Historical Events In August - 03

1860  Second Maori War begins on this day in history.   

1861  First manned balloon from a ship used to observe Confederate artillery position at Hampton Roads, VA on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history federal fleet bombs Galveston Texas   

1863  Governor Seymour asks Lincoln to suspend draft in NY on this day in history.   

1864  Battle of Mobile AL on this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history stanley Baldwin, (C) British PM (1923-24, 1924-29, 1935-37)   

1871  Vernon Louis Parrington, author (Romantic Revolution, Pulitzer 1928) on August - 03.   

1872  Haakon VII, Charlottenlund Denmark, King of Norway (1905-57) on August - 03.   

1873  Albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgian ambassador to Tokyo (1921-39) on this day in history.   

1874  Eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra) on this day in history.   

1877  Karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1878  On this day in history constantino Gaito, composer   

1881  Boers signs Convention of Pretoria: Transvaal semi-autonomous on August - 03.   

1882  Congress passes first law restricting immigration on August - 03.   

1882  Congress passes 1st law restricting immigration on this day in history.   

1882  Charles O'Neill, composer on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history louis Gruenberg, near Brest Litovsk Poland, composer (Daniel Jazz)   

1885  On August - 03 naphtali Siegfried Salomon, composer   

1886  On August - 03 per August Olander, composer, dies at 62   

1887  On this day in history rupert Brooke, British WW I poet (1914)   

1890  Louise Ackermann-Choquet, French author (Journal), dies at 76 on August - 03.   

1892  Oscar van Hemel, composer on this day in history.   

1894  Harry Heilmann, SF Cal, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Detroit) on this day in history.   

1894  George Inness, US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap), dies at 69 on August - 03.   

1897  John McNally's musical "Good Mr Best," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1898  On August - 03 brother Adam [Kehrle], benedictine monk/beekeeper   

1899  On this day in history sally Benson, novelist   

1900  On August - 03 firestone Tire & Rubber Company founded.   

1900  Arnoldus J N M Struycken, Dutch lawyer on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history bernard Reichel, composer   

1902  On this day in history habib Bourguiba, 1st president of Tunisia (1957-87)   

1902  August Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1904  British journalist Francis Younghusband visits forbidden city Lhasa on this day in history.   

1904  Clifford D[onald] Simak, US, sci-fi author (Hugo, Empire, Way Station) on this day in history.   

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1509  Ã‰tienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546) was born on this day in history.   

1645  On this day in history birth of august Kuhnel, composer   

1692  John Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759) was born on August - 03.   

1748  Carl Ludwig Junker, composer was born on this day in history.   

1770  On August - 03 birth of frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840)   

1801  Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace) was born on August - 03.   

1808  On this day in history birth of hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893)   

1811  Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator) was born on August - 03.   

0808  On this day in history p'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China   

1387  Olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies on August - 03.   

1460  On August - 03 death of king James II of Scotland (b. 1430)   

1527  On this day in history death of scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal   

1530  Philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies on this day in history.   

1546  On this day in history death of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484)   

1604  On this day in history death of bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander   

1621  Death of Guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556) on August - 03.