Historical Events In March - 04

1801  On March - 04 thomas Jefferson becomes the first US President inaugurated in Washington, D.C.   

1801  On March - 04 1st president inaugurated in Washington DC (Thomas Jefferson)   

1804  The Battle of Vinegar Hill, colony of New South Wales (Australia), when Irish convicts (some of whom had been involved in Ireland’s Battle of Vinegar Hill in 1798) led the colony’s only significant convict uprising on this day in history.   

1804  Karl Leopold Rollig, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1805  On March - 04 jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter, dies at 79   

1809  Madison becomes first President inaugurated in American-made clothes on this day in history.   

1809  Madison becomes 1st president inaugurated in American-made clothes on this day in history.   

1813  On this day in history wijnand J J Nuijen, romantic/water colors painter (Wrecked)   

1819  On this day in history charles Oberthur, composer   

1824  The "National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck" was founded in the United Kingdom, later to be renamed The Royal National Lifeboat Institution in 1858 on March - 04.   

1825  On this day in history john Quincy Adams inaugrated as 6th President   

1826  The first US RR chartered, Granite Railway in Quincy MA on March - 04.   

1826  On March - 04 1st US RR chartered, Granite Railway in Quincy, Mass   

1826  John Buford, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 on this day in history.   

1828  On this day in history elisha Franklin "Bull" Paxton, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1829  Unruly crowd mobs White House during President Jackson inaugural ball on March - 04.   

1829  On March - 04 andrew Jackson inaugurated as 7th President   

1830  V Bellini's opera "I Capuleti e i Montecchi," premieres in Venice on this day in history.   

1831  Georg Michael Telemann, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1834  On March - 04 peter Nicolai von Wilm, composer   

1835  HMS Beagle moves into Bay of Concepción on March - 04.   

1835  HMS Beagle moves into Bay of Concepcion on March - 04.   

1835  On this day in history giovanni Schiaparelli, Italy, astronomer (discovered canals of Mars)   

1837  City of Chicago incorporates on March - 04.   

1837  Martin Van Buren inaugrated as 8th President on March - 04.   

1837  Weekly Advocate changes its name to the Colored American on March - 04.   

1838  On this day in history paul Lacome, composer   

1839  Ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1841  Longest inauguration speech (8,443 words), William Henry Harrison on this day in history.   

1841  Dion Boucicault's "London Assurance," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1841  On this day in history kristian Mandrup Elster, Norwegian author (And fremmed Fugl)   

1844  Josip Jurcic, Slovenian writer (10th Brother) on March - 04.   

1845  On this day in history james K Polk inaugrated as 11th President   

1845  On this day in history james K Polk inaugrated at 11th president   

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1188  Blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252) was born on March - 04.   

1394  On March - 04 birth of henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery   

1492  Francesco de Layolle, composer was born on this day in history.   

1610  William Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.   

1651  John Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700) was born on this day in history.   

1665  On this day in history birth of philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694)   

1678  Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons) was born on March - 04.   

1702  Jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724) was born on March - 04.   

0251  On March - 04 death of pope Lucius I   

0480  On this day in history death of saint Landry, bishop of Sées   

1172  On March - 04 stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies   

1193  On this day in history death of saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137)   

1238  On March - 04 death of joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210)   

1303  Death of Daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261) on this day in history.   

1484  Kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25 on this day in history.   

1496  On this day in history death of sigismund of Austria (b. 1427)