Historical Events In July - 03

1896  Doris Lloyd, actress (Bachelor Father, Charley's Aunt, Sarah & Son) on this day in history.  

1897  On July - 03 g. A. Lancaster files claim on Eldorado Creek, Yukon, later known as Gold Hill.  

1898  Joshua Slocum 1844-1909, from Briar Island, Nova Scotia, becomes the first person to complete a solo circumnavigation of the earth on July - 03.  

1898  US Navy defeats Spanish fleet in Santiago harbor, Cuba on July - 03.  

1898  On July - 03 american troops captured deserted Wake Island  

1899  Klimenty Arkad'yevich Korchmaryov, composer on this day in history.  

1900  John Mason Brown, Louisville Ky, critic (Tonight on Broadway) on July - 03.  

1901  In Calgary Alberta, W.F. (Billy) Cochrane drives first automobile in Calgary; a steam-powered Locomobile, steered by a tiller rather than a wheel on July - 03.  

1902  On this day in history excelsior soccer team forms in Rotterdam  

1902  Jack Newman, NZ cricket lefty pace bowler (1932-33, later knighted) on this day in history.  

1903  On July - 03 jean du Bela, [Simon Buytekant], singer/actor (Chaste Susanna)  

1904  First run of the Ocean Limited passenger train between Montreal, Que. and Halifax. N.S. This is the longest running train in Canada having operated continuously over the same 840 mile route on this day in history.  

1904  On July - 03 theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist/Zionist, dies  

1905  Kuyper govt forms in Holland on July - 03.  

1906  Francis Steegmuller, US, biographer (Cocteau) on this day in history.  

1907  Pope decree forbids modernization of theology on this day in history.  

1907  On July - 03 arthur Steel, Dutch architect (Group '32)  

1908  On July - 03 thomas Narcejac, Rochefort-sur-Mer France, writer (Vertigo)  

1908  On this day in history joel Chandler Harris, created Uncle Remus, dies at 59  

1909  Cobalt Ontario a forest fire in Porcupine District leaves one-third of Cobalt's 6,000 residents homeless on this day in history.  

1909  Earl L Butz, US Secretary of Agriculture (1971-76); a real Butz on this day in history.  

1910  Bernard Burrows, British diplomat on July - 03.  

1910  Julius Slabbe, Belgian writer, dies on this day in history.  

1911  Ty Cobb hits in his 40th straight game. Does not get a hit next day on this day in history.  

1911  On July - 03 joe Hardstaff Jr, cricketer (son of Joseph, 23 Tests for England)  

1912  NY Giant pitcher Rube Marquard ties record of 19 game win-streak on July - 03.  

1912  Edward Jones, North Ireland lord justice of appeals on July - 03.  

1913  On this day in history common tern banded in Maine; found dead in 1919 in Africa (1st bird confirmed to have crossed the Atlantic  

1913  Common tern banded in Maine; found dead in 1919 in Africa (1st bird known to have crossed the Atlantic) on July - 03.  

1913  Hugh Stirling MacKenzie, British vice admiral on this day in history.  

1915  US military forces occupy Haiti, remain until 1934 on this day in history.  

1916  On this day in history the first of 3 fatal shark attacks occurred near NJ shore (4 die)  

1916  On July - 03 1st of 3 fatal shark attacks occurred near NJ shore (4 die)  

1916  Henrietta "Hetty" Howland Robinson Green, (Witch of Wall Street), dies on July - 03.  

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1423  On this day in history birth of louis XI, King of France (1461-83)  

1442  On July - 03 birth of emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1500)  

1530  Claude Fauchet, French historian (d. 1601) was born on July - 03.  

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  On this day in history birth of edward Young, English poet (Revenge, Complaint)  

1685  Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, British cavalry officer (d. 1768) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1090  Egbert II van Brunswick, Fries count, dies in battle on July - 03.  

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  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  Death of William Jones, Welsh mathematician (b. 1675) on this day in history.  

1778  On this day in history jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer/composer (Pygmalion), dies