Page 3: Historical Events In August - 03

1860  Second Maori War begins on August - 03.   

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

1861  On this day in history federal fleet bombs Galveston Texas   

1863  Governor Seymour asks Lincoln to suspend draft in NY on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history battle of Mobile AL   

1867  Stanley Baldwin, (C) British PM (1923-24, 1924-29, 1935-37) on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history vernon Louis Parrington, author (Romantic Revolution, Pulitzer 1928)   

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  Eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra) on August - 03.   

1877  Karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1878  Constantino Gaito, composer on this day in history.   

1881  Boers signs Convention of Pretoria: Transvaal semi-autonomous on August - 03.   

1882  On August - 03 congress passes first law restricting immigration   

1882  On August - 03 congress passes 1st law restricting immigration   

1882  Charles O'Neill, composer on August - 03.   

1884  On this day in history louis Gruenberg, near Brest Litovsk Poland, composer (Daniel Jazz)   

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

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

1892  On this day in history oscar van Hemel, composer   

1894  On this day in history harry Heilmann, SF Cal, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Detroit)   

1894  On August - 03 george Inness, US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap), dies at 69   

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

1898  On this day in history brother Adam [Kehrle], benedictine monk/beekeeper   

1899  On August - 03 sally Benson, novelist   

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

1900  On August - 03 arnoldus J N M Struycken, Dutch lawyer   

1901  On August - 03 bernard Reichel, composer   

1902  On this day in history habib Bourguiba, 1st president of Tunisia (1957-87)   

1902  On August - 03 august Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer, dies at 54   

1904  On this day in history british journalist Francis Younghusband visits forbidden city Lhasa   

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

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1509  On this day in history birth of Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546)   

1645  August Kuhnel, composer was born on August - 03.   

1692  John Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.   

1748  On August - 03 birth of carl Ludwig Junker, composer   

1770  Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840) was born on August - 03.   

1801  Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace) was born on August - 03.   

1808  On August - 03 birth of hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893)   

1811  Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator) was born on August - 03.   

0808  P'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China on August - 03.   

1387  Olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies on August - 03.   

1460  On August - 03 death of king James II of Scotland (b. 1430)   

1527  Death of Scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal on this day in history.   

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

1546  On August - 03 death of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484)   

1604  Death of Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander on this day in history.   

1621  Death of Guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556) on August - 03.