Historical Events In October - 03

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

1931  Glenn Hall, National Hockey League goaltender on October - 03.   

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

1932  Iraq gains full independence from Britain, joins League of Nations on October - 03.   

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

1933  Neale A Fraser, tennis champ (US Open-1959) on this day in history.   

1934  Benjamin Boretz, composer on this day in history.   

1935  On October - 03 italy invades Ethiopia   

1935  Abdon Pamich, Italy, 50K walker (Olympic-gold-1964) on this day in history.   

1936  Yanks set new attendance record of 64,842 in 3rd game of World Series on this day in history.   

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

1937  Boldizsar Csiky, composer on October - 03.   

1939  Lemmer-Urk Dike closes on October - 03.   

1940  Anti-Jewish laws are passed by the Vichy government on October - 03.   

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

1941  The birth of Chubby Checker, American rock singer on this day in history.   

1941  On October - 03 adolf Hitler says Russia is "broken" & would "never rise again"   

1941  On this day in history wilhelm Kienzl, Austria composer (Kuhreigen), dies at 84   

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

1942  On this day in history fDR forms Office of Economic Stabilization   

1943  On this day in history british 8th army lands at Termoli, East Italy   

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

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

1945  On October - 03 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  On this day in history first telescope lens 200" (508 cm) in diameter completed   

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

1948  On this day in history columbia U reports discovery of uranium in Belgian Congo   

1949  On this day in history wERD, 1st black-owned radio station, opens in Atlanta   

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

1951  On October - 03 battle of Maryang-San, Korea starts   

1951  On October - 03 helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 1 (HS-1), first of its kind in the Navy, was established at NAS Key West, Fla.   

1951  On October - 03 bobby Thomson HR-Giants win pennant defeating Dodgers   

1952  On this day in history britain tests its first atomic bomb, on an island off the coast of Australia   

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1573  Entonius Walaeus, Dutch calvinist theologist was born on October - 03.   

1605  Li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor was born on October - 03.   

1631  On October - 03 birth of sebastian Anton Scherer, composer   

1647  Johannes Voet, Dutch lawyer was born on October - 03.   

1647  John Foot, lawyer was born on October - 03.   

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  On this day in history death of christophorus Fabritius, [Christoffel Smit], calvinist vicar, burned   

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

1596  Death of Florent Chrestien, French writer (b. 1541) on October - 03.   

1611  On October - 03 death of charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (b. 1554)