Page 5: Historical Events In October - 03

1930  On this day in history charles LP "Philip" Zilcken, painter/etcher/author (Bauer), dies at 73   

1931  Glenn Hall, National Hockey League goaltender on this day in history.   

1931  Carl August Nielsen, composer, dies at 66 on October - 03.   

1932  On this day in history iraq gains full independence from Britain, joins League of Nations   

1933  Gustave "Staf" de Clerq forms Flemish National Covenant on October - 03.   

1933  Neale A Fraser, tennis champ (US Open-1959) on this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history benjamin Boretz, composer   

1935  Italy invades Ethiopia on October - 03.   

1935  On October - 03 abdon Pamich, Italy, 50K walker (Olympic-gold-1964)   

1936  Yanks set new attendance record of 64,842 in 3rd game of World Series on this day in history.   

1936  On October - 03 steve Reich, NYC, composer (My Name is)   

1937  Boldizsar Csiky, composer on October - 03.   

1939  Lemmer-Urk Dike closes on October - 03.   

1940  Anti-Jewish laws are passed by the Vichy government on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history france Vichy govt proclaims end to Jewish status   

1941  On this day in history the birth of Chubby Checker, American rock singer   

1941  On October - 03 adolf Hitler says Russia is "broken" & would "never rise again"   

1941  Wilhelm Kienzl, Austria composer (Kuhreigen), dies at 84 on October - 03.   

1942  On October - 03 launch of the First A-4/V-2 rocket to altitude of 53 miles (85 km)   

1942  On October - 03 fDR forms Office of Economic Stabilization   

1943  British 8th army lands at Termoli, East Italy on October - 03.   

1944  1st broadcast of Radio Herrijzend Netherland on October - 03.   

1945  On October - 03 world Federation of Trade Unions formed; CIO a member   

1945  Elvis Presley's 1st public appearance, he is 10 on October - 03.   

1946  On October - 03 cards beat Dodgers 8-4 at Ebbets Field to win NL playoffs 2-0   

1947  First telescope lens 200" (508 cm) in diameter completed on October - 03.   

1947  "Under the Counter" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 27 performances on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history columbia U reports discovery of uranium in Belgian Congo   

1949  On October - 03 wERD, 1st black-owned radio station, opens in Atlanta   

1950  On October - 03 1st black lead (Ethel Waters) on TV (Beulah)   

1951  Battle of Maryang-San, Korea starts on October - 03.   

1951  On this day in history helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 1 (HS-1), first of its kind in the Navy, was established at NAS Key West, Fla.   

1951  On this day in history bobby Thomson HR-Giants win pennant defeating Dodgers   

1952  On October - 03 britain tests its first atomic bomb, on an island off the coast of Australia   

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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 October - 03 birth of sebastian Anton Scherer, composer   

1647  On October - 03 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 October - 03.   

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

1283  Dafydd ap Gruffyd, last monarch of Gwynnedd (North-Wales), dies on this day in history.   

1369  On this day in history 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  On October - 03 death of charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (b. 1554)