Page 3: Historical Events In October - 23

1869  Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Tolbecque, Belgian composer, dies at 72.   

1871  Columbia and Sappho (US) beat Livonia (UK) in 3rd America's Cup.   

1872  Theophile Gautier, French poet/writer/historian/critic, dies at 61   

1876  New Orleans Mint reopens as an assay office   

1880  Una O'Connor, Belfast Ireland, actress (David Copperfield)   

1884  1st World Series OKed by AA, Providence (NL) beats NY Mets (AA) 6-0.   

1886  St Louis Browns win World Championship by beating Chicago 4-3 in 10   

1886  Johann Nepomuk Kafka, composer, dies at 67.   

1888  Pelham Bay Park in Bronx, vested.   

1890  Opera "Prince Igor" is produced (St Petersburg).   

1890  Karel M M Verlat, Flemish painter/graphic artist, dies   

1892  Mehemed Emin Pasja, German explorer, murdered at 52   

1893  C Dazey's "In Old Kentucky" premieres in NYC (27 seasons).   

1893  Jean Absil, Belgian composer (Peau d'Ane).   

1899  Lilyan Tashman, Brooklyn NY, actor (Bulldog Drummond).   

1899  W Penn Symons, British gen-maj, dies in battle   

1900  Douglas Jardine, cricketer (England's Bodyline captain)   

1901  Georg von Siemens, founder (Deutsche Bank), dies   

1902  Otmar Nussio, composer.   

1903  Milford Dolliole, pioneer jazz drummer   

1903  Francis Ellingwood Abbot, theologian (Scientific Theism), dies at 66   

1905  Edward Milton Royle's "Squaw Man," premieres in NYC   

1905  Alexander Shamil'yevich Melik-Pashayev, composer   

1906  Gertrude Ederle, NYC, swimmer (Olympic-gold-1924)   

1910  Blanche Scott became inaugural woman solo a public airplane flight   

1910  Blanche Scott became 1st woman solo a public airplane flight   

1910  Hayden Rorke, Bkln NY, actor (Dr Bellows-I Dream of Jeannie).   

1914  Frank (Bruiser) Kinard, NFL, AAFC tackle (Bkln, NY Yankees).   

1915  25000 women march in NYC, demanding right to vote   

1915  1st national horseshoe throwing championship (Kellerton, Iowa).   

1915  W G Grace, British cricketer, dies.   

1917  The Canadian Railway War Board holds its inaugural meeting in the Canadian Pacific Boardroom in Windsor Station, Montreal. The name was changed to the Railway Association of Canada in 1919. The RAC represents the interests of all railways operating in Canada.   

1917  1st Infantry division "Big Red One" shoots 1st US shot in WW I   

1917  Robert Bray, Kalispell Mont, actor (Corey-Lassie, Stagecoach West)   

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1503  Isabella of portugal: Queen of spain and empress of germany   

1516  Charlotte de valois: Princess of france   

1543  Juan de la cueva: Spain, dramatist   

1634  Hedvig eleonora of holstein-gottorp: Queen of sweden   

1654  Johann bernhard staudt: Composer   

1698  Ange-jacques gabriel: French court architect (palace de la concorde)   

1705  Maximilian ulysses count browne: Austrian field marshal   

1713  Peter burmannus secundus: [pieter burman], dutch classicist   

0930  Death of Daigo: Emperor of japan (b. 885)   

1260  Death of Koetoez: Turkish sultan of egypt, murdered   

1450  Johannes van capestrano: Italian saint,   

1456  Giovanni da capistrano: Italian saint (b. 1386)   

1550  Death of Tiedemann giese: Polish catholic bishop (b. 1480)   

1581  Michael neander: German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1529)   

1602  Franciscus junius: French/neth calvinist theologist/vicar,   

1616  Leonhard hutter: German theologian (b. 1563)