Page 3: Historical Events In October - 03

1872  Bloomingdale's department store in NY opens on October - 03.   

1872  On October - 03 edward Faber Schneider, composer   

1873  The Grand Trunk Railway converts the gauge of its line between Stratford and Montreal, 421 miles together with 60 miles of sidings, from 5' 6" to the standard gauge of 4' 8 1/2". The track work was completed in 24 hours and occasioned but 16 hours interruption in the use of the main line on October - 03.   

1873  Captain Jack and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War on October - 03.   

1873  On October - 03 kintpuash, [Captain Jack], fought Modoc indians, Oregon, dies   

1880  Warner Oland, Umea Sweden, actor (Jazz Singer, Charlie Chan) on this day in history.   

1881  On October - 03 ludomir Michal Rogowski, composer   

1882  On this day in history gunther von Kluge, German fieldmarshal   

1883  On this day in history the Holyhead was a steamer owned by the London and North Western Railway which rammed the barque Alhambra amidships in the Irish Sea between Dublin and Holyhead in clear weather. The Holyhead's general cargo included 300 pigs, and 17 horses. The Alhambra was carrying coal as ballast and was almost cut in two and sank in a few minutes. The Holyhead sank shortly afterwards. The loss of life from the Holyhead totalled 13, including the Captain, C.W.Hicks, and his daughter. Loss of life on the Alhambra not known, but there was a crew of 25.   

1884  On October - 03 hans Makart, Austrian painter (Geur), dies at 44   

1886  Henri Alain-Fournier, French novelist (Great Adventure) on this day in history.   

1888  On October - 03 carl von Ossietzky, Germany, journalist/pacifist (Nobel 1935)   

1889  Cv Ossietzky, writer on October - 03.   

1889  Karel Miry, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1890  Capt Guillaume of Kerckhoven marches into Boma Congo on this day in history.   

1890  On October - 03 henry Hull, Louisville KY, actor (Tobacco Rd, Boys Town, High Sierra)   

1890  Andries Andre, actor (Trumpeter-Major), dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history frantisek Picha, composer   

1895  On this day in history kurt Schumacher, co-founder/president West German SDP [OS]   

1896  William Morris, writer, dies at 62 on October - 03.   

1897  On this day in history the birth of Louis Aragon, French poet   

1897  Josephine "Mama Jo" Riley Matthews, midwife (SC) on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history j S Thurman patents motor-driven vacuum cleaner   

1899  Gertrude Berg, Harlem NYC, actress (Molly Goldberg-Goldbergs) on October - 03.   

1900  On this day in history edward Elgar/Cardinal Newmans oratorium premieres in Birmingham   

1900  Jay Irving, NYC, cartoonist (Draw Me a Laugh) on October - 03.   

1901  On this day in history masao Oki, composer   

1902  Arturo da Costa e Silva, marshal/pres of Brazil (1967-69) on this day in history.   

1903  On October - 03 benedetto Junck, composer, dies at 51   

1904  Mary McLeod Bethune opens Daytona Normal and Industrial School on October - 03.   

1904  France & Spain sign treaty for Morocco Independence on this day in history.   

1904  Charles Pedersen, UK, biochemist (Nobel 1987) on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history sOS adopted as warning signal by 1st conference on wireless telegraphy   

1907  Alfred Reisenauer, composer, dies at 43 on October - 03.   

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1573  Entonius Walaeus, Dutch calvinist theologist was born on October - 03.   

1605  Li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor was born on October - 03.   

1631  On October - 03 birth of sebastian Anton Scherer, composer   

1647  Johannes Voet, Dutch lawyer was born on October - 03.   

1647  On October - 03 birth of john Foot, lawyer   

1713  On October - 03 birth of antoine Dauvergne, composer   

1716  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (d. 1781)   

1720  On this day in history birth of johann P Uz, German poet (Lyrische Poem)   

0695  On October - 03 death of "Black Ewald", helper of Willibrord, murdered   

1226  On October - 03 death of saint Francis of Assisi (b. 1181)   

1283  Dafydd ap Gruffyd, last monarch of Gwynnedd (North-Wales), dies on October - 03.   

1369  On October - 03 death of margarete Maultasch, Countess of Tyrol (b. 1318)   

1564  Death of Christophorus Fabritius, [Christoffel Smit], calvinist vicar, burned on October - 03.   

1568  On this day in history elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain, dies at 23   

1596  Death of Florent Chrestien, French writer (b. 1541) on October - 03.   

1611  Death of Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (b. 1554) on October - 03.