Page 2: Historical Events In January - 03

1752  East Indies invasion "Geldermalsen" leaves at Malakka: 92 killed on this day in history.   

1757  On January - 03 johann Abraham Sixt, composer   

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

1761  On this day in history willem de Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph), dies at 73   

1763  On January - 03 joseph Fesch, French cardinal/war commission/earl/senator   

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

1777  On this day in history washington defeats British at Battle of Princeton, NJ   

1777  On this day in history louis Poinsot, French instrument worker   

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

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

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

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

1793  On January - 03 lucretia Coffin Mott, US, teacher/minister/abolitionist/feminist   

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  On January - 03 douglas William Jerrold, London, author/playwright/wit (Punch Mag)   

1810  On January - 03 antoine T d'Abbadie, French explorer (Ethiopia) [or Jul 24]   

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

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

1823  Jaak-Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer on this day in history.   

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

1829  On January - 03 john G R Acquoy, theologist/church historian   

1829  Robert Archibald Smith, composer, dies at 48 on January - 03.   

1830  On January - 03 alexander Ewing, composer   

1831  First US building &loan association organized, Frankford PA on this day in history.   

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 January - 03.   

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

1835  On this day in history larkin Goldsmith Mead, sculptor   

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

1840  On this day in history the first deep sea sounding is recorded   

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 this day in history wilhelmus Kist, writer/director of Dutch (Official) Gazette, dies at 82   

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1196  On January - 03 birth of emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1231)   

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

1680  Johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker was born on January - 03.   

1698  On January - 03 birth of pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782)   

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

1719  Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773) was born on this day in history.   

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

1730  Charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician was born on this day in history.   

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

1098  On this day in history death of walkelin, first Norman bishop of Winchester (b. unknown)   

1322  On this day in history philip V, the Tall, King of France (1316-22), dies   

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

1501  Ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author, dies at 59 on January - 03.   

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

1552  Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht (1524-29), dies at 64 on January - 03.   

1560  On this day in history peder Palladus, Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56