Historical Events In December - 03

1775  1st official US flag raising (aboard naval vessel Alfred) on December - 03.   

1789  On December - 03 claude-Joseph Vernet, French seascape painter, dies   

1795  On December - 03 rowland Hill, introduced 1st adhesive postage stamp (1840)   

1797  Francis P Kenrick, Irish/US archbishop of Baltimore on December - 03.   

1800  France Preseren, Slovenian poet (Krst pri Savici) on December - 03.   

1806  Henry Alexander Wise, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1876 on this day in history.   

1807  Clara Reeve, English author (old English baron), dies on December - 03.   

1809  On December - 03 thomas Alfred Davies, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1899   

1818  Illinois Enters the Union as the 21st state of the USA on December - 03.   

1818  Illinois becomes 21st state USA (Admission day) on December - 03.   

1822  On this day in history charles Adam Heckman, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1896   

1823  Joseph Pouteau, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1826  Edmond van der Straeten, Belgian lawyer/musicologist on December - 03.   

1828  Andrew Jackson elected 7th president of US on this day in history.   

1829  On this day in history green Berry Raum, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1909   

1833  On this day in history oberlin College in OH, first truly coeducational college opens   

1833  On December - 03 oberlin College in Oh, 1st truly coeducational college opens   

1834  First US dental society organized (New York) on this day in history.   

1834  1st US dental society organized (NY) on December - 03.   

1835  First US mutual fire insurance company issues first policy (RI) on December - 03.   

1835  On December - 03 1st US mutual fire insurance company issues 1st policy (RI)   

1838  On this day in history cleveland Abbe, US, meteorologist (Father of Weather Bureau)   

1839  Frederik VI, king of Denmark (1808-39)/Norway (1803-14), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1842  Ellen Henrietta Richards, US, chemist (Amer Home Eco Assn-1st Pres) on December - 03.   

1844  On this day in history rC Society Apostole of Prayer forms   

1847  Frederick Douglass publishes first issue of his newspaper " North Star" on this day in history.   

1847  Frederick Douglass publishes 1st issue of his newspaper "North Star" on this day in history.   

1854  On December - 03 eureka Stockade: In what is claimed by many to be the birth of Australian democracy, more than 20 goldminers at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia are killed by state troopers in an uprising over mining licences.   

1855  On this day in history the Great Western Railway "branch" between Hamilton and Toronto is opened to traffic.   

1857  On December - 03 the birth of Joseph Conrad, british novelist.   

1857  On December - 03 joseph Conrad, Poland, novelist (Lord Jim, Heart of Darkness)   

1857  On this day in history christian D Rauch, German sculptor, dies at 80   

1862  Jules Renkin, Belgian jurist/minister/premier (1931-32) on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history longstreet abandons his siege at Knoxville, TN   

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1368  On December - 03 birth of charles VI, [the Well-Beloved], king of France (1380-1422)   

1483  Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist was born on December - 03.   

1560  On this day in history birth of jan Gruter, Dutch critic (d. 1627)   

1576  On December - 03 birth of marsilio Casentini, composer   

1668  On this day in history birth of casimir Schweizelsperg, composer   

1684  Ludvig Baron Holberg, founder (Danish & Norwegian literature) was born on this day in history.   

1729  On this day in history birth of padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler, Olot Spain, composer (Fandango)   

1750  On December - 03 birth of johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer   

0450  On this day in history petrus Chrysologus, 1st archbishop of Ravenna, dies   

1137  Lotharius III, of Supplinburg, Roman-Ger emperor (1133-37), dies at 67 on December - 03.   

1154  On this day in history anastasius IV, Pope (1153-54), dies   

1265  On this day in history death of odofredus, Italian jurist   

1463  On December - 03 louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies   

1469  Piero de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at about 53 on December - 03.   

1491  Thomas Basin, French historian/bishop of Lisieux, dies on December - 03.   

1533  On this day in history vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33), dies at 54