- Oct 1 US Office of Strategic Services (OSS), precursor to the CIA, disbands
Music History
Oct 3 Elvis Presley's 1st public appearance at the age of 10
- Oct 3 Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs meet in Baseball World Series for the 4th time; Hank Borowy pitches a 6-hit shutout as Cubs win Game 1, 9-0 at Briggs Stadium; Detroit wins series, 4-3
- Oct 3 World Federation of Trade Unions forms; CIO a member
- Oct 5 "Meet the Press" premieres on radio
- Oct 5 Indonesian army forms
Historic Event
Oct 5 Queen Wilhelmina visits Rotterdam
- Oct 5 Hollywood Black Friday: A six month strike by Hollywood set decorators turns into a bloody riot at the gates of Warner Brothers' studios.
Historic Event
Oct 6 US General Eisenhower welcomed in The Hague (on Hitler's train)
Historic Event
Oct 8 US President Harry Truman announces atomic bomb secret shared with Britain and Canada
Historic Event
Oct 11 Chinese civil war begins between Kuomintang government led by Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong's Communist Party
Historic Event
Oct 17 Loyalty Day in Argentina, mass demonstrations held to release Juan Perón
Contract of Interest
Oct 23 American baseball player Jackie Robinson signs contract with Montreal Royals, minor league farm team of Brooklyn Dodgers
United Nations Charter
Oct 24 Charter of United Nations comes into effect
- Oct 24 In France PC/PS/MRP win parliamentary election (25/24/23%)
Historic Event
Oct 25 Japanese surrender Taiwan to General Chiang Kai-shek
- Oct 27 "Carib Song" closes at Adelphi Theater NYC after 36 performances
- Oct 27 1st edition of Elseviers Weekly newspaper (Elseviers Magazine)
- Oct 29 First ballpoint pen goes on sale, manufactured by Reynolds in the US (just beating biro)
- Oct 29 Happy Chandler resigns as US Senator, remains as baseball commissioner
Historic Event
Oct 29 Getulio Vargas, President of Brazil, resigns
- Oct 30 Branch Rickey signs Jackie Robinson to a Montreal Royals
- Oct 30 US government announces end of shoe rationing