Page 3: Historical Events In October - 10

1865  John Hyatts patents the billiard ball on October - 10.   

1865  John Hyatts patents billard ball on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history raffaele Merry del Val, Spanish cardinal   

1867  On this day in history ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski, composer, dies at 60   

1868  Cuba revolts for independence against Spain on October - 10.   

1868  Declaration of the plan of Yara in Cuba on October - 10.   

1868  On this day in history 1st written account of a Canadian football game   

1868  Guillermo M Tomas, composer on October - 10.   

1874  Fiji becomes a British possession on this day in history.   

1875  Aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer, dies at 58 on October - 10.   

1876  On this day in history walter Niemann, composer   

1877  On October - 10 general Custer's funeral is held at West Point   

1884  On this day in history c "Ormy" C Pearse, cricketer (3 Tests for S Afr in Australia 1910-11)   

1886  The first tuxedo jacket worn to autumn ball at Tuxedo Park, NY on this day in history.   

1886  1st dinner jacket worn to autumn ball at Tuxedo Park, NY (tuxedo) on this day in history.   

1886  David L Yule, 1st Jewish US senator, dies on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history rie Cramer, [Marie Holman], Dutch cartoonist/author   

1888  Teetotalers excursion train crushed, killing 64 (Mud Run Pa) on this day in history.   

1888  Teatotalers excursion train crushed, killing 64 (Mud Run Pa) on this day in history.   

1889  Barnard College is founded on this day in history.   

1889  Han [Henricus A] Van Meegeren, Dutch painter/art forger (Vermeer) on October - 10.   

1889  Adolph von Henselt, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history entire Hong Kong national cricket team, die in shipwreck off Taiwan   

1892  Ivo Andric, Yugoslavia, novelist (Bridge on Drina, Nobel 1961) on this day in history.   

1893  August Balthazar, Belgian politician on October - 10.   

1895  On October - 10 johnny Taylor, cricketer (stalwart Aussie batsman of post-WW I days)   

1897  Lamar Stringfield, composer on this day in history.   

1899  IR Johnson patents bicycle frame on this day in history.   

1900  Helen Hayes, Wash DC, actress (Caesar & Cleopatra, Happy Birthday) on October - 10.   

1901  Albert Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor on this day in history.   

1902  S Afr's president Paul Kruger visits Utrecht on this day in history.   

1903  On October - 10 charles T von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, Count of Flanders/prince   

1904  On October - 10 liberty Theater opens at 234 W 42nd St NYC   

1905  Jane Winton, Phila, actress (Hell's Angel, Patsy, Don Juan) on this day in history.   

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1344  Mary Plantagenet,English princess (d. 1362) was born on October - 10.   

1486  Charles III, Duke of Savoy was born on October - 10.   

1567  Infanta Caterina Micaela of Spain (d. 1597) was born on October - 10.   

1599  Jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea) was born on October - 10.   

1678  John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707) was born on October - 10.   

1684  Jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige) was born on this day in history.   

1700  Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.   

1713  On this day in history birth of johann Ludwig Krebs, composer   

0019  Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant of Rijnleger, dies at 33 on this day in history.   

0413  Death of Nicias, Athens politician (Peace of Nicias), killed at about 57 on October - 10.   

0680  Death of Hussein, grandson of prophet Mohammed, beheaded on this day in history.   

0732  On October - 10 death of abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Moorish Governor of Andalusia   

0833  On October - 10 death of al-Ma'mun, Abbasid caliph of Baghdad (b. 786)   

1359  On this day in history death of king Hugh IV of Cyprus (b. 1295)   

1616  Maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60 on October - 10.   

1651  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostole, dies at 77 on October - 10.