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 this day in history federal fleet bombs Galveston Texas   

1863  On August - 03 governor Seymour asks Lincoln to suspend draft in NY   

1864  On August - 03 battle of Mobile AL   

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 August - 03.   

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

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  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 August - 03.   

1882  Congress passes 1st law restricting immigration on this day in history.   

1882  On August - 03 charles O'Neill, composer   

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

1885  On August - 03 naphtali Siegfried Salomon, composer   

1886  On August - 03 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 August - 03.   

1892  Oscar van Hemel, composer on this day in history.   

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

1894  George Inness, US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history sally Benson, novelist   

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

1900  Arnoldus J N M Struycken, Dutch lawyer on August - 03.   

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

1645  On this day in history birth of august Kuhnel, composer   

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

1748  Carl Ludwig Junker, composer was born on August - 03.   

1770  On August - 03 birth of frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840)   

1801  Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace) was born on this day in history.   

1808  On this day in history birth of hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893)   

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

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 August - 03.   

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  On August - 03 philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies   

1546  Death of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484) on August - 03.   

1604  On August - 03 death of bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander   

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