Historical Events In June - 03

1856  Opening of Windsor Branch Railway from Windsor to Windsor Jc., N.S. by Nova Scotia government. This was the oldest constituent of the Dominion Atlantic Railway on this day in history.  

1856  Cullen Whipple patents screw machine on June - 03.  

1858  On this day in history julius Reubke, composer, dies at 24  

1860  On June - 03 comanche, Iowa completely destroyed by 1 of a series of tornadoes  

1861  On this day in history first Civil War land battle-Union defeats Confederacy at Philippi, WV  

1861  1st Civil War land battle-Union defeats Confederacy at Philippi, WV on this day in history.  

1861  On June - 03 stephen A Douglas, "Little Giant", senator (Lincoln Debates), dies  

1864  On June - 03 battle of Cold Harbour continues  

1864  On June - 03 gen Lee wins his last victory of Civil War at Battle of Cold Harbor  

1864  On this day in history ransom Eli Olds, auto (Oldsmobile) & truck (REO) manufacturer  

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1864  On this day in history james P McMahon, US Union colonel (164th NY), dies in battle  

1865  The birth of King George V on this day in history.  

1865  George V, Saksen-Coburg [Windsor], King of Great Britain (1910-36) on June - 03.  

1867  Bela Anton Szabados, composer on June - 03.  

1868  Lvar Henning Mankell, composer on this day in history.  

1869  On June - 03 maria Radulphus, inspector on Curacao (Radulphus College)  

1870  Jules JBV Bordet, Belgian bacteriologist (syphillis, Nobel 1919) on this day in history.  

1871  Jesse James & his gang robs Obocock Bank (Corydon Iowa), of $15,000 on June - 03.  

1872  Heinrich Esser, composer, dies at 53 on June - 03.  

1873  On June - 03 otto Loewi, Frankfurt am Main Germany, physician (Nobel-1936)  

1875  On June - 03 c H F Peters discovers asteroid #144 Vibilia ‘ Adeona  

1875  Alexander Graham Bell makes 1st voice transmission on this day in history.  

1876  Lacrosse introduced in Britain & Canada on June - 03.  

1877  Raoul Dufy, France, Fauvist painter (Palm) on this day in history.  

1877  Frank Pocock, British explorer, drowned in the Congo on June - 03.  

1879  On this day in history pieter J A Adriani, Dutch tax lawyer  

1881  Japanese giant salamander, dies in Dutch zoo at 55; oldest amphibian on June - 03.  

1884  On this day in history john Lynch (R-MS) chosen 1st black major-party natl convention chair  

1886  On this day in history 24 Christians burn to death in Namgongo Uganda  

1887  Emil Axman, composer on this day in history.  

1888  "Casey at the Bat" published (SF Examiner) on June - 03.  

1888  On this day in history cark Reidel, composer, dies at 60  

1889  The first CP train arrives in Saint John, NB from Montréal marking the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway as a coast to coast railway on June - 03.  

1889  The Canadian Pacific Railway is completed from coast to coast on June - 03.  

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1540  On June - 03 birth of charles I of Austria (d. 1590)  

1610  On June - 03 birth of jacob Neefs, Flemish engraver/publisher, baptised  

1657  Manuel de Egues, composer was born on June - 03.  

1659  David Gregory, Scottish astronomer (d. 1708) was born on this day in history.  

1660  Johannes Schenck, composer was born on this day in history.  

1685  On June - 03 birth of cornelis Hop, Amsterdam regent/diplomat  

1723  On this day in history birth of giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian-born naturalist (d. 1788)  

1726  James Hutton, Edinburgh Scotland, geologist was born on June - 03.  

0545  On June - 03 chlotilde, wife of French king Clovis/saint, dies at about 70  

1107  On June - 03 kilidj Arslan I, Seldjoeken-sultan, dies in battle  

1395  Death of Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria on June - 03.  

1397  On this day in history death of william Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, English military leader (b. 1328)  

1411  Death of Duke Leopold IV of Austria (b. 1371) on this day in history.  

1548  Death of Juan de Zumárraga, Spanish Catholic bishop of Mexico (b. 1468) on this day in history.  

1594  Death of Michel Renichon, priest, executed on June - 03.  

1615  Death of Sanada Yukimura, Japanese samurai (b. 1567) on this day in history.