Page 4: Historical Events In October - 02

1873  On this day in history pelham Warner, cricketer (England 1898-1912, later notable official)   

1873  On this day in history cornelius Varley, water-color painter, dies   

1875  On this day in history henry Fevrier, composer   

1878  Francois C Schlumberger, French physicist on this day in history.   

1879  Start of the Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Musgrave Ritual" (BG) on October - 02.   

1879  On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Musgrave Ritual" (BG)   

1879  Wallace Stevens, Reading Pa, poet (Ideas of Order) on October - 02.   

1880  On October - 02 george Alexander Russell, composer   

1881  Fred Barlow, composer on October - 02.   

1885  Ruth Bryan Rohde, US, (Rep), minister to Denmark on October - 02.   

1886  On this day in history pieter "Pierre" Balledux, stage manager/Dutch resistance fighter   

1889  First Pan American conference (Washington DC) on this day in history.   

1889  On October - 02 1st Pan American conference (Washington DC)   

1890  On October - 02 groucho Marx, [Julius], NYC, comedian (Marx Bros, You Bet Your Life)   

1891  H V Porter, basketball pioneer, created fan shape backboard on October - 02.   

1893  On this day in history leroy B Shield, US pianist/producer/composer (Laurel & Hardy)   

1895  On this day in history 1st cartoon comic strip is printed in a newspaper   

1895  On October - 02 bud Abbott, Asbury Pk NJ, comedian (Abbott & Costello)   

1896  On this day in history fjodor I Panfjorov, Russian author (Volga) [OS=Sep 20]   

1899  Orange Free state mobilizes on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history belg crown prince Albert von Saksen-Coburg weds Elisabeth of Bayern   

1901  On this day in history first submarine commissioned by the British Navy is launched from Barrow, north-west England.   

1901  On October - 02 1st Royal Naval submarine launched at Barrow   

1901  On October - 02 christopher Clarkson, test Pilot   

1902  On October - 02 dick Ket, Dutch painter/cartoonist   

1904  On October - 02 the birth of Graham Greene, English novelist   

1904  On October - 02 dermot Boyle, marshal (RAF)   

1905  Jose Maria de Heredia, Cuban/French sonnet poet, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1906  Tommy Burns KOs Jim Burns in 15 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history john Humphreys Whitfield, scholar of Italian language & literature   

1907  Phillies Eddie Grant goes 7 for 7 in a doubleheader vs Giants on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history alexander Robertus, organic chemist   

1908  Addie Joss perfect game stops Ed Walsh 1-0 who won 40 in a row on this day in history.   

1909  1st rugby match (Twickenham) on October - 02.   

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1452  On this day in history birth of king Richard III, of England (1483-85)   

1470  Isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524) was born on October - 02.   

1538  Saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584) was born on October - 02.   

1595  Jacob Louys, Flemish engraver was born on October - 02.   

1616  On this day in history birth of a Gryphius, writer   

1644  On this day in history birth of françois-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724)   

1646  On October - 02 birth of guillaume Poitevin, composer   

1704  On October - 02 birth of frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer   

0472  Olybrius, emperor of Westromeinse republic (472), dies on this day in history.   

0939  Death of Giselbert, duke of Lutheran, drowns at about 49 on October - 02.   

1113  Mawdoed, Selchuk emir/governor of Mosul, dies on this day in history.   

1264  On this day in history urbanus IV, [Jacques Pantaleon], French Pope (1261-64), dies   

1517  On this day in history john Murmelius, humanist/theory/school book writer, dies at about 37   

1559  Death of Jacquet of Mantua, French composer (b. 1483) on October - 02.   

1564  On this day in history andreas Vesalius, [Andries of Wesel], Flemish anatomist, dies at 49   

1588  On this day in history bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies