Historical Events In July - 03

1896  Doris Lloyd, actress (Bachelor Father, Charley's Aunt, Sarah & Son) on July - 03.   

1897  G. A. Lancaster files claim on Eldorado Creek, Yukon, later known as Gold Hill on July - 03.   

1898  Joshua Slocum 1844-1909, from Briar Island, Nova Scotia, becomes the first person to complete a solo circumnavigation of the earth on this day in history.   

1898  US Navy defeats Spanish fleet in Santiago harbor, Cuba on July - 03.   

1898  American troops captured deserted Wake Island on July - 03.   

1899  On this day in history klimenty Arkad'yevich Korchmaryov, composer   

1900  On this day in history john Mason Brown, Louisville Ky, critic (Tonight on Broadway)   

1901  In Calgary Alberta, W.F. (Billy) Cochrane drives first automobile in Calgary; a steam-powered Locomobile, steered by a tiller rather than a wheel on this day in history.   

1902  Excelsior soccer team forms in Rotterdam on this day in history.   

1902  Jack Newman, NZ cricket lefty pace bowler (1932-33, later knighted) on this day in history.   

1903  Jean du Bela, [Simon Buytekant], singer/actor (Chaste Susanna) on July - 03.   

1904  First run of the Ocean Limited passenger train between Montreal, Que. and Halifax. N.S. This is the longest running train in Canada having operated continuously over the same 840 mile route on this day in history.   

1904  Theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist/Zionist, dies on July - 03.   

1905  On this day in history kuyper govt forms in Holland   

1906  Francis Steegmuller, US, biographer (Cocteau) on July - 03.   

1907  Pope decree forbids modernization of theology on July - 03.   

1907  On July - 03 arthur Steel, Dutch architect (Group '32)   

1908  Thomas Narcejac, Rochefort-sur-Mer France, writer (Vertigo) on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history joel Chandler Harris, created Uncle Remus, dies at 59   

1909  Cobalt Ontario a forest fire in Porcupine District leaves one-third of Cobalt's 6,000 residents homeless on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history earl L Butz, US Secretary of Agriculture (1971-76); a real Butz   

1910  On July - 03 bernard Burrows, British diplomat   

1910  Julius Slabbe, Belgian writer, dies on this day in history.   

1911  Ty Cobb hits in his 40th straight game. Does not get a hit next day on this day in history.   

1911  Joe Hardstaff Jr, cricketer (son of Joseph, 23 Tests for England) on July - 03.   

1912  On this day in history nY Giant pitcher Rube Marquard ties record of 19 game win-streak   

1912  On July - 03 edward Jones, North Ireland lord justice of appeals   

1913  On July - 03 common tern banded in Maine; found dead in 1919 in Africa (1st bird confirmed to have crossed the Atlantic   

1913  On July - 03 common tern banded in Maine; found dead in 1919 in Africa (1st bird known to have crossed the Atlantic)   

1913  Hugh Stirling MacKenzie, British vice admiral on July - 03.   

1915  On July - 03 uS military forces occupy Haiti, remain until 1934   

1916  The first of 3 fatal shark attacks occurred near NJ shore (4 die) on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history 1st of 3 fatal shark attacks occurred near NJ shore (4 die)   

1916  On this day in history henrietta "Hetty" Howland Robinson Green, (Witch of Wall Street), dies   

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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  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 this day in history birth of leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian field marshal (d. 1747)   

1683  Edward Young, English poet (Revenge, Complaint) was born on July - 03.   

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

1687  On this day in history birth of arnold Hoogvliet, Dutch poet (Abraham the Patriarch)   

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

1090  On this day in history egbert II van Brunswick, Fries count, dies in battle   

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

1642  Maria de' Medici, French queen-mother, dies at about 69 on this day in history.   

1672  On this day in history death of francis Willughby, English biologist (b. 1635)   

1704  On this day in history death of sophia Alekseyevna, regent of Russia (b. 1657)   

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