Page 4: Historical Events In October - 02

1873  Pelham Warner, cricketer (England 1898-1912, later notable official) on this day in history.   

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

1875  Henry Fevrier, composer on this day in history.   

1878  Francois C Schlumberger, French physicist on October - 02.   

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

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

1879  Wallace Stevens, Reading Pa, poet (Ideas of Order) on this day in history.   

1880  On October - 02 george Alexander Russell, composer   

1881  On October - 02 fred Barlow, composer   

1885  On October - 02 ruth Bryan Rohde, US, (Rep), minister to Denmark   

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

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

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

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

1891  H V Porter, basketball pioneer, created fan shape backboard on this day in history.   

1893  Leroy B Shield, US pianist/producer/composer (Laurel & Hardy) on this day in history.   

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  Fjodor I Panfjorov, Russian author (Volga) [OS=Sep 20] on October - 02.   

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  First submarine commissioned by the British Navy is launched from Barrow, north-west England on October - 02.   

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

1901  On this day in history christopher Clarkson, test Pilot   

1902  On this day in history dick Ket, Dutch painter/cartoonist   

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

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

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

1907  On October - 02 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  On October - 02 1st rugby match (Twickenham)   

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1452  King Richard III, of England (1483-85) was born on October - 02.   

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  On October - 02 birth of jacob Louys, Flemish engraver   

1616  On October - 02 birth of a Gryphius, writer   

1644  François-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724) was born on this day in history.   

1646  On October - 02 birth of guillaume Poitevin, composer   

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

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 October - 02.   

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

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

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  Andreas Vesalius, [Andries of Wesel], Flemish anatomist, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1588  Bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies on October - 02.