Historical Events In January - 03

1752  East Indies invasion "Geldermalsen" leaves at Malakka: 92 killed on January - 03.  

1757  Johann Abraham Sixt, composer on January - 03.  

1759  Marquis & Marquess of Tavora, Portugese nobles, executed on this day in history.  

1761  Willem de Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1763  Joseph Fesch, French cardinal/war commission/earl/senator on this day in history.  

1777  General George Washington's troops emerge victorious against the British in the Battle of Princeton on January - 03.  

1777  On January - 03 washington defeats British at Battle of Princeton, NJ  

1777  On January - 03 louis Poinsot, French instrument worker  

1780  On this day in history danish national anthem "Kong Kristian...," first sung  

1780  On this day in history danish national anthem "Kong Kristian...," 1st sung  

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1786  On this day in history johann Christian Friedrich Schneider, composer  

1789  Carl G Carus, German physician/psychologist/philosopher on this day in history.  

1793  Lucretia Coffin Mott, US, teacher/minister/abolitionist/feminist on this day in history.  

1795  On this day in history josiah Wedgwood, British, ceramic craftsman/woodworker, dies at 64  

1802  On this day in history feliks Ostrowski, composer  

1803  Douglas William Jerrold, London, author/playwright/wit (Punch Mag) on this day in history.  

1810  Antoine T d'Abbadie, French explorer (Ethiopia) [or Jul 24] on this day in history.  

1819  Thomas Hill Watts, Atty Gen (Confederacy), died in 1892 on this day in history.  

1823  Stephen F. Austin receives a grant of land in Texas from the government of Mexico on January - 03.  

1823  On January - 03 jaak-Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer  

1825  On this day in history scottish factory owner Robert Owen buys 30,000 acres in Indiana as site for New Harmony utopian community  

1829  John G R Acquoy, theologist/church historian on January - 03.  

1829  Robert Archibald Smith, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

1830  On January - 03 alexander Ewing, composer  

1831  First US building &loan association organized, Frankford PA on January - 03.  

1831  1st US building & loan association organized, Frankford, Penn on January - 03.  

1833  Britain seizes control of Falkland Islands in South Atlantic on this day in history.  

1834  On this day in history the government of Mexico imprisons Stephen F. Austin in Mexico City.  

1835  On January - 03 larkin Goldsmith Mead, sculptor  

1836  On January - 03 friedrich Witt, composer, dies at 65  

1840  On January - 03 the first deep sea sounding is recorded  

1840  On this day in history 1st deep sea sounding  

1840  On January - 03 father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii  

1841  Wilhelmus Kist, writer/director of Dutch (Official) Gazette, dies at 82 on January - 03.  

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1196  Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1231) was born on January - 03.  

1624  On January - 03 birth of william Tucker, 1st Black child born in America  

1680  On this day in history birth of johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker  

1698  Pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782) was born on January - 03.  

1710  Richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (d. 1796) was born on January - 03.  

1719  Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773) was born on January - 03.  

1722  On January - 03 birth of fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. 1752)  

1730  On this day in history birth of charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician  

0235  Death of Pope St Anterus (b. unknown) on this day in history.  

1098  Death of Walkelin, first Norman bishop of Winchester (b. unknown) on January - 03.  

1322  Philip V, the Tall, King of France (1316-22), dies on this day in history.  

1437  Death of Catherine of Valois, wife of Henry V of England (b. 1401) on this day in history.  

1501  On this day in history ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author, dies at 59  

1543  Juan Cabrillo, conqueror of Cen America, discoverer of Calif, dies on January - 03.  

1552  On this day in history henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht (1524-29), dies at 64  

1560  On January - 03 peder Palladus, Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56