Page 2: Historical Events In February - 03

1740  Guillaume Lasceux, composer on February - 03.   

1743  Philadelphia establishes a "pesthouse" to quarantine immigrants on February - 03.   

1748  On February - 03 henri Madin, composer, dies at 49   

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

1755  On this day in history florido Tomeoni, composer   

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

1783  Spain recognizes the independent country calling itself the United States of America on February - 03.   

1783  On February - 03 spain recognizes US independence   

1784  On this day in history john Fane graaf van Westmorland, English (opera)composer/diplomat   

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

1805  On this day in history otto T Freiherr von Manteuffel, premier Prussia   

1807  On February - 03 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  Joseph Eggleston Johnston, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1891 on this day in history.   

1809  On February - 03 territory of Illinois organizes (including present-day Wisconsin)   

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

1809  On February - 03 felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Hamburg Germ, composer (Great Scherzos)   

1811  Horace Greeley, editor ("Go west, young man") on February - 03.   

1814  On this day in history johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer, dies at 75   

1815  On February - 03 world's first commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland   

1815  On February - 03 world's 1st commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland   

1817  Emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer on February - 03.   

1820  On February - 03 elisha Kent Kane, US Arctic explorer (Kane Basin off NW Greenland)   

1821  Elizabeth Blackwell, Bristol England, 1st woman physician on February - 03.   

1823  Spencer F Baird, US biologist (Wood's Hole Station) on this day in history.   

1824  George Thomas "Tige" Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

1825  On this day in history dutch North Sea coast floods   

1826  Walter Bagehot, England, economist/sociologist on this day in history.   

1830  On this day in history the sovereignty of Greece was confirmed in a London Protocol.   

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

1831  On this day in history cyrus Ballou Comstock, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1910   

1832  On this day in history george Crabbe, English vicar/poet (Borough), dies at 77   

1833  Thomas T H Jorissen, Dutch historian on this day in history.   

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1338  On this day in history birth of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378)   

1368  Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422) was born on this day in history.   

1525  On February - 03 birth of giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer   

1648  On February - 03 birth of louis Bouteiller, composer   

1655  Francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized was born on February - 03.   

1677  Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. 1723) was born on February - 03.   

1690  On this day in history 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  Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies on this day in history.   

0619  Death of Laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury on February - 03.   

0699  On February - 03 death of saint Werburgh   

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

1014  Death of King Sweyn I of Denmark on February - 03.   

1116  Death of King Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070) on February - 03.   

1399  John of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58 on February - 03.   

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