Historical Events In March - 04

1801  Thomas Jefferson becomes the first US President inaugurated in Washington, D.C on this day in history.   

1801  On March - 04 1st president inaugurated in Washington DC (Thomas Jefferson)   

1804  The Battle of Vinegar Hill, colony of New South Wales (Australia), when Irish convicts (some of whom had been involved in Ireland’s Battle of Vinegar Hill in 1798) led the colony’s only significant convict uprising on March - 04.   

1804  Karl Leopold Rollig, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1805  Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1809  Madison becomes first President inaugurated in American-made clothes on this day in history.   

1809  On this day in history madison becomes 1st president inaugurated in American-made clothes   

1813  On this day in history wijnand J J Nuijen, romantic/water colors painter (Wrecked)   

1819  Charles Oberthur, composer on March - 04.   

1824  On this day in history the "National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck" was founded in the United Kingdom, later to be renamed The Royal National Lifeboat Institution in 1858.   

1825  John Quincy Adams inaugrated as 6th President on this day in history.   

1826  On March - 04 the first US RR chartered, Granite Railway in Quincy MA   

1826  On this day in history 1st US RR chartered, Granite Railway in Quincy, Mass   

1826  On this day in history john Buford, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863   

1828  Elisha Franklin "Bull" Paxton, Brig General (Confederate Army) on March - 04.   

1829  On March - 04 unruly crowd mobs White House during President Jackson inaugural ball   

1829  Andrew Jackson inaugurated as 7th President on March - 04.   

1830  On March - 04 v Bellini's opera "I Capuleti e i Montecchi," premieres in Venice   

1831  Georg Michael Telemann, composer, dies at 82 on March - 04.   

1834  Peter Nicolai von Wilm, composer on this day in history.   

1835  On this day in history hMS Beagle moves into Bay of Concepción   

1835  HMS Beagle moves into Bay of Concepcion on March - 04.   

1835  Giovanni Schiaparelli, Italy, astronomer (discovered canals of Mars) on this day in history.   

1837  City of Chicago incorporates on March - 04.   

1837  On March - 04 martin Van Buren inaugrated as 8th President   

1837  Weekly Advocate changes its name to the Colored American on this day in history.   

1838  Paul Lacome, composer on March - 04.   

1839  On this day in history ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72   

1841  Longest inauguration speech (8,443 words), William Henry Harrison on this day in history.   

1841  Dion Boucicault's "London Assurance," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1841  On March - 04 kristian Mandrup Elster, Norwegian author (And fremmed Fugl)   

1844  On this day in history josip Jurcic, Slovenian writer (10th Brother)   

1845  On this day in history james K Polk inaugrated as 11th President   

1845  James K Polk inaugrated at 11th president on March - 04.   

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1188  On this day in history 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 March - 04 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  Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons) was born on March - 04.   

1702  On this day in history birth of jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724)   

0251  Death of Pope Lucius I on March - 04.   

0480  Death of Saint Landry, bishop of Sées on this day in history.   

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

1193  On this day in history death of saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137)   

1238  Death of Joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210) on this day in history.   

1303  On this day in history death of daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261)   

1484  Kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25 on this day in history.   

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