Historical Events In July - 03

1863  On this day in history battle of Gettysburg Pa ends, major victory for North  

1863  On July - 03 battle of Donaldsonville, LA  

1863  Alonzo Hersford Cushing, US Union lt, dies in battle at about 22 on July - 03.  

1864  On July - 03 battle of Chattahoochie River, GA [until Jul 9]  

1866  Albert Gottschalk, Danish painter on July - 03.  

1870  Richard B Bennett, (C) 11th Canadian PM (1930-35) on this day in history.  

1871  The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company introduced the first narrow-gauge locomotive. It was called the "Montezuma" on this day in history.  

1871  Jesse James robs bank in Corydon, Iowa ($45,000) on July - 03.  

1871  Vicente Arregui Garay, composer on July - 03.  

1872  On July - 03 habib Ullah Chan, emir of Afghanistam (1901-19)  

1873  On July - 03 josef Michal Ksawery Jan Poniatowski, composer, dies at 57  

1874  On this day in history apirana Turupa Ngata, Kawaka NZ, Maori political/cultural leader  

1875  On July - 03 ernst F Sauerbruch, German nazi/surgeon  

1876  On July - 03 montenegro declares war on Turkey  

1878  On this day in history john Wise of Lancaster, PA was the pilot for the maiden flight of a dirigible.  

1878  George M Cohan, actor/singer (Phantom Pres, Give My Regards to Bdwy) on July - 03.  

1879  On July - 03 philippe Gaubert, composer  

1880  Carl Schuricht, composer on July - 03.  

1881  Leon Errol, Australian actor (Ziegfeld Follies, What a Blonde!) on July - 03.  

1883  On July - 03 the birth of Franz Kafka, Czech author  

1883  SS Daphne sinks on Clyde River Scotland; 195 die on this day in history.  

1883  Alfred Korzybski, Poland, scientist (Science & Sanity) on July - 03.  

1884  On this day in history dow Jones published it's 1st stock avg  

1886  The first NY Tribune printing using first commercial linotype machine on this day in history.  

1886  1st NY Tribune printing using 1st commercial linotype machine on July - 03.  

1886  On this day in history raymond A Spruance, US admiral/fleet commander/ambassador  

1888  On July - 03 nY Giant pitcher Rube Marquard ties record of 19 game win-streak  

1890  On July - 03 idaho admitted as 43rd US state  

1891  On July - 03 stefano Golinelli, composer, dies at 72  

1892  On this day in history wilhelm Rettich, composer  

1893  On this day in history mississippi John Hurt, rocker  

1895  Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of Black Peter" (BG) on this day in history.  

1895  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Black Peter" (BG) on July - 03.  

1895  Oles' Semyonovich Chishko, composer on this day in history.  

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1423  Louis XI, King of France (1461-83) was born on this day in history.  

1442  Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1500) was born on this day in history.  

1530  On this day in history birth of claude Fauchet, French historian (d. 1601)  

1567  On July - 03 birth of samuel de Champlain, explorer (Lake Champlain)  

1676  On July - 03 birth of leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian field marshal (d. 1747)  

1683  On this day in history birth of edward Young, English poet (Revenge, Complaint)  

1685  Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, British cavalry officer (d. 1768) was born on July - 03.  

1687  Arnold Hoogvliet, Dutch poet (Abraham the Patriarch) was born on this day in history.  

0683  On July - 03 leo II, Pope (681-83), dies  

1090  Egbert II van Brunswick, Fries count, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1570  Death of Antonio Paleario, Italian humanist, executed by inquisition at 67 on July - 03.  

1642  On July - 03 maria de' Medici, French queen-mother, dies at about 69  

1672  On July - 03 death of francis Willughby, English biologist (b. 1635)  

1704  Death of Sophia Alekseyevna, regent of Russia (b. 1657) on July - 03.  

1749  Death of William Jones, Welsh mathematician (b. 1675) on this day in history.  

1778  On July - 03 jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer/composer (Pygmalion), dies