Historical Events Happened In February - 03

1740  On February - 03 guillaume Lasceux, composer  

1743  Philadelphia establishes a "pesthouse" to quarantine immigrants on this day in history.  

1748  Henri Madin, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1752  On February - 03 dutch States-General forbid export of windmills  

1755  On February - 03 florido Tomeoni, composer  

1763  On February - 03 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  On this day in history spain recognizes the independent country calling itself the United States of America.  

1783  On February - 03 spain recognizes US independence  

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  Otto T Freiherr von Manteuffel, premier Prussia on this day in history.  

1807  On this day in history 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.  

1807  On February - 03 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 February - 03 the birth of Felix Mendelssohn, German composer  

1809  On this day in history felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Hamburg Germ, composer (Great Scherzos)  

1811  On this day in history horace Greeley, editor ("Go west, young man")  

1814  On February - 03 johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer, dies at 75  

1815  On this day in history world's first commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland  

1815  On this day in history world's 1st commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland  

1817  Emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer on February - 03.  

1820  Elisha Kent Kane, US Arctic explorer (Kane Basin off NW Greenland) on this day in history.  

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

1823  Spencer F Baird, US biologist (Wood's Hole Station) on this day in history.  

1824  George Thomas "Tige" Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army) on February - 03.  

1825  On this day in history dutch North Sea coast floods  

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

1830  On this day in history the sovereignty of Greece was confirmed in a London Protocol.  

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 this day in history.  

1832  George Crabbe, English vicar/poet (Borough), dies at 77 on February - 03.  

1833  Thomas T H Jorissen, Dutch historian on February - 03.  

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1338  Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378) was born on this day in history.  

1368  On February - 03 birth of charles VI, King of France (1380-1422)  

1525  On this day in history birth of giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer  

1648  On this day in history birth of louis Bouteiller, composer  

1655  On this day in history birth of francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized  

1677  Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.  

1690  Richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755) was born on February - 03.  

1721  Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773) was born on February - 03.  

0474  Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies on this day in history.  

0619  On February - 03 death of laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury  

0699  Death of Saint Werburgh on this day in history.  

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

1014  Death of King Sweyn I of Denmark on this day in history.  

1116  On February - 03 death of king Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070)  

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)