Page 2: Historical Events In January - 03

1752  On January - 03 east Indies invasion "Geldermalsen" leaves at Malakka: 92 killed   

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

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

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 January - 03.   

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

1777  Washington defeats British at Battle of Princeton, NJ on this day in history.   

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

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

1780  On January - 03 danish national anthem "Kong Kristian...," 1st sung   

1786  On January - 03 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 January - 03.   

1795  On January - 03 josiah Wedgwood, British, ceramic craftsman/woodworker, dies at 64   

1802  Feliks Ostrowski, composer on January - 03.   

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

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

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  On this day in history jaak-Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer   

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

1829  John G R Acquoy, theologist/church historian on this day in history.   

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

1830  Alexander Ewing, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

1833  On January - 03 britain seizes control of Falkland Islands in South Atlantic   

1834  On January - 03 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  1st deep sea sounding on January - 03.   

1840  On this day in history father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii   

1841  On this day in history wilhelmus Kist, writer/director of Dutch (Official) Gazette, dies at 82   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

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 this day in history.   

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

1710  On January - 03 birth of richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (d. 1796)   

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

1722  On this day in history birth of fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. 1752)   

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

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

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

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

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  Peder Palladus, Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56 on January - 03.