Historical Events In July - 03

1863  Battle of Gettysburg Pa ends, major victory for North on July - 03.   

1863  Battle of Donaldsonville, LA on July - 03.   

1863  Alonzo Hersford Cushing, US Union lt, dies in battle at about 22 on this day in history.   

1864  Battle of Chattahoochie River, GA [until Jul 9] on July - 03.   

1866  On July - 03 albert Gottschalk, Danish painter   

1870  On this day in history richard B Bennett, (C) 11th Canadian PM (1930-35)   

1871  On July - 03 the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company introduced the first narrow-gauge locomotive. It was called the "Montezuma".   

1871  Jesse James robs bank in Corydon, Iowa ($45,000) on July - 03.   

1871  Vicente Arregui Garay, composer on this day in history.   

1872  Habib Ullah Chan, emir of Afghanistam (1901-19) on this day in history.   

1873  Josef Michal Ksawery Jan Poniatowski, composer, dies at 57 on July - 03.   

1874  Apirana Turupa Ngata, Kawaka NZ, Maori political/cultural leader on July - 03.   

1875  On July - 03 ernst F Sauerbruch, German nazi/surgeon   

1876  On this day in history montenegro declares war on Turkey   

1878  John Wise of Lancaster, PA was the pilot for the maiden flight of a dirigible on this day in history.   

1878  On this day in history george M Cohan, actor/singer (Phantom Pres, Give My Regards to Bdwy)   

1879  On this day in history philippe Gaubert, composer   

1880  Carl Schuricht, composer on this day in history.   

1881  Leon Errol, Australian actor (Ziegfeld Follies, What a Blonde!) on this day in history.   

1883  The birth of Franz Kafka, Czech author on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history sS Daphne sinks on Clyde River Scotland; 195 die   

1883  On this day in history alfred Korzybski, Poland, scientist (Science & Sanity)   

1884  On July - 03 dow Jones published it's 1st stock avg   

1886  The first NY Tribune printing using first commercial linotype machine on this day in history.   

1886  1st NY Tribune printing using 1st commercial linotype machine on July - 03.   

1886  Raymond A Spruance, US admiral/fleet commander/ambassador on this day in history.   

1888  NY Giant pitcher Rube Marquard ties record of 19 game win-streak on this day in history.   

1890  Idaho admitted as 43rd US state on this day in history.   

1891  On July - 03 stefano Golinelli, composer, dies at 72   

1892  Wilhelm Rettich, composer on this day in history.   

1893  Mississippi John Hurt, rocker on July - 03.   

1895  Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of Black Peter" (BG) on July - 03.   

1895  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Black Peter" (BG) on July - 03.   

1895  Oles' Semyonovich Chishko, composer on July - 03.   

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1423  Louis XI, King of France (1461-83) was born on this day in history.   

1442  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1500)   

1530  Claude Fauchet, French historian (d. 1601) was born on this day in history.   

1567  On July - 03 birth of samuel de Champlain, explorer (Lake Champlain)   

1676  On July - 03 birth of leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian field marshal (d. 1747)   

1683  On July - 03 birth of edward Young, English poet (Revenge, Complaint)   

1685  On July - 03 birth of sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, British cavalry officer (d. 1768)   

1687  Arnold Hoogvliet, Dutch poet (Abraham the Patriarch) was born on this day in history.   

0683  On July - 03 leo II, Pope (681-83), dies   

1090  On this day in history egbert II van Brunswick, Fries count, dies in battle   

1570  Death of Antonio Paleario, Italian humanist, executed by inquisition at 67 on July - 03.   

1642  On this day in history maria de' Medici, French queen-mother, dies at about 69   

1672  Death of Francis Willughby, English biologist (b. 1635) on July - 03.   

1704  On July - 03 death of sophia Alekseyevna, regent of Russia (b. 1657)   

1749  On July - 03 death of william Jones, Welsh mathematician (b. 1675)   

1778  On July - 03 jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer/composer (Pygmalion), dies