Historical Events In February - 03

1740  Guillaume Lasceux, composer on February - 03.   

1743  On February - 03 philadelphia establishes a "pesthouse" to quarantine immigrants   

1748  Henri Madin, composer, dies at 49 on February - 03.   

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

1755  Florido Tomeoni, composer on February - 03.   

1763  Caroline von Wolzogen, [von Lengefeld], German author on this day in history.   

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

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

1783  Spain recognizes the independent country calling itself the United States of America on February - 03.   

1783  Spain recognizes US independence on this day in history.   

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

1803  On February - 03 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  On February - 03 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  Joseph Eggleston Johnston, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1891 on February - 03.   

1809  Territory of Illinois organizes (including present-day Wisconsin) on February - 03.   

1809  The birth of Felix Mendelssohn, German composer on February - 03.   

1809  Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Hamburg Germ, composer (Great Scherzos) on February - 03.   

1811  Horace Greeley, editor ("Go west, young man") on February - 03.   

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

1815  World's first commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland on this day in history.   

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

1817  On February - 03 emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer   

1820  On February - 03 elisha Kent Kane, US Arctic explorer (Kane Basin off NW Greenland)   

1821  On February - 03 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  Walter Bagehot, England, economist/sociologist on this day in history.   

1830  The sovereignty of Greece was confirmed in a London Protocol on this day in history.   

1830  On this day in history robert Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (C), British PM (1885-1902)   

1831  On February - 03 cyrus Ballou Comstock, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1910   

1832  On February - 03 george Crabbe, English vicar/poet (Borough), dies at 77   

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

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1338  On February - 03 birth of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378)   

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

1525  Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer was born on February - 03.   

1648  Louis Bouteiller, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1690  On February - 03 birth of richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755)   

1721  On this day in history birth of friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773)   

0474  Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies on February - 03.   

0619  On this day in history death of laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury   

0699  Death of Saint Werburgh on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1399  John of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58 on February - 03.   

1428  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386) on February - 03.