Events on Oct 3
- 1143Cardinal Guido elected Pope Coelestinus II
- 1247Willem II of Holland elected Roman Catholic German Emperor
- 1264Comet said to predict death of Pope Urban IV is last seen
- 1430Jews are expelled from Eger Bohemia
- 1569Battle of Montcontour: Duke of Anjou beats Huguenots
- 1574Fleet under Admiral Boisot seize Spanish
- 1605Chinese uprising on Philippines, Tondo / Quiapo massacre
- 1657French troops occupy Mardyke
- 1691English and Dutch army occupies Limerick Ireland
- 1735France and Emperor Karel VI sign peace accord
- 1778Captain Cook anchors at Alaska
- 1789Washington proclaims 1st national Thanksgiving Day on November 26
- 1833Composer Hector Berlioz marries actress Harriet Smithson
- 1862Skirmish at Bardstown, Kentucky
- 1863Lincoln designates last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day
- 1890Captain Guillaume of Kerckhoven marches into Boma Congo
- 1899J S Thurman patents motor-driven vacuum cleaner
- 1900Edward Elgar / Cardinal Newmans oratorium premieres in Birmingham
- 1904France and Spain sign treaty for Morocco Independence
- 1904Giants Christy Mathewson strikes out then record 16 Cards
- 1904Mary McLeod Bethune opens Daytona Normal and Industrial School
- 1906SOS adopted as warning signal by 1st conference on wireless telegraphy
- 1906US regime names Charles Magoon, Governor of Cuba
- 1913Federal Income Tax signed into law (at 1%)
- 19157.8 earthquake shakes Pleasant Valley, Nevada
- 1918Boris becomes King of Bulgaria
- 1918Czar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria does distance of throne
- 1918Selwyn Theater opens at 229 W 42nd St, New York City
- 1919Reds Adolfo Luque is 1st Latin player to appear in a World Series
- 1919Serbian, Croatian and Slavic parliment accord for 8 hour work day
Born on Oct 3
- 1573Entonius Walaeus: Dutch calvinist theologist
- 1631Sebastian Anton Scherer: Composer
- 1647Johannes Voet: Dutch lawyer
- 1647John Foot: Lawyer
- 1713Antoine Dauvergne: Composer
- 1720Johann P Uz: German poet (Lyrische Poem)
- 1733Francois Krafft: Composer
- 1789Francis Hoyt Gregory: Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1866
- 1792Cipriani Potter: Composer
- 1800George Bancroft: Historian (Hall of Fame)
- 1803John Gorrie: Inventor (cold-air process of refrigeration)
- 1804Townsend Harris: 1st Western consul to reside in Japan
- 1807Heinrich Panofka: Composer
- 1814Mikhail Yurevich Lermontov: Russian poet / writer (Demon & other poems)
- 1828Woldemar Bargiel: Composer
- 1834Vilem Blodek: Composer
- 1844Patrick Manson: "Father of tropical medicine"
- 1854William Crawford Gorgas: United States -- Surgeon General - helped cure yellow fever
- 1859Elenora Duse: Italy -- Actress (Hedda Gabler)
- 1860Annie EF Horniman: England, United Kingdom -- Theater owner (Abbey Theatre, Dublin)
- 1865Johannes IJWJ Eilerts de Haan: Dutch sea officer (Lucie R, Suriname)
- 1866Learmont Drysdale: Composer
- 1871Stijn Streuvels [Frank Lateur]: Flemish writer (De Valschaard)
- 1872Edward Faber Schneider: Composer
- 1880Warner Oland: Umea, Sweden -- Actor (Jazz singer, Charlie Chan)
- 1881Ludomir Michal Rogowski: Composer
- 1886Henri Alain-Fournier: French Novelist (Great Adventure)
- 1888Carl von Ossietzky: Germany -- Journalist / pacifist (Nobel 1935)
- 1888Claud Allister: London, England -- Actor (Bulldog Drummond)
- 1888Roy Webb: Composer
Died on Oct 3
- 1283Dafydd ap Gruffyd: Last Monarch of Gwynnedd (North-Wales)
- 1564Christophorus Fabritius [Christoffel Smit]: Calvinist vicar, burned
- 1568Elisabeth van Valois: French Queen of Spain, dies at 23
- 1646Virgilio Mazzocchi: Composer, dies at 49
- 1653Mark Zuesius Boxhorn: Historian, dies at 41
- 1656Myles Standish: Plymouth Colony leader
- 1685Fidel Molitor: Composer, dies at 58
- 1703Pieter van Wooden: Amersfoorts rebel leader, beheaded
