Page 2: Historical Events In February - 03

1740  Guillaume Lasceux, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

1752  Dutch States-General forbid export of windmills on February - 03.   

1755  Florido Tomeoni, composer on this day in history.   

1763  On February - 03 caroline von Wolzogen, [von Lengefeld], German author   

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

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

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

1783  Spain recognizes US independence on this day in history.   

1784  John Fane graaf van Westmorland, English (opera)composer/diplomat on February - 03.   

1803  On February - 03 pedro R de Campomanes, Spanish economist/lawyer/literary, dies at 79   

1805  On February - 03 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 February - 03.   

1807  Joseph Eggleston Johnston, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1891 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

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 February - 03.   

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

1831  On this day in history cyrus Ballou Comstock, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1910   

1832  On this day in history george Crabbe, English vicar/poet (Borough), dies at 77   

1833  On February - 03 thomas T H Jorissen, Dutch historian   

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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 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  Louis Bouteiller, composer was born on February - 03.   

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

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

1690  On this day in history birth of richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755)   

1721  Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

0699  On February - 03 death of saint Werburgh   

0865  Ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies on February - 03.   

1014  Death of King Sweyn I of Denmark on February - 03.   

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

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)