Page 4: Historical Events In October - 04

1900  Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Problem of Thor Bridge" (BG) on October - 04.   

1900  On October - 04 start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Problem of Thor Bridge" (BG)   

1901  Columbia (US) beats Shamrock II (England) in 12th America's Cup on October - 04.   

1901  Carroll Nye, Canton OH, actress (Lawless Woman) on this day in history.   

1903  Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Austrian nazi (SS/SD) on October - 04.   

1904  Frederic Auguste Bertholdi French sculptor ("Statue of Liberty") dies on October - 04.   

1904  On October - 04 1st day of NYC subway, 350,000 people ride 9.1 mile tracks   

1904  On October - 04 harris Rhoad, rocker   

1904  On October - 04 frederic Auguste Bertholdi, French sculptor (Statue of Liberty), dies   

1905  On this day in history leon Orthel, composer   

1906  Chicago Cubs win their 116th game (116-36 .763) of year on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history johannes Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter (passage fight)   

1907  On this day in history alfredo Kiel, composer, dies at 57   

1909  On this day in history james B Pritchard, US, theologist/archaeologist   

1910  On this day in history portugal becomes a republic, King Manuel II flees to England   

1911  On this day in history 1st public elevator (London's Earl's Court Metro Station)   

1912  Nicaraguan Gen Zeledon, opponent of US occupation, is executed on October - 04.   

1912  On October - 04 alfonso Letelier-Llonas, composer   

1912  Gen Zeledon, Nicaraguan opponent of US occupation, is executed on October - 04.   

1913  On this day in history bkln Dodger Jake Daubert earns a new Chalmers auto as NL MVP   

1913  Stanley Oliphant Stewart, librarian on October - 04.   

1914  Dardanellen (French & English) fleet bombs Turkish forts on this day in history.   

1914  Brendan Gill, writer/critic (New Yorker magazine) on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history dinosaur National Monument in Colorado & Utah is established   

1915  On this day in history koos Schuur, Dutch journalist/poet (7 Curses)   

1916  Market Street's "Path of Gold" lit for 1st time on this day in history.   

1916  Owen Tudor Williams, civil engineer on this day in history.   

1917  British assault on Broodseinde, France on October - 04.   

1917  On this day in history albert de Klerk, Dutch composer/conductor   

1918  Musical "Sometime" with Mae West premieres in NYC on October - 04.   

1920  George Tribe, cricketer (Australian chinaman bowler, Northants) on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history league of Nations refuses to assist starving Russians   

1922  On this day in history the Canadian National Railway Company becomes a corporate entity (order in council P.C. 2094).   

1922  For 1st time, entire World Series broadcast over radio (WJZ & WGY) on October - 04.   

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1160  On October - 04 birth of alys, Countess of the Vexin, daughter of Louis VII of France (d. 1220)   

1276  Margaret of Brabant, Queen of Germany (d. 1311) was born on October - 04.   

1289  On this day in history birth of louis X, the Stubborn, king of France (1314-16)   

1331  James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (d. 1382) was born on this day in history.   

1379  On this day in history birth of king Henry III of Castile (d. 1406)   

1515  On October - 04 birth of lucas Cranach, the Younger, German painter   

1542  Roberto Bellarmino, Italian theologist/diplomat was born on October - 04.   

1542  Robert Bellarmine, Italian saint (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

1072  On October - 04 death of sancho II, king of Castile/bro of Alfonso VI, murdered at about 35   

1221  Death of William III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu (b. 1179) on October - 04.   

1250  Death of Herman VI, Margrave of Baden on this day in history.   

1305  On this day in history death of emperor Kameyama of Japan (b. 1249)   

1540  Helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies on this day in history.   

1564  On October - 04 pietro P Vergerio, Italian theologist/bishop of Croatia, dies   

1571  Claude Togniel d'Espence, French theologist (Sorbonne), dies at 60 on October - 04.   

1582  Theresia van Avila, Spanish mystic writer, dies on this day in history.