Historical Events In October - 04

1900  On October - 04 start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Problem of Thor Bridge" (BG)   

1900  Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Problem of Thor Bridge" (BG) on this day in history.   

1901  On October - 04 columbia (US) beats Shamrock II (England) in 12th America's Cup   

1901  On this day in history carroll Nye, Canton OH, actress (Lawless Woman)   

1903  On this day in history ernst Kaltenbrunner, Austrian nazi (SS/SD)   

1904  Frederic Auguste Bertholdi French sculptor ("Statue of Liberty") dies on this day in history.   

1904  1st day of NYC subway, 350,000 people ride 9.1 mile tracks on October - 04.   

1904  On this day in history harris Rhoad, rocker   

1904  Frederic Auguste Bertholdi, French sculptor (Statue of Liberty), dies on this day in history.   

1905  Leon Orthel, composer on October - 04.   

1906  Chicago Cubs win their 116th game (116-36 .763) of year on this day in history.   

1906  On October - 04 johannes Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter (passage fight)   

1907  Alfredo Kiel, composer, dies at 57 on October - 04.   

1909  On this day in history james B Pritchard, US, theologist/archaeologist   

1910  Portugal becomes a republic, King Manuel II flees to England on this day in history.   

1911  1st public elevator (London's Earl's Court Metro Station) on October - 04.   

1912  Nicaraguan Gen Zeledon, opponent of US occupation, is executed on October - 04.   

1912  Alfonso Letelier-Llonas, composer on October - 04.   

1912  On October - 04 gen Zeledon, Nicaraguan opponent of US occupation, is executed   

1913  On October - 04 bkln Dodger Jake Daubert earns a new Chalmers auto as NL MVP   

1913  Stanley Oliphant Stewart, librarian on October - 04.   

1914  On October - 04 dardanellen (French & English) fleet bombs Turkish forts   

1914  Brendan Gill, writer/critic (New Yorker magazine) on this day in history.   

1915  Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado & Utah is established on October - 04.   

1915  On this day in history koos Schuur, Dutch journalist/poet (7 Curses)   

1916  Market Street's "Path of Gold" lit for 1st time on this day in history.   

1916  On October - 04 owen Tudor Williams, civil engineer   

1917  British assault on Broodseinde, France on October - 04.   

1917  On October - 04 albert de Klerk, Dutch composer/conductor   

1918  Musical "Sometime" with Mae West premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history george Tribe, cricketer (Australian chinaman bowler, Northants)   

1921  League of Nations refuses to assist starving Russians on October - 04.   

1922  The Canadian National Railway Company becomes a corporate entity (order in council P.C. 2094) on October - 04.   

1922  For 1st time, entire World Series broadcast over radio (WJZ & WGY) on this day in history.   

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1160  On this day in history birth of alys, Countess of the Vexin, daughter of Louis VII of France (d. 1220)   

1276  On this day in history birth of margaret of Brabant, Queen of Germany (d. 1311)   

1289  Louis X, the Stubborn, king of France (1314-16) was born on this day in history.   

1331  James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (d. 1382) was born on October - 04.   

1379  On October - 04 birth of king Henry III of Castile (d. 1406)   

1515  On October - 04 birth of lucas Cranach, the Younger, German painter   

1542  Roberto Bellarmino, Italian theologist/diplomat was born on this day in history.   

1542  On this day in history birth of robert Bellarmine, Italian saint (d. 1621)   

1072  On this day in history death of sancho II, king of Castile/bro of Alfonso VI, murdered at about 35   

1221  On this day in history death of william III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu (b. 1179)   

1250  On this day in history death of herman VI, Margrave of Baden   

1305  Death of Emperor Kameyama of Japan (b. 1249) on October - 04.   

1540  Helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies on this day in history.   

1564  On this day in history pietro P Vergerio, Italian theologist/bishop of Croatia, dies   

1571  Claude Togniel d'Espence, French theologist (Sorbonne), dies at 60 on October - 04.   

1582  Theresia van Avila, Spanish mystic writer, dies on October - 04.