Page 3: Historical Events In October - 10

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

1865  On October - 10 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  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 this day in history.   

1875  Aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer, dies at 58 on October - 10.   

1876  On October - 10 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  The first tuxedo jacket worn to autumn ball at Tuxedo Park, NY on October - 10.   

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 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 this day in history.   

1889  On October - 10 barnard College is founded.   

1889  Han [Henricus A] Van Meegeren, Dutch painter/art forger (Vermeer) on October - 10.   

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

1893  August Balthazar, Belgian politician on October - 10.   

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

1897  Lamar Stringfield, composer on this day in history.   

1899  IR Johnson patents bicycle frame on October - 10.   

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

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

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

1903  Charles T von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, Count of Flanders/prince on this day in history.   

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

1905  On October - 10 jane Winton, Phila, actress (Hell's Angel, Patsy, Don Juan)   

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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 this day in history.   

1567  On this day in history birth of infanta Caterina Micaela of Spain (d. 1597)   

1599  Jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea) was born on this day in history.   

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  Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.   

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

0019  On October - 10 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  On this day in history death of hussein, grandson of prophet Mohammed, beheaded   

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  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