Page 5: Historical Events In October - 03

1930  Charles LP "Philip" Zilcken, painter/etcher/author (Bauer), dies at 73 on October - 03.   

1931  On this day in history glenn Hall, National Hockey League goaltender   

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

1932  Iraq gains full independence from Britain, joins League of Nations on this day in history.   

1933  On October - 03 gustave "Staf" de Clerq forms Flemish National Covenant   

1933  On October - 03 neale A Fraser, tennis champ (US Open-1959)   

1934  Benjamin Boretz, composer on October - 03.   

1935  Italy invades Ethiopia on October - 03.   

1935  On this day in history abdon Pamich, Italy, 50K walker (Olympic-gold-1964)   

1936  Yanks set new attendance record of 64,842 in 3rd game of World Series on October - 03.   

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

1937  Boldizsar Csiky, composer on this day in history.   

1939  On October - 03 lemmer-Urk Dike closes   

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

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

1941  The birth of Chubby Checker, American rock singer on this day in history.   

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

1941  On this day in history wilhelm Kienzl, Austria composer (Kuhreigen), dies at 84   

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

1942  On October - 03 fDR forms Office of Economic Stabilization   

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

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

1945  World Federation of Trade Unions formed; CIO a member on October - 03.   

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

1946  Cards beat Dodgers 8-4 at Ebbets Field to win NL playoffs 2-0 on October - 03.   

1947  On this day in history first telescope lens 200" (508 cm) in diameter completed   

1947  On October - 03 "Under the Counter" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 27 performances   

1948  On this day in history 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  On this day in history battle of Maryang-San, Korea starts   

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  Britain tests its first atomic bomb, on an island off the coast of Australia on this day in history.   

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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 October - 03.   

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

1647  Johannes Voet, Dutch lawyer was born on October - 03.   

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

1713  On October - 03 birth of antoine Dauvergne, composer   

1716  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (d. 1781)   

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 October - 03.   

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 October - 03.   

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  Death of Florent Chrestien, French writer (b. 1541) on October - 03.   

1611  Death of Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (b. 1554) on October - 03.