Page 3: Historical Events In August - 03

1860  Second Maori War begins on this day in history.   

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  Battle of Mobile AL on this day in history.   

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

1871  Vernon Louis Parrington, author (Romantic Revolution, Pulitzer 1928) on August - 03.   

1872  On this day in history 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  On this day in history karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75   

1878  Constantino Gaito, composer on August - 03.   

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 August - 03.   

1884  Louis Gruenberg, near Brest Litovsk Poland, composer (Daniel Jazz) on August - 03.   

1885  Naphtali Siegfried Salomon, composer on August - 03.   

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  On this day in history louise Ackermann-Choquet, French author (Journal), dies at 76   

1892  On August - 03 oscar van Hemel, composer   

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

1894  On this day in history george Inness, US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap), dies at 69   

1897  John McNally's musical "Good Mr Best," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

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

1899  On August - 03 sally Benson, novelist   

1900  Firestone Tire & Rubber Company founded on August - 03.   

1900  On this day in history arnoldus J N M Struycken, Dutch lawyer   

1901  Bernard Reichel, composer on August - 03.   

1902  Habib Bourguiba, 1st president of Tunisia (1957-87) on August - 03.   

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

1904  British journalist Francis Younghusband visits forbidden city Lhasa on this day in history.   

1904  Clifford D[onald] Simak, US, sci-fi author (Hugo, Empire, Way Station) on this day in history.   

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

1645  August Kuhnel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1692  On August - 03 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  Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace) was born on this day in history.   

1808  Hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893) was born on August - 03.   

1811  On August - 03 birth of elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator)   

0808  On August - 03 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 this day in history death of scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal   

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.