Historical Events In October - 04

1900  Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Problem of Thor Bridge" (BG) on October - 04.  

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 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  Harris Rhoad, rocker on this day in history.  

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

1905  Leon Orthel, composer on October - 04.  

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

1906  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1912  On this day in history nicaraguan Gen Zeledon, opponent of US occupation, is executed  

1912  On October - 04 alfonso Letelier-Llonas, composer  

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

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  Brendan Gill, writer/critic (New Yorker magazine) on October - 04.  

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

1915  On October - 04 koos Schuur, Dutch journalist/poet (7 Curses)  

1916  On this day in history market Street's "Path of Gold" lit for 1st time  

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

1917  British assault on Broodseinde, France on this day in history.  

1917  On October - 04 albert de Klerk, Dutch composer/conductor  

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

1920  On this day in history 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  For 1st time, entire World Series broadcast over radio (WJZ & WGY) on this day in history.  

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1160  Alys, Countess of the Vexin, daughter of Louis VII of France (d. 1220) was born on this day in history.  

1276  On October - 04 birth of margaret of Brabant, Queen of Germany (d. 1311)  

1289  On October - 04 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  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.  

1052  Death of Vladimir of Novgorod (b. 1020) on October - 04.  

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 October - 04.  

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

1305  Death of Emperor Kameyama of Japan (b. 1249) on this day in history.  

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

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

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