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  Francois C Schlumberger, French physicist on October - 02.   

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  Wallace Stevens, Reading Pa, poet (Ideas of Order) on October - 02.   

1880  On October - 02 george Alexander Russell, composer   

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 this day in history first Pan American conference (Washington DC)   

1889  1st Pan American conference (Washington DC) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history leroy B Shield, US pianist/producer/composer (Laurel & Hardy)   

1895  1st cartoon comic strip is printed in a newspaper on October - 02.   

1895  Bud Abbott, Asbury Pk NJ, comedian (Abbott & Costello) on October - 02.   

1896  On October - 02 fjodor I Panfjorov, Russian author (Volga) [OS=Sep 20]   

1899  On October - 02 orange Free state mobilizes   

1900  On this day in history belg crown prince Albert von Saksen-Coburg weds Elisabeth of Bayern   

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

1901  On this day in history 1st Royal Naval submarine launched at Barrow   

1901  Christopher Clarkson, test Pilot on October - 02.   

1902  On this day in history dick Ket, Dutch painter/cartoonist   

1904  The birth of Graham Greene, English novelist on October - 02.   

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

1905  On this day in history jose Maria de Heredia, Cuban/French sonnet poet, dies at 62   

1906  Tommy Burns KOs Jim Burns in 15 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

1906  John Humphreys Whitfield, scholar of Italian language & literature on this day in history.   

1907  Phillies Eddie Grant goes 7 for 7 in a doubleheader vs Giants on this day in history.   

1907  Alexander Robertus, organic chemist on this day in history.   

1908  Addie Joss perfect game stops Ed Walsh 1-0 who won 40 in a row on this day in history.   

1909  1st rugby match (Twickenham) on October - 02.   

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1452  King Richard III, of England (1483-85) was born on this day in history.   

1470  Isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524) was born on October - 02.   

1538  On October - 02 birth of saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584)   

1595  Jacob Louys, Flemish engraver was born on this day in history.   

1616  On October - 02 birth of a Gryphius, writer   

1644  On October - 02 birth of françois-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724)   

1646  On this day in history birth of guillaume Poitevin, composer   

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

0472  Olybrius, emperor of Westromeinse republic (472), dies on this day in history.   

0939  Death of Giselbert, duke of Lutheran, drowns at about 49 on this day in history.   

1113  Mawdoed, Selchuk emir/governor of Mosul, dies on October - 02.   

1264  On October - 02 urbanus IV, [Jacques Pantaleon], French Pope (1261-64), dies   

1517  On October - 02 john Murmelius, humanist/theory/school book writer, dies at about 37   

1559  Death of Jacquet of Mantua, French composer (b. 1483) on October - 02.   

1564  Andreas Vesalius, [Andries of Wesel], Flemish anatomist, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1588  Bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies on October - 02.