Page 3: 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 April - 03.   

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  On April - 03 sigismund Ritter von Neukomm, Austrian composer, dies at 79   

1859  Reginald De Koven, composer on April - 03.   

1860  On this day in history in the United States, the Pony Express mail delivery system starts its service   

1860  On this day in history pony Express began between St Joseph MO & Sacramento CA   

1860  Pony Express began between St Joseph Mo & Sacramento Calif on this day in history.   

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

1862  On this day in history james Clark Ross, Arctic explorer, dies   

1864  On this day in history skirmish at Okolona AR   

1864  On April - 03 skirmish at Okolona, Arkansas   

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  On this day in history james B Hertzog, South African general/premier (1914-39)   

1868  On April - 03 an Hawaiian surfs on highest wave ever, he rides a 50' tidal wave   

1868  On this day in history franz Adolf Berwald, Swedish composer, dies at 71   

1871  Jose Juan Tablada, Mexican poet (El Florilegio) on this day in history.   

1872  On this day in history j C Watson discovers asteroid #119 Althaea   

1874  Eduardo Sanchez de Fuentes, composer on April - 03.   

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  On April - 03 friedrich Wilhelm Kucken, composer, dies at 71   

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 this day in history.   

1884  Carel JCH van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch Cath politician, dies at 59 on April - 03.   

1885  Harry St John Philby, [sheik Abdullah], British explorer on this day in history.   

1886  J Palisa discovers asteroids #256 Walpurga and #274 Philagoria on this day in history.   

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

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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 this day in history.   

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

1485  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Massarengo, composer   

1593  On April - 03 birth of george Herbert, English metaphysical poet (5 Mystical Songs)   

0033  Death of Christ, crucified (according to astronomer Humphreys & Waddington) on this day in history.   

0628  On this day in history death of chosroes II, emperor of Persia (579..628), murdered by his son   

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

1287  On April - 03 honorius IV, [Giacomo Savelli], Italian Pope (1285-87), dies   

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

1512  Richard Pafraet, Dutch printer, dies on April - 03.   

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.