October 5, 1962

Billy Graham is 93 (Nov. 7, 1918)

Samuel Morse transmitted the first message via telegraph in the United States sent 
from Washington to Baltimore, "What hath God Wrought!”, a Bible verse found in 
Numbers 23:23. According to the Library of Congress, the message was suggested 
by Annie Ellsworth, the daughter of one of Morse’s friends. By 1846, telegraph lines  
were erected, connecting major eastern and northern cities. 

Charles Wendell "Chuck" Colson (October 16, 1931 – April 21, 2012) 

The former Special Counsel to President Richard Nixon (1969 to 1973) and 
later a noted Evangelical Christian leader and cultural commentator, died
Saturday at a Northern Virginia hospital after a brief illness.

Actor Max Von Sydow was born Carl Adolf von Sydow in Lund, Skåne,
Sweden. He has starred in many films and had supporting roles in
dozens more. Von Sydow is bet remembered for his portrayal of
Jesus The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), and as Father Merrin
in The Exorcist (1973).