Page 4: Historical Events In October - 02

1873  Pelham Warner, cricketer (England 1898-1912, later notable official) on this day in history.   

1873  On October - 02 cornelius Varley, water-color painter, dies   

1875  On October - 02 henry Fevrier, composer   

1878  On this day in history francois C Schlumberger, French physicist   

1879  On October - 02 start of the Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Musgrave Ritual" (BG)   

1879  Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Musgrave Ritual" (BG) on October - 02.   

1879  On October - 02 wallace Stevens, Reading Pa, poet (Ideas of Order)   

1880  George Alexander Russell, composer on October - 02.   

1881  On October - 02 fred Barlow, composer   

1885  Ruth Bryan Rohde, US, (Rep), minister to Denmark on this day in history.   

1886  Pieter "Pierre" Balledux, stage manager/Dutch resistance fighter on this day in history.   

1889  On October - 02 first Pan American conference (Washington DC)   

1889  On October - 02 1st Pan American conference (Washington DC)   

1890  On October - 02 groucho Marx, [Julius], NYC, comedian (Marx Bros, You Bet Your Life)   

1891  On this day in history h V Porter, basketball pioneer, created fan shape backboard   

1893  On October - 02 leroy B Shield, US pianist/producer/composer (Laurel & Hardy)   

1895  On this day in history 1st cartoon comic strip is printed in a newspaper   

1895  Bud Abbott, Asbury Pk NJ, comedian (Abbott & Costello) on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history fjodor I Panfjorov, Russian author (Volga) [OS=Sep 20]   

1899  Orange Free state mobilizes on this day in history.   

1900  Belg crown prince Albert von Saksen-Coburg weds Elisabeth of Bayern on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history first submarine commissioned by the British Navy is launched from Barrow, north-west England.   

1901  On October - 02 1st Royal Naval submarine launched at Barrow   

1901  On October - 02 christopher Clarkson, test Pilot   

1902  On October - 02 dick Ket, Dutch painter/cartoonist   

1904  The birth of Graham Greene, English novelist on this day in history.   

1904  Dermot Boyle, marshal (RAF) on this day in history.   

1905  Jose Maria de Heredia, Cuban/French sonnet poet, dies at 62 on October - 02.   

1906  On October - 02 tommy Burns KOs Jim Burns in 15 for heavyweight boxing title   

1906  On this day in history john Humphreys Whitfield, scholar of Italian language & literature   

1907  On this day in history phillies Eddie Grant goes 7 for 7 in a doubleheader vs Giants   

1907  Alexander Robertus, organic chemist on October - 02.   

1908  Addie Joss perfect game stops Ed Walsh 1-0 who won 40 in a row on October - 02.   

1909  1st rugby match (Twickenham) on this day in history.   

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1452  On October - 02 birth of king Richard III, of England (1483-85)   

1470  On October - 02 birth of isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524)   

1538  On this day in history birth of saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584)   

1595  On October - 02 birth of jacob Louys, Flemish engraver   

1616  A Gryphius, writer was born on this day in history.   

1644  François-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724) was born on this day in history.   

1646  On October - 02 birth of guillaume Poitevin, composer   

1704  Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer was born on this day in history.   

0472  On October - 02 olybrius, emperor of Westromeinse republic (472), dies   

0939  On this day in history death of giselbert, duke of Lutheran, drowns at about 49   

1113  On October - 02 mawdoed, Selchuk emir/governor of Mosul, dies   

1264  On this day in history urbanus IV, [Jacques Pantaleon], French Pope (1261-64), dies   

1517  John Murmelius, humanist/theory/school book writer, dies at about 37 on October - 02.   

1559  On this day in history death of jacquet of Mantua, French composer (b. 1483)   

1564  Andreas Vesalius, [Andries of Wesel], Flemish anatomist, dies at 49 on October - 02.   

1588  On this day in history bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies