Page 3: Historical Events In October - 03

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

1872  Edward Faber Schneider, composer on October - 03.   

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  Captain Jack and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War on this day in history.   

1873  Kintpuash, [Captain Jack], fought Modoc indians, Oregon, dies on October - 03.   

1880  Warner Oland, Umea Sweden, actor (Jazz Singer, Charlie Chan) on October - 03.   

1881  On October - 03 ludomir Michal Rogowski, composer   

1882  Gunther von Kluge, German fieldmarshal on this day in history.   

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  Carl von Ossietzky, Germany, journalist/pacifist (Nobel 1935) on this day in history.   

1889  On October - 03 cv Ossietzky, writer   

1889  On October - 03 karel Miry, composer, dies at 66   

1890  On October - 03 capt Guillaume of Kerckhoven marches into Boma Congo   

1890  Henry Hull, Louisville KY, actor (Tobacco Rd, Boys Town, High Sierra) on October - 03.   

1890  Andries Andre, actor (Trumpeter-Major), dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1893  On October - 03 frantisek Picha, composer   

1895  Kurt Schumacher, co-founder/president West German SDP [OS] on October - 03.   

1896  William Morris, writer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1897  On October - 03 the birth of Louis Aragon, French poet   

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

1899  On October - 03 j S Thurman patents motor-driven vacuum cleaner   

1899  On October - 03 gertrude Berg, Harlem NYC, actress (Molly Goldberg-Goldbergs)   

1900  Edward Elgar/Cardinal Newmans oratorium premieres in Birmingham on October - 03.   

1900  On this day in history jay Irving, NYC, cartoonist (Draw Me a Laugh)   

1901  On October - 03 masao Oki, composer   

1902  On October - 03 arturo da Costa e Silva, marshal/pres of Brazil (1967-69)   

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

1904  Mary McLeod Bethune opens Daytona Normal and Industrial School on October - 03.   

1904  On October - 03 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 this day in history.   

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

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1573  On this day in history birth of entonius Walaeus, Dutch calvinist theologist   

1605  Li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor was born on October - 03.   

1631  On this day in history birth of sebastian Anton Scherer, composer   

1647  Johannes Voet, Dutch lawyer was born on October - 03.   

1647  On October - 03 birth of john Foot, lawyer   

1713  On October - 03 birth of antoine Dauvergne, composer   

1716  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (d. 1781)   

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 this day in history dafydd ap Gruffyd, last monarch of Gwynnedd (North-Wales), dies   

1369  Death of Margarete Maultasch, Countess of Tyrol (b. 1318) on this day in history.   

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

1568  On October - 03 elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain, dies at 23   

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.