On this day ......

[MassRuss]

September 30, 1399 - Henry IV declared King of England, Lord of Ireland

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_IV_of_England

 

[unloadonme]

30 September 1955 – Death of James Dean

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Dean

 

[MassRuss]

October 1, 1938 - Germany annexes the Sudetenland

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudetenland

 

[Pickwick]

01 October 1553 Coronation of Queen Mary I of England aka Bloody Mary.

 

[unloadonme]

1 October 1207 – Birth of King Henry III of England

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_III_of_England

 

[MassRuss]

October 2, 1452 - Birth of Richard III of England

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_III_of_England

 

[Pickwick]

02 October 1187 Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule.

 

[unloadonme]

2 October 1890 – Birth of Groucho Marx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groucho_Marx

 

[Pickwick]

03 October 52 BC Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar, ending the siege and Battle of Alesia. It was the last major engagement between Gauls and Romans, marking the turning point of the Gallic Wars in favour of Rome. The Siege of Alesia is considered one of Caesar's greatest military achievements and proved to be the end of generalized and organized resistance to the Roman invasion of Gaul, marking the definitive conquest of the Continental Celtic people by the Roman Republic.

 

[MassRuss]

October 3, 1925 - Birth of Gore Vidal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gore_Vidal

 

[unloadonme]

3 October 1916 – Birth of James Alfred Wight, OBE, FRCVS (James Herriot)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Herriot

 

[Pickwick]

04 October 1669 death of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn

 

[MassRuss]

October 4, 1585 - Implementation of Gregorian Calendar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Gregory_XIII

 

[MassRuss]

October 5, 1858 - Birth of American journalist, geograoher, travel writer, feminist, Helen Churchill Candee. Survivor of sinking of the Titanic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Churchill_Candee

 

[MassRuss]

October 6, 1906 - Birth of actress Janet Gaynor

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Gaynor

 

[unloadonme]

6 October 1973 – Death of Dennis Price

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Price

 

[Pickwick]

05 October 1713 birth of Denis Diderot, French philosopher
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06 October 2002 death of Prince Claus of the Netherlands
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07 October 1952 birth of Vladimir Putin, Russian politician, 4th President of Russia... No need for a photo...

 

[MassRuss]

07 October 1952 birth of Vladimir Putin, Russian politician, 4th President of Russia... No need for a photo...

We could use an assassin though!!

 

[MassRuss]

October 7, 1907 - Birth of author Helen MacInnes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Clark_MacInnes

 

[Pickwick]

08 October 1939 World War II: Germany annexes Western Poland.