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Date
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Event
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| October, 1 |
1968 Cult zombie film "Night of the Living Dead" directed by George A. Romero, starring Duane Jones and Judith O'Dea premieres in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| October, 2 |
1955 Actress Joyce Randolph marries publisher Richard Charles |
| October, 3 |
1995 Former NFL running back, broadcaster and actor O.J. Simpson found not guilty of the murder of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman in Los Angeles, California |
| October, 4 |
1795 "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" poet Samuel Coleridge (22) marries Sarah Fricker in Bristol, England |
| October, 5 |
1945 American actress Janet Leigh (18) weds American sailor Stanley Reames at Morris Chapel in Stockton, California; divorce in 1949 |
| October, 6 |
1956 South African politician "Kobie" Coetsee marries Helena E Malan |
| October, 7 |
1914 Businessman Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. (26) weds John F. Fitzgerald's daughter, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy (24) |
| October, 8 |
1846 Prime Minister of Canada Charles Tupper (25) weds Frances Amelia Morse (20) in Amherst, Nova Scotia |
| October, 9 |
1916 Heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey (21) weds Maxine Gates in Farmington, Utah |
| October, 10 |
1774 Composer Antonio Salieri (24) weds Therese Helferstorfer |
| October, 11 |
1954 Philippine president Corazon Aquino (21) weds Tarlac governor Benigno Aquino Jr (22) in Pasay City, Philippines |
| October, 12 |
1960 Japanese politician Inejiro Asanuma is assassinated with a sword during a televised debate live on TV by 17-year old nationalist Otoya Yamaguchi |
| October, 13 |
1978 James Earl Ray, assassin of Martin Luther King weds Anna Sandhu |
| October, 14 |
1923 German "All Quiet on the Western Front" author Erich Maria Remarque (25) weds German actress Ilse Jutta Zambona; divorce in 1930, remarry in 1938, re-divorce in 1957 |
| October, 15 |
1927 Writer Graham Greene (23) weds Vivien Dayrell-Browning at St. Mary's Church in Hampstead, North London |
| October, 16 |
1979 MLB outfielder Tim Raines (20) weds his high school sweetheart Virginia Hilton |
| October, 17 |
1939 "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington", directed by Frank Capra and starring James Stewart and Jean Arthur, is released |
| October, 18 |
1952 Latin actress Maria Felix (38) weds actor and singer Jorge Negreta (40) in Mexico |
| October, 19 |
1988 US Senate passes bill curbing ads during children's TV shows |
| October, 20 |
1998 Comedian Richard Pryor is awarded the 1st ever Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor |
| October, 21 |
1964 Film version of "My Fair Lady" directed by George Cukor and starring Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn premieres in New York (Academy Awards Best Picture 1965) |
| October, 22 |
1967 Actor Morgan Freeman (30) weds Jeanette Adair Bradshaw |
| October, 23 |
1941 Walt Disney's animated film "Dumbo" released |
| October, 24 |
1962 "The Manchurian Candidate", directed by John Frankenheimer, starring Frank Sinatra and Laurence Harvey, is released |
| October, 25 |
1978 "Halloween", directed by John Carpenter, starring Donald Pleasence and Jamie Lee Curtis in her film debut, is released |
| October, 26 |
1984 "The Terminator" directed by James Cameron, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton is released in the US |
| October, 27 |
1955 "Rebel Without a Cause", directed by Nicholas Ray, starring James Dean and Natalie Wood, is released |
| October, 28 |
1941 "How Green Was My Valley" based on the novel by Richard Llewellyn, directed by John Ford and starring Walter Pidgeon and Maureen O'Hara premieres in New York (Best Picture 1942) |
| October, 29 |
2004 "Jackass" member Chris Pontius (30) weds Claire Nolan in Malibu |
| October, 30 |
1944 Aaron Copland's ballet score "Appalachian Spring" premieres in Washington, D.C. with Martha Graham dancing lead role |
| October, 31 |
1913 Historian and philosopher Will Durant (27) weds researcher Ariel Kaufman (15) at New York's City Hall |