Page 6: Historical Events In October - 03

1952  First video recording on magnetic tape, LA, Ca on this day in history.   

1952  1st British nuclear test at Monte Bello Is Australia on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history alfred Neumann, German writer, dies at 56   

1953  10th Ryder Cup: US wins 6½-5½ at Wentworth, England on this day in history.   

1953  On October - 03 arnold Bax, British composer, dies at 69   

1954  "Father Knows Best" premieres on this day in history.   

1954  Herbert Prior, actor (Pollyanna), dies at 87 on October - 03.   

1955  On October - 03 "Captain Kangaroo" premieres   

1955  Soviet battleship "Novorossiisk" strikes WW II mine in Baltic Sea on October - 03.   

1955  On October - 03 "Captain Kangaroo" premieres on CBS-TV, Good Morning, Captain!   

1959  William Bishop, actor (Steve-It's a Great Life), dies at 42 on October - 03.   

1965  On October - 03 zachary Scott, US actor, (Southerner, Flame of Islands), dies at 51   

1966  Basutoland becomes the independent Lesotho on October - 03.   

1967  On October - 03 william Knight sets X-15 speed rec of 7,297 KPH/4,534 MPH/Mach 6.72   

1967  Malcolm Sargent, English conductor (Last Night of Proms), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history military coup overthrows Pres Fernando Bela£nde Terry in Peru   

1971  Leah Baird, writer (Jungle Bride), dies of anemia at 88 on October - 03.   

1974  Watergate trial begins on October - 03.   

1975  On October - 03 bauke Tuinstra, Fries notary/writer (Ealse & I), dies at 75   

1978  On this day in history gold hits record $223.50 an ounce in London   

1979  Charles White, artist, dies at 61 in Los Angeles on this day in history.   

1981  On October - 03 irish Nationalist at Maze Prison near Belfast end 7-mo hunger strike   

1981  Walter Mehring, writer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history roger J J Claessen, Belgian soccer star, dies at 41   

1983  John K M McCaffery, TV host (One Minute Please), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history charles Collingwood, newscaster (Chronicles), dies at 68   

1986  Soviet Yankee-class sub sinks off NC, 3 die on October - 03.   

1987  On this day in history michael Pruffer of France skis 135.26 MPH at Portillo, Chile   

1987  Jean Anouilh, French playwright (Ball of the Voleurs), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1988  26th Space Shuttle Mission, Discovery 7 returns to Earth after 4-days on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history lebanese kidnappers release Mithileshwar Singh (held for 30 months)   

1988  Franz Josef Strauss, German FR min of defense (1956-62), dies at 73 on October - 03.   

1989  Panamanian Defense Force attempted coup of Manuel Noriega fails on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history joseph Wybran, Belgian physician/Jews foreman, murdered   

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1573  On this day in history birth of entonius Walaeus, Dutch calvinist theologist   

1605  On October - 03 birth of li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor   

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

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

1647  On this day in history birth of john Foot, lawyer   

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

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 October - 03.   

1369  Death of Margarete Maultasch, Countess of Tyrol (b. 1318) on October - 03.   

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 this day in history.   

1596  On October - 03 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.