Page 2: Historical Events In January - 03

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

1757  Johann Abraham Sixt, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

1763  On this day in history joseph Fesch, French cardinal/war commission/earl/senator   

1777  On this day in history general George Washington's troops emerge victorious against the British in the Battle of Princeton.   

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

1777  Louis Poinsot, French instrument worker on January - 03.   

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

1780  Danish national anthem "Kong Kristian...," 1st sung on this day in history.   

1786  Johann Christian Friedrich Schneider, composer on this day in history.   

1789  Carl G Carus, German physician/psychologist/philosopher on January - 03.   

1793  On this day in history lucretia Coffin Mott, US, teacher/minister/abolitionist/feminist   

1795  Josiah Wedgwood, British, ceramic craftsman/woodworker, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1802  Feliks Ostrowski, composer on January - 03.   

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 January - 03.   

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

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

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 January - 03 john G R Acquoy, theologist/church historian   

1829  On January - 03 robert Archibald Smith, composer, dies at 48   

1830  On January - 03 alexander Ewing, composer   

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

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

1833  On this day in history britain seizes control of Falkland Islands in South Atlantic   

1834  The government of Mexico imprisons Stephen F. Austin in Mexico City on January - 03.   

1835  Larkin Goldsmith Mead, sculptor on this day in history.   

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 January - 03.   

1624  On this day in history 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 January - 03.   

1730  On January - 03 birth of charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician   

0235  On this day in history death of pope St Anterus (b. unknown)   

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

1322  Philip V, the Tall, King of France (1316-22), dies on January - 03.   

1437  On January - 03 death of catherine of Valois, wife of Henry V of England (b. 1401)   

1501  On January - 03 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