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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1898  On this day in history american troops captured deserted Wake Island  

1899  On July - 03 klimenty Arkad'yevich Korchmaryov, composer  

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

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

1902  On July - 03 excelsior soccer team forms in Rotterdam  

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

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

1904  On July - 03 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.  

1904  Theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist/Zionist, dies on July - 03.  

1905  Kuyper govt forms in Holland on July - 03.  

1906  Francis Steegmuller, US, biographer (Cocteau) on July - 03.  

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

1907  Arthur Steel, Dutch architect (Group '32) on this day in history.  

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

1908  On July - 03 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 July - 03.  

1910  On this day in history bernard Burrows, British diplomat  

1910  Julius Slabbe, Belgian writer, dies on July - 03.  

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

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

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

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

1915  US military forces occupy Haiti, remain until 1934 on July - 03.  

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

1916  On this day in history 1st of 3 fatal shark attacks occurred near NJ shore (4 die)  

1916  On this day in history henrietta "Hetty" Howland Robinson Green, (Witch of Wall Street), dies  

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1423  Louis XI, King of France (1461-83) was born on July - 03.  

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

1676  Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian field marshal (d. 1747) was born on July - 03.  

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 July - 03.  

0683  Leo II, Pope (681-83), dies on this day in history.  

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

1570  Death of Antonio Paleario, Italian humanist, executed by inquisition at 67 on this day in history.  

1642  Maria de' Medici, French queen-mother, dies at about 69 on July - 03.  

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

1704  Death of Sophia Alekseyevna, regent of Russia (b. 1657) on this day in history.  

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

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