Page 3: Historical Events In March - 04

1801  On March - 04 thomas Jefferson becomes the first US President inaugurated in Washington, D.C.   

1801  1st president inaugurated in Washington DC (Thomas Jefferson) on March - 04.   

1804  On March - 04 the Battle of Vinegar Hill, colony of New South Wales (Australia), when Irish convicts (some of whom had been involved in Ireland’s Battle of Vinegar Hill in 1798) led the colony’s only significant convict uprising.   

1804  Karl Leopold Rollig, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1805  Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1809  Madison becomes first President inaugurated in American-made clothes on March - 04.   

1809  On this day in history madison becomes 1st president inaugurated in American-made clothes   

1813  Wijnand J J Nuijen, romantic/water colors painter (Wrecked) on this day in history.   

1819  On this day in history charles Oberthur, composer   

1824  The "National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck" was founded in the United Kingdom, later to be renamed The Royal National Lifeboat Institution in 1858 on March - 04.   

1825  On this day in history john Quincy Adams inaugrated as 6th President   

1826  The first US RR chartered, Granite Railway in Quincy MA on this day in history.   

1826  1st US RR chartered, Granite Railway in Quincy, Mass on March - 04.   

1826  John Buford, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 on March - 04.   

1828  Elisha Franklin "Bull" Paxton, Brig General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

1829  On this day in history unruly crowd mobs White House during President Jackson inaugural ball   

1829  On this day in history andrew Jackson inaugurated as 7th President   

1830  On March - 04 v Bellini's opera "I Capuleti e i Montecchi," premieres in Venice   

1831  On March - 04 georg Michael Telemann, composer, dies at 82   

1834  On this day in history peter Nicolai von Wilm, composer   

1835  On this day in history hMS Beagle moves into Bay of Concepción   

1835  HMS Beagle moves into Bay of Concepcion on March - 04.   

1835  Giovanni Schiaparelli, Italy, astronomer (discovered canals of Mars) on this day in history.   

1837  City of Chicago incorporates on March - 04.   

1837  On this day in history martin Van Buren inaugrated as 8th President   

1837  Weekly Advocate changes its name to the Colored American on March - 04.   

1838  On March - 04 paul Lacome, composer   

1839  Ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72 on March - 04.   

1841  Longest inauguration speech (8,443 words), William Henry Harrison on this day in history.   

1841  On March - 04 dion Boucicault's "London Assurance," premieres in London   

1841  Kristian Mandrup Elster, Norwegian author (And fremmed Fugl) on this day in history.   

1844  Josip Jurcic, Slovenian writer (10th Brother) on this day in history.   

1845  On March - 04 james K Polk inaugrated as 11th President   

1845  James K Polk inaugrated at 11th president on this day in history.   

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1188  On this day in history birth of blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252)   

1394  On this day in history birth of henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery   

1492  On March - 04 birth of francesco de Layolle, composer   

1610  William Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.   

1651  John Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700) was born on March - 04.   

1665  Philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.   

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

1702  On March - 04 birth of jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724)   

0251  Death of Pope Lucius I on this day in history.   

0480  On March - 04 death of saint Landry, bishop of Sées   

1172  On March - 04 stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies   

1193  On March - 04 death of saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137)   

1238  On March - 04 death of joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210)   

1303  On this day in history death of daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261)   

1484  On this day in history kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25   

1496  On this day in history death of sigismund of Austria (b. 1427)