Historical Events In October - 03

1872  Bloomingdale's department store in NY opens on October - 03.   

1872  On October - 03 edward Faber Schneider, composer   

1873  On October - 03 the Grand Trunk Railway converts the gauge of its line between Stratford and Montreal, 421 miles together with 60 miles of sidings, from 5' 6" to the standard gauge of 4' 8 1/2". The track work was completed in 24 hours and occasioned but 16 hours interruption in the use of the main line.   

1873  On this day in history captain Jack and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War.   

1873  On October - 03 kintpuash, [Captain Jack], fought Modoc indians, Oregon, dies   

1880  On this day in history warner Oland, Umea Sweden, actor (Jazz Singer, Charlie Chan)   

1881  Ludomir Michal Rogowski, composer on October - 03.   

1882  Gunther von Kluge, German fieldmarshal on October - 03.   

1883  On October - 03 the Holyhead was a steamer owned by the London and North Western Railway which rammed the barque Alhambra amidships in the Irish Sea between Dublin and Holyhead in clear weather. The Holyhead's general cargo included 300 pigs, and 17 horses. The Alhambra was carrying coal as ballast and was almost cut in two and sank in a few minutes. The Holyhead sank shortly afterwards. The loss of life from the Holyhead totalled 13, including the Captain, C.W.Hicks, and his daughter. Loss of life on the Alhambra not known, but there was a crew of 25.   

1884  Hans Makart, Austrian painter (Geur), dies at 44 on October - 03.   

1886  On October - 03 henri Alain-Fournier, French novelist (Great Adventure)   

1888  On October - 03 carl von Ossietzky, Germany, journalist/pacifist (Nobel 1935)   

1889  On this day in history cv Ossietzky, writer   

1889  On this day in history karel Miry, composer, dies at 66   

1890  Capt Guillaume of Kerckhoven marches into Boma Congo on October - 03.   

1890  On October - 03 henry Hull, Louisville KY, actor (Tobacco Rd, Boys Town, High Sierra)   

1890  On October - 03 andries Andre, actor (Trumpeter-Major), dies at 36   

1893  On October - 03 frantisek Picha, composer   

1895  On this day in history kurt Schumacher, co-founder/president West German SDP [OS]   

1896  On this day in history william Morris, writer, dies at 62   

1897  The birth of Louis Aragon, French poet on this day in history.   

1897  Josephine "Mama Jo" Riley Matthews, midwife (SC) on October - 03.   

1899  J S Thurman patents motor-driven vacuum cleaner on this day in history.   

1899  Gertrude Berg, Harlem NYC, actress (Molly Goldberg-Goldbergs) on October - 03.   

1900  On October - 03 edward Elgar/Cardinal Newmans oratorium premieres in Birmingham   

1900  Jay Irving, NYC, cartoonist (Draw Me a Laugh) on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history masao Oki, composer   

1902  Arturo da Costa e Silva, marshal/pres of Brazil (1967-69) on October - 03.   

1903  Benedetto Junck, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history mary McLeod Bethune opens Daytona Normal and Industrial School   

1904  On this day in history france & Spain sign treaty for Morocco Independence   

1904  On October - 03 charles Pedersen, UK, biochemist (Nobel 1987)   

1906  SOS adopted as warning signal by 1st conference on wireless telegraphy on October - 03.   

1907  Alfred Reisenauer, composer, dies at 43 on October - 03.   

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1573  Entonius Walaeus, Dutch calvinist theologist was born on this day in history.   

1605  On this day in history birth of li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor   

1631  Sebastian Anton Scherer, composer was born on this day in history.   

1647  On October - 03 birth of johannes Voet, Dutch lawyer   

1647  John Foot, lawyer was born on October - 03.   

1713  Antoine Dauvergne, composer was born on October - 03.   

1716  Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (d. 1781) was born on October - 03.   

1720  Johann P Uz, German poet (Lyrische Poem) was born on October - 03.   

0695  Death of "Black Ewald", helper of Willibrord, murdered on this day in history.   

1226  On October - 03 death of saint Francis of Assisi (b. 1181)   

1283  On October - 03 dafydd ap Gruffyd, last monarch of Gwynnedd (North-Wales), dies   

1369  Death of Margarete Maultasch, Countess of Tyrol (b. 1318) on October - 03.   

1564  On this day in history death of christophorus Fabritius, [Christoffel Smit], calvinist vicar, burned   

1568  Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain, dies at 23 on this day in history.   

1596  On this day in history death of florent Chrestien, French writer (b. 1541)   

1611  Death of Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (b. 1554) on October - 03.