Historical Events In April - 03

1848  Thomas Douglas becomes 1st SF public teacher on April - 03.   

1849  On this day in history juliusz Slowacki, Pol poet (Father of the Plague-Patient), dies at 39   

1850  Vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, organist/pianist/composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1856  Gunpowder in church explodes killing 4,000 in Rhodos on April - 03.   

1858  Matthew Ricketts, 1st Black man elected to Neb State Legislature on this day in history.   

1858  On this day in history sigismund Ritter von Neukomm, Austrian composer, dies at 79   

1859  On April - 03 reginald De Koven, composer   

1860  On April - 03 in the United States, the Pony Express mail delivery system starts its service   

1860  Pony Express began between St Joseph MO & Sacramento CA on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history pony Express began between St Joseph Mo & Sacramento Calif   

1860  On this day in history frederik W van Eeden, Dutch utopian writer (Walden)   

1862  On April - 03 james Clark Ross, Arctic explorer, dies   

1864  Skirmish at Okolona AR on this day in history.   

1864  On April - 03 skirmish at Okolona, Arkansas   

1865  Battle at Namozine Church VA (Appomattox Campaign) on April - 03.   

1865  Union forces occupy Confederate capital of Richmond VA & Petersburg VA on April - 03.   

1865  Battle at Namozine Church, Virginia (Appomattox Campaign) on this day in history.   

1866  James B Hertzog, South African general/premier (1914-39) on this day in history.   

1868  On April - 03 an Hawaiian surfs on highest wave ever, he rides a 50' tidal wave   

1868  Franz Adolf Berwald, Swedish composer, dies at 71 on April - 03.   

1871  Jose Juan Tablada, Mexican poet (El Florilegio) on April - 03.   

1872  On April - 03 j C Watson discovers asteroid #119 Althaea   

1874  On April - 03 eduardo Sanchez de Fuentes, composer   

1876  Henriette Davidis, writer, dies on April - 03.   

1881  On this day in history alcide de Gasperi, Italian premier (1945..53)   

1882  Wood block alarm invented, when alarm rang, it dropped 20 wood blocks on April - 03.   

1882  On April - 03 simon Elzinga, Dutch educator   

1882  Friedrich Wilhelm Kucken, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1883  State Premier Thomas McIlwraith claims British New Guinea as a Queensland possession; the claim was later disallowed by Britain on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history jackie Matthews, cricketer (Aust leg-spinner, two hat-tricks 1912)   

1884  On this day in history carel JCH van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch Cath politician, dies at 59   

1885  Harry St John Philby, [sheik Abdullah], British explorer on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history j Palisa discovers asteroids #256 Walpurga and #274 Philagoria   

1888  Neville Cardus, cricketer (doyen of cricket writers) on April - 03.   

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1151  On this day in history birth of igor Svyatoslavich, Ukrainian prince (d. 1202)   

1245  On this day in history birth of philips III, the Stout, King of France (1270-85)   

1367  On April - 03 birth of henry IV, Bolingbroke Lincolnshire, King of England (1399-1413)   

1438  John III van Egmont, [Manke John], viceroy of Holland was born on this day in history.   

1485  On April - 03 birth of lieven van der Maude [Ammonius], South Netherland poet   

1529  On this day in history birth of michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1581)   

1569  Giovanni Battista Massarengo, composer was born on April - 03.   

1593  George Herbert, English metaphysical poet (5 Mystical Songs) was born on this day in history.   

0033  Death of Christ, crucified (according to astronomer Humphreys & Waddington) on this day in history.   

0628  On this day in history death of chosroes II, emperor of Persia (579..628), murdered by his son   

0963  On April - 03 death of william III, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 915)   

1287  Honorius IV, [Giacomo Savelli], Italian Pope (1285-87), dies on April - 03.   

1350  Death of Eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1295) on this day in history.   

1512  Richard Pafraet, Dutch printer, dies on April - 03.   

1525  On this day in history giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api), dies at 49   

1581  On this day in history huibert Duifhuis, Roman Catholic pastor (Rotterdam/Utrecht), dies