- 1703Richard Saab: Amersfoorts rebel leader, beheaded
- 1750Georg Matthias Monn: Composer, dies at 33
- 1795Tula: Leader Curacaose slave uprising, executed
- 1820Ludwig Wenzel Lachnith: Composer, dies at 74
- 1826Jens I Baggesen: Danish writer / linguist (Labyrinth)
- 1828Josephus Andreas Fodor: Composer, dies at 77
- 1853Andre Georges Louis Onslow: Composer, dies at 69
- 1862Pleasant Adam Hackleman: Union Brigadier General, dies in battle at 47
- 1884Hans Makart: Austrian Painter (Geur), dies at 44
- 1889Karel Miry: Composer, dies at 66
- 1896William Morris: Writer, dies at 62
- 1903Benedetto Junck: Composer, dies at 51
- 1907Alfred Reisenauer: Composer, dies at 43
- 1912Guido Papini: Composer, dies at 65
- 1919Daniel Brink Towner: Composer, dies at 69
- 1929Gustav Stresemann: German chancellor (Nobel 1926), dies at 51
- 1929Jeanne Eagels: Actress (The Letter), dies at 35
- 1930Charles LP "Philip" Zilcken: Painter / etcher / Author (Bauer), dies at 73
- 1931Carl August Nielsen: Composer, dies at 66
- 1941Wilhelm Kienzl: Austria Composer (Kuhreigen), dies at 84
- 1952Alfred Neumann: German writer, dies at 56
- 1953Arnold Bax: British composer, dies at 69
Historical events on October 4
- 1209Pope Innocent II crowns German King Otto of Wittelsbach
- 15351st full English translation of the Bible printed in Switzerland
- 1539King Henry VIII and Anna of Kleef marry
- 1582Last Julian calender day in Spain / Portugal / pontifical states
- 16361st code of law for Plymouth Colony
- 1636Battle at Wittstock, Brandenburg: Sweden beat Ferdinand III
- 1648Peter Stuyvesant establishes Americas 1st volunteer firemen
- 1675Christian Huygens patents pocket watch
- 1712Utrecht banishes poor Jews
- 1767Prince Willem V marries Prussian Princess Wilhelmina
- 1777Battle of Germantown
- 1824Mexico becomes a Republic
- 1830Provisional government declares secession of Belgium from Netherlands
- 1854Abraham Lincoln made his 1st political speech at Illinois State Fair
- 1862Battle of Corinth ends
- 1864National black convention meets (Syracuse NY)
- 1864New Orleans Tribune, 1st black daily newspaper, forms
- 1873Toronto Argonaut Football Club forms
- 1880University of California founded in Los Angeles
- 1881Edward Leveaux patents automatic player piano
- 18951st US Golf Open: Horace Rawlins shoots a 173 at Newport Golf Club - Rhode Island
- 1895Horace Rawlins wins 1st US Open golf tournament (Newport RI)
- 1900Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Problem of Thor Bridge" (BG)
- 19041st day of NYC subway, 350,000 people ride 9.1 mile tracks
- 1906Chicago Cubs win their 116th game (116-36 .763) of year
- 1910Portugal becomes a Republic, King Manuel II flees to England
- 1913Brooklyn Dodger Jake Daubert earns a new Chalmers auto as NL MVP
- 1913Freddy Wilson of Regina Roughriders kicks 10 singles in a game
- 1914Dardanellen (French and English) fleet bombs Turkish forts
- 1915Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado and Utah is established
Born on October 4
- 1289Louis X [the Stubborn]: King of France (1314-16)
- 1515Lucas Cranach [the Younger]: German painter
- 1542Roberto Bellarmino: Italian theologist / diplomat
- 1607Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla: Span playwright (Del Rey Abajo Ninguno)
- 1626Richard Cromwell: Lord protector of England (1658-59)
- 1659Franz Weichlein: Composer
- 1720Giovanni Battista Piranesi: Italian etcher
- 1744Domenico Corri: Composer
- 1749Jean-Louis Duport: Composer
- 1762Tommaso Sogner: Composer
- 1772Francois-Louis Perne: Composer
- 1787Francois P G Guizot: French historian / politician
- 1796John Richardson: Canadian writer (Wacousta, or the prophecy)
- 1797J Gotthelf: Writer
- 1809Albrecht F H: Prince of Prussia
- 1809Robert Cumming Schenck: Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1890
