Page 5: Historical Events In October - 03

1930  On October - 03 charles LP "Philip" Zilcken, painter/etcher/author (Bauer), dies at 73   

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

1931  On this day in history carl August Nielsen, composer, dies at 66   

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 this day in history.   

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

1934  Benjamin Boretz, composer on this day in history.   

1935  Italy invades Ethiopia on October - 03.   

1935  Abdon Pamich, Italy, 50K walker (Olympic-gold-1964) on this day in history.   

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

1936  On this day in history steve Reich, NYC, composer (My Name is)   

1937  On October - 03 boldizsar Csiky, composer   

1939  Lemmer-Urk Dike closes on October - 03.   

1940  Anti-Jewish laws are passed by the Vichy government on October - 03.   

1940  France Vichy govt proclaims end to Jewish status on October - 03.   

1941  On October - 03 the birth of Chubby Checker, American rock singer   

1941  Adolf Hitler says Russia is "broken" & would "never rise again" on October - 03.   

1941  On October - 03 wilhelm Kienzl, Austria composer (Kuhreigen), dies at 84   

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

1942  FDR forms Office of Economic Stabilization on this day in history.   

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

1944  On October - 03 1st broadcast of Radio Herrijzend Netherland   

1945  On this day in history world Federation of Trade Unions formed; CIO a member   

1945  On this day in history elvis Presley's 1st public appearance, he is 10   

1946  On this day in history cards beat Dodgers 8-4 at Ebbets Field to win NL playoffs 2-0   

1947  On October - 03 first telescope lens 200" (508 cm) in diameter completed   

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

1948  On October - 03 columbia U reports discovery of uranium in Belgian Congo   

1949  WERD, 1st black-owned radio station, opens in Atlanta on October - 03.   

1950  On this day in history 1st black lead (Ethel Waters) on TV (Beulah)   

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

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

1951  Bobby Thomson HR-Giants win pennant defeating Dodgers on October - 03.   

1952  On this day in history britain tests its first atomic bomb, on an island off the coast of Australia   

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1573  On October - 03 birth of entonius Walaeus, Dutch calvinist theologist   

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

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 this day in history.   

1720  Johann P Uz, German poet (Lyrische Poem) was born on this day in history.   

0695  Death of "Black Ewald", helper of Willibrord, murdered on October - 03.   

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 October - 03.   

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