Page 2: Historical Events In February - 03

1740  On February - 03 guillaume Lasceux, composer   

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

1748  On February - 03 henri Madin, composer, dies at 49   

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

1755  On this day in history florido Tomeoni, composer   

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 February - 03.   

1783  Spain recognizes US independence on this day in history.   

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

1803  Pedro R de Campomanes, Spanish economist/lawyer/literary, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1809  Territory of Illinois organizes (including present-day Wisconsin) on this day in history.   

1809  On this day in history the birth of Felix Mendelssohn, German composer   

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

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

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

1815  On February - 03 world's first commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland   

1815  On February - 03 world's 1st commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland   

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

1820  On this day in history elisha Kent Kane, US Arctic explorer (Kane Basin off NW Greenland)   

1821  Elizabeth Blackwell, Bristol England, 1st woman physician on February - 03.   

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 February - 03 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  Robert Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (C), British PM (1885-1902) on February - 03.   

1831  Cyrus Ballou Comstock, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1910 on February - 03.   

1832  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378)   

1368  Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422) was born on February - 03.   

1525  On February - 03 birth of giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer   

1648  On February - 03 birth of louis Bouteiller, composer   

1655  Francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized was born on this day in history.   

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 February - 03.   

1721  On February - 03 birth of friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773)   

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

0619  Death of Laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

0699  On February - 03 death of saint Werburgh   

0865  On February - 03 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 February - 03.   

1399  On this day in history john of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58   

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