Historical Events In February - 03

1740  Guillaume Lasceux, composer on February - 03.  

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

1748  On this day in history henri Madin, composer, dies at 49  

1752  Dutch States-General forbid export of windmills on February - 03.  

1755  On February - 03 florido Tomeoni, composer  

1763  On February - 03 caroline von Wolzogen, [von Lengefeld], German author  

1781  Dutch West Indies island of St Eustatia taken by the British on February - 03.  

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  On February - 03 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  Otto T Freiherr von Manteuffel, premier Prussia on February - 03.  

1807  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 on this day in history.  

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

1811  On this day in history horace Greeley, editor ("Go west, young man")  

1814  On February - 03 johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer, dies at 75  

1815  On this day in history world's first commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland  

1815  World's 1st commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland on this day in history.  

1817  On this day in history emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer  

1820  Elisha Kent Kane, US Arctic explorer (Kane Basin off NW Greenland) on this day in history.  

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

1823  On this day in history spencer F Baird, US biologist (Wood's Hole Station)  

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

1825  Dutch North Sea coast floods on February - 03.  

1826  Walter Bagehot, England, economist/sociologist on February - 03.  

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

1830  On February - 03 robert Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (C), British PM (1885-1902)  

1831  Cyrus Ballou Comstock, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1910 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1648  Louis Bouteiller, composer was born on this day in history.  

1655  Francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized was born on this day in history.  

1677  On February - 03 birth of jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. 1723)  

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

0619  On February - 03 death of laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury  

0699  On this day in history death of saint Werburgh  

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

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

1428  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386) on this day in history.