- 1954 1st National Film Awards (India): "Shyamchi Aai" wins the Golden Lotus
Film Premier
1956 "Giant", directed by George Stevens, starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and James Dean in his last role, premieres in NYC
Elizabeth Taylor
James Dean
- 1960 WGTE TV channel 30 in Toledo, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting
Television Premiere
1961 Variety TV show "The Bob Newhart Show" premieres on NBC in the US
Bob Newhart
Film Premier
1963 "From Russia With Love" 2nd James Bond film based on a novel by Ian Fleming, starring Sean Connery and Daniela Bianchi, premieres in London
Sean Connery
TV Show Appearance
1965 The Supremes appear on Ed Sullivan Show
Ed Sullivan
Film Premier
2017 "Thor: Ragnarok" directed by Taika Waititi, starring Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston and Cate Blanchett premieres in Los Angeles, California
Cate Blanchett
Chris Hemsworth
October in History
Lepanto – The Battle That Saved Europe
The Christian West was saved from defeat by the Ottoman Turks at the Battle of Lepanto on this day, the most important naval engagement in human history.
October 7, 1571The Great Stand on the Ugra River
On one side of the Ugra River stood the Mongol Golden Horde, on the other, Ivan III, Grand Prince of the rising Muscovy Principality. At stake, everything.
October 8, 1480Lutine – The Ship That Refuses To Give Up Her Treasure
The British Navy ship HMS Lutine was carrying a fortune in silver and gold bullion when it foundered in a storm on this day. The treasure was lost forever.
October 9, 1799Grim History of London's Speakers' Corner
Nowhere in England is the principal of free speech embodied more than at Speakers’ Corner in London’s Hyde Park. But this right was won through death and protest.
October 14, 1855
