Page 3: Historical Events In April - 03

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

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

1850  On April - 03 vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, organist/pianist/composer, dies at 75   

1856  On April - 03 gunpowder in church explodes killing 4,000 in Rhodos   

1858  On this day in history matthew Ricketts, 1st Black man elected to Neb State Legislature   

1858  Sigismund Ritter von Neukomm, Austrian composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1859  Reginald De Koven, composer on April - 03.   

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

1860  On April - 03 pony Express began between St Joseph MO & Sacramento CA   

1860  Pony Express began between St Joseph Mo & Sacramento Calif on this day in history.   

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  Skirmish at Okolona AR on this day in history.   

1864  Skirmish at Okolona, Arkansas on April - 03.   

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

1865  On this day in history union forces occupy Confederate capital of Richmond VA & Petersburg VA   

1865  Battle at Namozine Church, Virginia (Appomattox Campaign) on April - 03.   

1866  James B Hertzog, South African general/premier (1914-39) on April - 03.   

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

1868  On this day in history franz Adolf Berwald, Swedish composer, dies at 71   

1871  Jose Juan Tablada, Mexican poet (El Florilegio) on April - 03.   

1872  J C Watson discovers asteroid #119 Althaea on April - 03.   

1874  On April - 03 eduardo Sanchez de Fuentes, composer   

1876  Henriette Davidis, writer, dies on April - 03.   

1881  On April - 03 alcide de Gasperi, Italian premier (1945..53)   

1882  Wood block alarm invented, when alarm rang, it dropped 20 wood blocks on April - 03.   

1882  Simon Elzinga, Dutch educator on April - 03.   

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  Harry St John Philby, [sheik Abdullah], British explorer on this day in history.   

1886  J Palisa discovers asteroids #256 Walpurga and #274 Philagoria on this day in history.   

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

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1151  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of john III van Egmont, [Manke John], viceroy of Holland   

1485  Lieven van der Maude [Ammonius], South Netherland poet was born on April - 03.   

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

1569  Giovanni Battista Massarengo, composer was born on April - 03.   

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

0033  Death of Christ, crucified (according to astronomer Humphreys & Waddington) on this day in history.   

0628  On April - 03 death of chosroes II, emperor of Persia (579..628), murdered by his son   

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  Death of Eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1295) on this day in history.   

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