Events Date 1935 October | History by KabAstro

Himmler Inspects Dachau

Oct 7 Himmler, Hess and Heydrich inspect the concentration camp at Dachau

Leading Nazi and Reichsführer of the SS Heinrich Himmler

Oct 10 Coup under Gen Giorgios Kondylis in favor of Greek monarchy

Porgy & Bess

Oct 10 George Gershwin's "Porgy & Bess" opens on Broadway NY

Oct 10 League of Nations denounces Italian invasion of Abyssinia

Jubilee

Oct 12 Cole Porter's musical "Jubilee" opens at the Imperial Theatre, NYC; runs for 167 performances

Oct 15 NHL's St Louis Eagles fold
Oct 17 Pacific Association of AAU votes not to participate in Berlin Olympics

Red Army in Shanxi

Oct 19 Mao Zedong's Red Army reaches Shanxi in Northern China

Revolutionary and Chairman of the Communist Party Mao Zedong

Oct 20 400,000 demonstrators against fascism in Madrid
Oct 20 Anti-fascist People's Front forms in Brussels
Oct 20 Communist forces end their Long March at Yan'an, in Shaanxi, China, bringing Mao Zedong to prominence

MVP Hank Greenberg

Oct 20 Detroit Tigers future Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman Hank Greenberg is named AL MVP by the BWAA; Boston Red Sox pitcher Wes Ferrell is runner-up

Oct 22 Establishment of the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union

PGA Championship

Oct 22 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Twin Hills CC: Johnny Revolta wins his only major title, defeating Tommy Armour, 5 & 4

Oct 23 American mobsters Dutch Schultz, Abe Landau, Otto Berman, and Bernard "Lulu" Rosencrantz are fatally shot by organized crime hitmen at a saloon in Newark, New Jersey, what becomes known as "The Chophouse Massacre" to prevent them from killing the US Attorney prosecuting Schultz for tax evasion, what becomes known as "The Chophouse Massacre"
Oct 23 Chicago Cubs catcher Gabby Hartnett selected NL MVP