- 1816Egbert Benson Brown: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1902
- 1818Francesco Crispi: Italian Minister of War / Premier
- 1822Rutherford Birchard Hayes: Delaware, Ohio -- (R) 19th President (1877-81)
- 1832William Griggs: Inventor (photo chromo lithography)
- 1836Juliette Adam-Lamber: French author (Salon / Nouvelle Revue)
- 1840Charles Ferdinand Lenepveu: Composer
- 1841Stephen Albert Emery: Composer
- 1850John W McGraw: (Gov-R-Washington) (1893-97)
- 1857Henry Schoenfeld: Composer
- 1859Henryk Pachulski: Composer
- 1860Sidney Paget: British illustrator (Sherlock Holmes)
- 1861Frederic Remington: United States -- Artist / sculptor of American West
- 1861Joao Marcellino Arroyo: Composer
- 1865Max Halbe: Writer
Died on October 4
- 1540Helius Eobanus Hessus: German humanist / Poet (Silvae)
- 1564Pietro P Vergerio: Italian Theologist / Bishop of Croatia
- 1582Theresia van Avila: Spanish mystic writer
- 1590Cujacius [Jacques Cujas]: French lawyer, dies at about 68
- 1713Valentin Molitor: Composer, dies at 76
- 1721Abraham Alewijn: Poet / playwright (Beslikte Swaantje), dies at 36
- 1743John Campbell: 2nd Duke of Argyll / Field Marshal, dies at 64
- 1755Samuel von Cocceji: German lawyer
- 1830Hans DL Earl Yorck von Wartenburg: Governor-General of E-Prussia, dies at 71
- 1838Eleanore Sophia Maria Westenholz: Composer, dies at 79
- 1848Louis Massonneau: Composer, dies at 82
- 1859Karl Baedeker: German tour guide (Die Schweiz), dies at 57
- 1862William Duncan Smith: US Confederate Brigadier General, dies at 36
- 1863Gerrit Schimmelpenninck: Earl of Nijenhuis / Peckedam, dies at 69
- 1880William Lassell: English astronomer (1st moon of Neptune)
- 1892Guillaume Van Kerckhoven: Belgian captain, dies at 39
- 1893Pieter J Elout van Soeterwoude: MP (AR), dies at 88
- 1904Frederic Auguste Bertholdi: French Sculptor (Statue of Liberty)
- 1907Alfredo Kiel: Composer, dies at 57
- 1912Gen Zeledon: Nicaraguan opponent of US occupation, is executed
- 1929John Metzelaar: Dutch / US writer (Report on the Fishes), dies at 37
- 1943Richard T Ely: US economist (Ground under our feet)
- 1947Max KEL Planck: German physicist (constantly of P, Nobel 1918)
- 1949Edmund Eysler: Austrian composer, dies at 75
- 1955Alexander Papagos: Greek Field Marshal
- 1962John Lowry: Mount Vernon NY, NYC builder, dies at 79
- 1966Sherman Billingsley: Talk show host (Stork Club), dies at 66
- 1970George Frederick McKay: Composer, dies at 71
- 1970Janis Joplin: Rock singer (Down on Me), dies of a drug overdose at 27
- 1971Edit Angold: Actor (Suspense, Molly, Blue Angel), dies at 76
Events on Oct 5
- 08694th Council of Constantinople (8th ecumenical council) opens
- 1430Duke Philip the Good of Bourgondy visits Brussels
- 1450Jews are expelled from Lower Bavaria by order of Ludwig IX
- 1465French King Louis XI signs peace with Charles the Stout
- 1511Eedgenootschap signs anti-French Saint League
- 1568Conference of York begins: trial against Mary Stuart
- 1568Willem of Oranges army occupies Brabant
- 1582Gregorian calendar introduced in Italy, other Catholic countries
- 1632Henry Casimir I appointed Viceroy of Groningen
- 1762Opera "Orfeo Ed Euridice" is produced (Vienna)
- 1777Washington begins assault on Germantown, Penn
- 1796Spain declares war on England
- 1813Battle of Thames in Canada; Americans defeat British
- 1823Weber visits Beethoven
- 1830King Willem I mobilizes Dutch army
- 1833Charles Darwin moves with Parana to Santa Fe Bajada Argentina
- 1862Battle of Big Hatchie River, Mississippi
- 1862Federal fleet occupies Galveston, Texas
- 1863Confederate sub David damages Union ship Ironsides
- 1864Battle of Allatoona, 1 / 3 of Union troops die repulsing South
- 1864Most of Calcutta destroyed by cyclone (approximately 60,000 die)
