Historical Events In October - 10

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

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

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

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

1868  On this day in history cuba revolts for independence against Spain  

1868  Declaration of the plan of Yara in Cuba on this day in history.  

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

1868  Guillermo M Tomas, composer on October - 10.  

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  Walter Niemann, composer on October - 10.  

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 this day in history.  

1886  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1893  On October - 10 august Balthazar, Belgian politician  

1895  On October - 10 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  On October - 10 helen Hayes, Wash DC, actress (Caesar & Cleopatra, Happy Birthday)  

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

1902  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history birth of john Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707)  

1684  On October - 10 birth of jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige)  

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

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

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

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

0680  Death of Hussein, grandson of prophet Mohammed, beheaded on October - 10.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1616  On this day in history maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60  

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