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 April - 03 robert Walpole elected as Britains first Prime Minister  

1727  Philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt, Flemish painter/engraver on April - 03.  

1751  Jean-Baptiste Lamoyne, composer on this day in history.  

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 April - 03 ferenc Verseghy, composer  

1764  Austrian arch duke Jozef crowned himself Roman Catholic king on April - 03.  

1764  John Abernethy, London, surgeon on this day in history.  

1769  On this day in history gerhard Tersteegen, German evangelist/poet (in blood), dies at 71  

1776  Washington receives honorary Ll.D. degree from Harvard College on this day in history.  

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

1797  On April - 03 cAPT Thomas Truxtun issued first known American signal book using numerary system  

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

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

1822  On this day in history friedrich Bertuch, writer, dies  

1823  William Macy "Boss" Tweed, corrupt political boss (NYC) on this day in history.  

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  Reginald Heber, bishop & hymn writer, dies on April - 03.  

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

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  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 April - 03.  

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1151  On April - 03 birth of igor Svyatoslavich, Ukrainian prince (d. 1202)  

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

1367  On April - 03 birth of henry IV, Bolingbroke Lincolnshire, King of England (1399-1413)  

1438  On this day in history birth of john III van Egmont, [Manke John], viceroy of Holland  

1485  Lieven van der Maude [Ammonius], South Netherland poet was born on this day in history.  

1529  On April - 03 birth of michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1581)  

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

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  Death of Chosroes II, emperor of Persia (579..628), murdered by his son on April - 03.  

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

1287  On this day in history honorius IV, [Giacomo Savelli], Italian Pope (1285-87), dies  

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

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

1525  On April - 03 giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api), dies at 49  

1581  On this day in history huibert Duifhuis, Roman Catholic pastor (Rotterdam/Utrecht), dies