Page 3: Historical Events In August - 03

1860  Second Maori War begins on this day in history.   

1861  On August - 03 first manned balloon from a ship used to observe Confederate artillery position at Hampton Roads, VA   

1861  On this day in history federal fleet bombs Galveston Texas   

1863  Governor Seymour asks Lincoln to suspend draft in NY on this day in history.   

1864  Battle of Mobile AL on this day in history.   

1867  On August - 03 stanley Baldwin, (C) British PM (1923-24, 1924-29, 1935-37)   

1871  On August - 03 vernon Louis Parrington, author (Romantic Revolution, Pulitzer 1928)   

1872  Haakon VII, Charlottenlund Denmark, King of Norway (1905-57) on August - 03.   

1873  On August - 03 albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgian ambassador to Tokyo (1921-39)   

1874  Eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra) on August - 03.   

1877  Karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75 on August - 03.   

1878  On this day in history constantino Gaito, composer   

1881  On August - 03 boers signs Convention of Pretoria: Transvaal semi-autonomous   

1882  On this day in history congress passes first law restricting immigration   

1882  Congress passes 1st law restricting immigration on August - 03.   

1882  On this day in history charles O'Neill, composer   

1884  On this day in history louis Gruenberg, near Brest Litovsk Poland, composer (Daniel Jazz)   

1885  Naphtali Siegfried Salomon, composer on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history per August Olander, composer, dies at 62   

1887  On this day in history rupert Brooke, British WW I poet (1914)   

1890  Louise Ackermann-Choquet, French author (Journal), dies at 76 on August - 03.   

1892  Oscar van Hemel, composer on this day in history.   

1894  On August - 03 harry Heilmann, SF Cal, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Detroit)   

1894  On this day in history george Inness, US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap), dies at 69   

1897  John McNally's musical "Good Mr Best," premieres in NYC on August - 03.   

1898  On August - 03 brother Adam [Kehrle], benedictine monk/beekeeper   

1899  Sally Benson, novelist on this day in history.   

1900  Firestone Tire & Rubber Company founded on August - 03.   

1900  On August - 03 arnoldus J N M Struycken, Dutch lawyer   

1901  On August - 03 bernard Reichel, composer   

1902  Habib Bourguiba, 1st president of Tunisia (1957-87) on August - 03.   

1902  On this day in history august Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer, dies at 54   

1904  On this day in history british journalist Francis Younghusband visits forbidden city Lhasa   

1904  On August - 03 clifford D[onald] Simak, US, sci-fi author (Hugo, Empire, Way Station)   

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1509  On August - 03 birth of Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546)   

1645  On this day in history birth of august Kuhnel, composer   

1692  On this day in history birth of john Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759)   

1748  Carl Ludwig Junker, composer was born on August - 03.   

1770  On August - 03 birth of frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840)   

1801  On August - 03 birth of joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace)   

1808  On this day in history birth of hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893)   

1811  Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator) was born on August - 03.   

0808  On this day in history p'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China   

1387  Olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies on August - 03.   

1460  On August - 03 death of king James II of Scotland (b. 1430)   

1527  On this day in history death of scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal   

1530  Philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies on this day in history.   

1546  On August - 03 death of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484)   

1604  On this day in history death of bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander   

1621  Death of Guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556) on this day in history.