Page 3: Historical Events In October - 03

1872  On October - 03 bloomingdale's department store in NY opens   

1872  Edward Faber Schneider, composer on October - 03.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1881  On this day in history ludomir Michal Rogowski, composer   

1882  On October - 03 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  Hans Makart, Austrian painter (Geur), dies at 44 on October - 03.   

1886  On October - 03 henri Alain-Fournier, French novelist (Great Adventure)   

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

1889  On this day in history cv Ossietzky, writer   

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

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

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

1890  Andries Andre, actor (Trumpeter-Major), dies at 36 on October - 03.   

1893  Frantisek Picha, composer on October - 03.   

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  On October - 03 the birth of Louis Aragon, French poet   

1897  On this day in history josephine "Mama Jo" Riley Matthews, midwife (SC)   

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  Edward Elgar/Cardinal Newmans oratorium premieres in Birmingham on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history jay Irving, NYC, cartoonist (Draw Me a Laugh)   

1901  Masao Oki, composer on this day in history.   

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

1903  Benedetto Junck, composer, dies at 51 on October - 03.   

1904  On October - 03 mary McLeod Bethune opens Daytona Normal and Industrial School   

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

1904  On October - 03 charles Pedersen, UK, biochemist (Nobel 1987)   

1906  SOS adopted as warning signal by 1st conference on wireless telegraphy on October - 03.   

1907  On this day in history alfred Reisenauer, composer, dies at 43   

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

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

1631  Sebastian Anton Scherer, composer was born on this day in history.   

1647  On this day in history birth of johannes Voet, Dutch lawyer   

1647  John Foot, lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1713  Antoine Dauvergne, composer was born on October - 03.   

1716  Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (d. 1781) was born on October - 03.   

1720  On October - 03 birth of johann P Uz, German poet (Lyrische Poem)   

0695  Death of "Black Ewald", helper of Willibrord, murdered on this day in history.   

1226  On this day in history death of saint Francis of Assisi (b. 1181)   

1283  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of christophorus Fabritius, [Christoffel Smit], calvinist vicar, burned   

1568  On October - 03 elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain, dies at 23   

1596  Death of Florent Chrestien, French writer (b. 1541) on this day in history.   

1611  On this day in history death of charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (b. 1554)