Page 3: Historical Events In October - 10

1865  John Hyatts patents the billiard ball on this day in history.   

1865  John Hyatts patents billard ball on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history raffaele Merry del Val, Spanish cardinal   

1867  Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1868  On October - 10 cuba revolts for independence against Spain   

1868  Declaration of the plan of Yara in Cuba on this day in history.   

1868  On this day in history 1st written account of a Canadian football game   

1868  On October - 10 guillermo M Tomas, composer   

1874  On this day in history fiji becomes a British possession   

1875  Aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1876  On October - 10 walter Niemann, composer   

1877  General Custer's funeral is held at West Point on October - 10.   

1884  C "Ormy" C Pearse, cricketer (3 Tests for S Afr in Australia 1910-11) on October - 10.   

1886  On October - 10 the first tuxedo jacket worn to autumn ball at Tuxedo Park, NY   

1886  On this day in history 1st dinner jacket worn to autumn ball at Tuxedo Park, NY (tuxedo)   

1886  On this day in history david L Yule, 1st Jewish US senator, dies   

1887  Rie Cramer, [Marie Holman], Dutch cartoonist/author on October - 10.   

1888  Teetotalers excursion train crushed, killing 64 (Mud Run Pa) on October - 10.   

1888  On October - 10 teatotalers excursion train crushed, killing 64 (Mud Run Pa)   

1889  Barnard College is founded on October - 10.   

1889  On October - 10 han [Henricus A] Van Meegeren, Dutch painter/art forger (Vermeer)   

1889  On October - 10 adolph von Henselt, composer, dies at 75   

1892  On October - 10 entire Hong Kong national cricket team, die in shipwreck off Taiwan   

1892  On this day in history ivo Andric, Yugoslavia, novelist (Bridge on Drina, Nobel 1961)   

1893  August Balthazar, Belgian politician on October - 10.   

1895  Johnny Taylor, cricketer (stalwart Aussie batsman of post-WW I days) on this day in history.   

1897  Lamar Stringfield, composer on this day in history.   

1899  IR Johnson patents bicycle frame on this day in history.   

1900  Helen Hayes, Wash DC, actress (Caesar & Cleopatra, Happy Birthday) on this day in history.   

1901  On October - 10 albert Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor   

1902  On October - 10 s Afr's president Paul Kruger visits Utrecht   

1903  On October - 10 charles T von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, Count of Flanders/prince   

1904  Liberty Theater opens at 234 W 42nd St NYC on October - 10.   

1905  On this day in history jane Winton, Phila, actress (Hell's Angel, Patsy, Don Juan)   

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1344  Mary Plantagenet,English princess (d. 1362) was born on this day in history.   

1486  Charles III, Duke of Savoy was born on this day in history.   

1567  Infanta Caterina Micaela of Spain (d. 1597) was born on this day in history.   

1599  On this day in history birth of jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea)   

1678  John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707) was born on October - 10.   

1684  Jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige) was born on October - 10.   

1700  On this day in history birth of lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (d. 1759)   

1713  Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer was born on October - 10.   

0019  Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant of Rijnleger, dies at 33 on this day in history.   

0413  Death of Nicias, Athens politician (Peace of Nicias), killed at about 57 on October - 10.   

0680  On this day in history death of hussein, grandson of prophet Mohammed, beheaded   

0732  Death of Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Moorish Governor of Andalusia on this day in history.   

0833  On this day in history death of al-Ma'mun, Abbasid caliph of Baghdad (b. 786)   

1359  On October - 10 death of king Hugh IV of Cyprus (b. 1295)   

1616  Maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1651  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostole, dies at 77 on October - 10.