Historical Events In April - 03

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

1849  On this day in history juliusz Slowacki, Pol poet (Father of the Plague-Patient), dies at 39  

1850  Vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, organist/pianist/composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1856  Gunpowder in church explodes killing 4,000 in Rhodos on this day in history.  

1858  On April - 03 matthew Ricketts, 1st Black man elected to Neb State Legislature  

1858  Sigismund Ritter von Neukomm, Austrian composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1859  On this day in history reginald De Koven, composer  

1860  On April - 03 in the United States, the Pony Express mail delivery system starts its service  

1860  Pony Express began between St Joseph MO & Sacramento CA on this day in history.  

1860  On this day in history pony Express began between St Joseph Mo & Sacramento Calif  

1860  Frederik W van Eeden, Dutch utopian writer (Walden) on this day in history.  

1862  On April - 03 james Clark Ross, Arctic explorer, dies  

1864  On April - 03 skirmish at Okolona AR  

1864  Skirmish at Okolona, Arkansas on this day in history.  

1865  Battle at Namozine Church VA (Appomattox Campaign) on this day in history.  

1865  On this day in history union forces occupy Confederate capital of Richmond VA & Petersburg VA  

1865  Battle at Namozine Church, Virginia (Appomattox Campaign) on April - 03.  

1866  James B Hertzog, South African general/premier (1914-39) on this day in history.  

1868  On this day in history an Hawaiian surfs on highest wave ever, he rides a 50' tidal wave  

1868  Franz Adolf Berwald, Swedish composer, dies at 71 on April - 03.  

1871  Jose Juan Tablada, Mexican poet (El Florilegio) on April - 03.  

1872  On April - 03 j C Watson discovers asteroid #119 Althaea  

1874  On this day in history eduardo Sanchez de Fuentes, composer  

1876  On this day in history henriette Davidis, writer, dies  

1881  Alcide de Gasperi, Italian premier (1945..53) on April - 03.  

1882  On April - 03 wood block alarm invented, when alarm rang, it dropped 20 wood blocks  

1882  On this day in history simon Elzinga, Dutch educator  

1882  Friedrich Wilhelm Kucken, composer, dies at 71 on April - 03.  

1883  State Premier Thomas McIlwraith claims British New Guinea as a Queensland possession; the claim was later disallowed by Britain on this day in history.  

1884  Jackie Matthews, cricketer (Aust leg-spinner, two hat-tricks 1912) on April - 03.  

1884  On this day in history carel JCH van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch Cath politician, dies at 59  

1885  On this day in history harry St John Philby, [sheik Abdullah], British explorer  

1886  On this day in history j Palisa discovers asteroids #256 Walpurga and #274 Philagoria  

1888  Neville Cardus, cricketer (doyen of cricket writers) on this day in history.  

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1151  Igor Svyatoslavich, Ukrainian prince (d. 1202) was born on this day in history.  

1245  On this day in history birth of philips III, the Stout, King of France (1270-85)  

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  On April - 03 birth of lieven van der Maude [Ammonius], South Netherland poet  

1529  On this day in history birth of michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1581)  

1569  On April - 03 birth of giovanni Battista Massarengo, composer  

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

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

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

1350  On this day in history death of eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1295)  

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

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

1581  Huibert Duifhuis, Roman Catholic pastor (Rotterdam/Utrecht), dies on April - 03.