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 October - 03.   

1952  Alfred Neumann, German writer, dies at 56 on October - 03.   

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  On this day in history "Father Knows Best" premieres   

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

1955  "Captain Kangaroo" premieres on October - 03.   

1955  Soviet battleship "Novorossiisk" strikes WW II mine in Baltic Sea on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1967  On October - 03 malcolm Sargent, English conductor (Last Night of Proms), dies at 72   

1968  Military coup overthrows Pres Fernando Bela£nde Terry in Peru on this day in history.   

1971  On October - 03 leah Baird, writer (Jungle Bride), dies of anemia at 88   

1974  Watergate trial begins on October - 03.   

1975  Bauke Tuinstra, Fries notary/writer (Ealse & I), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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  Irish Nationalist at Maze Prison near Belfast end 7-mo hunger strike on this day in history.   

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  On October - 03 john K M McCaffery, TV host (One Minute Please), dies at 69   

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

1986  On this day in history soviet Yankee-class sub sinks off NC, 3 die   

1987  Michael Pruffer of France skis 135.26 MPH at Portillo, Chile on October - 03.   

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

1988  On October - 03 franz Josef Strauss, German FR min of defense (1956-62), dies at 73   

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

1989  On October - 03 joseph Wybran, Belgian physician/Jews foreman, murdered   

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

1605  Li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor was born on this day in history.   

1631  On this day in history birth of sebastian Anton Scherer, composer   

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

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

1713  On this day in history birth of antoine Dauvergne, composer   

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

1720  On October - 03 birth of johann P Uz, German poet (Lyrische Poem)   

0695  On October - 03 death of "Black Ewald", helper of Willibrord, murdered   

1226  On October - 03 death of saint Francis of Assisi (b. 1181)   

1283  Dafydd ap Gruffyd, last monarch of Gwynnedd (North-Wales), dies on this day in history.   

1369  Death of Margarete Maultasch, Countess of Tyrol (b. 1318) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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.