Historical Events In March - 04

1681  On this day in history king Charles II grants William Penn royal charter for Penn  

1699  On this day in history jews are expelled from Lubeck Germany  

1719  On this day in history aert Schouman, Dutch bird/portrait painter  

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

1742  Johann Heinrich Egli, composer on this day in history.  

1745  On March - 04 charles Dibdin, English composer (d.1814)  

1747  On this day in history casimir Pulaski, Count/American Revolutionary War general  

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

1757  On this day in history ignaz Malzat, composer  

1765  On March - 04 charles Dibdin, England, composer/author (Sea Songs)/actor (baptized)  

1766  Emanuel ADMJ, French historian (Napoleon) on this day in history.  

1773  Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer on March - 04.  

1774  On March - 04 first sighting of Orion nebula  

1774  On this day in history 1st sighting of Orion nebula (William Herschel)  

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

1782  On March - 04 johann Wyss, Swiss folklorist/writer (Swiss Family Robinson)  

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

1789  First Congress of the United States held in New York on March - 04.  

1789  On March - 04 1st Congress declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 reps)  

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

1790  On March - 04 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  On March - 04 president Washington calls the US Senate into its first special session  

1791  On March - 04 vermont becomes the 14th state of the Union.  

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

1792  Oranges introduced to Hawaii on March - 04.  

1793  French troops conquer Geertruidenberg Netherlands on March - 04.  

1793  On March - 04 president Washington's 2nd inauguration, shortest speech (133 words)  

1793  On March - 04 french troops conquer Geertruidenberg Neth  

1793  On March - 04 isaac Ouwater, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist, dies at 44  

1794  On March - 04 henri D count de Larochejacquelin, Fr Royalist Army leader, dies at 21  

1797  John Adams inaugurated as 2nd President of US on March - 04.  

1798  Catholic women force to do penance for kindling sabbath fire for Jews on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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1188  Blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252) was born on this day in history.  

1394  Henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery was born on March - 04.  

1492  Francesco de Layolle, composer was born on March - 04.  

1610  William Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646) was born on March - 04.  

1651  On March - 04 birth of john Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700)  

1665  Philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.  

1678  Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons) was born on this day in history.  

1702  Jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724) was born on March - 04.  

0251  On this day in history death of pope Lucius I  

0480  Death of Saint Landry, bishop of Sées on this day in history.  

1172  On March - 04 stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies  

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

1238  Death of Joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210) on this day in history.  

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

1484  On this day in history kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25  

1496  On March - 04 death of sigismund of Austria (b. 1427)