This Day in History : [ 03 / Jul ]

1845 Pioneering French magician Jean EugÃƒÂ¨ne Robert-Houdin opens his magic theatre in Paris

Considered the father of modern magic.Robert-Houdin is the first magician to perform in a theatre in formal clothes a format followed by many of his successors.His best-known tricks included making an orange tree grow before an audiences eyes and an alternating light and heavy chest.

Jul 03 1423

Louis XI King of France (1461-83) born in Bourges France (d. 1483)

Jul 03 1442

Go-Tsuchimikado 103rd Emperor of Japan (d. 1500)

Jul 03 1530

Claude Fauchet French historian born in Paris (d. 1601)

Jul 03 1643

Alessandro Stradella Italian violinist and composer born in Bologna Italy (d. 1682)

Jul 03 1676

Leopold I Prince of Anhalt-Dessau Prussian field marshal born in Dessau Anhalt-Dessau (d. 1747)

Jul 03 1683

Edward Young English poet (Revenge Complaint) born in Upham Winchester England (d. 1765)

Jul 03 1685

Sir Robert Rich 4th Baronet British cavalry officer born in Roos Hall Beccles England (d. 1768)

Jul 03 1687

Arnold Hoogvliet Dutch poet (Abraham the Patriarch) born in Vlaardingen Netherlands (d.1763)

Jul 03 1728

Robert Adam Scottish architect and designer (Adelphi Terrace London) born in Kirkcaldy Scotland (d. 1792)

Jul 03 1731

Samuel Huntington American politician and signer of the Declaration of Independence born in Windham Connecticut (d. 1796)

Jul 03 1738

John Singleton Copley American painter of portraits and historical objects born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1815)

Jul 03 1743

Sophia Magdalena of Denmark Queen consort of Sweden born in Christiansborg Palace Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1813)

Jul 03 1794

Eberhard Friedrich Walcker German organ builder (Paulskirche Frankfurt) born in Bad Cannstatt Stuttgart Germany (d. 1872)

Jul 03 1796

Nikoli A Poveloi Russian writerpublisher (Sotsjinenija) [NS]

Jul 03 1802

Joseph Labitzky Bohemian composer born in Krsno Czech Republic (d. 1881)

Jul 03 1814

Janis Cimze Latvian composer Father of Latvian choir music born Rauna parish Russian Empire (d. 1881)

Jul 03 1819

Louis Thodore Gouvy French-German composer born in Sarre (d. 1898)

Jul 03 1828

John Austin Wharton American lawyer and Major General (Confederate Army) born in Nashville Tennessee (d. 1865)

Jul 03 1846

Achilles Alferaki Russian composer born in Kharkov Russian Empire (d. 1919)

Jul 03 1850

Alfredo Keil Portuguese composer born in Lisbon Kingdom of Portugal (d. 1907)

Jul 03 1854

Leo Janek Czech composer born in Hukvaldy Moravia Austrian Empire (d. 1928)

Jul 03 1855

Piotr Maszyski Polish composer born in Warsaw Poland (d. 1934)

Jul 03 1860

Charlotte Perkins Gilman American feminist writer and lecturer for social reform born in Hartford Connecticut (d. 1935)

Jul 03 1860

William Wallace Scottish composer born in Greenock Scotland (d. 1940)

Jul 03 1861

Peter Jackson heavyweight boxer (hall of famer) born in Christiansted Danish West Indies (d. 1901)

Jul 03 1862

Friedrich Ernst Koch German composer born in Berlin (d. 1927)

Jul 03 1866

Albert Gottschalk Danish painter born in Stege Mn Denmark (d. 1906)

Jul 03 1871

William Henry Davies Welsh poet (Autobiography of a Super Tramp) born in Newport Monmouthshire Wales (d. 1940)

Jul 03 1871

Vicente Arregui Garay Spanish composer born in Madrid Spain (d. 1925)

Jul 03 1872

Habibullah Khan Emir of Afghanistan (1901-19) born in Samarkand Uzbekistan (d. 1919)

Jul 03 1874

pirana Ngata Mori New Zealand politician and lawyer known for promoting and protecting Mori culture and language born in Te Araroa New Zealand (d. 1950)

Jul 03 1875

Ernst Ferdinand Sauerbruch German Nazi surgeon born in Barmen German Empire (d. 1951)

Jul 03 1879

Philippe Gaubert French musician and composer born in Cahors France (d. 1941)

Jul 03 1090 Battle at Hagenoorde German emperor beats earl Egbert II

Jul 03 1428 Treaty of Delft between Jacoba of Bavaria & Philip the Good of Burgundy

Jul 03 1767 Pitcairn Island is discovered by Midshipman Robert Pitcairn on an expeditionary voyage commanded by Philip Carteret

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1845 Pioneering French magician Jean EugÃƒÂ¨ne Robert-Houdin opens his magic theatre in Paris

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1845 Pioneering French magician Jean EugÃƒÂ¨ne Robert-Houdin opens his magic theatre in Paris

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