Page 3: Historical Events In October - 14

1867  15th and last Tokugawa Shogun steps down in Japan   

1867  Masaoka Shiki, Japan, haiku and tanka poet/diarist (Salt Water Ballads).   

1869  Joseph Duveen, England, art connoisseur (Elgin marbles).   

1871  Alexander von Zemlinsky, Vienna Austria, composer (Schneeman).   

1872  Albrecht FH, prince of Prussia, dies at 63.   

1873  Jose Serrano Simeon, composer   

1874  Margarete Susman, writer.   

1877  Antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer, dies at 68.   

1879  F Kornberger, writer, dies at 58.   

1880  Otto V Ekelund, Swedish poet/writer (Sak och sken)   

1880  Victorio, Apache chief/murderer, killed by Mexican army.   

1881  Eyemouth Fishing Disaster, known locally as 'Disaster Day', some 129 men and boys, one in three of the Berwickshire town's fishermen lost their lives in a hurricane.   

1882  University of the Punjab is founded in present day Pakistan.   

1882  Charlie Parker, cricketer (legend Gloucs SLA, but 2-32 in only Test).   

1883  Adrianus PHA de Kleyn, throat/nose/otologist (ear doctor).   

1884  George Eastman patents paper-strip photographic film.   

1884  Jimmy Conlin, Camden NJ, actor (Sin of Harold Diddlebock)   

1888  Ernest Pingoud, composer.   

1889  Jean Canneel, Flemish sculptor   

1890  Dwight.D Eisenhower, Wartime General and 34th US President is born   

1890  Dwight D Eisenhower, Denison Tx, (R) 34th Pres (1953-1961)/Gen (WW 2).   

1891  Paul de Keyser, Flemish story teller/philologist/folklorist   

1892  Sumner Welles, US undersecretary/diplomat (Good neighbor policy)   

1893  George Edwardes "Gaiety Girl" premieres in London.   

1893  Conradus Leemans, Dutch archaeologist, dies at 84.   

1894  E.E Cummings, American poet is born.   

1894  Sutan Ibrahim gelor Datuk Tan Malaka, founder (Indonesian Communist).   

1896  Lillian Gish, silent film/stage actress (Birth of a Nation)   

1898  Cruys Voorbergh, Dutch actor/director (Flying Dutchman).   

1899  Morning Post reporter Winston Churchill departs to South Africa   

1899  Alan Washbond, US, 2-man bobsled (Olympic-gold-1932)   

1900  Edwin McLeod, cricketer (played in NZ's 2nd-ever Test 1930).   

1900  Albert de Vriendt, Flemish historical painter/etcher, dies   

1901  Justin Huntly McCarthy's "If I were King," premieres in NYC.   

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1257  King przemysl ii of poland: King przemysl ii of poland (d. 1296)   

1404  Marie of anjou: Queen of france   

1493  Shimazu tadayoshi: Japanese warlord   

1499  Claude of france: Wife of louis xii of france   

1542  Abul-fath djalal-ud-din: 3rd mogol emperor of india (1556-1605)   

1606  Johan maetsuyker: Dutch governor-general of ceylon (1653-78)   

1630  Sophia of hanover: Princess palatine and electress of saxony   

1633  James ii stuart: King of england/scotland (james vii) (1685-88)   

0530  Dioscurus: Anti-pope (530),   

1066  Death of Harold ii: King of england (1066),   

1092  Aboe ali hasan ibn nizam al-moelk: Writer (sijasetname), assassinated   

1256  Kujo yoritsugu: Japanese shogun (b. 1239)   

1318  Edward bruce: High king of ireland   

1536  Death of Garcilaso de la vega: Spanish poet/diplomat,   

1552  Death of Oswald myconius: Swiss protestant reformer (b. 1488)   

1565  Thomas chaloner: English statesman and poet (b. 1521)