Page 4: Historical Events In October - 02

1873  Pelham Warner, cricketer (England 1898-1912, later notable official) on October - 02.   

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

1875  On October - 02 henry Fevrier, composer   

1878  On October - 02 francois C Schlumberger, French physicist   

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

1879  On October - 02 start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Musgrave Ritual" (BG)   

1879  On October - 02 wallace Stevens, Reading Pa, poet (Ideas of Order)   

1880  On October - 02 george Alexander Russell, composer   

1881  On October - 02 fred Barlow, composer   

1885  On this day in history ruth Bryan Rohde, US, (Rep), minister to Denmark   

1886  Pieter "Pierre" Balledux, stage manager/Dutch resistance fighter on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history first Pan American conference (Washington DC)   

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

1890  On this day in history groucho Marx, [Julius], NYC, comedian (Marx Bros, You Bet Your Life)   

1891  On this day in history h V Porter, basketball pioneer, created fan shape backboard   

1893  Leroy B Shield, US pianist/producer/composer (Laurel & Hardy) on October - 02.   

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

1895  Bud Abbott, Asbury Pk NJ, comedian (Abbott & Costello) on this day in history.   

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  Belg crown prince Albert von Saksen-Coburg weds Elisabeth of Bayern on this day in history.   

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

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

1901  Christopher Clarkson, test Pilot on this day in history.   

1902  Dick Ket, Dutch painter/cartoonist on this day in history.   

1904  The birth of Graham Greene, English novelist on this day in history.   

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

1905  On this day in history jose Maria de Heredia, Cuban/French sonnet poet, dies at 62   

1906  On this day in history tommy Burns KOs Jim Burns in 15 for heavyweight boxing title   

1906  John Humphreys Whitfield, scholar of Italian language & literature on October - 02.   

1907  On October - 02 phillies Eddie Grant goes 7 for 7 in a doubleheader vs Giants   

1907  Alexander Robertus, organic chemist on this day in history.   

1908  Addie Joss perfect game stops Ed Walsh 1-0 who won 40 in a row on October - 02.   

1909  On October - 02 1st rugby match (Twickenham)   

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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  On October - 02 birth of saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584)   

1595  On October - 02 birth of jacob Louys, Flemish engraver   

1616  A Gryphius, writer was born on October - 02.   

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

1646  Guillaume Poitevin, composer was born on this day in history.   

1704  Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer was born on October - 02.   

0472  On this day in history olybrius, emperor of Westromeinse republic (472), dies   

0939  Death of Giselbert, duke of Lutheran, drowns at about 49 on this day in history.   

1113  On October - 02 mawdoed, Selchuk emir/governor of Mosul, dies   

1264  Urbanus IV, [Jacques Pantaleon], French Pope (1261-64), dies on October - 02.   

1517  On October - 02 john Murmelius, humanist/theory/school book writer, dies at about 37   

1559  Death of Jacquet of Mantua, French composer (b. 1483) on this day in history.   

1564  On October - 02 andreas Vesalius, [Andries of Wesel], Flemish anatomist, dies at 49   

1588  Bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies on this day in history.