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  Raffaele Merry del Val, Spanish cardinal on October - 10.   

1867  On this day in history ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski, composer, dies at 60   

1868  On October - 10 cuba revolts for independence against Spain   

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  Guillermo M Tomas, composer on this day in history.   

1874  Fiji becomes a British possession on October - 10.   

1875  On October - 10 aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer, dies at 58   

1876  Walter Niemann, composer on October - 10.   

1877  On October - 10 general Custer's funeral is held at West Point   

1884  On this day in history c "Ormy" C Pearse, cricketer (3 Tests for S Afr in Australia 1910-11)   

1886  On October - 10 the first tuxedo jacket worn to autumn ball at Tuxedo Park, NY   

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

1886  On this day in history david L Yule, 1st Jewish US senator, dies   

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

1888  On this day in history teetotalers excursion train crushed, killing 64 (Mud Run Pa)   

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

1889  On October - 10 barnard College is founded.   

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

1889  Adolph von Henselt, composer, dies at 75 on October - 10.   

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

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

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 October - 10 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 October - 10.   

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  On October - 10 charles T von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, Count of Flanders/prince   

1904  Liberty Theater opens at 234 W 42nd St NYC on October - 10.   

1905  Jane Winton, Phila, actress (Hell's Angel, Patsy, Don Juan) on this day in history.   

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1344  Mary Plantagenet,English princess (d. 1362) was born on this day in history.   

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

1567  On October - 10 birth of infanta Caterina Micaela of Spain (d. 1597)   

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

1678  On this day in history birth of john Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707)   

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

1700  On this day in history birth of lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (d. 1759)   

1713  On this day in history birth of johann Ludwig Krebs, composer   

0019  On October - 10 julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant of Rijnleger, dies at 33   

0413  On this day in history death of nicias, Athens politician (Peace of Nicias), killed at about 57   

0680  Death of Hussein, grandson of prophet Mohammed, beheaded on this day in history.   

0732  Death of Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Moorish Governor of Andalusia on this day in history.   

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

1359  Death of King Hugh IV of Cyprus (b. 1295) on October - 10.   

1616  On October - 10 maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60   

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