Historical Events In December - 03

1775  On this day in history 1st official US flag raising (aboard naval vessel Alfred)  

1789  On December - 03 claude-Joseph Vernet, French seascape painter, dies  

1795  Rowland Hill, introduced 1st adhesive postage stamp (1840) on this day in history.  

1797  On this day in history francis P Kenrick, Irish/US archbishop of Baltimore  

1800  On December - 03 france Preseren, Slovenian poet (Krst pri Savici)  

1806  Henry Alexander Wise, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1876 on December - 03.  

1807  Clara Reeve, English author (old English baron), dies on December - 03.  

1809  Thomas Alfred Davies, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1899 on December - 03.  

1818  On this day in history illinois Enters the Union as the 21st state of the USA  

1818  On this day in history illinois becomes 21st state USA (Admission day)  

1822  Charles Adam Heckman, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1896 on this day in history.  

1823  Joseph Pouteau, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1826  On December - 03 edmond van der Straeten, Belgian lawyer/musicologist  

1828  On this day in history andrew Jackson elected 7th president of US  

1829  On this day in history green Berry Raum, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1909  

1833  Oberlin College in OH, first truly coeducational college opens on this day in history.  

1833  On December - 03 oberlin College in Oh, 1st truly coeducational college opens  

1834  On this day in history first US dental society organized (New York)  

1834  On December - 03 1st US dental society organized (NY)  

1835  On December - 03 first US mutual fire insurance company issues first policy (RI)  

1835  1st US mutual fire insurance company issues 1st policy (RI) on December - 03.  

1838  On this day in history cleveland Abbe, US, meteorologist (Father of Weather Bureau)  

1839  On December - 03 frederik VI, king of Denmark (1808-39)/Norway (1803-14), dies at 71  

1842  On December - 03 ellen Henrietta Richards, US, chemist (Amer Home Eco Assn-1st Pres)  

1844  On December - 03 rC Society Apostole of Prayer forms  

1847  Frederick Douglass publishes first issue of his newspaper " North Star" on this day in history.  

1847  On this day in history frederick Douglass publishes 1st issue of his newspaper "North Star"  

1854  Eureka Stockade: In what is claimed by many to be the birth of Australian democracy, more than 20 goldminers at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia are killed by state troopers in an uprising over mining licences on this day in history.  

1855  The Great Western Railway "branch" between Hamilton and Toronto is opened to traffic on December - 03.  

1857  The birth of Joseph Conrad, british novelist on December - 03.  

1857  Joseph Conrad, Poland, novelist (Lord Jim, Heart of Darkness) on December - 03.  

1857  Christian D Rauch, German sculptor, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1862  On this day in history jules Renkin, Belgian jurist/minister/premier (1931-32)  

1863  On December - 03 longstreet abandons his siege at Knoxville, TN  

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1368  Charles VI, [the Well-Beloved], king of France (1380-1422) was born on this day in history.  

1483  Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist was born on December - 03.  

1560  Jan Gruter, Dutch critic (d. 1627) was born on December - 03.  

1576  On December - 03 birth of marsilio Casentini, composer  

1668  Casimir Schweizelsperg, composer was born on this day in history.  

1684  Ludvig Baron Holberg, founder (Danish & Norwegian literature) was born on December - 03.  

1729  On this day in history birth of padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler, Olot Spain, composer (Fandango)  

1750  On December - 03 birth of johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer  

0450  Petrus Chrysologus, 1st archbishop of Ravenna, dies on December - 03.  

1137  On this day in history lotharius III, of Supplinburg, Roman-Ger emperor (1133-37), dies at 67  

1154  On December - 03 anastasius IV, Pope (1153-54), dies  

1265  Death of Odofredus, Italian jurist on December - 03.  

1463  On December - 03 louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies  

1469  On December - 03 piero de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at about 53  

1491  On this day in history thomas Basin, French historian/bishop of Lisieux, dies  

1533  On this day in history vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33), dies at 54