Page 2: Historical Events In January - 03

1752  East Indies invasion "Geldermalsen" leaves at Malakka: 92 killed on January - 03.   

1757  On this day in history johann Abraham Sixt, composer   

1759  On January - 03 marquis & Marquess of Tavora, Portugese nobles, executed   

1761  Willem de Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph), dies at 73 on January - 03.   

1763  On January - 03 joseph Fesch, French cardinal/war commission/earl/senator   

1777  On this day in history general George Washington's troops emerge victorious against the British in the Battle of Princeton.   

1777  Washington defeats British at Battle of Princeton, NJ on this day in history.   

1777  Louis Poinsot, French instrument worker on this day in history.   

1780  Danish national anthem "Kong Kristian...," first sung on this day in history.   

1780  Danish national anthem "Kong Kristian...," 1st sung on January - 03.   

1786  Johann Christian Friedrich Schneider, composer on this day in history.   

1789  On this day in history carl G Carus, German physician/psychologist/philosopher   

1793  On January - 03 lucretia Coffin Mott, US, teacher/minister/abolitionist/feminist   

1795  Josiah Wedgwood, British, ceramic craftsman/woodworker, dies at 64 on January - 03.   

1802  Feliks Ostrowski, composer on this day in history.   

1803  Douglas William Jerrold, London, author/playwright/wit (Punch Mag) on this day in history.   

1810  Antoine T d'Abbadie, French explorer (Ethiopia) [or Jul 24] on this day in history.   

1819  On January - 03 thomas Hill Watts, Atty Gen (Confederacy), died in 1892   

1823  Stephen F. Austin receives a grant of land in Texas from the government of Mexico on January - 03.   

1823  On this day in history jaak-Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer   

1825  On January - 03 scottish factory owner Robert Owen buys 30,000 acres in Indiana as site for New Harmony utopian community   

1829  John G R Acquoy, theologist/church historian on January - 03.   

1829  On this day in history robert Archibald Smith, composer, dies at 48   

1830  Alexander Ewing, composer on January - 03.   

1831  On January - 03 first US building &loan association organized, Frankford PA   

1831  1st US building & loan association organized, Frankford, Penn on this day in history.   

1833  On January - 03 britain seizes control of Falkland Islands in South Atlantic   

1834  The government of Mexico imprisons Stephen F. Austin in Mexico City on this day in history.   

1835  Larkin Goldsmith Mead, sculptor on January - 03.   

1836  On this day in history friedrich Witt, composer, dies at 65   

1840  On January - 03 the first deep sea sounding is recorded   

1840  1st deep sea sounding on January - 03.   

1840  On this day in history father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii   

1841  On January - 03 wilhelmus Kist, writer/director of Dutch (Official) Gazette, dies at 82   

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1196  Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1231) was born on this day in history.   

1624  On this day in history birth of william Tucker, 1st Black child born in America   

1680  On this day in history birth of johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker   

1698  Pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.   

1710  Richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (d. 1796) was born on this day in history.   

1719  Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773) was born on January - 03.   

1722  Fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. 1752) was born on January - 03.   

1730  Charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician was born on January - 03.   

0235  On January - 03 death of pope St Anterus (b. unknown)   

1098  Death of Walkelin, first Norman bishop of Winchester (b. unknown) on this day in history.   

1322  Philip V, the Tall, King of France (1316-22), dies on January - 03.   

1437  Death of Catherine of Valois, wife of Henry V of England (b. 1401) on this day in history.   

1501  On January - 03 ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author, dies at 59   

1543  On this day in history juan Cabrillo, conqueror of Cen America, discoverer of Calif, dies   

1552  Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht (1524-29), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1560  On this day in history peder Palladus, Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56