page_title: October 1910
section_title: October 23, 1910 (Sunday)
hierarchical_section_title: October 1910 / October 23, 1910 (Sunday)
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph shows Jack (John Wesley) Coombs, pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left. Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress.
context_page_description: The following events occurred in October 1910:
context_section_description: The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Chicago Cubs, 7–2, to win the 1910 World Series in Game 5.  Jack Coombs had been the winning pitcher in three of the Athletics' four wins.
  By a margin of 262,066 to 238,928, voters in Switzerland rejected a proposal to have proportional representation in the national parliament.
  Died: Chulalongkorn, 57, King of Siam since 1868.  Under the royal name of King Rama V, Chulalongkorn abolished slavery in the Southeast Asian kingdom later known as Thailand.  He was succeeded by his son, Vajiravudh, who became Rama VI.  October 23 continues to be observed in Thailand as a national holiday (Piyamaharaj Day or Chulalongkorn Day).
  Born: Richard Mortensen, Danish painter (d. 1993)
caption: Jack Coombs, World Series hero
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