- 1867Last day of Julian calendar in Alaska
- 1875Palace Hotel on Market Street, SF opens
- 1892Dalton Gang ends in shoot-out in Coffeville, Kansas bank holdup
- 1897Solomon Andrees baloon / polar expedition reaches White Island
- 19006th US Golf Open: Harry Vardon shoots a 313 at Chicago Golf Club - Illinois
- 1900Harry Vardon wins US Open golf tournament
- 1907Interprovincial Rugby Football Union plays 1st game (Mtl 17 Tor 8)
- 1907Philadelphia Athletics Rube Vickers no-hits Washingston Senators, 4-0 in 5 inning game
- 1908Bulgaria declares independence from Turkey, Ferdinand I becomes Tsar
Born on Oct 5
- 1458Kazimierz de Saint: Polish ruler / Saint
- 1609Paul Fleming: Writer
- 1626Johann Schop: Composer
- 1684Johann Jacob de Neufville: Composer
- 1703Jonathan Edwards: United States -- Theologian / philosopher (Original Sin)
- 1712Francesco Guardi: Italian painter
- 1722Gregorio Sciroli: Composer
- 1743Giuseppi Gazzaniga: Composer
- 1758Thomas Greatorex: Composer
- 1799Anthony G O Ridder Van Rappard: Dutch Minister of Reformed Worship
- 1804Robert Parker Parrott: Inventor, died in 1877
- 1808Thomas Algeo Rowley: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1892
- 1808Winand C H Staring: Geologist (Geology of the Netherlands)
- 1817Eduard Franck: Composer
- 1822Hans Hampel: Composer
- 1823Feliks Jaronski: Composer
- 1830Chester Alan Arthur: Fairfield, Vermont -- (R) 21st President (1881-85)
- 1833Cyrus Bussey: Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1915
- 1836George Washington Gordon: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1911
- 1840Fran Gerbic: Composer
- 1840John Addington Symonds: British historian / writer (Probs in Greek Ethics)
- 1858Heinrich M von Battenberg: German son-in-law of Queen Victoria
- 1863Ludwig Borchardt: German Egyptologist
- 1875Cyril Rootham: Composer
- 1878Louise Dresser [Kerlin]: Evansville, Indiana -- Actress (Maid of Salem)
- 1879Halfdan Cleve: Composer
- 1879John Erskine: United States -- Poet / pianist (Private Life of Helen of Troy)
- 1881Otto V Kuusinen: Fin / Rus communist President of Karelo-Finnish SR (1940-56)
- 1882Giorgio Abetti: Italian astronomer (Solar physics)
- 1882Robert Hutchings Goddard: Worcester, Massachusetts -- Rocket pioneer
Died on Oct 5
- 0578Justinus II: Byzantine Emperor (565-78)
- 1056Henry III: RC German King (1039-56)
- 1111Robrecht II of Jerusalem: Count of Flanders (1st Crusader)
- 1285Philippe III [the Stout]: King of France (1270-85)
- 1399Raymundus of Capua: Italian General
- 1496Ferdinand II: King of Naples
- 1557Il Bacchiacca [Franceso Ubertini]: Italian painter, dies at 63
- 1631Arabella Holles: Wife of English politician Thomas Wentworth
- 1707Daniel Speer: Composer, dies at 71
- 1763August III: King of Poland, dies at 66
- 1787Thomas Stone: US attorney / signer (Dec of Ind), dies at about 44
- 1813Etienne Ozi: Composer, dies at 58
- 1813Tecumseh: US Shawnee-chief / English General (Battle of Thames)
- 1837Hortense de Beauharnais: French Queen of the Netherlands (1806-10), dies at 54
- 1867Thomas Taglichsbeck: Composer, dies at 67
- 1892Bill Powers: US member of Daltonbende
- 1892Bob Dalton: US leader of Daltonbende
- 1892Dick Broadwell: US member of Daltonbende
- 1892Grat Dalton: US member of Daltonbende
- 1899Johann Nepomuk Fuchs: Composer, dies at 57
- 1911Charles-Theodore Malherbe: Composer, dies at 58
- 1915Jose Maria Usandizaga: Composer, dies at 28
- 1915Otto Valdemar Malling: Composer, dies at 67
- 1918Roland Garros: French stunt flyer
- 1919Jean Louis Nicode: Composer, dies at 66
- 1924Joseph Vezina: Composer, dies at 75
- 1933Nikolaj N Joedenitsj: Russian General / contra revolutionary, dies at 71
- 1933Renee Adoree: Actress (Big Parade), dies at 35
- 1934Jean Vigo: French filmer
- 1940Silvestre Revueltas: Mexican composer: Cuauhnahuac / Planos, dies at 40