Page 3: Historical Events In October - 10

1865  On this day in history john Hyatts patents the billiard ball   

1865  John Hyatts patents billard ball on this day in history.   

1865  Raffaele Merry del Val, Spanish cardinal on October - 10.   

1867  Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski, composer, dies at 60 on October - 10.   

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  On this day in history guillermo M Tomas, composer   

1874  Fiji becomes a British possession on this day in history.   

1875  On this day in history aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer, dies at 58   

1876  On October - 10 walter Niemann, composer   

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

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

1886  The first tuxedo jacket worn to autumn ball at Tuxedo Park, NY on October - 10.   

1886  On October - 10 1st dinner jacket worn to autumn ball at Tuxedo Park, NY (tuxedo)   

1886  David L Yule, 1st Jewish US senator, dies on this day in history.   

1887  Rie Cramer, [Marie Holman], Dutch cartoonist/author on this day in history.   

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

1889  On October - 10 adolph von Henselt, composer, dies at 75   

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

1892  On October - 10 ivo Andric, Yugoslavia, novelist (Bridge on Drina, Nobel 1961)   

1893  August Balthazar, Belgian politician on October - 10.   

1895  On this day in history johnny Taylor, cricketer (stalwart Aussie batsman of post-WW I days)   

1897  On October - 10 lamar Stringfield, composer   

1899  On October - 10 iR Johnson patents bicycle frame   

1900  Helen Hayes, Wash DC, actress (Caesar & Cleopatra, Happy Birthday) on October - 10.   

1901  Albert Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor on October - 10.   

1902  On this day in history s Afr's president Paul Kruger visits Utrecht   

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 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1678  On October - 10 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  Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (d. 1759) was born on October - 10.   

1713  Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer was born on October - 10.   

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

0413  On October - 10 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  On this day in history death of abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Moorish Governor of Andalusia   

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

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

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

1651  On October - 10 philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostole, dies at 77