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  On October - 04 columbia (US) beats Shamrock II (England) in 12th America's Cup   

1901  Carroll Nye, Canton OH, actress (Lawless Woman) on this day in history.   

1903  Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Austrian nazi (SS/SD) on this day in history.   

1904  Frederic Auguste Bertholdi French sculptor ("Statue of Liberty") dies on this day in history.   

1904  1st day of NYC subway, 350,000 people ride 9.1 mile tracks on October - 04.   

1904  Harris Rhoad, rocker on October - 04.   

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

1905  On October - 04 leon Orthel, composer   

1906  On October - 04 chicago Cubs win their 116th game (116-36 .763) of year   

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

1907  Alfredo Kiel, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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

1910  On October - 04 portugal becomes a republic, King Manuel II flees to England   

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

1912  On October - 04 nicaraguan Gen Zeledon, opponent of US occupation, is executed   

1912  Alfonso Letelier-Llonas, composer on October - 04.   

1912  On October - 04 gen Zeledon, Nicaraguan opponent of US occupation, is executed   

1913  On October - 04 bkln Dodger Jake Daubert earns a new Chalmers auto as NL MVP   

1913  On this day in history stanley Oliphant Stewart, librarian   

1914  On this day in history dardanellen (French & English) fleet bombs Turkish forts   

1914  On this day in history brendan Gill, writer/critic (New Yorker magazine)   

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

1915  Koos Schuur, Dutch journalist/poet (7 Curses) on this day in history.   

1916  Market Street's "Path of Gold" lit for 1st time on this day in history.   

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

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

1917  Albert de Klerk, Dutch composer/conductor on this day in history.   

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

1920  George Tribe, cricketer (Australian chinaman bowler, Northants) on this day in history.   

1921  League of Nations refuses to assist starving Russians on October - 04.   

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

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

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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  James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (d. 1382) was born on this day in history.   

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

1542  Robert Bellarmine, Italian saint (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

1072  On this day in history death of sancho II, king of Castile/bro of Alfonso VI, murdered at about 35   

1221  On this day in history death of william III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu (b. 1179)   

1250  On October - 04 death of herman VI, Margrave of Baden   

1305  Death of Emperor Kameyama of Japan (b. 1249) on October - 04.   

1540  On this day in history helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies   

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

1571  Claude Togniel d'Espence, French theologist (Sorbonne), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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