Historical Events In October - 03

1930  On this day in history charles LP "Philip" Zilcken, painter/etcher/author (Bauer), dies at 73   

1931  Glenn Hall, National Hockey League goaltender on this day in history.   

1931  On October - 03 carl August Nielsen, composer, dies at 66   

1932  On this day in history iraq gains full independence from Britain, joins League of Nations   

1933  On this day in history gustave "Staf" de Clerq forms Flemish National Covenant   

1933  On October - 03 neale A Fraser, tennis champ (US Open-1959)   

1934  On this day in history benjamin Boretz, composer   

1935  On this day in history italy invades Ethiopia   

1935  Abdon Pamich, Italy, 50K walker (Olympic-gold-1964) on October - 03.   

1936  Yanks set new attendance record of 64,842 in 3rd game of World Series on October - 03.   

1936  On October - 03 steve Reich, NYC, composer (My Name is)   

1937  Boldizsar Csiky, composer on this day in history.   

1939  Lemmer-Urk Dike closes on this day in history.   

1940  Anti-Jewish laws are passed by the Vichy government on this day in history.   

1940  France Vichy govt proclaims end to Jewish status on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history the birth of Chubby Checker, American rock singer   

1941  Adolf Hitler says Russia is "broken" & would "never rise again" on this day in history.   

1941  Wilhelm Kienzl, Austria composer (Kuhreigen), dies at 84 on October - 03.   

1942  On this day in history launch of the First A-4/V-2 rocket to altitude of 53 miles (85 km)   

1942  FDR forms Office of Economic Stabilization on this day in history.   

1943  On October - 03 british 8th army lands at Termoli, East Italy   

1944  On this day in history 1st broadcast of Radio Herrijzend Netherland   

1945  World Federation of Trade Unions formed; CIO a member on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history elvis Presley's 1st public appearance, he is 10   

1946  On this day in history cards beat Dodgers 8-4 at Ebbets Field to win NL playoffs 2-0   

1947  First telescope lens 200" (508 cm) in diameter completed on this day in history.   

1947  On October - 03 "Under the Counter" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 27 performances   

1948  Columbia U reports discovery of uranium in Belgian Congo on October - 03.   

1949  On October - 03 wERD, 1st black-owned radio station, opens in Atlanta   

1950  1st black lead (Ethel Waters) on TV (Beulah) on October - 03.   

1951  Battle of Maryang-San, Korea starts on October - 03.   

1951  Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 1 (HS-1), first of its kind in the Navy, was established at NAS Key West, Fla on this day in history.   

1951  Bobby Thomson HR-Giants win pennant defeating Dodgers on this day in history.   

1952  Britain tests its first atomic bomb, on an island off the coast of Australia on October - 03.   

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1573  On this day in history birth of entonius Walaeus, Dutch calvinist theologist   

1605  Li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor was born on this day in history.   

1631  Sebastian Anton Scherer, composer was born on October - 03.   

1647  On this day in history birth of johannes Voet, Dutch lawyer   

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 this day in history.   

0695  Death of "Black Ewald", helper of Willibrord, murdered on this day in history.   

1226  Death of Saint Francis of Assisi (b. 1181) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1568  On this day in history elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain, dies at 23   

1596  Death of Florent Chrestien, French writer (b. 1541) on this day in history.   

1611  Death of Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (b. 1554) on this day in history.