Page 2: Historical Events In December - 03

1775  On December - 03 1st official US flag raising (aboard naval vessel Alfred)   

1789  Claude-Joseph Vernet, French seascape painter, dies on this day in history.   

1795  On December - 03 rowland Hill, introduced 1st adhesive postage stamp (1840)   

1797  On December - 03 francis P Kenrick, Irish/US archbishop of Baltimore   

1800  France Preseren, Slovenian poet (Krst pri Savici) on December - 03.   

1806  On December - 03 henry Alexander Wise, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1876   

1807  Clara Reeve, English author (old English baron), dies on this day in history.   

1809  Thomas Alfred Davies, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1899 on this day in history.   

1818  Illinois Enters the Union as the 21st state of the USA on December - 03.   

1818  Illinois becomes 21st state USA (Admission day) on December - 03.   

1822  On December - 03 charles Adam Heckman, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1896   

1823  On December - 03 joseph Pouteau, composer, dies at 84   

1826  Edmond van der Straeten, Belgian lawyer/musicologist on December - 03.   

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

1829  Green Berry Raum, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1909 on December - 03.   

1833  Oberlin College in OH, first truly coeducational college opens on December - 03.   

1833  On this day in history oberlin College in Oh, 1st truly coeducational college opens   

1834  First US dental society organized (New York) on this day in history.   

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

1835  On this day in history 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  Cleveland Abbe, US, meteorologist (Father of Weather Bureau) on December - 03.   

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

1842  Ellen Henrietta Richards, US, chemist (Amer Home Eco Assn-1st Pres) on this day in history.   

1844  RC Society Apostole of Prayer forms on December - 03.   

1847  Frederick Douglass publishes first issue of his newspaper " North Star" on December - 03.   

1847  On December - 03 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 December - 03.   

1855  On this day in history the Great Western Railway "branch" between Hamilton and Toronto is opened to traffic.   

1857  On December - 03 the birth of Joseph Conrad, british novelist.   

1857  On this day in history joseph Conrad, Poland, novelist (Lord Jim, Heart of Darkness)   

1857  On this day in history christian D Rauch, German sculptor, dies at 80   

1862  On December - 03 jules Renkin, Belgian jurist/minister/premier (1931-32)   

1863  Longstreet abandons his siege at Knoxville, TN on this day in history.   

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1368  Charles VI, [the Well-Beloved], king of France (1380-1422) was born on December - 03.   

1483  Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist was born on this day in history.   

1560  Jan Gruter, Dutch critic (d. 1627) was born on this day in history.   

1576  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1729  Padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler, Olot Spain, composer (Fandango) was born on this day in history.   

1750  On this day in history birth of johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer   

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

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

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

1265  On December - 03 death of odofredus, Italian jurist   

1463  Louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies on this day in history.   

1469  Piero de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at about 53 on December - 03.   

1491  Thomas Basin, French historian/bishop of Lisieux, dies on December - 03.   

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