Page 2: Historical Events In December - 03

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

1789  On this day in history claude-Joseph Vernet, French seascape painter, dies   

1795  Rowland Hill, introduced 1st adhesive postage stamp (1840) on December - 03.   

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

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

1806  On December - 03 henry Alexander Wise, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1876   

1807  On this day in history clara Reeve, English author (old English baron), dies   

1809  Thomas Alfred Davies, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1899 on December - 03.   

1818  Illinois Enters the Union as the 21st state of the USA on this day in history.   

1818  On December - 03 illinois becomes 21st state USA (Admission day)   

1822  Charles Adam Heckman, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1896 on this day in history.   

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

1826  On this day in history edmond van der Straeten, Belgian lawyer/musicologist   

1828  On this day in history andrew Jackson elected 7th president of US   

1829  Green Berry Raum, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1909 on this day in history.   

1833  Oberlin College in OH, first truly coeducational college opens on December - 03.   

1833  Oberlin College in Oh, 1st truly coeducational college opens on this day in history.   

1834  First US dental society organized (New York) on December - 03.   

1834  1st US dental society organized (NY) on this day in history.   

1835  On this day in history first US mutual fire insurance company issues first policy (RI)   

1835  1st US mutual fire insurance company issues 1st policy (RI) on this day in history.   

1838  Cleveland Abbe, US, meteorologist (Father of Weather Bureau) on December - 03.   

1839  On December - 03 frederik VI, king of Denmark (1808-39)/Norway (1803-14), dies at 71   

1842  On this day in history ellen Henrietta Richards, US, chemist (Amer Home Eco Assn-1st Pres)   

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

1847  On December - 03 frederick Douglass publishes first issue of his newspaper " North Star"   

1847  Frederick Douglass publishes 1st issue of his newspaper "North Star" on December - 03.   

1854  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 on this day in history.   

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

1857  The birth of Joseph Conrad, british novelist on December - 03.   

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

1857  Christian D Rauch, German sculptor, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

1863  Longstreet abandons his siege at Knoxville, TN on December - 03.   

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1368  Charles VI, [the Well-Beloved], king of France (1380-1422) was born on December - 03.   

1483  On this day in history birth of nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist   

1560  Jan Gruter, Dutch critic (d. 1627) was born on December - 03.   

1576  On this day in history birth of marsilio Casentini, composer   

1668  On December - 03 birth of casimir Schweizelsperg, composer   

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

1729  Padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler, Olot Spain, composer (Fandango) was born on this day in history.   

1750  Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer was born on December - 03.   

0450  Petrus Chrysologus, 1st archbishop of Ravenna, dies on this day in history.   

1137  On December - 03 lotharius III, of Supplinburg, Roman-Ger emperor (1133-37), dies at 67   

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 this day in history louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies   

1469  Piero de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at about 53 on this day in history.   

1491  On December - 03 thomas Basin, French historian/bishop of Lisieux, dies   

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