Page 3: Historical Events In July - 03

1863  Battle of Donaldsonville, LA   

1863  alonzo Hersford Cushing, US Union lt, dies in battle at about 22.   

1864  battle of Chattahoochie River, GA [until Jul 9].   

1866  albert Gottschalk, Danish painter.   

1870  richard B Bennett, (C) 11th Canadian PM (1930-35).   

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

1871  Jesse James robs bank in Corydon, Iowa ($45000)   

1871  Vicente Arregui Garay, composer   

1872  Habib Ullah Chan, emir of Afghanistam (1901-19)   

1873  josef Michal Ksawery Jan Poniatowski, composer, dies at 57.   

1874  apirana Turupa Ngata, Kawaka NZ, Maori political/cultural leader.   

1875  ernst F Sauerbruch, German nazi/surgeon.   

1876  montenegro declares war on Turkey.   

1878  John Wise of Lancaster, PA was the pilot for the maiden flight of a dirigible   

1878  George M Cohan, actor/singer (Phantom Pres, Give My Regards to Bdwy)   

1879  Philippe Gaubert, composer   

1880  Carl Schuricht, composer   

1881  leon Errol, Australian actor (Ziegfeld Follies, What a Blonde!).   

1883  franz Kafka, Czech author is born.   

1883  sS Daphne sinks on Clyde River Scotland; 195 die.   

1883  alfred Korzybski, Poland, scientist (Science and Sanity).   

1884  dow Jones published it's 1st stock avg.   

1886  the inaugural NY Tribune printing using inaugural commercial linotype machine.   

1886  1st NY Tribune printing using 1st commercial linotype machine.   

1886  Raymond A Spruance, US admiral/fleet commander/ambassador   

1888  NY Giant pitcher Rube Marquard ties record of 19 game win-streak   

1890  idaho admitted as 43rd US state.   

1891  stefano Golinelli, composer, dies at 72.   

1892  wilhelm Rettich, composer.   

1893  Mississippi John Hurt, rocker   

1895  Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of Black Peter" (BG)   

1895  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Black Peter" (BG)   

1895  oles' Semyonovich Chishko, composer.   

1896  doris Lloyd, actress (Bachelor Father, Charley's Aunt, Sarah and Son).   

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

1442  On July - 03 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 this day in history birth of samuel de Champlain, explorer (Lake Champlain)   

1676  On this day in history birth of leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian field marshal (d. 1747)   

1683  Edward Young, English poet (Revenge, Complaint) was born on this day in history.   

1685  Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, British cavalry officer (d. 1768) was born on July - 03.   

1687  On July - 03 birth of arnold Hoogvliet, Dutch poet (Abraham the Patriarch)   

0683  Leo II, Pope (681-83), dies on July - 03.   

1090  Egbert II van Brunswick, Fries count, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1570  On July - 03 death of antonio Paleario, Italian humanist, executed by inquisition at 67   

1642  On July - 03 maria de' Medici, French queen-mother, dies at about 69   

1672  On July - 03 death of francis Willughby, English biologist (b. 1635)   

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

1749  Death of William Jones, Welsh mathematician (b. 1675) on July - 03.   

1778  Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer/composer (Pygmalion), dies on July - 03.