Historical Events In July - 03

1896  Doris Lloyd, actress (Bachelor Father, Charley's Aunt, Sarah & Son) on July - 03.   

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

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

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

1898  American troops captured deserted Wake Island on July - 03.   

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  Excelsior soccer team forms in Rotterdam on July - 03.   

1902  On this day in history jack Newman, NZ cricket lefty pace bowler (1932-33, later knighted)   

1903  Jean du Bela, [Simon Buytekant], singer/actor (Chaste Susanna) on this day in history.   

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  Theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist/Zionist, dies on this day in history.   

1905  Kuyper govt forms in Holland on July - 03.   

1906  On this day in history francis Steegmuller, US, biographer (Cocteau)   

1907  Pope decree forbids modernization of theology on July - 03.   

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

1908  Thomas Narcejac, Rochefort-sur-Mer France, writer (Vertigo) on this day in history.   

1908  Joel Chandler Harris, created Uncle Remus, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1909  Cobalt Ontario a forest fire in Porcupine District leaves one-third of Cobalt's 6,000 residents homeless on July - 03.   

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

1910  On July - 03 bernard Burrows, British diplomat   

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

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

1911  Joe Hardstaff Jr, cricketer (son of Joseph, 23 Tests for England) on this day in history.   

1912  On July - 03 nY Giant pitcher Rube Marquard ties record of 19 game win-streak   

1912  On July - 03 edward Jones, North Ireland lord justice of appeals   

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

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

1913  On July - 03 hugh Stirling MacKenzie, British vice admiral   

1915  On this day in history uS military forces occupy Haiti, remain until 1934   

1916  The first of 3 fatal shark attacks occurred near NJ shore (4 die) on July - 03.   

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

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

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1423  On July - 03 birth of louis XI, King of France (1461-83)   

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

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  Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian field marshal (d. 1747) was born on July - 03.   

1683  Edward Young, English poet (Revenge, Complaint) was born on July - 03.   

1685  On this day in history birth of sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, British cavalry officer (d. 1768)   

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

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

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

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

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

1778  Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer/composer (Pygmalion), dies on this day in history.