Historical Events In December - 03

1864  Skirmish at Thomas' Station, Georgia on December - 03.   

1864  On December - 03 herman Heijermans Jr, Dutch writer (Kamertjeszonde, Diamond City)   

1866  On this day in history paid fire department replaces volunteer companies   

1866  On December - 03 paid fire dept replaces volunteer companies   

1866  On this day in history johann Wenzel Kalliwoda, composer, dies at 65   

1868  On December - 03 trial of Jefferson Davis starts; first blacks on US trial jury   

1868  Trial of Jefferson Davis starts; 1st blacks on US trial jury on this day in history.   

1875  On this day in history bernhard Lichtenberg, German clergyman/antifascist   

1876  Hermann Goetz, composer, dies at 35 on December - 03.   

1878  On this day in history settlers arrive at Petach Tikvah Israel   

1881  Henry M Stanley finds Leopoldville/Kinshasa on this day in history.   

1883  48th Congress (1883-85) convenes on December - 03.   

1883  On December - 03 the first coed higher education institution in the U.S., Oberlin College, begins classes in Ohio.   

1883  On this day in history albert "Tibby" Cotter, cricketer (great Aussie quick of early century)   

1885  On this day in history marchien Zwitsers, farmer in Lutten (died at 109 years old)   

1888  Ion Nonna Otescu, composer on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history baltasar Saldoni, composer, dies at 82   

1890  On this day in history bill Midwinter, cricketer (8 Tests for Australia, 4 for England), dies   

1892  On December - 03 william Bonaparte, grandson of Lucien, dies   

1893  On December - 03 ndebeles destroy Rhodesia   

1893  On this day in history allan Wilson, British/Rhodesian major, dies in battle   

1894  HM Jozef Schadde, Flem architect (Antwerp Stock exchange), dies at 76 on December - 03.   

1895  Anna Freud, Austrian/English psychoanalytist/daughter of Sigmund F on this day in history.   

1896  On December - 03 boleslaw Szabelski, composer   

1897  On this day in history kate O'Brien, Irish writer (Without My Cloak)   

1898  Lev Konstantinovich Knipper, composer on this day in history.   

1900  Lester Matthews, Nottingham England, (Sir Dennis-Adv of Fu Manchu) on December - 03.   

1901  On this day in history theodore Roosevelt, in a speech to the house of representatives, kicks off his effort to curb the power of business trusts.   

1901  Milwaukee is dropped from the AL & replaced by St Louis Browns on this day in history.   

1902  On December - 03 willem Arnold de Vries Robbe, composer   

1903  On this day in history panglima Polim surrenders to Capt Colijn at Atjeh   

1904  On this day in history juan E Yrausquin, founder (Party of Patriot Arubans)/minister   

1905  Leslie Ames, cricketer (England wicket-keeper of 30's Outstanding bat) on December - 03.   

1907  George Cohans musical "Talk of the Town," premieres in NYC on December - 03.   

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1368  On December - 03 birth of charles VI, [the Well-Beloved], king of France (1380-1422)   

1483  On this day in history birth of nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist   

1560  On December - 03 birth of jan Gruter, Dutch critic (d. 1627)   

1576  On this day in history birth of marsilio Casentini, composer   

1668  Casimir Schweizelsperg, composer was born on December - 03.   

1684  Ludvig Baron Holberg, founder (Danish & Norwegian literature) was born on December - 03.   

1729  On this day in history birth of padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler, Olot Spain, composer (Fandango)   

1750  On this day in history birth of johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer   

0450  Petrus Chrysologus, 1st archbishop of Ravenna, dies on December - 03.   

1137  Lotharius III, of Supplinburg, Roman-Ger emperor (1133-37), dies at 67 on December - 03.   

1154  Anastasius IV, Pope (1153-54), dies on December - 03.   

1265  On December - 03 death of odofredus, Italian jurist   

1463  On December - 03 louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies   

1469  On this day in history piero de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at about 53   

1491  Thomas Basin, French historian/bishop of Lisieux, dies on this day in history.   

1533  Vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33), dies at 54 on this day in history.