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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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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  Basutoland becomes the independent Lesotho on this day in history.  

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 this day in history malcolm Sargent, English conductor (Last Night of Proms), dies at 72  

1968  Military coup overthrows Pres Fernando Bela£nde Terry in Peru on October - 03.  

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

1974  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1979  On October - 03 charles White, artist, dies at 61 in Los Angeles  

1981  Irish Nationalist at Maze Prison near Belfast end 7-mo hunger strike on October - 03.  

1981  Walter Mehring, writer, dies at 85 on October - 03.  

1982  Roger J J Claessen, Belgian soccer star, dies at 41 on October - 03.  

1983  John K M McCaffery, TV host (One Minute Please), dies at 69 on October - 03.  

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

1986  On October - 03 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  Jean Anouilh, French playwright (Ball of the Voleurs), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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

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  Entonius Walaeus, Dutch calvinist theologist was born on this day in history.  

1605  Li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor was born on October - 03.  

1631  On October - 03 birth of sebastian Anton Scherer, composer  

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

1647  On October - 03 birth of john Foot, lawyer  

1713  Antoine Dauvergne, composer was born on this day in history.  

1716  Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (d. 1781) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1226  On this day in history death of saint Francis of Assisi (b. 1181)  

1283  On this day in history dafydd ap Gruffyd, last monarch of Gwynnedd (North-Wales), dies  

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

1564  On October - 03 death of christophorus Fabritius, [Christoffel Smit], calvinist vicar, burned  

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  Death of Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (b. 1554) on this day in history.