Page 3: Historical Events In August - 03

1860  On August - 03 second Maori War begins   

1861  First manned balloon from a ship used to observe Confederate artillery position at Hampton Roads, VA on August - 03.   

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

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

1864  Battle of Mobile AL on this day in history.   

1867  Stanley Baldwin, (C) British PM (1923-24, 1924-29, 1935-37) on August - 03.   

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 August - 03.   

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

1878  Constantino Gaito, composer on August - 03.   

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

1882  Congress passes first law restricting immigration on August - 03.   

1882  On this day in history congress passes 1st law restricting immigration   

1882  On this day in history charles O'Neill, composer   

1884  Louis Gruenberg, near Brest Litovsk Poland, composer (Daniel Jazz) on this day in history.   

1885  Naphtali Siegfried Salomon, composer on August - 03.   

1886  Per August Olander, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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  Oscar van Hemel, composer on August - 03.   

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 August - 03.   

1897  John McNally's musical "Good Mr Best," premieres in NYC on August - 03.   

1898  Brother Adam [Kehrle], benedictine monk/beekeeper on this day in history.   

1899  Sally Benson, novelist on August - 03.   

1900  Firestone Tire & Rubber Company founded on this day in history.   

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

1901  Bernard Reichel, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

1904  British journalist Francis Younghusband visits forbidden city Lhasa on August - 03.   

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

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1509  Ã‰tienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546) was born on August - 03.   

1645  On August - 03 birth of august Kuhnel, composer   

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

1748  Carl Ludwig Junker, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1811  Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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)