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

1901  Columbia (US) beats Shamrock II (England) in 12th America's Cup on this day in history.   

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 October - 04.   

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

1905  Leon Orthel, composer on October - 04.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1909  James B Pritchard, US, theologist/archaeologist on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1913  Bkln Dodger Jake Daubert earns a new Chalmers auto as NL MVP on this day in history.   

1913  Stanley Oliphant Stewart, librarian on this day in history.   

1914  Dardanellen (French & English) fleet bombs Turkish forts on October - 04.   

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

1915  On October - 04 dinosaur National Monument in Colorado & Utah is established   

1915  On October - 04 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 this day in history 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  George Tribe, cricketer (Australian chinaman bowler, Northants) on October - 04.   

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  For 1st time, entire World Series broadcast over radio (WJZ & WGY) on October - 04.   

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1160  Alys, Countess of the Vexin, daughter of Louis VII of France (d. 1220) was born on October - 04.   

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  James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (d. 1382) was born on October - 04.   

1379  King Henry III of Castile (d. 1406) was born on October - 04.   

1515  On October - 04 birth of lucas Cranach, the Younger, German painter   

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

1542  Robert Bellarmine, Italian saint (d. 1621) was born on October - 04.   

1072  On October - 04 death of sancho II, king of Castile/bro of Alfonso VI, murdered at about 35   

1221  On October - 04 death of william III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu (b. 1179)   

1250  On this day in history death of herman VI, Margrave of Baden   

1305  On October - 04 death of emperor Kameyama of Japan (b. 1249)   

1540  Helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies on October - 04.   

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  On October - 04 theresia van Avila, Spanish mystic writer, dies