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

1858  On this day in history matthew Ricketts, 1st Black man elected to Neb State Legislature   

1858  On this day in history sigismund Ritter von Neukomm, Austrian composer, dies at 79   

1859  Reginald De Koven, composer on April - 03.   

1860  In the United States, the Pony Express mail delivery system starts its service on April - 03.   

1860  Pony Express began between St Joseph MO & Sacramento CA on April - 03.   

1860  On April - 03 pony Express began between St Joseph Mo & Sacramento Calif   

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

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

1864  On April - 03 skirmish at Okolona AR   

1864  On this day in history skirmish at Okolona, Arkansas   

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

1865  On April - 03 union forces occupy Confederate capital of Richmond VA & Petersburg VA   

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

1868  On April - 03 franz Adolf Berwald, Swedish composer, dies at 71   

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 April - 03.   

1876  Henriette Davidis, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1881  Alcide de Gasperi, Italian premier (1945..53) on this day in history.   

1882  On this day in history 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  On this day in history state Premier Thomas McIlwraith claims British New Guinea as a Queensland possession; the claim was later disallowed by Britain.   

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

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

1888  On this day in history neville Cardus, cricketer (doyen of cricket writers)   

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1151  On this day in history birth of igor Svyatoslavich, Ukrainian prince (d. 1202)   

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

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 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  On April - 03 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  On this day in history huibert Duifhuis, Roman Catholic pastor (Rotterdam/Utrecht), dies