Page 2: Historical Events In April - 03

1695  Melchior de Hondecoeter, Dutch still life painter, dies at about 58 on this day in history.   

1720  Elia van Vilnius, [Elijahu ben Salomo Zalman], Latvian rabbi on April - 03.   

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

1721  On this day in history 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  Marquis de Montcalm sails from France for Canada; he will die at the battle of the Plains of Abraham on April - 03.   

1757  On this day in history ferenc Verseghy, composer   

1764  Austrian arch duke Jozef crowned himself Roman Catholic king on this day in history.   

1764  On April - 03 john Abernethy, London, surgeon   

1769  Gerhard Tersteegen, German evangelist/poet (in blood), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1776  Washington receives honorary Ll.D. degree from Harvard College on April - 03.   

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

1783  The birth of Washington Irving, American author on April - 03.   

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

1783  Washington Irving, US writer (Legend of Sleepy Hollow) on this day in history.   

1790  Revenue Marine Service (US Coast Guard), created on this day in history.   

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

1797  Nonnosus Madlseder, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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  Edward Everett Hale, US, clergyman/author (Man without a Country) on this day in history.   

1822  Friedrich Bertuch, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1823  On April - 03 william Macy "Boss" Tweed, corrupt political boss (NYC)   

1825  Adolf Rzepko, composer on April - 03.   

1826  Financial panic hits New Brunswick as word spreads that banks in London had failed and the timber trade had collapsed; so-called Black Monday on April - 03.   

1826  On April - 03 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  John Burroughs, writer/nature enthusiast (Burroughs Medal namesake) on this day in history.   

1838  Leon Michel Gambetta, French attorney/premier (1881-82) on April - 03.   

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

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

1848  On this day in history thomas Douglas becomes 1st San Francisco public teacher   

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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 this day in history.   

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

1438  On April - 03 birth of john III van Egmont, [Manke John], viceroy of Holland   

1485  On April - 03 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  Giovanni Battista Massarengo, composer was born on April - 03.   

1593  George Herbert, English metaphysical poet (5 Mystical Songs) was born on April - 03.   

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

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

0963  On April - 03 death of william III, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 915)   

1287  Honorius IV, [Giacomo Savelli], Italian Pope (1285-87), dies on this day in history.   

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 April - 03.   

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