Historical Events In April - 03

1695  On this day in history melchior de Hondecoeter, Dutch still life painter, dies at about 58   

1720  Elia van Vilnius, [Elijahu ben Salomo Zalman], Latvian rabbi on April - 03.   

1721  On April - 03 robert Walpole becomes England's 1st Lord of the Treasury   

1721  On this day in history robert Walpole elected as Britains first Prime Minister   

1727  Philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt, Flemish painter/engraver on this day in history.   

1751  On April - 03 jean-Baptiste Lamoyne, composer   

1756  On April - 03 marquis de Montcalm sails from France for Canada; he will die at the battle of the Plains of Abraham.   

1757  Ferenc Verseghy, composer on April - 03.   

1764  Austrian arch duke Jozef crowned himself Roman Catholic king on this day in history.   

1764  John Abernethy, London, surgeon on April - 03.   

1769  On this day in history gerhard Tersteegen, German evangelist/poet (in blood), dies at 71   

1776  Washington receives honorary Ll.D. degree from Harvard College on this day in history.   

1783  On April - 03 sweden and US sign a treaty of Amity and Commerce   

1783  The birth of Washington Irving, American author on April - 03.   

1783  On this day in history sweden & US sign a treaty of Amity & Commerce   

1783  Washington Irving, US writer (Legend of Sleepy Hollow) on April - 03.   

1790  Revenue Marine Service (US Coast Guard), created on April - 03.   

1797  On April - 03 cAPT Thomas Truxtun issued first known American signal book using numerary system   

1797  Nonnosus Madlseder, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1798  On this day in history charles D Wilkes, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1877   

1811  On April - 03 pieter-Jozef Verhaghen, Flemish (court)painter, dies at 83   

1812  On this day in history louisa Maria, Queen of the Belgians (1832-50/wife of Leopold I)   

1822  Edward Everett Hale, US, clergyman/author (Man without a Country) on this day in history.   

1822  On this day in history friedrich Bertuch, writer, dies   

1823  On this day in history william Macy "Boss" Tweed, corrupt political boss (NYC)   

1825  Adolf Rzepko, composer on this day in history.   

1826  On this day in history financial panic hits New Brunswick as word spreads that banks in London had failed and the timber trade had collapsed; so-called Black Monday.   

1826  Reginald Heber, bishop & hymn writer, dies on April - 03.   

1834  On April - 03 the generals in the Greek War of Independence stand trial for treason.   

1837  On April - 03 john Burroughs, writer/nature enthusiast (Burroughs Medal namesake)   

1838  Leon Michel Gambetta, French attorney/premier (1881-82) on this day in history.   

1838  On this day in history francesco Antommarchi, Napoleon's physician on St Helena, dies at 57   

1842  Ulric Dahlgren, Col (Union volunteers), died in 1864 on this day in history.   

1848  On April - 03 thomas Douglas becomes 1st San Francisco public teacher   

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1151  Igor Svyatoslavich, Ukrainian prince (d. 1202) was born on April - 03.   

1245  Philips III, the Stout, King of France (1270-85) was born on this day in history.   

1367  On this day in history birth of henry IV, Bolingbroke Lincolnshire, King of England (1399-1413)   

1438  John III van Egmont, [Manke John], viceroy of Holland was born on April - 03.   

1485  Lieven van der Maude [Ammonius], South Netherland poet was born on this day in history.   

1529  On this day in history birth of michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1581)   

1569  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Massarengo, composer   

1593  On this day in history birth of george Herbert, English metaphysical poet (5 Mystical Songs)   

0033  Death of Christ, crucified (according to astronomer Humphreys & Waddington) on April - 03.   

0628  Death of Chosroes II, emperor of Persia (579..628), murdered by his son on April - 03.   

0963  On this day in history death of william III, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 915)   

1287  On this day in history honorius IV, [Giacomo Savelli], Italian Pope (1285-87), dies   

1350  Death of Eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1295) on this day in history.   

1512  Richard Pafraet, Dutch printer, dies on this day in history.   

1525  Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api), dies at 49 on April - 03.   

1581  On this day in history huibert Duifhuis, Roman Catholic pastor (Rotterdam/Utrecht), dies