Page 3: Historical Events In April - 03

1848  Thomas Douglas becomes 1st SF public teacher on April - 03.   

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

1850  On this day in history vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, organist/pianist/composer, dies at 75   

1856  On this day in history gunpowder in church explodes killing 4,000 in Rhodos   

1858  Matthew Ricketts, 1st Black man elected to Neb State Legislature on this day in history.   

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  In the United States, the Pony Express mail delivery system starts its service on this day in history.   

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 April - 03.   

1860  On April - 03 frederik W van Eeden, Dutch utopian writer (Walden)   

1862  James Clark Ross, Arctic explorer, dies on April - 03.   

1864  On this day in history skirmish at Okolona AR   

1864  On April - 03 skirmish at Okolona, Arkansas   

1865  On April - 03 battle at Namozine Church VA (Appomattox Campaign)   

1865  Union forces occupy Confederate capital of Richmond VA & Petersburg VA on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1871  On April - 03 jose Juan Tablada, Mexican poet (El Florilegio)   

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

1874  Eduardo Sanchez de Fuentes, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

1882  On this day in history wood block alarm invented, when alarm rang, it dropped 20 wood blocks   

1882  Simon Elzinga, Dutch educator on April - 03.   

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  On this day in history jackie Matthews, cricketer (Aust leg-spinner, two hat-tricks 1912)   

1884  On April - 03 carel JCH van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch Cath politician, dies at 59   

1885  On April - 03 harry St John Philby, [sheik Abdullah], British explorer   

1886  On April - 03 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  On April - 03 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  On this day in history birth of henry IV, Bolingbroke Lincolnshire, King of England (1399-1413)   

1438  John III van Egmont, [Manke John], viceroy of Holland was born on April - 03.   

1485  On April - 03 birth of lieven van der Maude [Ammonius], South Netherland poet   

1529  On April - 03 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 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 this day in history.   

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

1350  Death of Eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1295) on this day in history.   

1512  On this day in history richard Pafraet, Dutch printer, dies   

1525  On this day in history giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api), dies at 49   

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