Historical Events In October - 03

1952  First video recording on magnetic tape, LA, Ca on this day in history.   

1952  1st British nuclear test at Monte Bello Is Australia on this day in history.   

1952  Alfred Neumann, German writer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1953  10th Ryder Cup: US wins 6½-5½ at Wentworth, England on this day in history.   

1953  Arnold Bax, British composer, dies at 69 on October - 03.   

1954  "Father Knows Best" premieres on October - 03.   

1954  Herbert Prior, actor (Pollyanna), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1955  On October - 03 "Captain Kangaroo" premieres   

1955  Soviet battleship "Novorossiisk" strikes WW II mine in Baltic Sea on October - 03.   

1955  On this day in history "Captain Kangaroo" premieres on CBS-TV, Good Morning, Captain!   

1959  William Bishop, actor (Steve-It's a Great Life), dies at 42 on October - 03.   

1965  On this day in history zachary Scott, US actor, (Southerner, Flame of Islands), dies at 51   

1966  On this day in history basutoland becomes the independent Lesotho   

1967  William Knight sets X-15 speed rec of 7,297 KPH/4,534 MPH/Mach 6.72 on this day in history.   

1967  On October - 03 malcolm Sargent, English conductor (Last Night of Proms), dies at 72   

1968  Military coup overthrows Pres Fernando Bela£nde Terry in Peru on October - 03.   

1971  Leah Baird, writer (Jungle Bride), dies of anemia at 88 on October - 03.   

1974  Watergate trial begins on this day in history.   

1975  Bauke Tuinstra, Fries notary/writer (Ealse & I), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1978  Gold hits record $223.50 an ounce in London on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history charles White, artist, dies at 61 in Los Angeles   

1981  On this day in history irish Nationalist at Maze Prison near Belfast end 7-mo hunger strike   

1981  Walter Mehring, writer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1982  On October - 03 roger J J Claessen, Belgian soccer star, dies at 41   

1983  On this day in history john K M McCaffery, TV host (One Minute Please), dies at 69   

1985  On this day in history charles Collingwood, newscaster (Chronicles), dies at 68   

1986  On this day in history soviet Yankee-class sub sinks off NC, 3 die   

1987  On this day in history michael Pruffer of France skis 135.26 MPH at Portillo, Chile   

1987  On October - 03 jean Anouilh, French playwright (Ball of the Voleurs), dies at 77   

1988  On October - 03 26th Space Shuttle Mission, Discovery 7 returns to Earth after 4-days   

1988  Lebanese kidnappers release Mithileshwar Singh (held for 30 months) on this day in history.   

1988  Franz Josef Strauss, German FR min of defense (1956-62), dies at 73 on October - 03.   

1989  Panamanian Defense Force attempted coup of Manuel Noriega fails on October - 03.   

1989  On October - 03 joseph Wybran, Belgian physician/Jews foreman, murdered   

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1573  Entonius Walaeus, Dutch calvinist theologist was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1713  Antoine Dauvergne, composer was born on this day in history.   

1716  On October - 03 birth of giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (d. 1781)   

1720  On October - 03 birth of johann P Uz, German poet (Lyrische Poem)   

0695  Death of "Black Ewald", helper of Willibrord, murdered on October - 03.   

1226  On this day in history death of saint Francis of Assisi (b. 1181)   

1283  On this day in history dafydd ap Gruffyd, last monarch of Gwynnedd (North-Wales), dies   

1369  On October - 03 death of margarete Maultasch, Countess of Tyrol (b. 1318)   

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

1568  Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain, dies at 23 on this day in history.   

1596  On October - 03 death of florent Chrestien, French writer (b. 1541)   

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