Page 2: Historical Events In February - 03

1740  On February - 03 guillaume Lasceux, composer   

1743  On this day in history philadelphia establishes a "pesthouse" to quarantine immigrants   

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

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

1755  On this day in history florido Tomeoni, composer   

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

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

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.   

1784  John Fane graaf van Westmorland, English (opera)composer/diplomat on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1809  The birth of Felix Mendelssohn, German composer on this day in history.   

1809  Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Hamburg Germ, composer (Great Scherzos) on this day in history.   

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 February - 03.   

1815  World's 1st commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland on this day in history.   

1817  Emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer on this day in history.   

1820  Elisha Kent Kane, US Arctic explorer (Kane Basin off NW Greenland) on February - 03.   

1821  On February - 03 elizabeth Blackwell, Bristol England, 1st woman physician   

1823  On February - 03 spencer F Baird, US biologist (Wood's Hole Station)   

1824  On February - 03 george Thomas "Tige" Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1825  On this day in history dutch North Sea coast floods   

1826  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1368  Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422) was born on this day in history.   

1525  Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer was born on this day in history.   

1648  On February - 03 birth of louis Bouteiller, composer   

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  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  On this day in history leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies   

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

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  Death of King Sweyn I of Denmark on February - 03.   

1116  On this day in history death of king Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070)   

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

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