Page 3: Historical Events In October - 03

1872  Bloomingdale's department store in NY opens on this day in history.   

1872  Edward Faber Schneider, composer on this day in history.   

1873  On this day in history 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  On this day in history kintpuash, [Captain Jack], fought Modoc indians, Oregon, dies   

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

1881  Ludomir Michal Rogowski, composer on this day in history.   

1882  On October - 03 gunther von Kluge, German fieldmarshal   

1883  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 on this day in history.   

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

1886  Henri Alain-Fournier, French novelist (Great Adventure) on this day in history.   

1888  Carl von Ossietzky, Germany, journalist/pacifist (Nobel 1935) on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history cv Ossietzky, writer   

1889  Karel Miry, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1893  Frantisek Picha, composer on October - 03.   

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

1896  William Morris, writer, dies at 62 on October - 03.   

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

1897  On this day in history josephine "Mama Jo" Riley Matthews, midwife (SC)   

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

1899  On this day in history gertrude Berg, Harlem NYC, actress (Molly Goldberg-Goldbergs)   

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  Masao Oki, composer on this day in history.   

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

1903  On October - 03 benedetto Junck, composer, dies at 51   

1904  On October - 03 mary McLeod Bethune opens Daytona Normal and Industrial School   

1904  On October - 03 france & Spain sign treaty for Morocco Independence   

1904  Charles Pedersen, UK, biochemist (Nobel 1987) on October - 03.   

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 October - 03 birth of sebastian Anton Scherer, composer   

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

1647  John Foot, lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1713  On October - 03 birth of antoine Dauvergne, composer   

1716  On October - 03 birth of giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (d. 1781)   

1720  On October - 03 birth of johann P Uz, German poet (Lyrische Poem)   

0695  On October - 03 death of "Black Ewald", helper of Willibrord, murdered   

1226  Death of Saint Francis of Assisi (b. 1181) on this day in history.   

1283  On this day in history dafydd ap Gruffyd, last monarch of Gwynnedd (North-Wales), dies   

1369  On October - 03 death of margarete Maultasch, Countess of Tyrol (b. 1318)   

1564  Death of Christophorus Fabritius, [Christoffel Smit], calvinist vicar, burned on this day in history.   

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  On October - 03 death of charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (b. 1554)