Page 2: Historical Events In February - 03

1740  On February - 03 guillaume Lasceux, composer   

1743  Philadelphia establishes a "pesthouse" to quarantine immigrants on this day in history.   

1748  Henri Madin, composer, dies at 49 on February - 03.   

1752  Dutch States-General forbid export of windmills on this day in history.   

1755  Florido Tomeoni, composer on this day in history.   

1763  On February - 03 caroline von Wolzogen, [von Lengefeld], German author   

1781  On February - 03 dutch West Indies island of St Eustatia taken by the British   

1781  Dutch West Indies island of St Eustatia taken by British on this day in history.   

1783  On February - 03 spain recognizes the independent country calling itself the United States of America.   

1783  Spain recognizes US independence on this day in history.   

1784  John Fane graaf van Westmorland, English (opera)composer/diplomat on this day in history.   

1803  On this day in history pedro R de Campomanes, Spanish economist/lawyer/literary, dies at 79   

1805  Otto T Freiherr von Manteuffel, premier Prussia on February - 03.   

1807  On February - 03 a British military force, under Brig-Gen. Sir Samuel Auchmuty captures the city of Montevideo, then part of the Spanish Empire now capital of Uruguay.   

1807  Joseph Eggleston Johnston, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1891 on February - 03.   

1809  On February - 03 territory of Illinois organizes (including present-day Wisconsin)   

1809  On this day in history the birth of Felix Mendelssohn, German composer   

1809  On this day in history felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Hamburg Germ, composer (Great Scherzos)   

1811  On February - 03 horace Greeley, editor ("Go west, young man")   

1814  On this day in history johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer, dies at 75   

1815  World's first commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland on February - 03.   

1815  World's 1st commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland on February - 03.   

1817  On February - 03 emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer   

1820  On this day in history elisha Kent Kane, US Arctic explorer (Kane Basin off NW Greenland)   

1821  On this day in history elizabeth Blackwell, Bristol England, 1st woman physician   

1823  Spencer F Baird, US biologist (Wood's Hole Station) on February - 03.   

1824  On February - 03 george Thomas "Tige" Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1825  Dutch North Sea coast floods on February - 03.   

1826  On February - 03 walter Bagehot, England, economist/sociologist   

1830  On this day in history the sovereignty of Greece was confirmed in a London Protocol.   

1830  On this day in history robert Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (C), British PM (1885-1902)   

1831  On this day in history cyrus Ballou Comstock, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1910   

1832  George Crabbe, English vicar/poet (Borough), dies at 77 on February - 03.   

1833  Thomas T H Jorissen, Dutch historian on February - 03.   

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1338  On February - 03 birth of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378)   

1368  On February - 03 birth of charles VI, King of France (1380-1422)   

1525  On this day in history birth of giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer   

1648  On February - 03 birth of louis Bouteiller, composer   

1655  On February - 03 birth of francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized   

1677  On this day in history birth of jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. 1723)   

1690  On this day in history birth of richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755)   

1721  On this day in history birth of friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773)   

0474  On this day in history leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies   

0619  Death of Laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

0699  On February - 03 death of saint Werburgh   

0865  On February - 03 ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies   

1014  On February - 03 death of king Sweyn I of Denmark   

1116  On this day in history death of king Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070)   

1399  John of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1428  On February - 03 death of ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386)