lindros, refused to sign with Quebec Nordiques October 2, 1991 Steffi Graf becomes the youngest woman to win 500 pro tennis matches October 2, 1991 Toronto Blue Jays clinches AL East title and becomes 1st team to draw 4 million fans October 2, 1990 "Michael Feinstein in Concert -" opens at Golden New York City for 30 performances October 2, 1990 Allies cede any remaining rights as occupiers of Germany October 2, 1990 Chinese plane explodes, about 100 die October 2, 1990 U.S. Senate votes 90-9 to confirm David Souter to Supreme Court October 2, 1990 Radio Berlin International's final transmission (links to Deutsche Welles of West Germany); final song is "The End" by Doors October 2, 1988 24th Olympic games close at Seoul, Korea October 2, 1988 Gelindo Bordin wins 21st Olympics marathon (2:10:32) October 2, 1988 Minn Twins are 1st AL club ever to break 3 million season attendance October 2, 1988 Pakistan's Supreme Court orders free elections October 2, 1988 Police breakup domestic disturbance between Mike Tyson and Robin Givens October 2, 1988 Mike Tyson wrecks furniture in his Bernardsville New Jersey Mansion October 2, 1986 Failed assassination attempt on India premier Rajiv Gandhi October 2, 1986 Mike Scott is 3rd NL pitcher to strike out 300 in a season (306) October 2, 1986 New York Met Dwight Gooden is 1st to strike out 200 or more in 1st 3 seasons October 2, 1986 Sikhs attempt to assassinate Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi October 2, 1985 Russian party leader Gorbatsjov visits Paris October 2, 1985 Tigers Darrell Evans is 1st to hit 40 HR seasons in both leagues October 2, 1984 3 cosmonauts return after a record 237 days in orbit October 2, 1984 In 1st LCS game played with replacement umps, Cubs cbeat Padres 13-0 October 2, 1984 Richard Miller, becomes 1st (former) FBI agent, charged with espionage October 2, 1983 Art Monk begins NFL streak of 136 plus consecutive game receptions October 2, 1983 Carl Yastrezemski's last at bat October 2, 1983 Kathy Postlewait wins LPGA San Jose Golf Classic October 2, 1982 Bomb attack in Teheran, kills 60, injures 700 October 2, 1981 Ali Chamenei elected president of Iran October 2, 1980 Larry Holmes TKOs Muhammad Ali in 11 for heavyweight boxing title October 2, 1980 Michael Myers (D-Pa), is 1st rep expelled in over 100 years (ABSCAM) October 2, 1978 Syrian and Palestinians shoot in East Beirut, 1,300 killed October 2, 1978 Yanks win 3rd straight AL East beating Red Sox 5-4 in a playoff game. Guidry wins #25 aided by Dent's homer and Pinella's fielding October 2, 1977 Pakistan general Zia ul-Haq bans all opposition October 2, 1977 Vivian Brownlee wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open October 2, 1977 Dusty Baker 30th HR joins teammates Steve Garvey (33), Reggie Smith (32), and Ron Cey (30) in make Dodgers 1st team to boast 4 30-HR hitters October 2, 1976 "Let My People Come" closes at Morosco Theater New York City after 106 performances October 2, 1974 Hank Aaron's 733rd career HR on his last NL at bat October 2, 1972 "From Israel with Love" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 8 performances October 2, 1972 Aeroflot Il-18 crashes near Black Sea resort of Sochi, kills 105 October 2, 1972 Bill Stoneman of Montreal pitches his 2nd no-hitter, beating Mets, 7-0 October 2, 1972 Danish population votes for European Common Market membership October 2, 1972 Mont Expos Bill Stoneman 2nd no-hitter beats New York Mets, 7-0 October 2, 1972 Ron Johnson becomes 1st New York Giant to score 4 TDs (vs Phila) October 2, 1971 Homing pigeon averages 133 KPH (record) in 1100-km Australian race October 2, 1970 Billy Martin named manager of Det Tigers October 2, 1970 Plane carrying Wichita State U football team crashes killing 30 October 2, 1969 Seattle Pilots last game in Seattle, lose 3-1 to As in front of 5,473 October 2, 1969 U.S. performs underground nuclear test at Amchitka Island Aleutians October 2, 1968 1st London performance of "Promises Promises" presented October 2, 1968 Bob Gibson sets a World Series record of 17 strikeouts October 2, 1968 Mexico City police fire on protesting students, 300-500 killed October 2, 1968 Peru coup under gen Velasco Alvarado, President Belaunde Terry flees October 2, 1968 Republic Guinea forms (day of republic) October 2, 1968 1st time, 2 soon-to-be-named MVPs oppose each other Cards Bob Gibson beat Tigers Denny McLain 4-0 October 2, 1967 Grateful Dead members arrested by narcotic agents October 2, 1967 Groundbreaking begins on Veteran Stadium in Philadelphia October 2, 1967 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Seven