Historical Events In October - 04
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1857 On this day in history henry Schoenfeld, composer
1859 On October - 04 henryk Pachulski, composer
1859 On this day in history karl Baedeker, German tour guide (Die Schweiz), dies at 57
1860 On this day in history sidney Paget, British illustrator (Sherlock Holmes)
1861 On this day in history frederic Remington, US, artist/sculptor of American West
1862 On October - 04 battle of Corinth ends
1862 William Duncan Smith, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 36 on October - 04.
1863 Gerrit Schimmelpenninck, earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam, dies at 69 on this day in history.
1864 National black convention meets (Syracuse NY) on October - 04.
1864 On October - 04 new Orleans Tribune, first black daily newspaper, forms
1865 Max Halbe, writer on this day in history.
1868 Marcelo Torcuato the Alvear, president of Argentina (1922-28) on October - 04.
1873 Toronto Argonaut Football Club forms on this day in history.
1875 On October - 04 mikolajus Konstantinas Ciurlionis, composer
1877 On October - 04 pancho Villa, [Doroteo Arango], Mexico, revolutionary rebel [or 6/25]
1880 On October - 04 university of California founded in Los Angeles
1880 On October - 04 damon Runyon, US journalist/writer (Guys & Dolls-based on his work)
1880 On this day in history william Lassell, English astronomer (1st moon of Neptune), dies
1881 On this day in history the player piano was invented by Edward Leveaux of Sussex, England, who received a patent for it this day.
1881 Edward Leveaux patents automatic player piano on October - 04.
1881 On this day in history [Heinrich A H] Walther von Brauchitsch, German fieldmarshal
1883 On October - 04 orient Express' 1st run, linking Turkey to Europe by rail
1885 On October - 04 henricus Wijdefield, Dutch architect (Peace Palace)
1886 On this day in history luis Alberni, Spain, actor (Topaze)
1887 Francis Bull, Norway, writer (Norsk literature historian) on October - 04.
1889 John B Kelly, Olympic champion rower/father of Grace Kelly on this day in history.
1892 Engelbert Dollfuss, Austrian Fascist chancellor killed by Nazis on this day in history.
1892 On this day in history guillaume Van Kerckhoven, Belgian captain, dies at 39
1893 On this day in history pieter J Elout van Soeterwoude, MP (AR), dies at 88
1894 On this day in history cliff Hall, Bkln NY, actor (Crime Photographer)
1895 On October - 04 the birth of Buster Keaton,US Actor of silent screen era
1895 1st US Golf Open: Horace Rawlins shoots a 173 at Newport GC RI on October - 04.
1895 Buster [Joseph F] Keaton, actor (Navigator, Steamboat Bill, Jr) on October - 04.
1897 George Bernard Shaw's "Devil's Disciple," premieres in NYC on October - 04.
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