Historical Events In April - 03

1695  On April - 03 melchior de Hondecoeter, Dutch still life painter, dies at about 58  

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

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

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

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

1751  Jean-Baptiste Lamoyne, composer on April - 03.  

1756  On April - 03 marquis de Montcalm sails from France for Canada; he will die at the battle of the Plains of Abraham.  

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

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1769  On April - 03 gerhard Tersteegen, German evangelist/poet (in blood), dies at 71  

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  The birth of Washington Irving, American author on this day in history.  

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

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  Charles D Wilkes, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1877 on April - 03.  

1811  Pieter-Jozef Verhaghen, Flemish (court)painter, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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

1822  On April - 03 edward Everett Hale, US, clergyman/author (Man without a Country)  

1822  On April - 03 friedrich Bertuch, writer, dies  

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

1825  On this day in history adolf Rzepko, composer  

1826  On April - 03 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 April - 03 john Burroughs, writer/nature enthusiast (Burroughs Medal namesake)  

1838  Leon Michel Gambetta, French attorney/premier (1881-82) on this day in history.  

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

1245  On April - 03 birth of philips III, the Stout, King of France (1270-85)  

1367  Henry IV, Bolingbroke Lincolnshire, King of England (1399-1413) was born on April - 03.  

1438  John III van Egmont, [Manke John], viceroy of Holland was born on this day in history.  

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  George Herbert, English metaphysical poet (5 Mystical Songs) was born on this day in history.  

0033  On this day in history death of christ, crucified (according to astronomer Humphreys & Waddington)  

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

0963  On this day in history 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 April - 03.  

1512  Richard Pafraet, Dutch printer, dies on this day in history.  

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

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