Historical Events In October - 04

1900  Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Problem of Thor Bridge" (BG) on October - 04.   

1900  Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Problem of Thor Bridge" (BG) on this day in history.   

1901  Columbia (US) beats Shamrock II (England) in 12th America's Cup on October - 04.   

1901  Carroll Nye, Canton OH, actress (Lawless Woman) on October - 04.   

1903  On this day in history ernst Kaltenbrunner, Austrian nazi (SS/SD)   

1904  On October - 04 frederic Auguste Bertholdi French sculptor ("Statue of Liberty") dies   

1904  1st day of NYC subway, 350,000 people ride 9.1 mile tracks on October - 04.   

1904  On this day in history harris Rhoad, rocker   

1904  Frederic Auguste Bertholdi, French sculptor (Statue of Liberty), dies on October - 04.   

1905  Leon Orthel, composer on October - 04.   

1906  Chicago Cubs win their 116th game (116-36 .763) of year on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history johannes Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter (passage fight)   

1907  On October - 04 alfredo Kiel, composer, dies at 57   

1909  James B Pritchard, US, theologist/archaeologist on this day in history.   

1910  On October - 04 portugal becomes a republic, King Manuel II flees to England   

1911  On this day in history 1st public elevator (London's Earl's Court Metro Station)   

1912  Nicaraguan Gen Zeledon, opponent of US occupation, is executed on October - 04.   

1912  Alfonso Letelier-Llonas, composer on October - 04.   

1912  On October - 04 gen Zeledon, Nicaraguan opponent of US occupation, is executed   

1913  Bkln Dodger Jake Daubert earns a new Chalmers auto as NL MVP on October - 04.   

1913  On this day in history stanley Oliphant Stewart, librarian   

1914  On October - 04 dardanellen (French & English) fleet bombs Turkish forts   

1914  On October - 04 brendan Gill, writer/critic (New Yorker magazine)   

1915  Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado & Utah is established on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history koos Schuur, Dutch journalist/poet (7 Curses)   

1916  On this day in history market Street's "Path of Gold" lit for 1st time   

1916  Owen Tudor Williams, civil engineer on this day in history.   

1917  On October - 04 british assault on Broodseinde, France   

1917  Albert de Klerk, Dutch composer/conductor on this day in history.   

1918  Musical "Sometime" with Mae West premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1920  George Tribe, cricketer (Australian chinaman bowler, Northants) on October - 04.   

1921  On October - 04 league of Nations refuses to assist starving Russians   

1922  The Canadian National Railway Company becomes a corporate entity (order in council P.C. 2094) on October - 04.   

1922  For 1st time, entire World Series broadcast over radio (WJZ & WGY) on this day in history.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1160  On October - 04 birth of alys, Countess of the Vexin, daughter of Louis VII of France (d. 1220)   

1276  On October - 04 birth of margaret of Brabant, Queen of Germany (d. 1311)   

1289  Louis X, the Stubborn, king of France (1314-16) was born on October - 04.   

1331  James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (d. 1382) was born on this day in history.   

1379  King Henry III of Castile (d. 1406) was born on October - 04.   

1515  On this day in history birth of lucas Cranach, the Younger, German painter   

1542  On this day in history birth of roberto Bellarmino, Italian theologist/diplomat   

1542  On October - 04 birth of robert Bellarmine, Italian saint (d. 1621)   

1072  Death of Sancho II, king of Castile/bro of Alfonso VI, murdered at about 35 on October - 04.   

1221  On October - 04 death of william III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu (b. 1179)   

1250  On October - 04 death of herman VI, Margrave of Baden   

1305  On October - 04 death of emperor Kameyama of Japan (b. 1249)   

1540  On this day in history helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies   

1564  On this day in history pietro P Vergerio, Italian theologist/bishop of Croatia, dies   

1571  On October - 04 claude Togniel d'Espence, French theologist (Sorbonne), dies at 60   

1582  Theresia van Avila, Spanish mystic writer, dies on this day in history.