Page 3: Historical Events In August - 03

1860  Second Maori War begins on August - 03.   

1861  On this day in history 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  On this day in history governor Seymour asks Lincoln to suspend draft in NY   

1864  Battle of Mobile AL on this day in history.   

1867  Stanley Baldwin, (C) British PM (1923-24, 1924-29, 1935-37) on this day in history.   

1871  Vernon Louis Parrington, author (Romantic Revolution, Pulitzer 1928) on August - 03.   

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

1873  On this day in history albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgian ambassador to Tokyo (1921-39)   

1874  On August - 03 eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra)   

1877  On August - 03 karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75   

1878  On August - 03 constantino Gaito, composer   

1881  Boers signs Convention of Pretoria: Transvaal semi-autonomous on this day in history.   

1882  On August - 03 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  Louis Gruenberg, near Brest Litovsk Poland, composer (Daniel Jazz) on this day in history.   

1885  Naphtali Siegfried Salomon, composer on August - 03.   

1886  On August - 03 per August Olander, composer, dies at 62   

1887  Rupert Brooke, British WW I poet (1914) on August - 03.   

1890  On August - 03 louise Ackermann-Choquet, French author (Journal), dies at 76   

1892  Oscar van Hemel, composer on August - 03.   

1894  Harry Heilmann, SF Cal, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Detroit) on this day in history.   

1894  George Inness, US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap), dies at 69 on August - 03.   

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

1898  Brother Adam [Kehrle], benedictine monk/beekeeper on this day in history.   

1899  On August - 03 sally Benson, novelist   

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  On August - 03 habib Bourguiba, 1st president of Tunisia (1957-87)   

1902  August Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer, dies at 54 on August - 03.   

1904  British journalist Francis Younghusband visits forbidden city Lhasa on this day in history.   

1904  Clifford D[onald] Simak, US, sci-fi author (Hugo, Empire, Way Station) on this day in history.   

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1509  Ã‰tienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546) was born on this day in history.   

1645  August Kuhnel, composer was born on August - 03.   

1692  John Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759) was born on August - 03.   

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  Hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1387  Olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies on this day in history.   

1460  On this day in history death of king James II of Scotland (b. 1430)   

1527  Death of Scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal on this day in history.   

1530  Philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies on August - 03.   

1546  On this day in history death of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484)   

1604  Death of Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander on this day in history.   

1621  Death of Guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556) on August - 03.