August 03 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1860  Second Maori War begins   

1861  inaugural manned balloon from a ship used to observe Confederate artillery position at Hampton Roads, VA   

1861  Federal fleet bombs Galveston Texas   

1863  Governor Seymour asks Lincoln to suspend draft in NY.   

1867  Stanley Baldwin, (C) British PM (1923-24, 1924-29, 1935-37)   

1871  Vernon Louis Parrington, author (Romantic Revolution, Pulitzer 1928).   

1872  Haakon VII, Charlottenlund Denmark, King of Norway (1905-57).   

1873  Albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgian ambassador to Tokyo (1921-39)   

1874  Eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra)   

1877  Karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75   

1878  Constantino Gaito, composer   

1881  Boers signs Convention of Pretoria: Transvaal semi-autonomous   

1882  Congress passes inaugural law restricting immigration.   

1882  Congress passes 1st law restricting immigration   

1882  Charles O'Neill, composer.   

1884  Louis Gruenberg, near Brest Litovsk Poland, composer (Daniel Jazz).   

1885  Naphtali Siegfried Salomon, composer   

1886  Per August Olander, composer, dies at 62   

1887  Rupert Brooke, British WW I poet (1914).   

1890  Louise Ackermann-Choquet, French author (Journal), dies at 76.   

1892  Oscar van Hemel, composer   

1894  Harry Heilmann, SF Cal, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Detroit).   

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

1897  John McNally's musical "Good Mr Best," premieres in NYC   

1898  Brother Adam [Kehrle], benedictine monk/beekeeper.   

1899  Sally Benson, novelist.   

1900  Firestone Tire and Rubber Company founded   

1900  Arnoldus J N M Struycken, Dutch lawyer.   

1901  Bernard Reichel, composer.   

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

1902  August Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer, dies at 54.   

1904  British journalist Francis Younghusband visits forbidden city Lhasa.   

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

1905  Maggie Kuhn, activist/co-founder (Gray Panthers).   

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1509  Ã‰tienne dolet: French scholar   

1645  August kuhnel: Composer   

1692  John henley: English clergyman   

1748  Carl ludwig junker: Composer   

1770  Frederik willem iii: Reactionary king of prussia (1797-1840)   

1801  Joseph paxton: English landscape architect (crystal palace)   

1808  Hamilton fish: American politician   

1811  Elisha graves otis: Inventor (safe elevator)   

0808  P'ang yun: [layman p'ang], exemplary zen practitioner,   

1387  Death of Olaf v haakonsson: King of denmark (1376-87)/norway (1380-87),   

1460  Death of King james ii of scotland: King james ii of scotland (b. 1430)   

1527  Death of Scaramuccia trivulzio: Italian cardinal   

1530  Death of Philibert chalon: Prince of orange/viceroy of naples,   

1546  Antonio da sangallo the younger: Italian architect (b. 1484)   

1604  Bernardino de mendoza: Spanish military commander   

1621  Death of Guillaume du vair: French writer (b. 1556)