Historical Events For February - 03

1740  Guillaume Lasceux, composer on February - 03.  

1743  Philadelphia establishes a "pesthouse" to quarantine immigrants on February - 03.  

1748  On this day in history henri Madin, composer, dies at 49  

1752  On this day in history dutch States-General forbid export of windmills  

1755  On February - 03 florido Tomeoni, composer  

1763  On this day in history caroline von Wolzogen, [von Lengefeld], German author  

1781  On this day in history dutch West Indies island of St Eustatia taken by the British  

1781  Dutch West Indies island of St Eustatia taken by British on this day in history.  

1783  Spain recognizes the independent country calling itself the United States of America on this day in history.  

1783  On February - 03 spain recognizes US independence  

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1784  On this day in history john Fane graaf van Westmorland, English (opera)composer/diplomat  

1803  On this day in history pedro R de Campomanes, Spanish economist/lawyer/literary, dies at 79  

1805  On this day in history otto T Freiherr von Manteuffel, premier Prussia  

1807  A British military force, under Brig-Gen. Sir Samuel Auchmuty captures the city of Montevideo, then part of the Spanish Empire now capital of Uruguay on this day in history.  

1807  On this day in history joseph Eggleston Johnston, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1891  

1809  On this day in history territory of Illinois organizes (including present-day Wisconsin)  

1809  On this day in history the birth of Felix Mendelssohn, German composer  

1809  On February - 03 felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Hamburg Germ, composer (Great Scherzos)  

1811  On February - 03 horace Greeley, editor ("Go west, young man")  

1814  Johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1815  World's first commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland on February - 03.  

1815  World's 1st commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland on February - 03.  

1817  On February - 03 emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer  

1820  On this day in history elisha Kent Kane, US Arctic explorer (Kane Basin off NW Greenland)  

1821  On this day in history elizabeth Blackwell, Bristol England, 1st woman physician  

1823  On this day in history spencer F Baird, US biologist (Wood's Hole Station)  

1824  George Thomas "Tige" Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.  

1825  On this day in history dutch North Sea coast floods  

1826  On February - 03 walter Bagehot, England, economist/sociologist  

1830  The sovereignty of Greece was confirmed in a London Protocol on February - 03.  

1830  On February - 03 robert Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (C), British PM (1885-1902)  

1831  Cyrus Ballou Comstock, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1910 on February - 03.  

1832  George Crabbe, English vicar/poet (Borough), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1833  Thomas T H Jorissen, Dutch historian on this day in history.  

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1338  Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378) was born on February - 03.  

1368  On this day in history birth of charles VI, King of France (1380-1422)  

1525  On February - 03 birth of giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer  

1648  On February - 03 birth of louis Bouteiller, composer  

1655  Francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized was born on February - 03.  

1677  On this day in history birth of jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. 1723)  

1690  Richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755) was born on this day in history.  

1721  On February - 03 birth of friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773)  

0474  On February - 03 leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies  

0619  Death of Laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.  

0699  On February - 03 death of saint Werburgh  

0865  On this day in history ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies  

1014  On this day in history death of king Sweyn I of Denmark  

1116  Death of King Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070) on this day in history.  

1399  On February - 03 john of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58  

1428  On February - 03 death of ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386)