Historical Events For February - 03

1740  Guillaume Lasceux, composer on February - 03.  

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

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

1752  Dutch States-General forbid export of windmills on this day in history.  

1755  Florido Tomeoni, composer on February - 03.  

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

1781  On February - 03 dutch West Indies island of St Eustatia taken by the British  

1781  Dutch West Indies island of St Eustatia taken by British on February - 03.  

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

1783  Spain recognizes US independence on February - 03.  

Advertisements

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 February - 03.  

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 February - 03.  

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

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

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

1814  On this day in history johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer, dies at 75  

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

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

1817  On this day in history emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer  

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

1821  Elizabeth Blackwell, Bristol England, 1st woman physician on this day in history.  

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 February - 03 dutch North Sea coast floods  

1826  On this day in history walter Bagehot, England, economist/sociologist  

1830  On February - 03 the sovereignty of Greece was confirmed in a London Protocol.  

1830  Robert Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (C), British PM (1885-1902) on this day in history.  

1831  Cyrus Ballou Comstock, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1910 on this day in history.  

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

1833  On this day in history thomas T H Jorissen, Dutch historian  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Next Page »

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

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

1648  Louis Bouteiller, composer was born on February - 03.  

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 this day in history.  

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

0699  Death of Saint Werburgh on February - 03.  

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

1014  On February - 03 death of king Sweyn I of Denmark  

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 this day in history.  

1428  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386)