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 October - 03.   

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

1880  On October - 03 warner Oland, Umea Sweden, actor (Jazz Singer, Charlie Chan)   

1881  On this day in history ludomir Michal Rogowski, composer   

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

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 October - 03.   

1884  On October - 03 hans Makart, Austrian painter (Geur), dies at 44   

1886  Henri Alain-Fournier, French novelist (Great Adventure) on October - 03.   

1888  Carl von Ossietzky, Germany, journalist/pacifist (Nobel 1935) on October - 03.   

1889  Cv Ossietzky, writer on this day in history.   

1889  Karel Miry, composer, dies at 66 on October - 03.   

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 this day in history andries Andre, actor (Trumpeter-Major), dies at 36   

1893  Frantisek Picha, composer on October - 03.   

1895  On October - 03 kurt Schumacher, co-founder/president West German SDP [OS]   

1896  On October - 03 william Morris, writer, dies at 62   

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

1897  On October - 03 josephine "Mama Jo" Riley Matthews, midwife (SC)   

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

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

1900  On this day in history edward Elgar/Cardinal Newmans oratorium premieres in Birmingham   

1900  Jay Irving, NYC, cartoonist (Draw Me a Laugh) on October - 03.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1904  On this day in history 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  Entonius Walaeus, Dutch calvinist theologist was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On October - 03 birth of antoine Dauvergne, composer   

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

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

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 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  Death of Florent Chrestien, French writer (b. 1541) on this day in history.   

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