Historical Events In October - 03

1952  On October - 03 first video recording on magnetic tape, LA, Ca   

1952  On this day in history 1st British nuclear test at Monte Bello Is Australia   

1952  On this day in history alfred Neumann, German writer, dies at 56   

1953  On October - 03 10th Ryder Cup: US wins 6½-5½ at Wentworth, England   

1953  On October - 03 arnold Bax, British composer, dies at 69   

1954  "Father Knows Best" premieres on October - 03.   

1954  Herbert Prior, actor (Pollyanna), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history "Captain Kangaroo" premieres   

1955  Soviet battleship "Novorossiisk" strikes WW II mine in Baltic Sea on this day in history.   

1955  "Captain Kangaroo" premieres on CBS-TV, Good Morning, Captain! on October - 03.   

1959  On October - 03 william Bishop, actor (Steve-It's a Great Life), dies at 42   

1965  Zachary Scott, US actor, (Southerner, Flame of Islands), dies at 51 on October - 03.   

1966  Basutoland becomes the independent Lesotho on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history william Knight sets X-15 speed rec of 7,297 KPH/4,534 MPH/Mach 6.72   

1967  On October - 03 malcolm Sargent, English conductor (Last Night of Proms), dies at 72   

1968  Military coup overthrows Pres Fernando Bela£nde Terry in Peru on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history leah Baird, writer (Jungle Bride), dies of anemia at 88   

1974  On October - 03 watergate trial begins   

1975  On this day in history bauke Tuinstra, Fries notary/writer (Ealse & I), dies at 75   

1978  Gold hits record $223.50 an ounce in London on October - 03.   

1979  On October - 03 charles White, artist, dies at 61 in Los Angeles   

1981  Irish Nationalist at Maze Prison near Belfast end 7-mo hunger strike on October - 03.   

1981  Walter Mehring, writer, dies at 85 on October - 03.   

1982  On this day in history roger J J Claessen, Belgian soccer star, dies at 41   

1983  John K M McCaffery, TV host (One Minute Please), dies at 69 on October - 03.   

1985  Charles Collingwood, newscaster (Chronicles), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1986  On October - 03 soviet Yankee-class sub sinks off NC, 3 die   

1987  On October - 03 michael Pruffer of France skis 135.26 MPH at Portillo, Chile   

1987  On October - 03 jean Anouilh, French playwright (Ball of the Voleurs), dies at 77   

1988  26th Space Shuttle Mission, Discovery 7 returns to Earth after 4-days on this day in history.   

1988  Lebanese kidnappers release Mithileshwar Singh (held for 30 months) on October - 03.   

1988  On October - 03 franz Josef Strauss, German FR min of defense (1956-62), dies at 73   

1989  On this day in history panamanian Defense Force attempted coup of Manuel Noriega fails   

1989  On October - 03 joseph Wybran, Belgian physician/Jews foreman, murdered   

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1573  On this day in history birth of entonius Walaeus, Dutch calvinist theologist   

1605  On October - 03 birth of li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor   

1631  Sebastian Anton Scherer, composer was born on this day in history.   

1647  Johannes Voet, Dutch lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1647  John Foot, lawyer was born on October - 03.   

1713  On October - 03 birth of antoine Dauvergne, composer   

1716  On October - 03 birth of giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (d. 1781)   

1720  Johann P Uz, German poet (Lyrische Poem) was born on October - 03.   

0695  Death of "Black Ewald", helper of Willibrord, murdered on October - 03.   

1226  On this day in history death of saint Francis of Assisi (b. 1181)   

1283  On this day in history dafydd ap Gruffyd, last monarch of Gwynnedd (North-Wales), dies   

1369  Death of Margarete Maultasch, Countess of Tyrol (b. 1318) on this day in history.   

1564  On October - 03 death of christophorus Fabritius, [Christoffel Smit], calvinist vicar, burned   

1568  On this day in history elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain, dies at 23   

1596  Death of Florent Chrestien, French writer (b. 1541) on this day in history.   

1611  On October - 03 death of charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (b. 1554)