Page 4: Historical Events In October - 04

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

1900  On this day in history 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 this day in history carroll Nye, Canton OH, actress (Lawless Woman)   

1903  On this day in history ernst Kaltenbrunner, Austrian nazi (SS/SD)   

1904  On October - 04 frederic Auguste Bertholdi French sculptor ("Statue of Liberty") dies   

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

1904  On October - 04 harris Rhoad, rocker   

1904  Frederic Auguste Bertholdi, French sculptor (Statue of Liberty), dies on October - 04.   

1905  On this day in history leon Orthel, composer   

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

1906  Johannes Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter (passage fight) on October - 04.   

1907  On October - 04 alfredo Kiel, composer, dies at 57   

1909  On this day in history james B Pritchard, US, theologist/archaeologist   

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

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

1912  Nicaraguan Gen Zeledon, opponent of US occupation, is executed on October - 04.   

1912  Alfonso Letelier-Llonas, composer on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history gen Zeledon, Nicaraguan opponent of US occupation, is executed   

1913  Bkln Dodger Jake Daubert earns a new Chalmers auto as NL MVP on October - 04.   

1913  On this day in history stanley Oliphant Stewart, librarian   

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

1914  Brendan Gill, writer/critic (New Yorker magazine) on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history dinosaur National Monument in Colorado & Utah is established   

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

1916  On October - 04 market Street's "Path of Gold" lit for 1st time   

1916  Owen Tudor Williams, civil engineer on October - 04.   

1917  British assault on Broodseinde, France on October - 04.   

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

1918  Musical "Sometime" with Mae West premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1920  George Tribe, cricketer (Australian chinaman bowler, Northants) on October - 04.   

1921  League of Nations refuses to assist starving Russians on this day in history.   

1922  On October - 04 the Canadian National Railway Company becomes a corporate entity (order in council P.C. 2094).   

1922  On October - 04 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  On this day in history birth of margaret of Brabant, Queen of Germany (d. 1311)   

1289  Louis X, the Stubborn, king of France (1314-16) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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  On October - 04 death of william III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu (b. 1179)   

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

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