Historical Events In May - 03
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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