Historical Events In October - 03

1952  On this day in history first video recording on magnetic tape, LA, Ca  

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

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

1954  "Father Knows Best" premieres on October - 03.  

1954  On October - 03 herbert Prior, actor (Pollyanna), dies at 87  

1955  "Captain Kangaroo" premieres on this day in history.  

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  On October - 03 william Bishop, actor (Steve-It's a Great Life), dies at 42  

1965  Zachary Scott, US actor, (Southerner, Flame of Islands), dies at 51 on October - 03.  

1966  On this day in history basutoland becomes the independent Lesotho  

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

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

1968  On October - 03 military coup overthrows Pres Fernando Bela£nde Terry in Peru  

1971  Leah Baird, writer (Jungle Bride), dies of anemia at 88 on this day in history.  

1974  On October - 03 watergate trial begins  

1975  On this day in history bauke Tuinstra, Fries notary/writer (Ealse & I), dies at 75  

1978  Gold hits record $223.50 an ounce in London on October - 03.  

1979  On this day in history charles White, artist, dies at 61 in Los Angeles  

1981  On October - 03 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 this day in history.  

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 October - 03.  

1988  On October - 03 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  Joseph Wybran, Belgian physician/Jews foreman, murdered on October - 03.  

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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  On October - 03 birth of sebastian Anton Scherer, composer  

1647  Johannes Voet, Dutch lawyer was born on this day in history.  

1647  On October - 03 birth of john Foot, lawyer  

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 October - 03.  

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 October - 03.  

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  Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain, dies at 23 on October - 03.  

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 October - 03.