Page 3: Historical Events In April - 03

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

1849  On this day in history juliusz Slowacki, Pol poet (Father of the Plague-Patient), dies at 39   

1850  On this day in history vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, organist/pianist/composer, dies at 75   

1856  On this day in history gunpowder in church explodes killing 4,000 in Rhodos   

1858  Matthew Ricketts, 1st Black man elected to Neb State Legislature on this day in history.   

1858  Sigismund Ritter von Neukomm, Austrian composer, dies at 79 on April - 03.   

1859  On this day in history reginald De Koven, composer   

1860  On April - 03 in the United States, the Pony Express mail delivery system starts its service   

1860  On this day in history pony Express began between St Joseph MO & Sacramento CA   

1860  Pony Express began between St Joseph Mo & Sacramento Calif on April - 03.   

1860  Frederik W van Eeden, Dutch utopian writer (Walden) on this day in history.   

1862  James Clark Ross, Arctic explorer, dies on April - 03.   

1864  On April - 03 skirmish at Okolona AR   

1864  On this day in history skirmish at Okolona, Arkansas   

1865  On this day in history battle at Namozine Church VA (Appomattox Campaign)   

1865  On April - 03 union forces occupy Confederate capital of Richmond VA & Petersburg VA   

1865  On April - 03 battle at Namozine Church, Virginia (Appomattox Campaign)   

1866  On April - 03 james B Hertzog, South African general/premier (1914-39)   

1868  An Hawaiian surfs on highest wave ever, he rides a 50' tidal wave on April - 03.   

1868  On April - 03 franz Adolf Berwald, Swedish composer, dies at 71   

1871  Jose Juan Tablada, Mexican poet (El Florilegio) on this day in history.   

1872  On this day in history j C Watson discovers asteroid #119 Althaea   

1874  On April - 03 eduardo Sanchez de Fuentes, composer   

1876  On this day in history henriette Davidis, writer, dies   

1881  Alcide de Gasperi, Italian premier (1945..53) on this day in history.   

1882  Wood block alarm invented, when alarm rang, it dropped 20 wood blocks on this day in history.   

1882  On April - 03 simon Elzinga, Dutch educator   

1882  Friedrich Wilhelm Kucken, composer, dies at 71 on April - 03.   

1883  State Premier Thomas McIlwraith claims British New Guinea as a Queensland possession; the claim was later disallowed by Britain on April - 03.   

1884  Jackie Matthews, cricketer (Aust leg-spinner, two hat-tricks 1912) on April - 03.   

1884  On this day in history carel JCH van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch Cath politician, dies at 59   

1885  On this day in history harry St John Philby, [sheik Abdullah], British explorer   

1886  On April - 03 j Palisa discovers asteroids #256 Walpurga and #274 Philagoria   

1888  Neville Cardus, cricketer (doyen of cricket writers) on April - 03.   

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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 April - 03.   

1367  On April - 03 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  On this day in history birth of lieven van der Maude [Ammonius], South Netherland poet   

1529  On April - 03 birth of michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1581)   

1569  On April - 03 birth of giovanni Battista Massarengo, composer   

1593  George Herbert, English metaphysical poet (5 Mystical Songs) was born on this day in history.   

0033  On April - 03 death of christ, crucified (according to astronomer Humphreys & Waddington)   

0628  Death of Chosroes II, emperor of Persia (579..628), murdered by his son on this day in history.   

0963  Death of William III, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 915) on this day in history.   

1287  On April - 03 honorius IV, [Giacomo Savelli], Italian Pope (1285-87), dies   

1350  On this day in history death of eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1295)   

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 April - 03 huibert Duifhuis, Roman Catholic pastor (Rotterdam/Utrecht), dies