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

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 this day in history.   

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

1777  On January - 03 louis Poinsot, French instrument worker   

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

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

1786  On January - 03 johann Christian Friedrich Schneider, composer   

1789  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1802  On January - 03 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 January - 03.   

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

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

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

1830  Alexander Ewing, composer on January - 03.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1835  Larkin Goldsmith Mead, sculptor on January - 03.   

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

1840  The first deep sea sounding is recorded on this day in history.   

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

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  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  Death of Walkelin, first Norman bishop of Winchester (b. unknown) on this day in history.   

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 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 January - 03.   

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.