Page 2: Historical Events In February - 03

1740  Guillaume Lasceux, composer on this day in history.   

1743  On February - 03 philadelphia establishes a "pesthouse" to quarantine immigrants   

1748  Henri Madin, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1752  Dutch States-General forbid export of windmills on this day in history.   

1755  Florido Tomeoni, composer on this day in history.   

1763  Caroline von Wolzogen, [von Lengefeld], German author on February - 03.   

1781  On this day in history dutch West Indies island of St Eustatia taken by the British   

1781  On February - 03 dutch West Indies island of St Eustatia taken by British   

1783  On this day in history spain recognizes the independent country calling itself the United States of America.   

1783  Spain recognizes US independence on this day in history.   

1784  John Fane graaf van Westmorland, English (opera)composer/diplomat on this day in history.   

1803  Pedro R de Campomanes, Spanish economist/lawyer/literary, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1805  Otto T Freiherr von Manteuffel, premier Prussia on this day in history.   

1807  On this day in history a British military force, under Brig-Gen. Sir Samuel Auchmuty captures the city of Montevideo, then part of the Spanish Empire now capital of Uruguay.   

1807  On February - 03 joseph Eggleston Johnston, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1891   

1809  Territory of Illinois organizes (including present-day Wisconsin) on February - 03.   

1809  The birth of Felix Mendelssohn, German composer on February - 03.   

1809  Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Hamburg Germ, composer (Great Scherzos) on this day in history.   

1811  Horace Greeley, editor ("Go west, young man") on this day in history.   

1814  Johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1815  World's first commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland on this day in history.   

1815  World's 1st commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland on February - 03.   

1817  On February - 03 emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer   

1820  On this day in history elisha Kent Kane, US Arctic explorer (Kane Basin off NW Greenland)   

1821  On this day in history elizabeth Blackwell, Bristol England, 1st woman physician   

1823  On February - 03 spencer F Baird, US biologist (Wood's Hole Station)   

1824  On this day in history george Thomas "Tige" Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1825  On February - 03 dutch North Sea coast floods   

1826  On February - 03 walter Bagehot, England, economist/sociologist   

1830  The sovereignty of Greece was confirmed in a London Protocol on this day in history.   

1830  Robert Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (C), British PM (1885-1902) on this day in history.   

1831  Cyrus Ballou Comstock, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1910 on February - 03.   

1832  George Crabbe, English vicar/poet (Borough), dies at 77 on February - 03.   

1833  Thomas T H Jorissen, Dutch historian on February - 03.   

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1338  On February - 03 birth of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378)   

1368  On this day in history birth of charles VI, King of France (1380-1422)   

1525  On this day in history birth of giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer   

1648  On February - 03 birth of louis Bouteiller, composer   

1655  On February - 03 birth of francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized   

1677  Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.   

1690  On February - 03 birth of richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755)   

1721  On this day in history birth of friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773)   

0474  On February - 03 leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies   

0619  Death of Laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

0699  On this day in history death of saint Werburgh   

0865  On this day in history ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies   

1014  On this day in history death of king Sweyn I of Denmark   

1116  On this day in history death of king Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070)   

1399  On this day in history john of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58   

1428  On February - 03 death of ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386)