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October 4, 1947 Negro League World Series, New York Cubans beat Cleveland Buckeyes, 6-5
October 5, 1947 1st Presidential address televised from White House-HS Truman
October 5, 1947 Al Gionfriddo makes a great catch off Joe Dimaggio in World Series
October 5, 1947 Brian Johnson, Australia, hard rocker (AC/DC-Whole Lotta Rosie)
October 6, 1947 Aleksandr Stepanovich Andryushkov, Russian colonel/cosmonaut
October 6, 1947 Klaus Dibiasi, Italy, platform diver (Olympic-gold-1968, 72, 76)
October 6, 1947 Leevi Antti Madetoya, composer, dies at 60
October 6, 1947 New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3, in 44th World Series
October 7, 1947 Larry MacPhail resigns as Yank GM after final game of World Series
October 8, 1947 Emiel Puttemans, Flemish athlete
October 8, 1947 Felix Salten, [Siegmund Salzmann], Austria writer (Bambi), dies at 78
October 8, 1947 Tony Wilson, Trinidad, rock vocalist (Hot Chocolate)
October 8, 1947 Yelena Ivanovna Dobrokvashina, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz T-15a)
October 9, 1947 1st telephone conversation between a moving car & a plane
October 10, 1947 Alan Rachins, Cambridge Mass, actor (Douglas-LA Law)
October 11, 1947 Brazil & Chile break diplomatic relations with USSR
October 12, 1947 Chris Wallace, Chicago Illinois, newscaster (NBC Weekend News)
October 12, 1947 Nelson Betancourt, cricket wicketkeeper (WI Test 1930), dies at 42
October 13, 1947 1st NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 4-3 at Toronto
October 13, 1947 Sammy Hagar, Monterey California, rock vocalist (Van Halen-Jump)