Lakes Golf Invitational October 2, 1967 Thurgood Marshall sworn in as 1st black Supreme Court Justice October 2, 1966 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational October 2, 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers Sandy Koufax clinches 3rd LA pennant in 4 years October 2, 1965 Dodgers beat Braves to clinch NL pennant October 2, 1965 Mel Stottlemyre wins game #20 October 2, 1965 Phillies' Chris Short strikes-out 18 New York Mets October 2, 1965 Pope Paul VI named MR Perey bishop's helper of New Orleans October 2, 1964 Phillies tie major league record with season's 3rd triple play (Reds) October 2, 1963 Dodgers' Sandy Koufax strikes out World Series record 15 Yankees October 2, 1963 West German Chancellor Adenauer condemns western grain shipments to U.S.S.R. October 2, 1962 SF beats LA, 8-7 in 4h18m 9 inning playoff game October 2, 1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island October 2, 1961 "Ben Casey" premieres on NBC-TV October 2, 1961 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. October 2, 1961 WETA TV channel 26 in Washington, D.C. (PBS) begins broadcasting October 2, 1961 WHRO TV channel 15 in Hampton-Norfolk, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting October 2, 1960 Louise Suggs wins LPGA San Antonio Civitan Golf Tournament October 2, 1959 Rod Serling's "Twilight Zone" premieres on CBS-TV October 2, 1958 Guinea (French Guinea) gains independence from France (National Day) October 2, 1958 Musical show "Valmouth," 1st produced in London October 2, 1958 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. October 2, 1957 New York Yankees appear in their 25th World Series October 2, 1957 New volcanic island appears off Fayal Island Azores October 2, 1956 1st atomic power clock exhibited-NYC October 2, 1955 "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" premieres October 2, 1955 9th NHL All-Star Game: Detroit beat All-Stars 3-1 at Detroit October 2, 1955 Actress Joyce Randolph marries publisher Richard Charles October 2, 1955 Chiva Stoica becomes premier of Romania October 2, 1955 WHTN (now WOWK) TV ch 13 in Huntington-Charleston, WV (CBS) begins October 2, 1954 8th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Detroit 2-2 at Detroit October 2, 1954 Former French possession of Chandernagore made part of West Bengal October 2, 1954 New York Giants sweep Cleveland Indians, in 51st World Series October 2, 1953 "Comedy in Music (Victor Borge)" opens at John Golden New York City for 849 perf October 2, 1953 Dodger Carl Erskine strikes out 14 Yankees in World Series October 2, 1951 1st Netherland TV broadcast (Toverspiegel) October 2, 1951 Dodgers beat Giants 10-0, in 2nd game of play-offs October 2, 1950 1st strip of Charlie Brown, "Li'l Folks," later "Peanuts" in 9 papers October 2, 1950 Mao Tse Tung proclaims in telegram to Stalin, China intervenes Korea October 2, 1950 Red Sox Dom DiMaggio leads AL with only 15 stolen bases October 2, 1950 Bob Shaw of Chicago Cardinals sets NFL record with 5 TD receptions October 2, 1950 Chic Cards Jim Hardy passes for 6 touchdowns vs Baltimore Colts (55-13) October 2, 1949 St. Louis Browns use 9 pitchers, lose to Whites Sox 4-3 October 2, 1949 U.S.S.R. recognizes People's Republic of China October 2, 1949 Yanks and Red Sox, tied for 1st place, play final game of season. Yanks win 5-3 and clinch pennant #16 October 2, 1948 "Finian's Rainbow" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 725 performances October 2, 1947 "Music in My Heart" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 124 performances October 2, 1947 Revised International Telecommunication Convention adopted October 2, 1947 Yankee Yogi Berra becomes 1st to pinch hit a World Series homer October 2, 1946 1st network soap opera-Faraway Hill-Dumont October 2, 1944 Nazis crush Warsaw Uprising killing 250,000 people October 2, 1944 U.S. B-17's drops pamphlets on Walcheren October 2, 1943 Japanse troops leave Kolombangara, Solomon Island October 2, 1943 Yankees sweep 14th doubleheader of year, beating Browns, 5-1 and 7-6 October 2, 1942 "Queen Mary" slices cruiser "Curacao" in half, killing 338 October 2, 1942 1st self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction demonstrated, Chicago October 2, 1941 6 Paris synagogues are bombed by Gestapo October 2, 1941 Germans launch attack on Moscow October 2, 1940 17 German aircrafts shot down above England October 2, 1940 British Council receives British Charter October 2, 1940 British liner Empress loaded with refugees for Canada, sunk October 