Page 2: Historical Events In January - 03

1752  On this day in history east Indies invasion "Geldermalsen" leaves at Malakka: 92 killed   

1757  On January - 03 johann Abraham Sixt, composer   

1759  On this day in history marquis & Marquess of Tavora, Portugese nobles, executed   

1761  On January - 03 willem de Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph), dies at 73   

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 this day in history.   

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

1777  Louis Poinsot, French instrument worker on this day in history.   

1780  On January - 03 danish national anthem "Kong Kristian...," first sung   

1780  Danish national anthem "Kong Kristian...," 1st sung on January - 03.   

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

1789  On January - 03 carl G Carus, German physician/psychologist/philosopher   

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

1795  Josiah Wedgwood, British, ceramic craftsman/woodworker, dies at 64 on January - 03.   

1802  Feliks Ostrowski, composer on January - 03.   

1803  Douglas William Jerrold, London, author/playwright/wit (Punch Mag) on January - 03.   

1810  Antoine T d'Abbadie, French explorer (Ethiopia) [or Jul 24] on January - 03.   

1819  On this day in history thomas Hill Watts, Atty Gen (Confederacy), died in 1892   

1823  Stephen F. Austin receives a grant of land in Texas from the government of Mexico on this day in history.   

1823  Jaak-Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer on January - 03.   

1825  On January - 03 scottish factory owner Robert Owen buys 30,000 acres in Indiana as site for New Harmony utopian community   

1829  On this day in history john G R Acquoy, theologist/church historian   

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

1830  Alexander Ewing, composer on this day in history.   

1831  On January - 03 first US building &loan association organized, Frankford PA   

1831  On this day in history 1st US building & loan association organized, Frankford, Penn   

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

1834  On January - 03 the government of Mexico imprisons Stephen F. Austin in Mexico City.   

1835  On January - 03 larkin Goldsmith Mead, sculptor   

1836  Friedrich Witt, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1840  The first deep sea sounding is recorded on January - 03.   

1840  1st deep sea sounding on January - 03.   

1840  Father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii on this day in history.   

1841  On January - 03 wilhelmus Kist, writer/director of Dutch (Official) Gazette, dies at 82   

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1196  Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1231) was born on this day in history.   

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

1680  Johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773)   

1722  Fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. 1752) was born on this day in history.   

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

0235  On January - 03 death of pope St Anterus (b. unknown)   

1098  On January - 03 death of walkelin, first Norman bishop of Winchester (b. unknown)   

1322  On January - 03 philip V, the Tall, King of France (1316-22), dies   

1437  On this day in history death of catherine of Valois, wife of Henry V of England (b. 1401)   

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 this day in history.   

1552  On January - 03 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