Historical Events In October - 02

1873  Pelham Warner, cricketer (England 1898-1912, later notable official) on October - 02.  

1873  Cornelius Varley, water-color painter, dies on this day in history.  

1875  Henry Fevrier, composer on this day in history.  

1878  On October - 02 francois C Schlumberger, French physicist  

1879  On this day in history start of the Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Musgrave Ritual" (BG)  

1879  Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Musgrave Ritual" (BG) on this day in history.  

1879  On this day in history wallace Stevens, Reading Pa, poet (Ideas of Order)  

1880  George Alexander Russell, composer on October - 02.  

1881  On this day in history fred Barlow, composer  

1885  On October - 02 ruth Bryan Rohde, US, (Rep), minister to Denmark  

1886  On this day in history pieter "Pierre" Balledux, stage manager/Dutch resistance fighter  

1889  On October - 02 first Pan American conference (Washington DC)  

1889  On October - 02 1st Pan American conference (Washington DC)  

1890  On this day in history groucho Marx, [Julius], NYC, comedian (Marx Bros, You Bet Your Life)  

1891  On this day in history h V Porter, basketball pioneer, created fan shape backboard  

1893  Leroy B Shield, US pianist/producer/composer (Laurel & Hardy) on this day in history.  

1895  On this day in history 1st cartoon comic strip is printed in a newspaper  

1895  On this day in history bud Abbott, Asbury Pk NJ, comedian (Abbott & Costello)  

1896  Fjodor I Panfjorov, Russian author (Volga) [OS=Sep 20] on October - 02.  

1899  On October - 02 orange Free state mobilizes  

1900  Belg crown prince Albert von Saksen-Coburg weds Elisabeth of Bayern on October - 02.  

1901  First submarine commissioned by the British Navy is launched from Barrow, north-west England on this day in history.  

1901  1st Royal Naval submarine launched at Barrow on October - 02.  

1901  Christopher Clarkson, test Pilot on this day in history.  

1902  Dick Ket, Dutch painter/cartoonist on October - 02.  

1904  The birth of Graham Greene, English novelist on this day in history.  

1904  Dermot Boyle, marshal (RAF) on this day in history.  

1905  Jose Maria de Heredia, Cuban/French sonnet poet, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1906  On October - 02 tommy Burns KOs Jim Burns in 15 for heavyweight boxing title  

1906  On October - 02 john Humphreys Whitfield, scholar of Italian language & literature  

1907  Phillies Eddie Grant goes 7 for 7 in a doubleheader vs Giants on October - 02.  

1907  On this day in history alexander Robertus, organic chemist  

1908  On October - 02 addie Joss perfect game stops Ed Walsh 1-0 who won 40 in a row  

1909  1st rugby match (Twickenham) on October - 02.  

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1452  On this day in history birth of king Richard III, of England (1483-85)  

1470  Isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524) was born on this day in history.  

1538  On October - 02 birth of saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584)  

1595  Jacob Louys, Flemish engraver was born on October - 02.  

1616  On October - 02 birth of a Gryphius, writer  

1644  On this day in history birth of françois-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724)  

1646  On October - 02 birth of guillaume Poitevin, composer  

1704  Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer was born on October - 02.  

0472  On October - 02 olybrius, emperor of Westromeinse republic (472), dies  

0939  On this day in history death of giselbert, duke of Lutheran, drowns at about 49  

1113  Mawdoed, Selchuk emir/governor of Mosul, dies on October - 02.  

1264  Urbanus IV, [Jacques Pantaleon], French Pope (1261-64), dies on this day in history.  

1517  On this day in history john Murmelius, humanist/theory/school book writer, dies at about 37  

1559  Death of Jacquet of Mantua, French composer (b. 1483) on October - 02.  

1564  On this day in history andreas Vesalius, [Andries of Wesel], Flemish anatomist, dies at 49  

1588  On October - 02 bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies