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1990 East and West Germany announced that they would unite on Oct 3

1989 Dow jumps 38.06 recoups 508-pt loss since Oct 1987; index at 2,256.43

1988 19 degrees F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in Oct

1984 Peter Ueberroth elected baseball commissioner (Effective Oct 1)

1974 Layla Harvest Roberts, Kealakekua HI, playmate, Oct, 1997

1973 Tiffany M Sloan, Orange county California, playmate, Oct, 1992

1972 Jenny McCarthy, born in Chicago, Illinois, playmate, Oct, 1993, host, Singled Out

1972 Alicia Rickter, born in Long Beach, California, playmate, Oct, 1995

1969 Shannon Long, Gladstone Australia, playmate, Oct, 1988

1965 Karen Foster, born in Lufkin, Texas, playmate, Oct, 1989

1965 Brittany York, born in London, England, playmate, Oct, 1990

1963 Katherine Hushaw, Anaheim California, playmate, Oct, 1986

1961 Kelly Tough, Vancouver BC, playmate, Oct, 1981

1961 Ursula Buchfellner, born in Munich, Germany, playmate, Oct, 1979, actress, Bloodline

1959 Marianne Gravatte, born in Hollywood, California, playmate of year, Oct, 1982

1955 Kristine Winder, Vancouver BC, playmate, Oct, 1977

1952 Madeleine Collinson, born in Malta, twin playmate, Oct, 1970

1952 Mary Collinson, born in Malta, twin playmate, Oct, 1970

1946 90 degrees F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in Oct

1934 Janet Pilgrim, playmate, July 1955, Dec 1955, Oct 1956

1917 October Revolution (Oct 26 OS) in Russia, Lenin seizes power

1914 Battle of Warsaw, begins (ends Oct 21)

1911 Ronald Neame, director, 1st Monday in Oct, Poseidon Adventure

1884 Sporting Life announces that both pennant winners will meet in 3 game series Oct 23-25 at Polo Grounds New York City to determine baseball champion

1862 James Creighton, dies of rupture bladder from hitting home run on Oct 14th

1633 Galileo Galilei forced to recant Earth orbits Sun by Pope (but on Oct 31, 1992, Vatican admits it was wrong)

1492 Columbus' discovers America (Oct 12, 1492 Julian calender)


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