Page 3: Historical Events In August - 03

1860  Second Maori War begins on August - 03.   

1861  First manned balloon from a ship used to observe Confederate artillery position at Hampton Roads, VA on this day in history.   

1861  On August - 03 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  On this day in history stanley Baldwin, (C) British PM (1923-24, 1924-29, 1935-37)   

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

1872  On August - 03 haakon VII, Charlottenlund Denmark, King of Norway (1905-57)   

1873  Albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgian ambassador to Tokyo (1921-39) on this day in history.   

1874  Eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra) on this day in history.   

1877  On this day in history karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75   

1878  Constantino Gaito, composer on August - 03.   

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

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

1882  On this day in history congress passes 1st law restricting immigration   

1882  Charles O'Neill, composer on August - 03.   

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

1890  On this day in history louise Ackermann-Choquet, French author (Journal), dies at 76   

1892  On August - 03 oscar van Hemel, composer   

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

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 this day in history.   

1898  Brother Adam [Kehrle], benedictine monk/beekeeper on August - 03.   

1899  Sally Benson, novelist on this day in history.   

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

1900  Arnoldus J N M Struycken, Dutch lawyer on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history bernard Reichel, composer   

1902  Habib Bourguiba, 1st president of Tunisia (1957-87) on this day in history.   

1902  August Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1904  On August - 03 british journalist Francis Younghusband visits forbidden city Lhasa   

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

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1509  On this day in history birth of Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546)   

1645  On August - 03 birth of august Kuhnel, composer   

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

1748  On this day in history birth of carl Ludwig Junker, composer   

1770  Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840) was born on this day in history.   

1801  Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace) was born on August - 03.   

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  On August - 03 p'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China   

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

1460  Death of King James II of Scotland (b. 1430) on this day in history.   

1527  On August - 03 death of scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal   

1530  On August - 03 philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies   

1546  Death of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484) on this day in history.   

1604  Death of Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander on August - 03.   

1621  On this day in history death of guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556)