Historical Events In May - 03

1662  Royal charter granted Connecticut on this day in history.   

1678  French conquering fleet at Curaçao, 1200 die on May - 03.   

1678  On May - 03 french conquering fleet at Curacao, 1200 die   

1692  Jan J Mauricius, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1742-51) on this day in history.   

1703  Eglon van de Down, still-life painter, dies on May - 03.   

1704  On this day in history heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59   

1707  On this day in history michiel de Swaen, South Netherlands physician/poet, dies at 53   

1708  Johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer on May - 03.   

1715  Edmund Halley observes total eclipse phenomenon "Baily's Beads" on this day in history.   

1722  On May - 03 pierre de Marivaux' "La Double Inconstance" premieres in Paris France   

1722  Pierre de Marivaux' "La Double Inconstance," premieres in Paris on May - 03.   

1729  Florian Leopold Gassmann, composer on this day in history.   

1737  On May - 03 friedrich Schwindl, composer   

1737  On May - 03 abraham Patras, gov-gen of East-Indies (1735-37), dies at 65   

1742  Jean-Baptiste Krumphultz, composer on this day in history.   

1744  Freidrich Wilhelm Weis, composer on May - 03.   

1747  Willem IV appointed viceroy of Holland/Utrecht on May - 03.   

1752  Braz Francisco de Lima, composer on May - 03.   

1758  On this day in history benedict XIV, [Prospero L Lambertini], Pope (1740-58), dies at 83   

1764  On May - 03 elisabeth PMH, princess of France/son of king Louis XVI   

1764  Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedist, dies at 53 on May - 03.   

1765  On this day in history thr first US medical college opens in Philadelphia   

1765  On this day in history 1st US medical college opens in Philadelphia   

1773  Giuseppe Acerbi, Italian traveller/nature investigator/diplomat on this day in history.   

1783  On May - 03 pieter Valck(x), South Netherlands sculptor, dies at 49   

1791  On May - 03 the Constitution of May 3 (the first modern constitution in Europe) is proclaimed by the Sejm of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.   

1792  Carlo Zuccari, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1802  Washington DC incorporates as a city on May - 03.   

1802  On May - 03 washington, D C is incorporated as a city   

1802  Washington, D.C. is incorporated as a city on this day in history.   

1808  Goya's "Executions of the 3rd of May" on May - 03.   

1808  On May - 03 goya's "Executions of 3rd of May"   

1810  Lord Byron swam the Hellespont* this day. It is a 40 mi. (64 km) long, 1-5 mi. (1.6-8 km) wide strait between European and Asian Turkey on this day in history.   

1810  Lord Byron swims the Hellespont on this day in history.   

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0612  Constantine III, Byzantine Emperor (d. 641) was born on this day in history.   

1415  Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (d. 1495) was born on this day in history.   

1428  On May - 03 birth of pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (d. 1495)   

1446  Margaretha, English princess/duchess of Bourgondie was born on this day in history.   

1446  Margaret of York, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1503) was born on this day in history.   

1469  On this day in history birth of niccolo Machiavelli, Italy, politician/writer (Prince)   

1514  On May - 03 birth of bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], primate of Portugal   

1535  Alessandro "Agnolo" Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer was born on this day in history.   

1010  Ansfried, 9th bishop of Utrecht (995-1010)/saint, dies at about 69 on this day in history.   

1152  Death of Matilda of Boulogne, Queen of England (b. 1105) on this day in history.   

1160  On this day in history death of peter Lombard, Italian scholar and bishop (b. c.1100)   

1270  Death of King Béla IV of Hungary (b. 1206) on May - 03.   

1294  On May - 03 jan I, duke of Brabant/Limburg/poet, dies   

1410  On May - 03 alexander V, [Petros Philargi], Kreta's Pope (1409-10), dies   

1442  Engelbert I, Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies on this day in history.   

1481  On this day in history death of mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1432)