Page 2: Historical Events In May - 03

1662  Royal charter granted Connecticut on this day in history.   

1678  On this day in history french conquering fleet at Curaçao, 1200 die   

1678  French conquering fleet at Curacao, 1200 die on May - 03.   

1692  Jan J Mauricius, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1742-51) on this day in history.   

1703  On May - 03 eglon van de Down, still-life painter, dies   

1704  Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59 on May - 03.   

1707  On this day in history michiel de Swaen, South Netherlands physician/poet, dies at 53   

1708  On this day in history johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer   

1715  On this day in history edmund Halley observes total eclipse phenomenon "Baily's Beads"   

1722  On this day in history pierre de Marivaux' "La Double Inconstance" premieres in Paris France   

1722  Pierre de Marivaux' "La Double Inconstance," premieres in Paris on May - 03.   

1729  On this day in history florian Leopold Gassmann, composer   

1737  On May - 03 friedrich Schwindl, composer   

1737  Abraham Patras, gov-gen of East-Indies (1735-37), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1742  Jean-Baptiste Krumphultz, composer on this day in history.   

1744  On this day in history freidrich Wilhelm Weis, composer   

1747  Willem IV appointed viceroy of Holland/Utrecht on May - 03.   

1752  On May - 03 braz Francisco de Lima, composer   

1758  On this day in history benedict XIV, [Prospero L Lambertini], Pope (1740-58), dies at 83   

1764  Elisabeth PMH, princess of France/son of king Louis XVI on May - 03.   

1764  Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedist, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1765  On May - 03 thr first US medical college opens in Philadelphia   

1765  On May - 03 1st US medical college opens in Philadelphia   

1773  Giuseppe Acerbi, Italian traveller/nature investigator/diplomat on May - 03.   

1783  Pieter Valck(x), South Netherlands sculptor, dies at 49 on May - 03.   

1791  On this day in history the Constitution of May 3 (the first modern constitution in Europe) is proclaimed by the Sejm of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.   

1792  On this day in history carlo Zuccari, composer, dies at 87   

1802  On this day in history washington DC incorporates as a city   

1802  Washington, D C is incorporated as a city on this day in history.   

1802  Washington, D.C. is incorporated as a city on May - 03.   

1808  On this day in history goya's "Executions of the 3rd of May"   

1808  On May - 03 goya's "Executions of 3rd of May"   

1810  Lord Byron swam the Hellespont* this day. It is a 40 mi. (64 km) long, 1-5 mi. (1.6-8 km) wide strait between European and Asian Turkey on May - 03.   

1810  Lord Byron swims the Hellespont on this day in history.   

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0612  On May - 03 birth of constantine III, Byzantine Emperor (d. 641)   

1415  Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (d. 1495) was born on May - 03.   

1428  Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (d. 1495) was born on this day in history.   

1446  Margaretha, English princess/duchess of Bourgondie was born on this day in history.   

1446  Margaret of York, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1503) was born on this day in history.   

1469  On this day in history birth of niccolo Machiavelli, Italy, politician/writer (Prince)   

1514  On this day in history birth of bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], primate of Portugal   

1535  On May - 03 birth of alessandro "Agnolo" Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer   

1010  Ansfried, 9th bishop of Utrecht (995-1010)/saint, dies at about 69 on May - 03.   

1152  Death of Matilda of Boulogne, Queen of England (b. 1105) on May - 03.   

1160  On this day in history death of peter Lombard, Italian scholar and bishop (b. c.1100)   

1270  On May - 03 death of king Béla IV of Hungary (b. 1206)   

1294  Jan I, duke of Brabant/Limburg/poet, dies on May - 03.   

1410  Alexander V, [Petros Philargi], Kreta's Pope (1409-10), dies on this day in history.   

1442  Engelbert I, Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies on May - 03.   

1481  On this day in history death of mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1432)