Page 2: Historical Events In March - 04

1681  King Charles II grants William Penn royal charter for Penn on March - 04.   

1699  On March - 04 jews are expelled from Lubeck Germany   

1719  Aert Schouman, Dutch bird/portrait painter on March - 04.   

1741  On this day in history english fleet under Admiral Ogle reaches Cartagena   

1742  On this day in history johann Heinrich Egli, composer   

1745  Charles Dibdin, English composer (d.1814) on March - 04.   

1747  On March - 04 casimir Pulaski, Count/American Revolutionary War general   

1754  Benjamin Waterhouse, physician (smallpox vaccine pioneer) on March - 04.   

1757  Ignaz Malzat, composer on March - 04.   

1765  On this day in history charles Dibdin, England, composer/author (Sea Songs)/actor (baptized)   

1766  On March - 04 emanuel ADMJ, French historian (Napoleon)   

1773  On this day in history pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer   

1774  First sighting of Orion nebula on this day in history.   

1774  1st sighting of Orion nebula (William Herschel) on March - 04.   

1776  The American War of Independence: The Americans capture "Dorchester Heights" dominating the port of Boston, Massachusetts on this day in history.   

1782  Johann Wyss, Swiss folklorist/writer (Swiss Family Robinson) on this day in history.   

1789  First Congress declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 representatives) on this day in history.   

1789  On this day in history first Congress of the United States held in New York   

1789  1st Congress declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 reps) on this day in history.   

1789  Pavel P Gagarin, Russ monarch on March - 04.   

1790  On this day in history france is divided into 83 départements, which cut across the former provinces in an attempt to dislodge regional loyalties based on noble ownership of land.   

1791  President Washington calls the US Senate into its first special session on March - 04.   

1791  Vermont becomes the 14th state of the Union on March - 04.   

1791  1st Jewish member of US Congress, Israel Jacobs (PA), takes office on this day in history.   

1792  On March - 04 oranges introduced to Hawaii   

1793  French troops conquer Geertruidenberg Netherlands on this day in history.   

1793  On this day in history president Washington's 2nd inauguration, shortest speech (133 words)   

1793  On March - 04 french troops conquer Geertruidenberg Neth   

1793  On this day in history isaac Ouwater, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist, dies at 44   

1794  On this day in history henri D count de Larochejacquelin, Fr Royalist Army leader, dies at 21   

1797  On March - 04 john Adams inaugurated as 2nd President of US   

1798  Catholic women force to do penance for kindling sabbath fire for Jews on March - 04.   

1798  On this day in history john Joseph Abercrombie, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1877   

1801  The first President inaugurated in Washington DC (Thomas Jefferson) on March - 04.   

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1188  On this day in history birth of blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252)   

1394  On this day in history birth of henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery   

1492  On this day in history birth of francesco de Layolle, composer   

1610  On March - 04 birth of william Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646)   

1651  John Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700) was born on March - 04.   

1665  On this day in history birth of philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694)   

1678  Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons) was born on March - 04.   

1702  Jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724) was born on this day in history.   

0251  Death of Pope Lucius I on March - 04.   

0480  Death of Saint Landry, bishop of Sées on March - 04.   

1172  On this day in history stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies   

1193  On March - 04 death of saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137)   

1238  On this day in history death of joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210)   

1303  Death of Daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261) on this day in history.   

1484  Kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25 on March - 04.   

1496  Death of Sigismund of Austria (b. 1427) on this day in history.