Page 3: Historical Events In August - 03

1860  On this day in history second Maori War begins   

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

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

1871  Vernon Louis Parrington, author (Romantic Revolution, Pulitzer 1928) on this day in history.   

1872  On this day in history haakon VII, Charlottenlund Denmark, King of Norway (1905-57)   

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

1874  On this day in history eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra)   

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

1878  Constantino Gaito, composer on this day in history.   

1881  Boers signs Convention of Pretoria: Transvaal semi-autonomous on August - 03.   

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  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  Per August Olander, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1887  On August - 03 rupert Brooke, British WW I poet (1914)   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history john McNally's musical "Good Mr Best," premieres in NYC   

1898  On this day in history brother Adam [Kehrle], benedictine monk/beekeeper   

1899  On this day in history sally Benson, novelist   

1900  On August - 03 firestone Tire & Rubber Company founded.   

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

1901  Bernard Reichel, composer on this day in history.   

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  British journalist Francis Younghusband visits forbidden city Lhasa on August - 03.   

1904  On this day in history 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 August - 03 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  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  On this day in history birth of hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893)   

1811  Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator) was born on this day in history.   

0808  On August - 03 p'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China   

1387  On August - 03 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  Death of Scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal on this day in history.   

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

1546  Death of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484) on August - 03.   

1604  On August - 03 death of bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander   

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