Page 4: Historical Events In October - 04

1900  Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Problem of Thor Bridge" (BG) on this day in history.   

1900  On October - 04 start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Problem of Thor Bridge" (BG)   

1901  Columbia (US) beats Shamrock II (England) in 12th America's Cup on October - 04.   

1901  On October - 04 carroll Nye, Canton OH, actress (Lawless Woman)   

1903  Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Austrian nazi (SS/SD) on October - 04.   

1904  On this day in history frederic Auguste Bertholdi French sculptor ("Statue of Liberty") dies   

1904  1st day of NYC subway, 350,000 people ride 9.1 mile tracks on this day in history.   

1904  Harris Rhoad, rocker on October - 04.   

1904  On this day in history frederic Auguste Bertholdi, French sculptor (Statue of Liberty), dies   

1905  On this day in history leon Orthel, composer   

1906  On this day in history chicago Cubs win their 116th game (116-36 .763) of year   

1906  On October - 04 johannes Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter (passage fight)   

1907  On this day in history alfredo Kiel, composer, dies at 57   

1909  James B Pritchard, US, theologist/archaeologist on October - 04.   

1910  Portugal becomes a republic, King Manuel II flees to England on October - 04.   

1911  On this day in history 1st public elevator (London's Earl's Court Metro Station)   

1912  Nicaraguan Gen Zeledon, opponent of US occupation, is executed on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history alfonso Letelier-Llonas, composer   

1912  Gen Zeledon, Nicaraguan opponent of US occupation, is executed on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history bkln Dodger Jake Daubert earns a new Chalmers auto as NL MVP   

1913  Stanley Oliphant Stewart, librarian on October - 04.   

1914  On October - 04 dardanellen (French & English) fleet bombs Turkish forts   

1914  On October - 04 brendan Gill, writer/critic (New Yorker magazine)   

1915  Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado & Utah is established on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history koos Schuur, Dutch journalist/poet (7 Curses)   

1916  Market Street's "Path of Gold" lit for 1st time on October - 04.   

1916  Owen Tudor Williams, civil engineer on this day in history.   

1917  On October - 04 british assault on Broodseinde, France   

1917  On this day in history albert de Klerk, Dutch composer/conductor   

1918  Musical "Sometime" with Mae West premieres in NYC on October - 04.   

1920  On October - 04 george Tribe, cricketer (Australian chinaman bowler, Northants)   

1921  On this day in history league of Nations refuses to assist starving Russians   

1922  The Canadian National Railway Company becomes a corporate entity (order in council P.C. 2094) on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history for 1st time, entire World Series broadcast over radio (WJZ & WGY)   

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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 this day in history.   

1289  On this day in history birth of louis X, the Stubborn, king of France (1314-16)   

1331  On this day in history birth of james Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (d. 1382)   

1379  King Henry III of Castile (d. 1406) was born on this day in history.   

1515  On this day in history birth of lucas Cranach, the Younger, German painter   

1542  On October - 04 birth of roberto Bellarmino, Italian theologist/diplomat   

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  Death of Emperor Kameyama of Japan (b. 1249) on this day in history.   

1540  On October - 04 helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies   

1564  On this day in history pietro P Vergerio, Italian theologist/bishop of Croatia, dies   

1571  On this day in history claude Togniel d'Espence, French theologist (Sorbonne), dies at 60   

1582  On this day in history theresia van Avila, Spanish mystic writer, dies