Historical Events For July - 03

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

1863  Battle of Donaldsonville, LA on this day in history.  

1863  On July - 03 alonzo Hersford Cushing, US Union lt, dies in battle at about 22  

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

1866  On July - 03 albert Gottschalk, Danish painter  

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 July - 03.  

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)  

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1873  Josef Michal Ksawery Jan Poniatowski, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1874  On July - 03 apirana Turupa Ngata, Kawaka NZ, Maori political/cultural leader  

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

1876  On this day in history montenegro declares war on Turkey  

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

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

1879  On July - 03 philippe Gaubert, composer  

1880  On July - 03 carl Schuricht, composer  

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

1883  The birth of Franz Kafka, Czech author on July - 03.  

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

1883  On this day in history alfred Korzybski, Poland, scientist (Science & Sanity)  

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  Raymond A Spruance, US admiral/fleet commander/ambassador on July - 03.  

1888  NY Giant pitcher Rube Marquard ties record of 19 game win-streak on this day in history.  

1890  Idaho admitted as 43rd US state on this day in history.  

1891  Stefano Golinelli, composer, dies at 72 on July - 03.  

1892  Wilhelm Rettich, composer on July - 03.  

1893  On July - 03 mississippi John Hurt, rocker  

1895  On July - 03 start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of Black Peter" (BG)  

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

1895  Oles' Semyonovich Chishko, composer on July - 03.  

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

1442  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1500)  

1530  Claude Fauchet, French historian (d. 1601) was born on July - 03.  

1567  Samuel de Champlain, explorer (Lake Champlain) was born on July - 03.  

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

1683  Edward Young, English poet (Revenge, Complaint) was born on this day in history.  

1685  On this day in history birth of sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, British cavalry officer (d. 1768)  

1687  Arnold Hoogvliet, Dutch poet (Abraham the Patriarch) was born on July - 03.  

0683  On this day in history leo II, Pope (681-83), dies  

1090  Egbert II van Brunswick, Fries count, dies in battle on July - 03.  

1570  Death of Antonio Paleario, Italian humanist, executed by inquisition at 67 on this day in history.  

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

1672  Death of Francis Willughby, English biologist (b. 1635) on this day in history.  

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

1749  On July - 03 death of william Jones, Welsh mathematician (b. 1675)  

1778  Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer/composer (Pygmalion), dies on July - 03.