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 this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history 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 this day in history 1st written account of a Canadian football game   

1868  On October - 10 guillermo M Tomas, composer   

1874  On this day in history fiji becomes a British possession   

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 this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history 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 October - 10 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  Teatotalers excursion train crushed, killing 64 (Mud Run Pa) on October - 10.   

1889  On this day in history barnard College is founded.   

1889  On October - 10 han [Henricus A] Van Meegeren, Dutch painter/art forger (Vermeer)   

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  August Balthazar, Belgian politician on October - 10.   

1895  Johnny Taylor, cricketer (stalwart Aussie batsman of post-WW I days) on this day in history.   

1897  On October - 10 lamar Stringfield, composer   

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

1900  On this day in history helen Hayes, Wash DC, actress (Caesar & Cleopatra, Happy Birthday)   

1901  On October - 10 albert Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor   

1902  On October - 10 s Afr's president Paul Kruger visits Utrecht   

1903  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of mary Plantagenet,English princess (d. 1362)   

1486  On October - 10 birth of charles III, Duke of Savoy   

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

1599  On this day in history 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  On October - 10 birth of jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige)   

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

1713  Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer was born on this day in history.   

0019  On this day in history julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant of Rijnleger, dies at 33   

0413  Death of Nicias, Athens politician (Peace of Nicias), killed at about 57 on October - 10.   

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

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

0833  On October - 10 death of al-Ma'mun, Abbasid caliph of Baghdad (b. 786)   

1359  On October - 10 death of king Hugh IV of Cyprus (b. 1295)   

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

1651  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostole, dies at 77 on October - 10.