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 this day in history.   

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

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

1904  Harris Rhoad, rocker on October - 04.   

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

1905  On October - 04 leon Orthel, composer   

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

1906  On this day in history johannes Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter (passage fight)   

1907  On October - 04 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 October - 04 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 this day in history alfonso Letelier-Llonas, composer   

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

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

1913  Stanley Oliphant Stewart, librarian on October - 04.   

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

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

1915  On October - 04 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  On this day in history owen Tudor Williams, civil engineer   

1917  On October - 04 british assault on Broodseinde, France   

1917  Albert de Klerk, Dutch composer/conductor on October - 04.   

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

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

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  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 this day in history.   

1379  On October - 04 birth of king Henry III of Castile (d. 1406)   

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

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  Death of Herman VI, Margrave of Baden on this day in history.   

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

1540  Helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies on this day in history.   

1564  Pietro P Vergerio, Italian theologist/bishop of Croatia, dies on this day in history.   

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

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