Page 2: Historical Events In December - 03

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

1789  Claude-Joseph Vernet, French seascape painter, dies on this day in history.   

1795  Rowland Hill, introduced 1st adhesive postage stamp (1840) on this day in history.   

1797  On December - 03 francis P Kenrick, Irish/US archbishop of Baltimore   

1800  France Preseren, Slovenian poet (Krst pri Savici) on this day in history.   

1806  Henry Alexander Wise, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1876 on December - 03.   

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

1809  On this day in history thomas Alfred Davies, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1899   

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

1818  Illinois becomes 21st state USA (Admission day) on this day in history.   

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

1823  On December - 03 joseph Pouteau, composer, dies at 84   

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

1828  On December - 03 andrew Jackson elected 7th president of US   

1829  Green Berry Raum, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1909 on December - 03.   

1833  Oberlin College in OH, first truly coeducational college opens on this day in history.   

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

1834  On December - 03 first US dental society organized (New York)   

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  1st US mutual fire insurance company issues 1st policy (RI) on December - 03.   

1838  Cleveland Abbe, US, meteorologist (Father of Weather Bureau) on this day in history.   

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

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

1844  RC Society Apostole of Prayer forms on this day in history.   

1847  On this day in history frederick Douglass publishes first issue of his newspaper " North Star"   

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

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 December - 03.   

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

1857  On this day in history the birth of Joseph Conrad, british novelist.   

1857  On this day in history 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 December - 03.   

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

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

1483  On December - 03 birth of nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist   

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

1576  On December - 03 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  On December - 03 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 December - 03 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  On this day in history piero de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at about 53   

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

1533  Vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33), dies at 54 on this day in history.