Historical Events In August - 03
Friday, 20 May 2022
1860 On this day in history second Maori War begins
1861 First manned balloon from a ship used to observe Confederate artillery position at Hampton Roads, VA on this day in history.
1861 On August - 03 federal fleet bombs Galveston Texas
1863 Governor Seymour asks Lincoln to suspend draft in NY on this day in history.
1864 On August - 03 battle of Mobile AL
1867 Stanley Baldwin, (C) British PM (1923-24, 1924-29, 1935-37) on this day in history.
1871 On August - 03 vernon Louis Parrington, author (Romantic Revolution, Pulitzer 1928)
1872 On August - 03 haakon VII, Charlottenlund Denmark, King of Norway (1905-57)
1873 On this day in history albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgian ambassador to Tokyo (1921-39)
1874 On this day in history eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra)
1877 Karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.
1878 Constantino Gaito, composer on August - 03.
1881 On August - 03 boers signs Convention of Pretoria: Transvaal semi-autonomous
1882 Congress passes first law restricting immigration on this day in history.
1882 On this day in history congress passes 1st law restricting immigration
1882 On this day in history charles O'Neill, composer
1884 Louis Gruenberg, near Brest Litovsk Poland, composer (Daniel Jazz) on this day in history.
1885 On this day in history naphtali Siegfried Salomon, composer
1886 Per August Olander, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.
1887 Rupert Brooke, British WW I poet (1914) on this day in history.
1890 On this day in history louise Ackermann-Choquet, French author (Journal), dies at 76
1892 On this day in history oscar van Hemel, composer
1894 Harry Heilmann, SF Cal, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Detroit) on August - 03.
1894 George Inness, US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap), dies at 69 on August - 03.
1897 John McNally's musical "Good Mr Best," premieres in NYC on August - 03.
1898 On this day in history brother Adam [Kehrle], benedictine monk/beekeeper
1899 On August - 03 sally Benson, novelist
1900 Firestone Tire & Rubber Company founded on this day in history.
1900 Arnoldus J N M Struycken, Dutch lawyer on this day in history.
1901 On this day in history bernard Reichel, composer
1902 On this day in history habib Bourguiba, 1st president of Tunisia (1957-87)
1902 On this day in history august Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer, dies at 54
1904 On this day in history british journalist Francis Younghusband visits forbidden city Lhasa
1904 On this day in history clifford D[onald] Simak, US, sci-fi author (Hugo, Empire, Way Station)
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