Historical Events In October - 03

1872  On this day in history bloomingdale's department store in NY opens  

1872  On October - 03 edward Faber Schneider, composer  

1873  On October - 03 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.  

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

1873  Kintpuash, [Captain Jack], fought Modoc indians, Oregon, dies on October - 03.  

1880  On October - 03 warner Oland, Umea Sweden, actor (Jazz Singer, Charlie Chan)  

1881  On this day in history ludomir Michal Rogowski, composer  

1882  Gunther von Kluge, German fieldmarshal on October - 03.  

1883  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 on this day in history.  

1884  Hans Makart, Austrian painter (Geur), dies at 44 on this day in history.  

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

1888  Carl von Ossietzky, Germany, journalist/pacifist (Nobel 1935) on October - 03.  

1889  Cv Ossietzky, writer on this day in history.  

1889  On this day in history karel Miry, composer, dies at 66  

1890  On October - 03 capt Guillaume of Kerckhoven marches into Boma Congo  

1890  On this day in history henry Hull, Louisville KY, actor (Tobacco Rd, Boys Town, High Sierra)  

1890  On October - 03 andries Andre, actor (Trumpeter-Major), dies at 36  

1893  On October - 03 frantisek Picha, composer  

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

1896  On October - 03 william Morris, writer, dies at 62  

1897  The birth of Louis Aragon, French poet on this day in history.  

1897  Josephine "Mama Jo" Riley Matthews, midwife (SC) on October - 03.  

1899  On October - 03 j S Thurman patents motor-driven vacuum cleaner  

1899  On this day in history gertrude Berg, Harlem NYC, actress (Molly Goldberg-Goldbergs)  

1900  On October - 03 edward Elgar/Cardinal Newmans oratorium premieres in Birmingham  

1900  Jay Irving, NYC, cartoonist (Draw Me a Laugh) on this day in history.  

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  On October - 03 mary McLeod Bethune opens Daytona Normal and Industrial School  

1904  On this day in history france & Spain sign treaty for Morocco Independence  

1904  On this day in history charles Pedersen, UK, biochemist (Nobel 1987)  

1906  On October - 03 sOS adopted as warning signal by 1st conference on wireless telegraphy  

1907  Alfred Reisenauer, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

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1573  On this day in history birth of entonius Walaeus, Dutch calvinist theologist  

1605  On October - 03 birth of li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor  

1631  On this day in history birth of sebastian Anton Scherer, composer  

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

1647  John Foot, lawyer was born on October - 03.  

1713  Antoine Dauvergne, composer was born on this day in history.  

1716  On October - 03 birth of giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (d. 1781)  

1720  Johann P Uz, German poet (Lyrische Poem) was born on October - 03.  

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

1226  Death of Saint Francis of Assisi (b. 1181) on this day in history.  

1283  On October - 03 dafydd ap Gruffyd, last monarch of Gwynnedd (North-Wales), dies  

1369  Death of Margarete Maultasch, Countess of Tyrol (b. 1318) on this day in history.  

1564  Death of Christophorus Fabritius, [Christoffel Smit], calvinist vicar, burned on this day in history.  

1568  Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain, dies at 23 on October - 03.  

1596  On October - 03 death of florent Chrestien, French writer (b. 1541)  

1611  Death of Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (b. 1554) on this day in history.