Page 2: Historical Events In April - 03

1695  On this day in history melchior de Hondecoeter, Dutch still life painter, dies at about 58   

1720  On April - 03 elia van Vilnius, [Elijahu ben Salomo Zalman], Latvian rabbi   

1721  Robert Walpole becomes England's 1st Lord of the Treasury on this day in history.   

1721  Robert Walpole elected as Britains first Prime Minister on this day in history.   

1727  On April - 03 philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt, Flemish painter/engraver   

1751  On April - 03 jean-Baptiste Lamoyne, composer   

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

1757  Ferenc Verseghy, composer on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1776  On April - 03 washington receives honorary Ll.D. degree from Harvard College   

1783  Sweden and US sign a treaty of Amity and Commerce on this day in history.   

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 this day in history washington Irving, US writer (Legend of Sleepy Hollow)   

1790  Revenue Marine Service (US Coast Guard), created on April - 03.   

1797  CAPT Thomas Truxtun issued first known American signal book using numerary system on April - 03.   

1797  Nonnosus Madlseder, composer, dies at 66 on April - 03.   

1798  On this day in history 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  Louisa Maria, Queen of the Belgians (1832-50/wife of Leopold I) on April - 03.   

1822  On this day in history edward Everett Hale, US, clergyman/author (Man without a Country)   

1822  Friedrich Bertuch, writer, dies on April - 03.   

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  Reginald Heber, bishop & hymn writer, dies on this day in history.   

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

1837  On this day in history john Burroughs, writer/nature enthusiast (Burroughs Medal namesake)   

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

1838  Francesco Antommarchi, Napoleon's physician on St Helena, dies at 57 on April - 03.   

1842  On April - 03 ulric Dahlgren, Col (Union volunteers), died in 1864   

1848  Thomas Douglas becomes 1st San Francisco public teacher on April - 03.   

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1151  Igor Svyatoslavich, Ukrainian prince (d. 1202) was born on April - 03.   

1245  Philips III, the Stout, King of France (1270-85) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of lieven van der Maude [Ammonius], South Netherland poet   

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

1569  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Massarengo, composer   

1593  On this day in history birth of george Herbert, English metaphysical poet (5 Mystical Songs)   

0033  Death of Christ, crucified (according to astronomer Humphreys & Waddington) on April - 03.   

0628  On April - 03 death of chosroes II, emperor of Persia (579..628), murdered by his son   

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

1287  Honorius IV, [Giacomo Savelli], Italian Pope (1285-87), dies on April - 03.   

1350  Death of Eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1295) on April - 03.   

1512  On April - 03 richard Pafraet, Dutch printer, dies   

1525  Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api), dies at 49 on April - 03.   

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