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 this day in history.  

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

1863  On this day in history governor Seymour asks Lincoln to suspend draft in NY  

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  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  Albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgian ambassador to Tokyo (1921-39) on this day in history.  

1874  On August - 03 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  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  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  On August - 03 naphtali Siegfried Salomon, composer  

1886  Per August Olander, composer, dies at 62 on August - 03.  

1887  On this day in history rupert Brooke, British WW I poet (1914)  

1890  On August - 03 louise Ackermann-Choquet, French author (Journal), dies at 76  

1892  On this day in history oscar van Hemel, composer  

1894  Harry Heilmann, SF Cal, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Detroit) on August - 03.  

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

1897  On this day in history john McNally's musical "Good Mr Best," premieres in NYC  

1898  Brother Adam [Kehrle], benedictine monk/beekeeper on August - 03.  

1899  On August - 03 sally Benson, novelist  

1900  On August - 03 firestone Tire & Rubber Company founded.  

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

1901  Bernard Reichel, composer on this day in history.  

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

1902  August Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

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

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

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1509  Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546) was born on this day in history.  

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

1692  On August - 03 birth of john Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759)  

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

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 August - 03.  

1808  Hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1546  On this day in history death of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484)  

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

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