Historical Events In May - 03

1662  Royal charter granted Connecticut on this day in history.   

1678  French conquering fleet at Curaçao, 1200 die on this day in history.   

1678  On May - 03 french conquering fleet at Curacao, 1200 die   

1692  On this day in history jan J Mauricius, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1742-51)   

1703  Eglon van de Down, still-life painter, dies on May - 03.   

1704  On this day in history heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59   

1707  On May - 03 michiel de Swaen, South Netherlands physician/poet, dies at 53   

1708  Johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer on May - 03.   

1715  Edmund Halley observes total eclipse phenomenon "Baily's Beads" on this day in history.   

1722  On May - 03 pierre de Marivaux' "La Double Inconstance" premieres in Paris France   

1722  Pierre de Marivaux' "La Double Inconstance," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

1729  Florian Leopold Gassmann, composer on this day in history.   

1737  Friedrich Schwindl, composer on May - 03.   

1737  Abraham Patras, gov-gen of East-Indies (1735-37), dies at 65 on May - 03.   

1742  Jean-Baptiste Krumphultz, composer on May - 03.   

1744  On May - 03 freidrich Wilhelm Weis, composer   

1747  On May - 03 willem IV appointed viceroy of Holland/Utrecht   

1752  Braz Francisco de Lima, composer on May - 03.   

1758  Benedict XIV, [Prospero L Lambertini], Pope (1740-58), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1764  On May - 03 elisabeth PMH, princess of France/son of king Louis XVI   

1764  On May - 03 francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedist, dies at 53   

1765  On May - 03 thr first US medical college opens in Philadelphia   

1765  1st US medical college opens in Philadelphia on this day in history.   

1773  On this day in history giuseppe Acerbi, Italian traveller/nature investigator/diplomat   

1783  Pieter Valck(x), South Netherlands sculptor, dies at 49 on May - 03.   

1791  The Constitution of May 3 (the first modern constitution in Europe) is proclaimed by the Sejm of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth on May - 03.   

1792  On this day in history carlo Zuccari, composer, dies at 87   

1802  On this day in history washington DC incorporates as a city   

1802  Washington, D C is incorporated as a city on this day in history.   

1802  On May - 03 washington, D.C. is incorporated as a city   

1808  On this day in history goya's "Executions of the 3rd of May"   

1808  On this day in history goya's "Executions of 3rd of May"   

1810  Lord Byron swam the Hellespont* this day. It is a 40 mi. (64 km) long, 1-5 mi. (1.6-8 km) wide strait between European and Asian Turkey on this day in history.   

1810  Lord Byron swims the Hellespont on this day in history.   

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0612  On this day in history birth of constantine III, Byzantine Emperor (d. 641)   

1415  On this day in history birth of cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (d. 1495)   

1428  On May - 03 birth of pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (d. 1495)   

1446  On May - 03 birth of margaretha, English princess/duchess of Bourgondie   

1446  Margaret of York, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1503) was born on May - 03.   

1469  Niccolo Machiavelli, Italy, politician/writer (Prince) was born on May - 03.   

1514  On this day in history birth of bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], primate of Portugal   

1535  Alessandro "Agnolo" Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer was born on May - 03.   

1010  On this day in history ansfried, 9th bishop of Utrecht (995-1010)/saint, dies at about 69   

1152  Death of Matilda of Boulogne, Queen of England (b. 1105) on this day in history.   

1160  On this day in history death of peter Lombard, Italian scholar and bishop (b. c.1100)   

1270  Death of King Béla IV of Hungary (b. 1206) on May - 03.   

1294  Jan I, duke of Brabant/Limburg/poet, dies on this day in history.   

1410  On May - 03 alexander V, [Petros Philargi], Kreta's Pope (1409-10), dies   

1442  On this day in history engelbert I, Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies   

1481  Death of Mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1432) on May - 03.