Page 2: Historical Events In April - 03

1695  Melchior de Hondecoeter, Dutch still life painter, dies at about 58 on April - 03.   

1720  On this day in history elia van Vilnius, [Elijahu ben Salomo Zalman], Latvian rabbi   

1721  On this day in history robert Walpole becomes England's 1st Lord of the Treasury   

1721  On April - 03 robert Walpole elected as Britains first Prime Minister   

1727  On this day in history philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt, Flemish painter/engraver   

1751  On this day in history jean-Baptiste Lamoyne, composer   

1756  On this day in history marquis de Montcalm sails from France for Canada; he will die at the battle of the Plains of Abraham.   

1757  On this day in history ferenc Verseghy, composer   

1764  On this day in history austrian arch duke Jozef crowned himself Roman Catholic king   

1764  On this day in history john Abernethy, London, surgeon   

1769  Gerhard Tersteegen, German evangelist/poet (in blood), dies at 71 on April - 03.   

1776  On this day in history washington receives honorary Ll.D. degree from Harvard College   

1783  On April - 03 sweden and US sign a treaty of Amity and Commerce   

1783  On this day in history the birth of Washington Irving, American author   

1783  Sweden & US sign a treaty of Amity & Commerce on April - 03.   

1783  On April - 03 washington Irving, US writer (Legend of Sleepy Hollow)   

1790  On this day in history revenue Marine Service (US Coast Guard), created   

1797  CAPT Thomas Truxtun issued first known American signal book using numerary system on this day in history.   

1797  On this day in history nonnosus Madlseder, composer, dies at 66   

1798  On April - 03 charles D Wilkes, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1877   

1811  On this day in history pieter-Jozef Verhaghen, Flemish (court)painter, dies at 83   

1812  On this day in history louisa Maria, Queen of the Belgians (1832-50/wife of Leopold I)   

1822  Edward Everett Hale, US, clergyman/author (Man without a Country) on April - 03.   

1822  On April - 03 friedrich Bertuch, writer, dies   

1823  William Macy "Boss" Tweed, corrupt political boss (NYC) on April - 03.   

1825  On April - 03 adolf Rzepko, composer   

1826  On this day in history financial panic hits New Brunswick as word spreads that banks in London had failed and the timber trade had collapsed; so-called Black Monday.   

1826  On this day in history reginald Heber, bishop & hymn writer, dies   

1834  The generals in the Greek War of Independence stand trial for treason on this day in history.   

1837  On April - 03 john Burroughs, writer/nature enthusiast (Burroughs Medal namesake)   

1838  On this day in history leon Michel Gambetta, French attorney/premier (1881-82)   

1838  On this day in history francesco Antommarchi, Napoleon's physician on St Helena, dies at 57   

1842  Ulric Dahlgren, Col (Union volunteers), died in 1864 on April - 03.   

1848  Thomas Douglas becomes 1st San Francisco public teacher on this day in history.   

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1151  On this day in history birth of igor Svyatoslavich, Ukrainian prince (d. 1202)   

1245  Philips III, the Stout, King of France (1270-85) was born on April - 03.   

1367  Henry IV, Bolingbroke Lincolnshire, King of England (1399-1413) was born on this day in history.   

1438  John III van Egmont, [Manke John], viceroy of Holland was born on April - 03.   

1485  Lieven van der Maude [Ammonius], South Netherland poet was born on April - 03.   

1529  Michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1581) was born on this day in history.   

1569  Giovanni Battista Massarengo, composer was born on April - 03.   

1593  On April - 03 birth of george Herbert, English metaphysical poet (5 Mystical Songs)   

0033  Death of Christ, crucified (according to astronomer Humphreys & Waddington) on this day in history.   

0628  Death of Chosroes II, emperor of Persia (579..628), murdered by his son on this day in history.   

0963  Death of William III, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 915) on April - 03.   

1287  On April - 03 honorius IV, [Giacomo Savelli], Italian Pope (1285-87), dies   

1350  Death of Eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1295) on this day in history.   

1512  Richard Pafraet, Dutch printer, dies on April - 03.   

1525  Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1581  On April - 03 huibert Duifhuis, Roman Catholic pastor (Rotterdam/Utrecht), dies