Page 3: Historical Events In October - 10

1865  John Hyatts patents the billiard ball on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history john Hyatts patents billard ball   

1865  On this day in history raffaele Merry del Val, Spanish cardinal   

1867  On October - 10 ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski, composer, dies at 60   

1868  Cuba revolts for independence against Spain on this day in history.   

1868  On this day in history declaration of the plan of Yara in Cuba   

1868  On October - 10 1st written account of a Canadian football game   

1868  On October - 10 guillermo M Tomas, composer   

1874  Fiji becomes a British possession on October - 10.   

1875  Aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1876  On this day in history walter Niemann, composer   

1877  General Custer's funeral is held at West Point on this day in history.   

1884  C "Ormy" C Pearse, cricketer (3 Tests for S Afr in Australia 1910-11) on October - 10.   

1886  The first tuxedo jacket worn to autumn ball at Tuxedo Park, NY on this day in history.   

1886  1st dinner jacket worn to autumn ball at Tuxedo Park, NY (tuxedo) on this day in history.   

1886  David L Yule, 1st Jewish US senator, dies on October - 10.   

1887  Rie Cramer, [Marie Holman], Dutch cartoonist/author on October - 10.   

1888  Teetotalers excursion train crushed, killing 64 (Mud Run Pa) on this day in history.   

1888  On October - 10 teatotalers excursion train crushed, killing 64 (Mud Run Pa)   

1889  On October - 10 barnard College is founded.   

1889  Han [Henricus A] Van Meegeren, Dutch painter/art forger (Vermeer) on this day in history.   

1889  Adolph von Henselt, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1892  Entire Hong Kong national cricket team, die in shipwreck off Taiwan on October - 10.   

1892  Ivo Andric, Yugoslavia, novelist (Bridge on Drina, Nobel 1961) on this day in history.   

1893  On October - 10 august Balthazar, Belgian politician   

1895  Johnny Taylor, cricketer (stalwart Aussie batsman of post-WW I days) on October - 10.   

1897  On this day in history lamar Stringfield, composer   

1899  IR Johnson patents bicycle frame on this day in history.   

1900  Helen Hayes, Wash DC, actress (Caesar & Cleopatra, Happy Birthday) on this day in history.   

1901  Albert Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor on this day in history.   

1902  S Afr's president Paul Kruger visits Utrecht on this day in history.   

1903  Charles T von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, Count of Flanders/prince on October - 10.   

1904  Liberty Theater opens at 234 W 42nd St NYC on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history jane Winton, Phila, actress (Hell's Angel, Patsy, Don Juan)   

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1344  On October - 10 birth of mary Plantagenet,English princess (d. 1362)   

1486  Charles III, Duke of Savoy was born on October - 10.   

1567  Infanta Caterina Micaela of Spain (d. 1597) was born on October - 10.   

1599  On October - 10 birth of jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea)   

1678  John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707) was born on this day in history.   

1684  Jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige) was born on October - 10.   

1700  Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (d. 1759) was born on October - 10.   

1713  On October - 10 birth of johann Ludwig Krebs, composer   

0019  Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant of Rijnleger, dies at 33 on October - 10.   

0413  Death of Nicias, Athens politician (Peace of Nicias), killed at about 57 on this day in history.   

0680  On this day in history death of hussein, grandson of prophet Mohammed, beheaded   

0732  On October - 10 death of abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Moorish Governor of Andalusia   

0833  Death of al-Ma'mun, Abbasid caliph of Baghdad (b. 786) on this day in history.   

1359  On this day in history death of king Hugh IV of Cyprus (b. 1295)   

1616  Maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60 on October - 10.   

1651  On this day in history philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostole, dies at 77