Page 3: Historical Events In April - 03

1848  Thomas Douglas becomes 1st SF public teacher on this day in history.   

1849  Juliusz Slowacki, Pol poet (Father of the Plague-Patient), dies at 39 on April - 03.   

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

1856  On April - 03 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  On April - 03 sigismund Ritter von Neukomm, Austrian composer, dies at 79   

1859  Reginald De Koven, composer on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history in the United States, the Pony Express mail delivery system starts its service   

1860  Pony Express began between St Joseph MO & Sacramento CA on April - 03.   

1860  On this day in history pony Express began between St Joseph Mo & Sacramento Calif   

1860  On April - 03 frederik W van Eeden, Dutch utopian writer (Walden)   

1862  On April - 03 james Clark Ross, Arctic explorer, dies   

1864  On April - 03 skirmish at Okolona AR   

1864  Skirmish at Okolona, Arkansas on April - 03.   

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

1865  Union forces occupy Confederate capital of Richmond VA & Petersburg VA on April - 03.   

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

1866  On this day in history 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 this day in history franz Adolf Berwald, Swedish composer, dies at 71   

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

1872  J C Watson discovers asteroid #119 Althaea on this day in history.   

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  Simon Elzinga, Dutch educator on this day in history.   

1882  Friedrich Wilhelm Kucken, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On April - 03 birth of igor Svyatoslavich, Ukrainian prince (d. 1202)   

1245  On April - 03 birth of philips III, the Stout, King of France (1270-85)   

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

1438  On April - 03 birth of john III van Egmont, [Manke John], viceroy of Holland   

1485  On April - 03 birth of lieven van der Maude [Ammonius], South Netherland poet   

1529  Michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1581) was born on this day in history.   

1569  Giovanni Battista Massarengo, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1287  Honorius IV, [Giacomo Savelli], Italian Pope (1285-87), dies on this day in history.   

1350  Death of Eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1295) on April - 03.   

1512  On April - 03 richard Pafraet, Dutch printer, dies   

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

1581  Huibert Duifhuis, Roman Catholic pastor (Rotterdam/Utrecht), dies on this day in history.