2, 1939 Birdbaths installed in Union Square, SF October 2, 1938 Indian Bob Feller strikes out record 18 Tigers (Chester Laabs 5 times) October 2, 1937 Franklin D. Roosevelt visits Grand Coulee Dam construction site in Washington State October 2, 1936 1st alcohol power plant forms, Atchison, Kansas October 2, 1936 Amsterdam's Calvinist Churches reject nazism October 2, 1936 French franc devalued October 2, 1936 New York Yankees score World Series record 18 runs, beating Giants 18-4 October 2, 1936 Tony Lazzeri becomes 1st Yank to hit a World Series grand slam October 2, 1935 Mussolini's Italian armys attacks Abyssinia (Ethiopia) October 2, 1935 NY Hayden Planetarium, 4th in U.S., opens October 2, 1933 Eugene O'Neill's comedy "Ah, Wilderness," premieres in New York City October 2, 1932 New York Yankees sweep Chicago Cubs in 29th World Series October 2, 1932 Washington Redskins (as Boston Braves) play 1st NFL game, lose 14-0 October 2, 1931 Pope Pius XI encyclical On economic crisis October 2, 1926 Bert Gibb of Hamilton Tigers kicks 9 singles in a game October 2, 1924 League of Nations approves protocols of Geneva October 2, 1923 British occuping army leaves Constantinople October 2, 1923 Harry Heilmann goes 2-for-2, sit out rest of season, except for a pinch single on final day, hitting .403 October 2, 1921 New York Yankee Babe Ruth hits then record 59th HR October 2, 1920 Only tripleheader of century (Reds win 13-4, 7-3 then Pirates win 6-0) October 2, 1919 1st edition "Volkskrant" (People's newspaper) published in Neth October 2, 1919 President Woodrow Wilson has a stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed October 2, 1916 Grover Cleveland Alexander records his 16th shutout of year October 2, 1916 San Diego Zoo founded October 2, 1915 7.8 earthquake shakes Pleasant Valley Nevada October 2, 1913 Phillies beat New York Giants 2 games out of 3 in a tripleheader October 2, 1910 1st 2 aircraft collision (Milan Italy) October 2, 1910 Henry Wijnmalen flies to 2,800m altitude (world record) October 2, 1909 1st rugby match (Twickenham) October 2, 1908 Addie Joss perfect game stops Ed Walsh 1-0 who won 40 in a row October 2, 1907 Phillies Eddie Grant goes 7 for 7 in a doubleheader vs Giants October 2, 1906 Tommy Burns KOs Jim Burns in 15 for heavyweight boxing title October 2, 1901 1st Royal Naval submarine launched at Barrow October 2, 1900 Belg crown prince Albert von Saksen-Coburg weds Elisabeth of Bayern October 2, 1899 Orange Free state mobilizes October 2, 1895 1st cartoon comic strip is printed in a newspaper October 2, 1889 1st Pan American conference (Washington D.C.) October 2, 1879 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Musgrave Ritual" October 2, 1872 Morgan State University founded October 2, 1871 Brigham Young, mormon leader, arrest for bigamy October 2, 1870 Italy annexes Rome and Papal States; Rome made Italian capital October 2, 1866 J Osterhoudt patents tin can with key opener October 2, 1861 Former VP John C Breckinridge flees Kentucky October 2, 1853 Austrian law forbids Jews from owning land October 2, 1836 Darwin returns to England aboard HMS Beagle (after 5 years) October 2, 1833 Charles Darwin rides through Corunda to Santa Fe Argentina October 2, 1833 New York Anti-Slavery Society organized October 2, 1804 England mobilizes to protect against French invasion October 2, 1799 Duke of York and Russians capture Alkmaar in Netherlands October 2, 1795 Tula (leader slave uprising) sentence to death in Curacao October 2, 1792 Baptist Missionary Society forms in London October 2, 1787 Maagden House opens in Amsterdam October 2, 1760 Russian/Austrian army evacuates Berlin October 2, 1700 Spanish king Carlos II appoints Philip van Anjou, heir to throne October 2, 1656 U.S. colony Connecticut passes law against Quakers October 2, 1614 French king Louis XIII (13) declared an adult October 2, 1608 Prototype of modern reflecting telescope completed by Jan Lippershey October 2, 1586 Battle at Zutphen: English-Dutch army October 2, 1572 Spanish army occupies/plunders/destroys Mechelen October 2, 1540 Venice/Turkey signs peace October 2, 1535 Jacques Cartier discovers Mount Royal (Montreal) October 2, 1518 English cardinal Thomas Wolsey makes European plan October 2, 1492 King Henry VII of England invades France October 2, 1187 Sultan Saladin captures Jerusalem from Crusaders October 2, 1134 Storm flood ravages Zeeland county October 2, 976 Hisham II appointed kalief of Cordoba October 2, 939 Battle at Andernach: King Otto and Hermann of Zwaben beat Eberhard of France and Giselbert of Lutherans |