Historical Events In July - 03

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

1863  Battle of Donaldsonville, LA on this day in history.  

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

1864  On this day in history battle of Chattahoochie River, GA [until Jul 9]  

1866  On July - 03 albert Gottschalk, Danish painter  

1870  Richard B Bennett, (C) 11th Canadian PM (1930-35) on July - 03.  

1871  The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company introduced the first narrow-gauge locomotive. It was called the "Montezuma" on this day in history.  

1871  On July - 03 jesse James robs bank in Corydon, Iowa ($45,000)  

1871  Vicente Arregui Garay, composer on July - 03.  

1872  On this day in history habib Ullah Chan, emir of Afghanistam (1901-19)  

1873  Josef Michal Ksawery Jan Poniatowski, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

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

1875  On this day in history ernst F Sauerbruch, German nazi/surgeon  

1876  Montenegro declares war on Turkey on this day in history.  

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

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 July - 03.  

1883  On this day in history the birth of Franz Kafka, Czech author  

1883  SS Daphne sinks on Clyde River Scotland; 195 die on July - 03.  

1883  Alfred Korzybski, Poland, scientist (Science & Sanity) on this day in history.  

1884  On this day in history dow Jones published it's 1st stock avg  

1886  On this day in history the first NY Tribune printing using first commercial linotype machine  

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

1886  Raymond A Spruance, US admiral/fleet commander/ambassador on July - 03.  

1888  NY Giant pitcher Rube Marquard ties record of 19 game win-streak on July - 03.  

1890  Idaho admitted as 43rd US state on July - 03.  

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

1892  Wilhelm Rettich, composer on this day in history.  

1893  On this day in history mississippi John Hurt, rocker  

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

1895  On July - 03 start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Black Peter" (BG)  

1895  Oles' Semyonovich Chishko, composer on this day in history.  

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

1442  Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1500) was born on July - 03.  

1530  On July - 03 birth of claude Fauchet, French historian (d. 1601)  

1567  Samuel de Champlain, explorer (Lake Champlain) was born on July - 03.  

1676  On July - 03 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  On this day in history birth of sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, British cavalry officer (d. 1768)  

1687  On this day in history birth of arnold Hoogvliet, Dutch poet (Abraham the Patriarch)  

0683  On this day in history leo II, Pope (681-83), dies  

1090  On July - 03 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 July - 03 maria de' Medici, French queen-mother, dies at about 69  

1672  On this day in history death of francis Willughby, English biologist (b. 1635)  

1704  On this day in history death of sophia Alekseyevna, regent of Russia (b. 1657)  

1749  On this day in history death of william Jones, Welsh mathematician (b. 1675)  

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