Historical Events In October - 03

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

1872  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1873  On this day in history kintpuash, [Captain Jack], fought Modoc indians, Oregon, dies  

1880  On this day in history warner Oland, Umea Sweden, actor (Jazz Singer, Charlie Chan)  

1881  Ludomir Michal Rogowski, composer on October - 03.  

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

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 October - 03.  

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  On October - 03 cv Ossietzky, writer  

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

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

1890  Henry Hull, Louisville KY, actor (Tobacco Rd, Boys Town, High Sierra) on October - 03.  

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

1893  Frantisek Picha, composer on this day in history.  

1895  Kurt Schumacher, co-founder/president West German SDP [OS] on this day in history.  

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  J S Thurman patents motor-driven vacuum cleaner on this day in history.  

1899  On October - 03 gertrude Berg, Harlem NYC, actress (Molly Goldberg-Goldbergs)  

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

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

1901  On October - 03 masao Oki, composer  

1902  Arturo da Costa e Silva, marshal/pres of Brazil (1967-69) on October - 03.  

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

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

1904  France & Spain sign treaty for Morocco Independence on October - 03.  

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

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

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

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1573  Entonius Walaeus, Dutch calvinist theologist was born on this day in history.  

1605  Li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor was born on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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  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  Dafydd ap Gruffyd, last monarch of Gwynnedd (North-Wales), dies on this day in history.  

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

1564  On October - 03 death of christophorus Fabritius, [Christoffel Smit], calvinist vicar, burned  

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

1596  On this day in history death of florent Chrestien, French writer (b. 1541)  

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