Historical Events In March - 04

1681  King Charles II grants William Penn royal charter for Penn on March - 04.   

1699  On March - 04 jews are expelled from Lubeck Germany   

1719  Aert Schouman, Dutch bird/portrait painter on this day in history.   

1741  On this day in history english fleet under Admiral Ogle reaches Cartagena   

1742  Johann Heinrich Egli, composer on this day in history.   

1745  Charles Dibdin, English composer (d.1814) on March - 04.   

1747  Casimir Pulaski, Count/American Revolutionary War general on this day in history.   

1754  On March - 04 benjamin Waterhouse, physician (smallpox vaccine pioneer)   

1757  Ignaz Malzat, composer on this day in history.   

1765  On this day in history charles Dibdin, England, composer/author (Sea Songs)/actor (baptized)   

1766  On March - 04 emanuel ADMJ, French historian (Napoleon)   

1773  Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer on March - 04.   

1774  On March - 04 first sighting of Orion nebula   

1774  1st sighting of Orion nebula (William Herschel) on March - 04.   

1776  On this day in history the American War of Independence: The Americans capture "Dorchester Heights" dominating the port of Boston, Massachusetts.   

1782  On this day in history johann Wyss, Swiss folklorist/writer (Swiss Family Robinson)   

1789  On March - 04 first Congress declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 representatives)   

1789  First Congress of the United States held in New York on this day in history.   

1789  1st Congress declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 reps) on March - 04.   

1789  Pavel P Gagarin, Russ monarch on this day in history.   

1790  On this day in history france is divided into 83 départements, which cut across the former provinces in an attempt to dislodge regional loyalties based on noble ownership of land.   

1791  On this day in history president Washington calls the US Senate into its first special session   

1791  Vermont becomes the 14th state of the Union on this day in history.   

1791  1st Jewish member of US Congress, Israel Jacobs (PA), takes office on this day in history.   

1792  Oranges introduced to Hawaii on March - 04.   

1793  French troops conquer Geertruidenberg Netherlands on March - 04.   

1793  On this day in history president Washington's 2nd inauguration, shortest speech (133 words)   

1793  French troops conquer Geertruidenberg Neth on March - 04.   

1793  On this day in history isaac Ouwater, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist, dies at 44   

1794  On this day in history henri D count de Larochejacquelin, Fr Royalist Army leader, dies at 21   

1797  On March - 04 john Adams inaugurated as 2nd President of US   

1798  Catholic women force to do penance for kindling sabbath fire for Jews on March - 04.   

1798  John Joseph Abercrombie, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1877 on March - 04.   

1801  The first President inaugurated in Washington DC (Thomas Jefferson) on this day in history.   

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1188  On March - 04 birth of blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252)   

1394  On March - 04 birth of henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery   

1492  Francesco de Layolle, composer was born on March - 04.   

1610  On this day in history birth of william Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646)   

1651  John Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700) was born on this day in history.   

1665  Philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694) was born on March - 04.   

1678  On this day in history birth of antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons)   

1702  On March - 04 birth of jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724)   

0251  On this day in history death of pope Lucius I   

0480  Death of Saint Landry, bishop of Sées on March - 04.   

1172  On this day in history stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies   

1193  Death of Saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137) on March - 04.   

1238  On March - 04 death of joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210)   

1303  Death of Daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261) on March - 04.   

1484  Kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25 on March - 04.   

1496  On March - 04 death of sigismund of Austria (b. 1427)