Page 6: Historical Events In October - 03

1952  First video recording on magnetic tape, LA, Ca on October - 03.   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1955  On October - 03 soviet battleship "Novorossiisk" strikes WW II mine in Baltic Sea   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1974  Watergate trial begins on this day in history.   

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 October - 03.   

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 October - 03 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  Charles Collingwood, newscaster (Chronicles), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

1987  On October - 03 michael Pruffer of France skis 135.26 MPH at Portillo, Chile   

1987  On October - 03 jean Anouilh, French playwright (Ball of the Voleurs), dies at 77   

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

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  On October - 03 panamanian Defense Force attempted coup of Manuel Noriega fails   

1989  On October - 03 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 this day in history birth of li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor   

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

1647  On this day in history birth of johannes Voet, Dutch lawyer   

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

1713  Antoine Dauvergne, composer was born on October - 03.   

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 October - 03.   

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 this day in history elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain, dies at 23   

1596  Death of Florent Chrestien, French writer (b. 1541) on October - 03.   

1611  On this day in history death of charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (b. 1554)