Page 2: Historical Events In March - 04

1681  King Charles II grants William Penn royal charter for Penn on this day in history.   

1699  Jews are expelled from Lubeck Germany on March - 04.   

1719  On March - 04 aert Schouman, Dutch bird/portrait painter   

1741  On March - 04 english fleet under Admiral Ogle reaches Cartagena   

1742  Johann Heinrich Egli, composer on March - 04.   

1745  Charles Dibdin, English composer (d.1814) on March - 04.   

1747  On March - 04 casimir Pulaski, Count/American Revolutionary War general   

1754  On this day in history benjamin Waterhouse, physician (smallpox vaccine pioneer)   

1757  On this day in history ignaz Malzat, composer   

1765  Charles Dibdin, England, composer/author (Sea Songs)/actor (baptized) on March - 04.   

1766  On this day in history emanuel ADMJ, French historian (Napoleon)   

1773  Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer on March - 04.   

1774  First sighting of Orion nebula on March - 04.   

1774  1st sighting of Orion nebula (William Herschel) on March - 04.   

1776  The American War of Independence: The Americans capture "Dorchester Heights" dominating the port of Boston, Massachusetts on March - 04.   

1782  Johann Wyss, Swiss folklorist/writer (Swiss Family Robinson) on March - 04.   

1789  On this day in history first Congress declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 representatives)   

1789  First Congress of the United States held in New York on this day in history.   

1789  1st Congress declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 reps) on March - 04.   

1789  Pavel P Gagarin, Russ monarch on March - 04.   

1790  France is divided into 83 départements, which cut across the former provinces in an attempt to dislodge regional loyalties based on noble ownership of land on March - 04.   

1791  On March - 04 president Washington calls the US Senate into its first special session   

1791  Vermont becomes the 14th state of the Union on March - 04.   

1791  On March - 04 1st Jewish member of US Congress, Israel Jacobs (PA), takes office   

1792  On this day in history oranges introduced to Hawaii   

1793  On this day in history french troops conquer Geertruidenberg Netherlands   

1793  President Washington's 2nd inauguration, shortest speech (133 words) on March - 04.   

1793  On March - 04 french troops conquer Geertruidenberg Neth   

1793  On March - 04 isaac Ouwater, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist, dies at 44   

1794  On this day in history henri D count de Larochejacquelin, Fr Royalist Army leader, dies at 21   

1797  On this day in history john Adams inaugurated as 2nd President of US   

1798  On this day in history catholic women force to do penance for kindling sabbath fire for Jews   

1798  John Joseph Abercrombie, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1877 on this day in history.   

1801  On this day in history the first President inaugurated in Washington DC (Thomas Jefferson)   

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1188  Blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252) was born on this day in history.   

1394  On March - 04 birth of henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery   

1492  On this day in history birth of francesco de Layolle, composer   

1610  On March - 04 birth of william Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646)   

1651  On this day in history birth of john Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700)   

1665  On March - 04 birth of philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694)   

1678  Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons) was born on this day in history.   

1702  Jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724) was born on March - 04.   

0251  On this day in history death of pope Lucius I   

0480  On this day in history death of saint Landry, bishop of Sées   

1172  Stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies on this day in history.   

1193  On this day in history death of saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137)   

1238  Death of Joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210) on this day in history.   

1303  On March - 04 death of daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261)   

1484  Kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25 on this day in history.   

1496  Death of Sigismund of Austria (b. 1427) on March - 04.