Historical Events In October - 03

1872  Bloomingdale's department store in NY opens on this day in history.   

1872  On October - 03 edward Faber Schneider, composer   

1873  On this day in history the Grand Trunk Railway converts the gauge of its line between Stratford and Montreal, 421 miles together with 60 miles of sidings, from 5' 6" to the standard gauge of 4' 8 1/2". The track work was completed in 24 hours and occasioned but 16 hours interruption in the use of the main line.   

1873  Captain Jack and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War on this day in history.   

1873  On this day in history kintpuash, [Captain Jack], fought Modoc indians, Oregon, dies   

1880  Warner Oland, Umea Sweden, actor (Jazz Singer, Charlie Chan) on this day in history.   

1881  On this day in history ludomir Michal Rogowski, composer   

1882  On October - 03 gunther von Kluge, German fieldmarshal   

1883  On this day in history the Holyhead was a steamer owned by the London and North Western Railway which rammed the barque Alhambra amidships in the Irish Sea between Dublin and Holyhead in clear weather. The Holyhead's general cargo included 300 pigs, and 17 horses. The Alhambra was carrying coal as ballast and was almost cut in two and sank in a few minutes. The Holyhead sank shortly afterwards. The loss of life from the Holyhead totalled 13, including the Captain, C.W.Hicks, and his daughter. Loss of life on the Alhambra not known, but there was a crew of 25.   

1884  Hans Makart, Austrian painter (Geur), dies at 44 on October - 03.   

1886  Henri Alain-Fournier, French novelist (Great Adventure) on October - 03.   

1888  On this day in history carl von Ossietzky, Germany, journalist/pacifist (Nobel 1935)   

1889  On October - 03 cv Ossietzky, writer   

1889  Karel Miry, composer, dies at 66 on October - 03.   

1890  Capt Guillaume of Kerckhoven marches into Boma Congo on this day in history.   

1890  Henry Hull, Louisville KY, actor (Tobacco Rd, Boys Town, High Sierra) on this day in history.   

1890  Andries Andre, actor (Trumpeter-Major), dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history frantisek Picha, composer   

1895  Kurt Schumacher, co-founder/president West German SDP [OS] on this day in history.   

1896  William Morris, writer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1897  The birth of Louis Aragon, French poet on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history josephine "Mama Jo" Riley Matthews, midwife (SC)   

1899  J S Thurman patents motor-driven vacuum cleaner on October - 03.   

1899  On October - 03 gertrude Berg, Harlem NYC, actress (Molly Goldberg-Goldbergs)   

1900  On October - 03 edward Elgar/Cardinal Newmans oratorium premieres in Birmingham   

1900  Jay Irving, NYC, cartoonist (Draw Me a Laugh) on this day in history.   

1901  Masao Oki, composer on this day in history.   

1902  Arturo da Costa e Silva, marshal/pres of Brazil (1967-69) on October - 03.   

1903  Benedetto Junck, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1904  Mary McLeod Bethune opens Daytona Normal and Industrial School on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history france & Spain sign treaty for Morocco Independence   

1904  On October - 03 charles Pedersen, UK, biochemist (Nobel 1987)   

1906  SOS adopted as warning signal by 1st conference on wireless telegraphy on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history alfred Reisenauer, composer, dies at 43   

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1573  Entonius Walaeus, Dutch calvinist theologist was born on October - 03.   

1605  On this day in history birth of li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor   

1631  On this day in history birth of sebastian Anton Scherer, composer   

1647  Johannes Voet, Dutch lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1647  John Foot, lawyer was born on October - 03.   

1713  On October - 03 birth of antoine Dauvergne, composer   

1716  Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (d. 1781) was born on October - 03.   

1720  Johann P Uz, German poet (Lyrische Poem) was born on October - 03.   

0695  On this day in history death of "Black Ewald", helper of Willibrord, murdered   

1226  Death of Saint Francis of Assisi (b. 1181) on October - 03.   

1283  Dafydd ap Gruffyd, last monarch of Gwynnedd (North-Wales), dies on this day in history.   

1369  Death of Margarete Maultasch, Countess of Tyrol (b. 1318) on October - 03.   

1564  Death of Christophorus Fabritius, [Christoffel Smit], calvinist vicar, burned on October - 03.   

1568  On October - 03 elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain, dies at 23   

1596  On this day in history death of florent Chrestien, French writer (b. 1541)   

1611  On this day in history death of charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (b. 1554)