Page 4: Historical Events In October - 02

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

1873  Cornelius Varley, water-color painter, dies on October - 02.   

1875  Henry Fevrier, composer on October - 02.   

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

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

1880  George Alexander Russell, composer on this day in history.   

1881  Fred Barlow, composer on this day in history.   

1885  Ruth Bryan Rohde, US, (Rep), minister to Denmark on this day in history.   

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

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

1889  1st Pan American conference (Washington DC) on this day in history.   

1890  Groucho Marx, [Julius], NYC, comedian (Marx Bros, You Bet Your Life) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1895  On this day in history bud Abbott, Asbury Pk NJ, comedian (Abbott & Costello)   

1896  Fjodor I Panfjorov, Russian author (Volga) [OS=Sep 20] on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history orange Free state mobilizes   

1900  Belg crown prince Albert von Saksen-Coburg weds Elisabeth of Bayern on October - 02.   

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

1901  1st Royal Naval submarine launched at Barrow on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1904  Dermot Boyle, marshal (RAF) on this day in history.   

1905  On October - 02 jose Maria de Heredia, Cuban/French sonnet poet, dies at 62   

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

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

1907  Phillies Eddie Grant goes 7 for 7 in a doubleheader vs Giants on October - 02.   

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

1908  On October - 02 addie Joss perfect game stops Ed Walsh 1-0 who won 40 in a row   

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

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1452  King Richard III, of England (1483-85) was born on this day in history.   

1470  On this day in history birth of isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524)   

1538  Saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584) was born on this day in history.   

1595  Jacob Louys, Flemish engraver was born on this day in history.   

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  Guillaume Poitevin, composer was born on October - 02.   

1704  Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1264  Urbanus IV, [Jacques Pantaleon], French Pope (1261-64), dies on this day in history.   

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  Andreas Vesalius, [Andries of Wesel], Flemish anatomist, dies at 49 on October - 02.   

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