Page 3: Historical Events In August - 03

1860  Second Maori War begins on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history first manned balloon from a ship used to observe Confederate artillery position at Hampton Roads, VA   

1861  Federal fleet bombs Galveston Texas on this day in history.   

1863  Governor Seymour asks Lincoln to suspend draft in NY on August - 03.   

1864  Battle of Mobile AL on August - 03.   

1867  On August - 03 stanley Baldwin, (C) British PM (1923-24, 1924-29, 1935-37)   

1871  Vernon Louis Parrington, author (Romantic Revolution, Pulitzer 1928) on this day in history.   

1872  Haakon VII, Charlottenlund Denmark, King of Norway (1905-57) on this day in history.   

1873  On August - 03 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 August - 03.   

1878  On August - 03 constantino Gaito, composer   

1881  On this day in history boers signs Convention of Pretoria: Transvaal semi-autonomous   

1882  Congress passes first law restricting immigration on this day in history.   

1882  Congress passes 1st law restricting immigration on August - 03.   

1882  Charles O'Neill, composer on this day in history.   

1884  On August - 03 louis Gruenberg, near Brest Litovsk Poland, composer (Daniel Jazz)   

1885  Naphtali Siegfried Salomon, composer on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history per August Olander, composer, dies at 62   

1887  On this day in history rupert Brooke, British WW I poet (1914)   

1890  Louise Ackermann-Choquet, French author (Journal), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1892  On August - 03 oscar van Hemel, composer   

1894  On August - 03 harry Heilmann, SF Cal, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Detroit)   

1894  George Inness, US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap), dies at 69 on August - 03.   

1897  On August - 03 john McNally's musical "Good Mr Best," premieres in NYC   

1898  On August - 03 brother Adam [Kehrle], benedictine monk/beekeeper   

1899  Sally Benson, novelist on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history firestone Tire & Rubber Company founded.   

1900  Arnoldus J N M Struycken, Dutch lawyer on this day in history.   

1901  Bernard Reichel, composer on August - 03.   

1902  Habib Bourguiba, 1st president of Tunisia (1957-87) on this day in history.   

1902  August Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer, dies at 54 on August - 03.   

1904  On August - 03 british journalist Francis Younghusband visits forbidden city Lhasa   

1904  On August - 03 clifford D[onald] Simak, US, sci-fi author (Hugo, Empire, Way Station)   

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1509  On August - 03 birth of Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546)   

1645  On August - 03 birth of august Kuhnel, composer   

1692  On this day in history birth of john Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759)   

1748  On this day in history birth of carl Ludwig Junker, composer   

1770  Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840) was born on this day in history.   

1801  On August - 03 birth of joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace)   

1808  Hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893) was born on this day in history.   

1811  On this day in history birth of elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator)   

0808  On this day in history p'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China   

1387  Olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies on this day in history.   

1460  Death of King James II of Scotland (b. 1430) on this day in history.   

1527  On August - 03 death of scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal   

1530  Philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies on this day in history.   

1546  Death of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484) on this day in history.   

1604  On this day in history death of bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander   

1621  On this day in history death of guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556)