Page 3: Historical Events In October - 04

1857  Henry Schoenfeld, composer   

1859  Henryk Pachulski, composer   

1859  Karl Baedeker, German tour guide (Die Schweiz), dies at 57.   

1860  Sidney Paget, British illustrator (Sherlock Holmes)   

1861  Frederic Remington, US, artist/sculptor of American West.   

1862  Battle of Corinth ends.   

1862  William Duncan Smith, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 36.   

1863  Gerrit Schimmelpenninck, earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam, dies at 69   

1864  National black convention meets (Syracuse NY)   

1864  New Orleans Tribune, inaugural black daily newspaper, forms.   

1865  Max Halbe, writer.   

1868  Marcelo Torcuato the Alvear, president of Argentina (1922-28)   

1873  Toronto Argonaut Football Club forms   

1875  Mikolajus Konstantinas Ciurlionis, composer.   

1877  Pancho Villa, [Doroteo Arango], Mexico, revolutionary rebel [or 6/25].   

1880  University of California founded in Los Angeles.   

1880  Damon Runyon, US journalist/writer (Guys and Dolls-based on his work).   

1880  William Lassell, English astronomer (1st moon of Neptune), dies   

1881  The player piano was invented by Edward Leveaux of Sussex, England, who received a patent for it this day   

1881  Edward Leveaux patents automatic player piano   

1881  [Heinrich A H] Walther von Brauchitsch, German fieldmarshal.   

1883  Orient Express' 1st run, linking Turkey to Europe by rail   

1885  Henricus Wijdefield, Dutch architect (Peace Palace).   

1886  Luis Alberni, Spain, actor (Topaze).   

1887  Francis Bull, Norway, writer (Norsk literature historian)   

1889  John B Kelly, Olympic champion rower/father of Grace Kelly.   

1892  Engelbert Dollfuss, Austrian Fascist chancellor killed by Nazis   

1892  Guillaume Van Kerckhoven, Belgian captain, dies at 39.   

1893  Pieter J Elout van Soeterwoude, MP (AR), dies at 88   

1894  Cliff Hall, Bkln NY, actor (Crime Photographer)   

1895  Buster Keaton,US Actor of silent screen era is born   

1895  1st US Golf Open: Horace Rawlins shoots a 173 at Newport GC RI.   

1895  Buster [Joseph F] Keaton, actor (Navigator, Steamboat Bill, Jr)   

1897  George Bernard Shaw's "Devil's Disciple," premieres in NYC.   

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1160  On this day in history birth of alys, Countess of the Vexin, daughter of Louis VII of France (d. 1220)   

1276  Margaret of Brabant, Queen of Germany (d. 1311) was born on October - 04.   

1289  Louis X, the Stubborn, king of France (1314-16) was born on October - 04.   

1331  On October - 04 birth of james Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (d. 1382)   

1379  On this day in history birth of king Henry III of Castile (d. 1406)   

1515  Lucas Cranach, the Younger, German painter was born on this day in history.   

1542  Roberto Bellarmino, Italian theologist/diplomat was born on October - 04.   

1542  On October - 04 birth of robert Bellarmine, Italian saint (d. 1621)   

1072  Death of Sancho II, king of Castile/bro of Alfonso VI, murdered at about 35 on this day in history.   

1221  Death of William III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu (b. 1179) on this day in history.   

1250  Death of Herman VI, Margrave of Baden on October - 04.   

1305  On this day in history death of emperor Kameyama of Japan (b. 1249)   

1540  Helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies on this day in history.   

1564  On October - 04 pietro P Vergerio, Italian theologist/bishop of Croatia, dies   

1571  On October - 04 claude Togniel d'Espence, French theologist (Sorbonne), dies at 60   

1582  Theresia van Avila, Spanish mystic writer, dies on October - 04.