Page 6: Historical Events In October - 03

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

1952  On October - 03 1st British nuclear test at Monte Bello Is Australia   

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

1953  On October - 03 10th Ryder Cup: US wins 6½-5½ at Wentworth, England   

1953  Arnold Bax, British composer, dies at 69 on October - 03.   

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

1954  Herbert Prior, actor (Pollyanna), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1955  On October - 03 "Captain Kangaroo" premieres   

1955  On this day in history soviet battleship "Novorossiisk" strikes WW II mine in Baltic Sea   

1955  On this day in history "Captain Kangaroo" premieres on CBS-TV, Good Morning, Captain!   

1959  William Bishop, actor (Steve-It's a Great Life), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

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  William Knight sets X-15 speed rec of 7,297 KPH/4,534 MPH/Mach 6.72 on this day in history.   

1967  Malcolm Sargent, English conductor (Last Night of Proms), dies at 72 on October - 03.   

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 this day in history.   

1975  Bauke Tuinstra, Fries notary/writer (Ealse & I), dies at 75 on October - 03.   

1978  On October - 03 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 this day in history irish Nationalist at Maze Prison near Belfast end 7-mo hunger strike   

1981  On this day in history walter Mehring, writer, dies at 85   

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

1983  On this day in history john K M McCaffery, TV host (One Minute Please), dies at 69   

1985  Charles Collingwood, newscaster (Chronicles), dies at 68 on October - 03.   

1986  Soviet Yankee-class sub sinks off NC, 3 die on this day in history.   

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 October - 03.   

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

1988  Lebanese kidnappers release Mithileshwar Singh (held for 30 months) on October - 03.   

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

1989  On this day in history panamanian Defense Force attempted coup of Manuel Noriega fails   

1989  Joseph Wybran, Belgian physician/Jews foreman, murdered on this day in history.   

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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  Antoine Dauvergne, composer was born on this day in history.   

1716  Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (d. 1781) was born on October - 03.   

1720  On October - 03 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  On October - 03 dafydd ap Gruffyd, last monarch of Gwynnedd (North-Wales), dies   

1369  On October - 03 death of margarete Maultasch, Countess of Tyrol (b. 1318)   

1564  Death of Christophorus Fabritius, [Christoffel Smit], calvinist vicar, burned on October - 03.   

1568  On October - 03 elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain, dies at 23   

1596  On October - 03 death of florent Chrestien, French writer (b. 1541)   

1611  On October - 03 death of charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (b. 1554)