Page 3: Historical Events In October - 03

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1880  Warner Oland, Umea Sweden, actor (Jazz Singer, Charlie Chan) on October - 03.   

1881  On October - 03 ludomir Michal Rogowski, composer   

1882  Gunther von Kluge, German fieldmarshal on this day in history.   

1883  On October - 03 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 this day in history hans Makart, Austrian painter (Geur), dies at 44   

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 October - 03.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1893  Frantisek Picha, composer on October - 03.   

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

1896  On this day in history 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  On October - 03 gertrude Berg, Harlem NYC, actress (Molly Goldberg-Goldbergs)   

1900  Edward Elgar/Cardinal Newmans oratorium premieres in Birmingham on this day in history.   

1900  On October - 03 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 this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history benedetto Junck, composer, dies at 51   

1904  On this day in history mary McLeod Bethune opens Daytona Normal and Industrial School   

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

1904  Charles Pedersen, UK, biochemist (Nobel 1987) on October - 03.   

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

1907  On October - 03 alfred Reisenauer, composer, dies at 43   

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

1605  On this day in history birth of li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor   

1631  Sebastian Anton Scherer, composer was born on October - 03.   

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

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

1713  On this day in history birth of antoine Dauvergne, composer   

1716  Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (d. 1781) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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  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 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)